Pierra Menta lies in the Beaufortain Massif range in the French Alps. A popular destination with ski mountaineers and climbers, it has recently been visited by a new sport, Highline. Check out the Walk’In The Sky Crew living up to their name.
It may not be as sexy as your Camalots but if you’ve neglected your harness recently you should make a date and give it a good going over. As climbers we rely on our harnesses more than any of our other gear, there’s no back up to it, if it fails, our whole system fails. Knowing how to look after our harnesses and knowing the warning signs of damage are essential to our safety. Lifespan The manufacturer of your harness gave it a lifespan from the date it was manufactured. If you don’t... Read More
Castleton Tower near Moab would catch the eye of any climber or base-jumper. First climbed in 1962, this lone tower of red sandstone points skyward from desert and is high on the tick lists of many climbers. Adventurer Claire Marie recently climbed the famous tower with her BASE gear in tow. Check out this video of her project.
You’ve updated your rucksack, replaced those worn out boots and exchanged that plastic cag for a modern, breathable jacket, but how old are your maps? If you’re anything like us you’ll have accumulated them over years and maybe not all first hand. Ordnance Survey make on average 10,000 changes to their mapping a day, including revisions of footpaths, bridleways and access boundaries. If you’ve worn through a few pairs of boots, your likely to have a few out-dated maps on your shelves or ones that are well worn on the... Read More
With the snow on the hills and mountains beginning to melt. Most snow reports are mentioning soft spring conditions. It wouldn’t be long till the winter season draws to a close. So what do we do with our skis and boards when the season finishes?? Do we just chuck them in their bag put them in the garage or loft and hope they are fine? You have to show your board and skis some love treat them right and they’ll treat you right. ... Read More
Over at Higgar Tor in the Peak District Tom Randall has set a new target by turning this boulder problem into a E6 route. Check out his first ascent of new route, Block and Tackle Direct on Leaning Rock Buttress
Having tried on a few pairs of boots in store and found a pair that fit you’ll want to use them on a trip. But wait, you’re not quite ready to head for the hills and hit up those trails. You should treat your boots before their first use. You might ask why the manufacturers don’t do this, well they do but care products don’t last. We recommend reading the instructions and spraying or waxing your boots before using them for the first time. It is even more important to clean... Read More
Fjallraven packs will be new to the LD Mountain Centre for spring/summer 2014, in 1960, Åke Nordin established Fjällräven, meaning “Artic Fox”, with the goal of making nature more accessible to more people. Fjällräven offer functional outdoor equipment to make trips into the outdoors more comfortable, by using innovative, smart solutions, improved materials, and decreasing weight.
The introduction of Go Pros saw a new wave of personal adventure films and allowed users to capture the action up close, but are we about to see a new craze take off. The multi-copter drone lets you change the perspective and capture some stunning wide shots of your adventures. A drone followed Jarrah Healy and Keplar Rek as they tackled some of the best Mountain Biking in New Zealand’s South Island. Check out the video below and see what you think.
As Google may have reminded you this morning, it is the first day of spring! (Astronomically speaking that is) The days are getting longer, the frost has gone from the air and here at the LD we are gearing up for summer. New Summer Kit from the North Face has just arrived in and will be on the shelves in the coming days. We’re expecting the rest of our summer stock in over the next few weeks. Have a look below at some of the exciting new gear we’re going... Read More
