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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... -
30 Second Guide to Buying Down Products - Jackets, Sleeping Bags, Suits
Are you looking at buying a down jacket or sleeping bag heading into this winter? Here is a 30 second guide about the key specs you need to know to... -
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... -
It's Business Time! - An update with Steve Plain on world record 7 summits attempt
Steve Plain is now 58 days into his world record attempt to climb the 7 summits in under 126 days and we're getting excited because it's getting to the business... -
Just a big shout out to one of our favourite customers! Heather Hawkins
The staff here at Mountain Equipment just want to give a shout-out to one of our favourite customers. I'm sure she's been popping into the store for a lot longer... -
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... -
Video: New Zealand Alpine Team on Cholatse North Face
If you love technical alpine climbing and haven't checked out the New Zealand Alpine Team's YouTube channel you've got to do it right now! We love watching these guys and... -
Steve Plain 7 Summits in 4 Months Still On Track
Well in the 20 days since landing on the Union Glacier, Antartica n'route to Mount Vinson, Steve Plain has managed to summit Mount Vinson and Aconcagua. Officially that's 13 days...