This winter we are selling Snowpulse ABS backpacks. Just about the most expensive backpacks you can buy, but probably the best line of avalanche protection after a good think and an avalanche transceiver.
There is a compact 10 Litre bag called the Prorider for resort skiers and a modular system called the Lifebag which has 3 sizes of zip off back so you can vary the pack volume depending on your objectives that day.

These packs are powered by a compressed air cyclinder that has been certified and approved as hold baggage.

The huge 150L bag will protect your head and chest from trauma plus lead to a shallower burial depth.

Stock should be with us this week.

We now stock Sealskinz waterproof gloves and socks. See the complete range.

Sealskinz are great value, fully waterproof gloves and socks. They use the Porelle membrane to ensure that they are 100% waterproof and breathable.

Many gloves use Gore-Tex or other membrane linings but the membranes are stitched in construction but not taped as jacket seams are, which means they leak a little bit at the seams. This is standard practise for gloves and the reason that terms like ‘waterproof lining’ are used rather than  100% waterproof.

Sealskinz are different. They use a seam free construction to avoid the issue of seam taping and a Hydrophilic membrane rather than a microporous one. They are 100% waterproof and individually tested. For more info read the Sealskinz Technology Page.

Sealskinz are a British brand and offer something different to our other glove and sock brands at very competative prices.

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In association with Marmot we’re proud to announce our first ever online treasure hunt. Win a Marmot Zeus Down Jacket worth £140 by following the clues to find the hidden prize on our website.  Keep your eyes peeled as some of the clues are quite hard to spot!

If the prize hasn’t been claimed after a week then we’ll start to hand out some hints but for now you’re on your own, good luck!

At the end of september I completed one of my season goals by doing both 3 Peaks races in Yorkshire. The 3 peaks fell race was in March and the Cyclocross race in september. The 3 peaks fell race is 24 miles and the peaks are done in the order Pen Y Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough. The 3 peaks Cyclocross race is 38 miles and the order is Ingleborough, Wherside and Pen y Ghent. The odd thing is that give the different distances and routes, both races take almost the same time. They do for regular winner of both (but not this year) Robb Jebb and for me, although he is around 3 hours and I am around 4!

The New Eagle ski touring binding from Diamir is now available. The Eagle replaces the explore but features an improved and more effcient walking system.

The goal was to move the binding hinge back under the toe of the boot. This would reduce the effort required for each step. The only downside with this is that on steep terrain the front of the binding hits the top of the ski. To overcome this problem, at a certain angle the whole Eagle binding slides backwards along the binding rail to give better clearance at the front. Diamir felt that this was a more robust solution the the problem that the double hinge used by Naxo. Diamir have a nice animatiion on their site HERE

The Eagle also has it own version of the Axion crampon

The New Eagle binding is in stock now, as are fresh stocks of the Freerides, Axion Crampons and Coll Tex CamLock Skins.

Everything you need except the snow!
Happy Touring.