Mountain Equipment Blog Site
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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... -
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... -
Hounslow Classic Announce Mountain Equipment as Official Retail Partner
The Blue Mountain’s own official Skyrunning Federation trail run, the Hounslow Classic, is just around the corner and will be held from Blackheath on the 10th and 11th of October.... -
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... -
2015 Hounslow Classic Ultra and Sky Race
The introduction of the Skyrunning Associations Australia and New Zealand series has brought quite a bit of excitement to the eyes of trail runners here on the bottom of the... -
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... -
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... -
Anton Krupicka and his thoughts on ultra running... and life
Here's a little inspiring viewing for your weekend from Ultimate Direction Athlete Anton Krupicka to help you get out there and have some fun. It is a bit 'nice' and... -
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... -
Whilst on the Subject of Denali...
Blink and you'll miss him, but Catalan ultra-running star Kilian Jornet has continued his 'Summits of My Life' project (which basically appears to be the 7 summits plus popular Euro...