Kendal Mountain Festival 2025
Outdoor Gear Chat Podcast is back at Kendal Mountain festival for 2025 with an incredible line up of guest from the climbing, mountaineering and running communities.
Paramo Ticks The Boxes
Paramo Analogy technology offers warm garments with a soft feel that keep out the weather. Designed for comfort they are long lasting and durable trusted by Mountain Rescue Teams and Outdoor professionals.
El Rio and Colombian Cloud Forests
Read about how The Climbers Shop and The El Rio Foundation are helping children in post conflict Colombia through sport and art clubs. Just down the road from the El Rio Hostle is one of the worlds best kept secret treks up into the jungle and The Lost City of the ancient Teyrona people. This article talks about what kit you need to trek for four days in the jungle and cloud forest.
Everest 50th Anniversary Gala
Everest 50th Anniversary of the South West Face, Everest The Hard Way, the 1975 expedition which saw the first British mountaineers stand on the summit. Doug Scott and Dougal Haston. Charity Gala dinner and auction with Sir Chris Bonington, Dame Joanna Lumley.
Retailer of The Year
We’re extremely proud to be voted OIA Multi-Site Outdoor Retailer of the Year 2025!!!
Italian Climbing Gem: Exploring Orco Valley Near Gran Paradiso
When the alpine peaks of the Dolomites refuse to shed the weather, where’s best to go for sport and trad climbing? The Orco valley of Italy is packed with great rock climbs and bouldering.
Rab “Beyond Ordinary” Competition Winners
We’re seeking out some Beyond Ordinary stories from our community of mountain people. Whether that’s you or a friend you’d like to nominate, share your experience for your chance to win a Rab backpack and have your story featured here on our website.
Everest 50 Years: Outdoor Gear Chat Podcast Special
A special series of podcasts celebrating Everest The Hard Way, the South West face Expedition 1975 where Doug Scott and Dougal Haston became the first Britons to climb to the summit of the worlds highest mountain. 50th Anniversary guests include: Sir Chris Bonington, Paul Braithwaite, Mike Parsons, Mick Fowler, Tom Livingston and Di Gilbert.
The Unseen Images of Doug Scott
Link to new Instagram archive of over 30,000 of Doug Scott’s mountaineering and climbing slides from major expeditions to Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga, The Ogre and many more. Supporting his charity Community Action Nepal.
Climbing Kangchenjunga 8586m
We chat with climber and mountaineer Jon Gupta about what it’s like to climb Kangchenjunga 70 years after Joe Brown became one of the first Britons to climb above 8000m in the Himalaya.
La Sportiva Factory Visit
The Climbers Shop and Joe Brown team went on a visit to La Sportiva in the Italian Dolomites to see how their rock climbing, mountaineering and running footwear is made and review the full range of La Sportiva technical outdoor clothing.
Montane Tenacity Nano Jacket
Montane Tenacity Nano Stretch Softshell Jacket available in men’s and women’s for walking, backpacking, trekking, hiking, climbing, mountaineering, fastpacking and ski-mountaineering.
An Evening With Renee MacGregor
Join us and our friends from Montane at Force Cafe in Ambleside for an inspirational talk from leading sports dietitian, author and ultra runner Renee McGregor as she launches her new book; Fuel For Thought.
Environmental and Social Impact Report 2024
Environmental and social impact statement for 2023 explaining what we have done as a company to reduce our impact on the planet and how we have positively impacted society.