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Blue Mountains Crag Closures from Bushfires
The current NSW Bushfires have caused, and are still causing a huge amount of damage in the Blue Mountains National Park. For all Blue Mountains, Sydney and visiting climbers keep... -
Save Shipley, Centennial Glen and Porters Pass! Blackheath Bypass Proposal
When we first heard about the proposal for a Blackheath bypass via Shipley and Centennial Glen we honestly thought it was a political diversion. It seemed so preposterous that we... -
DMM Dragonfly Micro Cam Gear Review - By Dan Butler
When I was first discovering aid climbing I read that you will never regret having a few extra micro-cams on the harness, and it wasn’t until I saw the... -
REEL ROCK 14 Official Trailer
If you haven't seen the official trailer to REEL ROCK 14 then check it out! Mountain Equipment Hosted Screenings Cremorne Orpheum - Australian Premiere! 5th November 2019 BUY TICKETS ... -
REEL ROCK 14 Is Hitting Sydney And It's The Biggest Yet!
This year Mountain Equipment is super proud to be hosting the Australian Premiere of the REEL ROCK 14 Film Tour as well as other Sydney shows and thanks to Adventure... -
Average Climber Tried Lattice Lite Training - Worth The Hype?
Lattice Training is the world’s first systematic assessment and training tool for climbing and is the brain child of Tom Randall and Ollie Tor. They offer personalised training regimes based... -
Mountains Crusher Luke Hansen Joins Mountain Equipment as Store Ambassador
Mountain Equipment is super proud to have local Blue Mountains crusher Luke Hansen come on board as a store ambassador! Luke's psych for climbing is completely infectious and he is... -
Please Sign the Petition to Save Grampians Climbing
As most of you will know, a large portion of climbing in the Grampians/Gariwerd National Park is under threat with Parks Victoria carrying out mass bans on climbing with no... -
The New La Sportiva Testarossa Has Landed!
The much awaited update to the La Sportiva Testarossa is here and we are a little bit excited. I say "little bit" because we were apprehensive that La Sportiva was... -
Further News on Closed Climbing Areas in the Grampians
Parks Victoria have released a map that details the areas that are now closed to climbing in the Grampians. It centres around the Northern Victoria Range and Red Rock areas... -
Rock Climbing Access Issues In The Grampians
This week on the 12th of February, a stake holder meeting was held between Parks Victoria and climbing stakeholders including the Victorian Climbing Club, Western Victorian Climbing and other representatives.... -
DMM DAY! What we learnt by breaking climbing carabiners and slings
Recently we were very privileged to have Chris Rowlands from DMM Wales come and visit us at Mountain Equipment. Not only did he give us some private staff training but...