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Climbing Vid "Comfort Zone" with Alex Honnald & Jonathan Siegrist
If you haven't seen this short film yet it's definitely worth a few minutes. This was put together before Alex Honnald set a new speed record for the Nose... -
Chris Burke and Lakpa Sherpa Kanchenjunga Summit Push
This week we celebrated the return of Chris, Lakpa and Chrriring to our shop for a good catchup. However with the first mention of the word "Kanchenjunga" you could see in... -
2018 Pre Monsoon Everest Season Wrap up from Sumit Joshi
Mountain Equipment staffer Sumit Joshi has just returned from Nepal where he lead the hugely successful Himalayan Ascent team that got 5 of their 6 clients and 4 guides to the summit of... -
Steve Plain Did it! A New 7 Summits Speed Record
Yesterday on the 14th of May Steve Plain, along with his climbing partners Jon Gupta and Pemba Sherpa, were the first climbers after the Sherpa fixing team to summit Everest... -
Chris Burke: Kanchenjunga Expedition update & rescue – 5 May 2018
The following article is written by Chris Burke who is currently resting in Kanchenjunga base camp ready for a summit push. Kanchenjunga is extremely remote and never seems to be... -
Just Released - Juncture Climbing Chalk
We're excited to announce a new product and new brand in the form of Juncture Liquid Climbing Chalk. We did our research into Juncture Climbing and were impressed, then tested... -
Axel Tritton & James Davidson climb The Shield VI 5.9 A3+ 06.02.18
The following article was written by Axel Tritton and gives some awesome detail into his and James Davidson's climb of The Shield on El Capitan late last year. The Shield is one... -
When To Get Your Climbing Shoes Resoled
Climbing shoes are incredibly good at what they do - sticking to walls. But it does come as a surprise, especially to newer climbers that they don’t last forever. Bummer... -
Choosing A Dynamic Climbing Rope - What Do The Numbers Mean?
Choosing a rope can be a little tricky sometimes. On one hand all climbing ropes sold with CE standards in Australia are good for climbing. On the other hand, anyone... -
Caring For Your Prized Climbing Rope
Your climbing or abseiling rope is one of your few pieces of gear that is non-redundant. There is no backup. Therefore it is important to pay it special attention... -
Women Crushers! Is there a Gender Gap in climbing?
It seems like in the past three or four weeks we have been inundated with some amazing stories of women absolutely crushing it in the rock climbing world.... -
Q&A with Sheila Alexander after she sends Anger Management (V11)
Last week Sheila Alexander proved the bouldering season isn't quite over in Sydney with a send of the stamina test peace Anger Management , V11 out at Wedderburn. We went to...