In our My Story blog series, one of the questions we ask is this: If you could give one piece of advice to someone who wants to work in the outdoors, what would it be? Expert advice, freely given, is invaluable if you're further down the career ladder, so we've compiled the eight answers we've had so far into one blog post.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago we did a blog post with a compilation of seven of the top tips we've given so far in our monthly newsletter. Here’s another seven little nuggets of info.
Read MoreAs winter draws nearer, it's time to give your winter gear a check, and maybe invest in some new kit. In December 2014 I did a review and comparison of three general mountaineering crampons: Black Diamond Serac Clip, Petzl Vasak Lever Lock, and Grivel G12 New Matic. At the time of writing, my favourite of the three was the Petzl Vasak Lever Lock. Since then, Petzl have released a new model, so what are the changes, and are they for the better?
Read MoreEach month in our newsletter we have a top tip - a little nugget of information that will be useful to our readers, most of whom are climbers or mountaineers. Here’s a compilation of seven of the tips we've given so far.
Read MoreThe first post in this series showed how to escape the system. If you find yourself needing to lower your second off, due to injury or not being able to get up the climb, you might need to tie two ropes together to make 100m of rope – enough to lower someone to the ground on most crags in the UK. You'll then need to pass the knot around the belay device - here's how to do it
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