'Trees block view—and there are too many gray rocks', Yosemite National Park.
If one was to create a bachelor’s degree for the Canterbury mountain ranges, Alpine Panorama could...
My quest to find the perfect ski touring and ski mountaineering glove seems to have...
Tenaya describe the Mastia as able to deliver "maximum power for standing on tiny holds...
As an outdoor enthusiast it is easy to get obsessive about gear. It's important to...
I have a checkered history when it comes to ‘walking’ boots. My general motto has...
Finding the right #1 choice climbing shoe is tricky. You want something that fits your...
Overall this is a great device—much more durable than an all-aluminium device with no significant...
Hersey's return to climbing is his reconciliation with grief, and with the questions surrounding why...
As a project supported by MSC, the book could have been dry and full of...
A few years ago, I wrote a review of the first generation TX2—that pair have...
31/8/2023
I traditionally have worn a hardshell ski pant when ski touring. The waterproofness is...
Erebus is the sort of book to find its way into quality alpine and polar...
I really like this harness. I actually can't think of a harness I've owned or...
The Capitan is a capable helmet that does the job across a range of climbing...
Those that have read my previous reviews will know I have a love/hate relationship with...
Mammut bills these boots as ‘the lightest crampon-compatible mountaineering boots on the market’.
While race-car inspired sport climbing shoes remain the most-desirable items on the climbing shoe market...
Different people seem to find a different sweet spot in terms of reliable pack size...
Seeking The Light is a hard book to summarise in a review. Its scope and intent...
The bibs are made with TNF's new(ish) proprietary waterproof/breathable membrane—Futurelight. This new wunder-fabric is supposed...
Valley of Giants: Stories from women at the heart of Yosemite climbing, a new collection...
On the Ripsticks—I literally charge towards mogul fields yelling ‘ALLEZ RANCHO!’ like an idiot, much...
Blue Ice is a relatively new Chamonix-based company that makes equipment for alpinisim and ski...
‘Quite a lot could go wrong’, is a quick response. In fact, sometimes things do...
I have experienced two different models of G3 skins—the Minimalist Glide and the Alpinist Glide...
Having some textural variation in the meals goes a long way to giving the impression...
Disaster on Four Small Paws – Invasive Predators in New Zealand
by Carolyn M. King...
As a three-season boot, its key quality is versatility and the Aequilibrium excels in this...
Snow Nomad is a humble memoir, a tribute to family, friends, colleagues, and has a...
Are trampers more reluctant to write about their recreation than are mountaineers, anglers, hunters, explorers...
There isn’t much to do in Chamonix on rainy spring days when you only earn...
The Showa TEMRES 282 gloves have recently gained something of a cult following. Designed for commercial fishing...
Chances are, unless you are a ski-dork like me, you haven't heard of Renoun skis...
Beal's Stinger, at 9.4 mm and 57 g/m as well as a UIAA dry treatment...
'What is it that you would do, if you were able to overcome the things...
Nic Low has written a terrific book after five years of research that included walking...
The Red Curtain – a novel by Dave Barnes
Review by Marie Gilbert
A climbing...
Review by Marie Gilbert
1964: Mountain Culture Aotearoa is not your typical lifestyle magazine. Where...
For over three decades, photographer Peter Laurenson has repeatedly visited Khumbu, the Nepalese gateway to...
Ron’s title clearly signals his intentions. Mountains and adventures, and reflections, values and spiritualism.
22/7/2021
I wear shorts as much as possible when rock climbing, as I like to keep...
It seems like all the climbers these days seem to be focused on the most...
Last year Lowe Alpine introduced a new range of cragging-specific backpacks and I have been...
La Sportiva has finally done away with the reliable old workhorse Trango Evo S—that three...
09/03/2021
Wild Country were one of the pioneers of clean climbing protection and continue to...
Packing for the alpine environment often becomes a habit, the same bits of kit are...
9/3/2021
Climbing packs are a bit like camera bags, it seems you can never have...