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DMM for Breast Cancer Research
October is the Nation Breast Cancer Foundation's "Breast Cancer Awareness Month", and the job of both the foundation, and the October campaign is to raise awareness and money for much needed... -
We Are Turning 50!!!
Well believe it or not but Mountain Equipment is turning 50 years old! We feel incredibly blessed to have made it this far as we know it doesn't happen in... -
Functions of the New BetaStick EVO Climbing Clip Stick
The new BetaStick Evo is in stock from Beta Climbing Designs and it's a great improvement to what was already a good product. The stick clip already handled well in... -
Ben Sanford added as a Mountain Equipment Ambassador
Mountain Equipment is proud to announce that we've brought Ben Sanford to the team as a Mountain Equipment athlete and ambassador! He now joins the ranks with some of the... -
Climbing Vid "Comfort Zone" with Alex Honnald & Jonathan Siegrist
If you haven't seen this short film yet it's definitely worth a few minutes. This was put together before Alex Honnald set a new speed record for the Nose... -
Chris Burke and Lakpa Sherpa Kanchenjunga Summit Push
This week we celebrated the return of Chris, Lakpa and Chrriring to our shop for a good catchup. However with the first mention of the word "Kanchenjunga" you could see in... -
2018 Pre Monsoon Everest Season Wrap up from Sumit Joshi
Mountain Equipment staffer Sumit Joshi has just returned from Nepal where he lead the hugely successful Himalayan Ascent team that got 5 of their 6 clients and 4 guides to the summit of... -
30 Second Guide to Buying Down Products - Jackets, Sleeping Bags, Suits
Are you looking at buying a down jacket or sleeping bag heading into this winter? Here is a 30 second guide about the key specs you need to know to... -
Steve Plain Did it! A New 7 Summits Speed Record
Yesterday on the 14th of May Steve Plain, along with his climbing partners Jon Gupta and Pemba Sherpa, were the first climbers after the Sherpa fixing team to summit Everest... -
Chris Burke: Kanchenjunga Expedition update & rescue – 5 May 2018
The following article is written by Chris Burke who is currently resting in Kanchenjunga base camp ready for a summit push. Kanchenjunga is extremely remote and never seems to be... -
Sea To Summit Alpha Pots - Can camp cookware be sexy?
Look... I never thought I'd use the word "sexy" to describe a cooking pot, let alone a camp cooking pot. But when I got to open up the new range... -
Q & A With Steve Plain - The Difference Between Doing the 7 Summits in 4 months instead of 4 years
Hundreds of people every year are attempting to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. The "7 Summits" in some ways is almost falling into the "adventure...