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Now Hiring - Permanent Part Time Salesperson
We're looking for a permanent part time sales person to join our busy Kent Street store 3-5 days per week. We are looking for an enthusiastic outdoor person with loads... -
Our Holiday Hours (and how we know Santa wears Gore-Tex)
I mean, it's pretty obvious. He's travelling 10,703,437.5 kilometres an hour, so windproof is an absolute must. Additionally, at least half of the globe is covered in snow and he's doubtless... -
La Sportiva Mountain Series
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Trail Running: a beginner's experience.
Wikipedia describes Trail running as follows: "Trail running is a sport which consists of running and hiking over trails. In the United Kingdom and Ireland it is called mountain or... -
Australian Climbing Festival
You've probably caught wind of the news that after a little hiatus the Australian Climbing Festival is back! And if you thought that the lure of the Katoomba Convention Centre... -
Rab Xenon X Hoodie Review
Working in a gear shop has its perks; it also has a tendency to encourage certain types of behaviour. One of them, speaking for myself, is that I can never... -
Reel Rock 2014: Giving Back to Everest
On the 18th of April this year, death visited Everest when an avalanche struck on the icefall between Camp 1 and Camp 2, killing sixteen Nepalese guides who were fixing ropes... -
Take a break Alex. Realization in 3 tries.
Seemingly without even taking a rest day from his recent endeavors in Switzerland, 20 year old DMM climber Alex Megos on his first trip to Ceuse has sent Realization/Biography 5.15a... -
A Genius in the Making
In the beginning there was climbing; but the climbers were men with beards who wore big boots and climbed with hemp ropes in order to 'conquer' their objective. Then the '60s... -
Matty Scholes from Blueys to Denali
Matty Scholes climbing in New Zealand Lately local Blue Mountains climber, and husband to Mountain Equipment staff member Meri, Matt Scholes has been doing us proud in Alaska. Part... -
John Ewbank Commemorative Saturday 21st June 2014
To all Blue Mountains climbers, the anouncement below was made on Chockstone.com : " 21/06/2014 JOHN EWBANK COMMEMORATIVE, SATURDAY 21st JUNE 2014 The official ceremony and the scattering of the... -
Onsight or Die
Adam Ondra onsighting Il Domani (5.14d). Photo by Paxti Usobiaga. Last week we had a bit of media attention back on onsighting with La Sportiva Athlete Adam Ondra climbing...