An excellent – albeit very expensive – lightweight windproof softshell for providing protection against chilly breezes when you’re out hiking, biking, climbing, scrambling or ambling. It’s easy to ...

For those looking for great performance in tough conditions, the Rab Ascendor Summit Hoody’s highly technical design makes it a superb piece of kit for use across all sorts of activities, and in a ...

Mountaineering is an alpine activity that at its root involves climbing to the highest point of mountains – or at least attempting to – for pleasure. It might sound a lot like hiking by the ...

Robustly made from sturdy recycled materials, this reliably weatherproof dry bag boasts a top-quality backpack-style harness, making it perfect for hauling precious gear whether you’re wet-weather ...

There’s a purity to sport climbing. By removing the need to protect a route during the ascent, the climber is free to focus on the puzzle posed by the rock before them. This puzzle is broadly the same ...

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Whether you’ve been rained off the crag or are just seeking inspiration, the best climbing films are an excellent way to pass a couple of hours immersed in stories of human endurance. The burgeoning ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have noticed the rise and rise of wild swimming in recent years - a pastime simply known as ‘swimming’ to those who grew up mucking about in their local ...