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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... -
Just Released - Juncture Climbing Chalk
We're excited to announce a new product and new brand in the form of Juncture Liquid Climbing Chalk. We did our research into Juncture Climbing and were impressed, then tested... -
It's Business Time! - An update with Steve Plain on world record 7 summits attempt
Steve Plain is now 58 days into his world record attempt to climb the 7 summits in under 126 days and we're getting excited because it's getting to the business... -
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... -
Axel Tritton & James Davidson climb The Shield VI 5.9 A3+ 06.02.18
The following article was written by Axel Tritton and gives some awesome detail into his and James Davidson's climb of The Shield on El Capitan late last year. The Shield is one... -
Video: New Zealand Alpine Team on Cholatse North Face
If you love technical alpine climbing and haven't checked out the New Zealand Alpine Team's YouTube channel you've got to do it right now! We love watching these guys and... -
Steve Plain 7 Summits in 4 Months Still On Track
Well in the 20 days since landing on the Union Glacier, Antartica n'route to Mount Vinson, Steve Plain has managed to summit Mount Vinson and Aconcagua. Officially that's 13 days... -
Caring For Your Lightweight Tent
Modern lightweight tents are awesome! The fact that you can carry a shelter as little as 1kg on your back that will not only let two people sleep in it,... -
When To Get Your Climbing Shoes Resoled
Climbing shoes are incredibly good at what they do - sticking to walls. But it does come as a surprise, especially to newer climbers that they don’t last forever. Bummer...