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The North Face men’s Zephyrus hoodie
The North Face men’s Zephyrus hoodie The Zephyrus hoodie is a lightweight synthetic jacket. Part of The North Face's Summit Series™ aimed at people tackling extreme weather and terrain. The hoodie is...
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Check out some of the companies we work with. Matt Heason and a team of team of dedicated reviewers have been reviewing outdoor products for around 10 years now, initially on behalf of planetFear, and...
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Black Diamond EXL Rucsack
I’ve had this bag a while now and it’s proved to be a favourite on many fronts let down only by its volume. At 20 litres it’s really no more than a day pack with room only for your essentials. Its...
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Salomon Speedcross 3 Running Shoes
Salomon Speedcross 3 A while back I reviewed a pair of Salomon Fellcross running shoes. I complained in the review that the tread was not very good on wet rock. The guys at Salomon suggested I try a...
View ArticleSalomon S-Lab Fellcross Running Shoes
Fed up with the saturated ground and resultant mud in the Peak this summer I contacted Salomon to see what beast they had that could cope with the conditions during the wettest summer on record. Katy...
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Craft Hybrid Gloves
Every now and then a bit of kit comes by that really stands out. These gloves fall into that category. So simple, yet so effective. They are a basic glove with a couple of very, very useful features....
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Inov-8 Bear Grip 200
When speaking to Inov-8 about needing a pair of shoes to cope with the unusual amounts of snow we’ve been having, and the mud that is likely to follow during the thaw they mentioned the Bear Grip 200....
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Scarpa Crux Approach Shoe
Retailing at £99.99 the Crux are amongst my favourite approach shoes that I’ve worn in recent years. They’re reasonably lightweight (394g) but sturdy workhorses at the same time. I’m a big fan of...
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The North Face Single-Track GTX XCR Running Shoes
Most of the running I do is off road, and when I say off road, I mean wet, muddy, tussocky, snowy, damp, boggy, rocky, and did I mention wet, as opposed to nice dry and even trails. However,...
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Trango World Micro Lite Sleeping Mattress
Weighing in at 712g this mattress is all about weight. It’s called a Micro Lite, and it is indeed very light. I’ve certainly slept on lighter ones, but they’ve been lighter for two obvious reasons –...
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Scarpa Rebel Carbon GTX Mountaineering Boots
Scarpa Rebel Carbon GTX Review by Steve Hodges I had an end of winter trip coming up and needed some new boots. An arthritic toe and long walk-ins had made the thought of my rather dated and slightly...
View ArticleBerghaus Velum Jacket
Review UPDATE - April 24th 2013: Berghaus Velum Jacket Review [Update – 1+ year on] by Steve Hodges I questioned how it might fair in terms of durability being a lighter weight fabric but it’s...
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Junior Stretch Grip Glove - Sprayway
It’s exciting that my kids are now getting old enough to warrant buying technical kit for. Before a recent trip to Scotland at Easter where we expected (and got) cold weather, I sourced a pair of...
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VauDe Kids Gaiters
I wrote a review yesterday for a pair of kids gloves and said that I am excited that my kids are now getting old enough to warrant having proper outdoor kit. In the recent snow we had it was all too...
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Book: Wild Vision: In Celebration Of The Natural World
I've known John Beatty for a number of years and I knew that he was pretty handy with his cameras. However I had never had the pleasure of dipping into any of his books before now. He lives nearby in...
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Approach Shoes: Scarpa Vortex GTX
Retailing at £99.99 these are the priciest approach shoes I've tried to date. My last pair of Scarpa's were the trusty Zen's, reviewed nearly 2 years ago. Given that these shoes are still on my rack...
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Nite Ize Bike Lights
I've reviwed a few high-end torches lately which have been useful for winter-biking, but these two products come in at the other end of the market. They are not designed to enable you to see, but are...
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Guidebook: Bouldering In Ireland
What a lovely guidebook! Can't really fault it. Personally I'm not a big fan of the landscape format, but I appreciate that it lends itself better to pictures, and at the end of the day, one of my...
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Jacket: Men's Prism Optimus (Summit Series 700)
The North Face The Prism Optimus seems a well made, hard wearing, durable jacket which should keep you warm in most situations - and is likely to stand out from the ever increasing crowds of...
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Guidebook: Mallorca Rockfax
Mallorca is probably the foreign climbing destination I have been to most. Actually, that accolade has to go to Fontainebleau, but Font is so familiar now that it almost doesn't feel like a foreign...
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