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Suunto want to give you Cash!
Cash back with suunto Suunto are back with Cash! If you have been keeping your eye on a particular Suunto watch of late and need an incentive to get you... -
Why A PLB Part 1.
With the price, size and weight going down over the last few years and the technology going up, we are continually getting asked more and more about Personal Locator Beacons... -
Andrew Lock Gives a Free Talk on Climbing in the Himalaya
Andrew Lock high on Annapurna On behalf of the Australian branch of the New Zealand Alpine Club and Mountain Equipment, Andrew Lock is giving a free talk on climbing in... -
Official Reel Rock 10 Trailer is here!
Not long now before we all get to wash our hair and grab a button-up shirt to go see this years Reel Rock! The official trailer has finally been released... -
DMM Product Recall Notice - 14th September 2015
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Chris Burke Offers Free Presentations
The following is a post written by our sponsored climber Chris Burke. Over the past number of years Chris has been relentless not only in her pursuit to climb all... -
Reel Rock 2015 Overview
If you haven't secured your tickets for one of the three shows Mountain Equipment is putting on as part of the Reel Rock Film Tour then you'd... -
82 Summits by Ueli Steck and Michi Wohlleben Complete!
Just a short update to say that yesterday on the 12th of August Ueli Steck and Michi Wohlleben popped the champagne cork on the completion of climbing all 82 European... -
For all those who want to see Chris Sharma all wet...
For all those who want to see Chris Sharma all wet... Here you go. -
Avalanche Tragedy on K2 - by Chris Burke
It's a story title we hear a little too often. Probably out of denial I sometimes picture it as just the same good story tellers reliving that time maybe 20... -
82 peaks over 4000m in 80 days
Source: 82summits.com Suunto ambassador Ueli Steck, along with his climbing partner Michi Wohlleben are attempting to climb all 82 European peaks above 4000 meters in 80 days. What's impressive (because... -
My Thoughts on the Sea To Summit Spark III
Having been on a few alpine trips I've become very used to my sleeping kit taking up about a third of my pack. I have justified this in many ways...