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Nepal Relief and Annapurna - By Chris Burke
The following article is written by our sponsored climber Chris Burke. When the earthquake hit Nepal a month ago she had just come off an attempt of Annapurna and was... -
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... -
A little video and motivation from Lee Cossey
Here's a little insight into how Lee is going with the Red Project... I've got a good feeling he'll take it down this winter. -
Ethan Pringle Makes First Repeat of Jumbo Love
I don't know about you, but I probably have the patients to project a climb for about 8 hours. A solid days work is not a bad effort for a... -
Tour De Corde
If you've never been involved in a climbing competition, or if you want to get the family involved in a Saturday sport that doesn't involve sitting out in the hot... -
Shay makes first female ascent of Combat Wombat V11
Mountain Equipment is super proud of our Sydney store manager Shay for making an ascent of one of the local test pieces Combat Wombat (v11) at Sunny Side. So far... -
Outdoor Research Floodlight Jacket
Have you ever just wanted to head up to the Blueys with your rope, rack, lunch and one jacket? While this was possible though the late 90's and early 00's... -
Colin Haley & Marc-André Leclerc New Route on Cerre Torre
PATAclimb.com is reporting that last week on the 2-3 of February, the well accomplished duo of Colin Haley and Marc-André Leclerc made the first complete ascent of the North Face... -
Not to harp-on about it too much, but a little clip of the Tommy on the Dawn Wall
What started as story a only climbers were interested about 6 years ago has seemed to grow into a tale bigger than the climb itself. This officially became the case... -
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... -
Dawn Wall Going Down
For those that aren't on the social media train, you may be interested to know that after goodness knows how many years Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson look like they... -
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...