Gear

I’ve spent twenty-two years watching people make the same mistake: they walk into a shop, see a sleek, lightweight boot that looks great on a …

I once watched a group of hikers freeze on a ridge in the Cairngorms because they’d bought a “top-rated” hardshell that was essentially just a …

I was crouched in a freezing stream near the Mamores, shivering in a damp mid-layer, trying to scrape charred porridge out of a titanium pot …

I remember standing on a ridge in the Cairngorms three years ago, watching a client try to fight off the onset of hypothermia with a …

I was standing on a sodden ridge in the Cairngorms three years ago, watching a group of otherwise capable hikers try to patch a leaking …

I spent twenty-two years learning that the wrong equipment doesn’t just ruin a day; it wears you down until you make a mistake you can’t …

I’ve spent most of my life waking up in damp tents or freezing bivouacs, where a decent cup of coffee isn’t a luxury—it’s a survival …

I’ve spent more hours than I can count watching people spend five hundred pounds on a top-tier hardshell, only to ruin it three months later …

I was halfway up a scramble in the Cairngorms, soaked to the bone and shivering, when I heard that unmistakable, sickening rip of my hardshell …