Gear

I once spent six hours on a ridge in the Cairngorms, watching a group of otherwise capable hikers slowly descend into a state of shivering …

I once watched a group of hikers attempt a ridge traverse in the high heat of the Pyrenees, all of them clad in “high-tech” compression …

I was halfway up a scramble in the Cairngorms last October, soaked to the bone and shivering, when the seam on my “ultra-light” waterproof jacket …

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 …