Tag: mountaineering

• How to build your first trad rack

  Written by Jonny Bird I still remember the excitement of that first parcel arriving in the post – my own set of DMM nuts, fresh from North Wales, delivered to my university flat in Leeds. Through my teens I had climbed regularly indoors, alongside bits and pieces of outdoor sport climbing and bouldering – but…

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  14th Apr 2026

  Top Tips

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• Our favourite winter kit of 2026

  Written by Jonny and Pippa Bird This winter in the UK can be described using a single word: wet. However, it has also seen some good prolonged winter conditions in Scotland and other mountain regions. We’ve been making a point of getting in some winter days in preparation for an alpine climbing expedition to Bolivia…

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  18th Feb 2026

  Gear Reviews

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