Owen's View: I’ve always held skiing close to my heart. Growing up in the American Northwest gave me lots of time chasing corn snow on...

Recently, a friend and I went on a hunting trip in Arthurs Pass. We checked our respective camping storage bins and, after much rummaging...

Back in 2018 I remember shivering away on the south face of Mt Aspiring, while my climbing partner (Liam Pyott) sat comfortably in a soft...

It's taken me months to write this review. I've sat down to it several times, writing, then deleting, and then saying 'tomorrow.' The...

I often climb as a team of three. With efficient team work on a route that is to be pitched entirely, it's not that much slower and the...

The Showa TEMRES 282 gloves have recently gained something of a cult following. Designed for commercial fishing in Japan, it turns out...

I’d heard that the chaps planning head off to Changabang had been talking with Macpac about a new light hardshell jacket for technical...

The key to keeping a layering system light for alpine climbing is keeping the ratio of shell weight/insulation low, in other words, the...

In the saturated and expensive market of high-tech sneakers for climbers, called “approach shoes,” one model has for several years stood...

In search of a lightweight set of half ropes, I have recently been testing out the Tendon Master 7.8mm ropes. I have used them on recent...

The size and weight of your pack can have almost as much impact of your chances of success on a climb as your level of fitness and skill....

In this review Jaz Morris discusses what he’s learnt about different models of offset cams during a long season trad climbing on North...