Advice on how to choose a rope for rock climbing and mountaineering either indoors at the climbing wall or outdoors on the mountain crags.

Expedition Event Round Up outlining the free talks, workshops, outdoor professionals and specialist climbing, mountaineering and expedition equipment and advice available at Joe browns and The Climbers Shop.

All you need to know about choosing carabiners for rock climbing indoors, outdoors, mountaineering and alpinism. We look at shapes, strengths, styles and even colour including some great tips.

Can you identify 10 of the best ice axes of all time? This fun quiz also offers a history of how ice axes have evolved from long Alpenstocks for glacier walking to sleek mountaineering axes to compact modular tools for ice climbing.

Great tips on what to look for when buying your ice axe and why there are so many different ones for winter walking, winter climbing, mountaineering, ski-touring and ice climbing.

British Mountain Guide Adrian Nelhams gives tips on keeping your crampons, ice axes and ice screws in good condition ready for winter mountaineering and ice climbing.