Mountain Equipment Blog Site
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Edelrid Ohmega: A Game-Changer in Belaying Across Terrains
When innovation meets practicality, you get the Edelrid Ohmega. An assisted‑braking belay device that’s compact, powerful, and impressively versatile. Whether you’re at the climbing gym, crag, or taking on alpine sport... -
How to Choose the Right Trail Running Shoes
In a way, trail running shoes are like the mountain bikes of the shoe world. On one end they can be used simply for commuting to work, going down to... -
Fitting Rab Backpacks – A fit and size guide
Why Fit Matters A well‑fitted backpack transforms your adventure—from scrambling up crags to multi‑day alpine treks. It should move with you, not against you, allowing full mobility without rubbing... -
We're Hiring! - Assistant Manager
Come and join our team! We are on the hunt for our next city store assistant manager. If you love climbing, hiking, trekking, trail running, adventure travel or all... -
Mountain Equipment Welcomes Peter Braga as a Store Athlete Ambassador
The team at Mountain Equipment is super excited to announce the addition of Peta Braga (Insta @20793.04 ) to the crew! Peter's thirst for any and every adventure is addictive... -
The Great North Run: 250km of Madness and Mental Grit
What started as a casual joke over drinks – "Do you want to run to Newcastle?" – has now transformed into the greatest challenge of our lives: a... -
La Sportiva Mandala Review - Luke Hansen
Luke Hansen has been the go-to guy for stoke in the Aussie climbing scene for years now. Even when he's training in the bouldering gyms he's giving out high vibes,... -
La Sportiva TC Pro Review - Gwen Lancashire
If there’s anyone in the Blue Mountains who can give their opinion on anything crack or trad climbing, it’s Gwen. With local free ascents of Ozymandias and Fight Club, as... -
Sticky Rubber Resoles now also an Official SCARPA Resoler
We've been working with Sticky Rubber Resoles now for a few years and we can honestly say that the consistency of the quality in their work has been... -
Holding On | Gus Taylor - ABC Australian Story
If you may have missed it, Gus Taylor was featured on Australian Story on Monday the 8th October. This man is one of the most gentle souls we know, a... -
Welcome Gus Taylor - Mountain Equipment Athlete Ambassador
We are super excited to announce that Angus Taylor (@applep1e ) has come on board as a Mountain Equipment ambassador! The way Gus lives his life represents everything we love... -
A Complete Sleep System Good Down To 0ºC for 700 grams!
This one's for all the weight weenies out there. We're talking about thru hikers, adventure racers, bike packers, kayakers, fast and light climbers or just even more standard trekkers and...
