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The New Suunto Spartan Ultra! Prepare to be impressed!!
We are fully stoked to be among the first people in Australia to get our hands on the new Suunto Spartan Ultra!!! The pinnacle of GPS multisport and navigational watches with... -
The Latest Goal Zero Nomad 7 Plus Smart Solar Panel
Gizmodo.com said - "Goal Zero Finally Made A Solar Panel I Want To Own" The new Goal Zero Nomad 7 Plus Smart Solar Panel. Photo: Travis Burke Lightweight solar just... -
Swift Pro Dry 8.9mm - One Rope - Three Certifications
One rope, three certifications. The Swift Pro Dru 8.9mm - the worlds first rope to be certified single/half/twin Who would have thought even 10 years ago that we would be... -
Chris Burke's Annapurna Summit Push
We at Mountain Equipment (and I am sure the wider climbing community) are immensely proud of what Chris Burke has managed to achieve. Not just obviously with recent events on... -
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... -
Successful Summit Of Annapurna for Chris Burke and Lakpa Sherpa!
The cold and lonely summit of Annapurna It's not something you hear or read about everyday but Chris Burke and Lakpa Sherpa have safely returned from the top of Annapurna... -
Why a PLB part 2.
In our previous post the video looked at how a PLB works, how it is constructed and how much level of redundancy is built in to them so even if for... -
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... -
Outdoor Research Acetylene Jacket Review
A fleece is a fleece is a fleece. Well at least it was up until a couple of years ago when many of the higher end companies started piecing together... -
Christmas Shop Hours
Just letting you all know if you want to pop into either of the shops this Christmas, then these are the times to do it! -
Ueli Steck Reclaims his Eiger Speed Record
What did you get up to in the first 2 and a half hours of work on Monday morning? Productive? Well Ueli Steck obviously wasn't suffering from the 'Monday morning blues' because he... -
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...