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.
Before we know it spring / summer will be knocking on the door, and with a new season comes new stock. Over the next few weeks we’re going to offer an insight into some of the styles that will feature in our summer range. To start the ball rolling we’re looking at Norrona, one of Europe’s oldest outdoor brands. Made from re-cycled materials /29 offers technical performance with enough style for the tea shop. We’ve kept with the classics such as the /29 Warm1 Zip Hood and added some technical tees... Read More
Some of my colleagues here at the LD Mountain Centre often comment on the number of jackets I have calling me the Imelda Marcus of the outdoor Jacket world. Alright I admit it I am kit geek and I do have one or two jackets but I do use them all or most of them. Don’t tell the other jackets but I do have a favourite one, that gets used a lot more than the others. My favourite is the May THE NORTH FACE Super Zephyrus Hoodie. https://www.ldmountaincentre.com/product.aspx?id=7809 The Super... Read More
Earlier this year I went to Thailand, my first time to another continent as well as my first ‘proper’ go at climbing in the outdoors. After travelling around for a couple of weeks, briefly visiting Thailand’s capital, Bangkok (that’s a different story) then down to Krabi, Railay Beach for some kayaking, diving and exploring the beaches I headed up to Chiang Mai, North Thailand. The people were lovely and the place we stayed was my personal favorite – Eco Resort – It’s good to find your own places to stay but if I... Read More
As part of their safety and good practice work in 2012, the BMC are running a campaign to raise awareness about climbing helmets. We thought we would have a look at climbing helmets in our latest blog post. Why Wear A Helmet? Why do we as climbers wear a helmet? The main reason for wearing a helmet is to protect against debris from above, loose rocks or stones, snow or ice if you’re on winter or alpines routes, or a bit of badly placed gear, or worst case another climber.... Read More
For those of you who are learning, or looking to learn to climb– Here are a few ideas for your first pieces of climbing gear. After using the hire kit at the indoor walls you may soon realise it’s a good idea to get your own as 1) It will be cheaper in the long run and 2) If you want to climb more regularly or progress to climbing outdoors, it’s good to have your own gear. 3) Hired harnesses are not the most comfortable in the world! For belaying,... Read More
We came across this little teaser from Kilian Jornet and cameraman Sebastian Montaz-Rosset. The pair have worked together previously on the Kalian’s Quest series of videos for Salomon. For those unfamiliar with the pair, Kilian Jornet is a three time winner of The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® while Sebastian Montaz-Rosset is renowned for his skills behind the camera responsible for the films I Believe I Can Fly (flight of the Frenchies) and One Step Beyond. Summits of My Life will documents Kalian’s new on-going project on starting this summer by... Read More
Rueben has been hard at work over the past couple of days getting the summer range of Black Diamond climbing equipment online. We have something to suit all breeds of climber. If you’re into ticking off blocs in you bouldering guide, going for the chain on a bolted line or fiddling gear into a crack on a trad classic. We thought we’d share a video from the Black Diamond vimeo page to get you hyped up for a weekend of climbing. Sit back and enjoy a few minutes of Cody Roth on... Read More
The crag rats here are all excited now that we’ve officially hit the first day of spring. Soon It will be time to migrate from the cellars and climbing walls for all day sessions at the crag. Our team has a good mix of trad, sport, boulder and mountain / alpine enthusiasts all of whom are itching to get some evening sessions after work once the clocks are on our side. Last year we had people climbing in Val di Mello, Chamonix, Fontainebleau, Dolomites, Rocklands South Africa and across the... Read More
