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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... -
Suunto Cash Back Offer
Suunto Cash Back Offer[/caption] Suunto are running a cash back offer from now up until the 31st of December! So if your looking to get that special someone a great... -
New Suunto Traverse GPS Watch Review
Suunto Travers with black band The idea (as I can gather) behind Suunto's release of the new Traverse is to make what is arguably your most complicated piece of outdoor... -
Official Reel Rock 10 Trailer is here!
Not long now before we all get to wash our hair and grab a button-up shirt to go see this years Reel Rock! The official trailer has finally been released...