The mountains aren’t currently blanketed with snow, and we’ve been forced to prohibit Russian Roulette on W.C.H. premises, but that doesn’t mean we can’t channel our inner De Niro in some of Holubar’s iconic parka silhouettes. Established in Boulder, Colorado, in 1946, Holubar Mountaineering are known for making some of the best old school gear in the market, becoming one of America’s favourite outerwear brands in the second half of the 20th century after the…
We’re well happy to present to you our second collaboration with Armor Lux. The staple French label have been weaving…
Sure, it doesn’t often hit negative degrees, and as far as we’re aware there aren’t any volcanoes either, but in…
If you every want a good, pocketed, boxy, lightweight jacket which looks the business and serves you well on a vertical gander, then look no further than Korea’s Uniform Bridge. We’ve gone on about UB’s jackets and ready-to-wear jersey pieces a few times now, and we’re going on about them again. Their jackets have pockets for days, they do some lovely heavyweight tees which we rate to skate in, and lightweight technical pants with loads…
It’s actually a bit staggering how many random piles of slate there are in the Lakes. We took a drive…
Copenhagen’s Norse Projects have been selling top level kit in the Danish capital since 2004, and they’ve been making their…
When it comes to a warm but lightweight fleece, a grippy mesh trainer or a proper comfy tee, look no further than Columbia Sportswear. With over 80 years of experience making outdoor kit, they’ve become a top choice for anyone interest in fun mountain-based activities – like us, finding anything climbable on a walk and going at it. The climbable obstacle this week was a rather daunting rock face. We got maybe, half way up?…
Outerwear season is upon us, and if like us you’re a fan of a boxy fit then Korean label FrizmWORKS…
We’ve arrived at that weird and deceptive part of the year, when blazing sunshine also somehow means sub-8°C temperatures. You’ve…
Every now and then, you’ve just got to climb something stupid. Remember a month ago when we took some of Salomon’s XT-6 trainers up a fell to see how they’d hold up? Well, they did great, but as Lake District dwellers, we weren’t quite satisfied with how hard we worked them. Comfy? Absolutely, but we wanted to test out their stability and grip, so we did one of the stupidest climbs you can do in…
