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Ambleside Trail 25 & 50k Trail race

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.

The Climbers Shop and Joe Brown staff training week was a fantastic success with running, climbing, scrambling, yoga and hill walking sessions from outdoor brands DMM, La Sportiva, Rab, Montane, Mountain Equipment, Hawke Opticals and Boreal.

Race report on the Scafell Skyline Skyrunning Race sponsored by Rab.

Information and advice on what to think about when choosing a tent for camping, backpacking, fast and light adventures and mountaineering expeditions.

Alpinist Tom Livingston explains why you should protect your eyes in the mountains.

Soto stoves from Japan are designed for extreme cold and high mountain environments but they also designed the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torches!

James Gibson holds the record for the first ever continuous round of the Wainwrights in Winter and now he’s going back out into the Lake District mountains to run them in the summer. Will he break that record too?

We are donating one months rent to support the work of the International Committee of The Red Cross and their work in Ukraine.

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.

An update on our environmental and social sustainability actions in 2021.

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.

All you need to know about down and synthetic insulated clothing and how to use it effectively to keep you warm while climbing, mountaineering, walking and camping.

Great questions to think about when you are buying a headtorch or lantern for hill walking, running, climbing or camping.