Gear

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 …

I once watched a group of relatively experienced walkers reach for their hardshells halfway up a ridge in the Cairngorms, only to find the waterproof …

I’ve spent twenty-two years watching people make expensive mistakes, but some of the worst ones happen before they even leave the house. There is this …

I’ve spent twenty-two years watching people make the same mistake: they walk into an outdoor shop with a credit card and a sense of misplaced …

I’ve spent twenty-two years watching people make the same mistake: they walk into a shop, see a shiny new gadget with a dozen unnecessary features, …

I’ve spent most of my life learning that the wrong tool for a job isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a recipe for injury. Whether it’s …

I once watched a group of climbers sit in a dry, sunny valley, admiring the sheen on their brand-new, ultralight hardshells like they were looking …

I was halfway up a scree slope in the Cairngorms last October, trying to track a pair of golden eagles through a sudden, stinging sleet, …