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Marmot Work Glove (2012)

£80.00

The Marmot Work Glove is a well-established piece of kit that has been used by Glenmore Lodge instructors when battling against Cairngorm storms. It’s also a pair of gloves that I’ve worn since 2009 and I’ve found them to be ideal for when the foul weather drives in. It is very much a professional workhorse design with a tough leather ...

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The North Face Patrol Glove (2012)

£90.00

The North Face Patrol Glove on first appearances looks like many other gloves in this test. But slip it on and it has a noticeably closer fit than the others, even though it is packed with Primaloft insulation and boasts a Gore-Tex waterproof lining. The closer fit helps with the dexterity, but as with most gloves that are well-insulated the ...

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Rab Latok Glove (2012)

£62.00

While most gloves are designed to be warm, waterproof and hardwearing, there is another important requirement that many users would benefit from – and that is a good grip. The Rab Latok Glove is special in that it has a silicone print on the palm that is incredibly sticky, which makes gripping rock when scrambling, trekking poles or ice axes ...

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Outdoor Research Alti Glove (2012)

£100.00

If you don’t want to suffer with cold hands, then you should consider the Outdoor Research Alti Glove, as it is designed for high-altitude adventures and comes packed with numerous features. You are getting a Primaloft insulated separate liner glove, which on its own is warmer than many gloves and provides good dexterity. Over the top of this liner you ...

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Hillsound Trail Crampon (2012)

£50.00

On more uneven ground with harder ice you need more spikes that are longer, and these spikes need to be more firmly held in place to create a stable foothold. The Hillsound Trail Crampon has 11 spikes that are each 1 cm long and quite sharp. These are located on three metal frames, so they cannot move around and therefore ...

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Black Diamond Raven Pro 2012

£90.00

The Black Diamond Raven Pro is the stripped-down version of the Raven, Black Diamond’s basic mountaineering ice axe. It is a stunning tool and has long been a favourite with Trail. The Pro version comes with a sleek, gripless shaft and a trimmed-down pick and adze. The balance is very much that of a walking axe and although it will ...

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Edelrid Raid 2012

£125.00

A modular head – complete with reverse curved pick – highlights the technical nature of the Edelrid Raid. A hammer head can replace the adze so that when used as a pair the Raid can be a climbing tool. But don’t be deceived; although it’s very handy on steep ice and mixed ground it’s just as able on gentler slopes. ...

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Camp Névé 2012

£50.00

The Camp Névé is a simple, stripped-down walking axe. The functional adze and pick are well-shaped for chopping steps, daggering and even a bit of front pointing. The pick has a particularly fine profile with a good selection of teeth that will penetrate snow and ice well. The shaft although lacking a rubber grip does have a roughened surface and ...

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Petzl Sum ’Tec 2012

£140.00

New this year, the Petzl Sum ’Tec is a welcome development, particularly if you fancy some winter climbing. The shaft shares the same bend profile as the well-proven Petzl Summit, but instead of a fixed pick it has a reverse bend modular pick. This combination, while making placements in steep ice and snow more positive, still has enough length to ...

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Climbing Technology Alpine Tour 2012

£60.00

The Alpine Tour is Climbing Technology’s classic mountaineering axe. Its key features are a bent shaft and fairly aggressive pick. The shaft bend is close to the head, which is nicely sculpted. Both of these features make it comfortable to carry when walking. The bend close to the head leaves a long, clean section of shaft for plunging when a ...

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Grivel Nepal SA 2012

£75.00

The Grivel Nepal SA is a beautifully constructed traditional-style walking ice axe with a slightly bent shaft. The cast head is a work of art and is armed with a decent-sized welded adze that will cut steps with ease, and a pick with a full set of aggressive teeth. The shaft is gently curved with a recessed rubber grip and ...

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Climbing Technology Nuptse 2012

£85.00

At £85 for a set of 12 point semi-automatic crampons the Climbing Technology Nuptses are extremely good value. The build quality is robust and businesslike rather than slick, and they lack some of the finer details found on higher-priced products, but importantly they do all the things you would expect from a C2 crampon. The spike configuration is fairly traditional ...

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Stubai Trekking 10 Point Universal 2012

£82.00

The Stubai Trekking 10 Point Universal is a 10-point crampon that is exceptionally compact, and for its price fairly light, making it ideal for those who tend to carry their crampons in their rucksack and use them only occasionally on their boots. The crampon has two points that are turned through 90 degrees to help with stability on slopes. There ...

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Camp Magix 2012

£85.00

An interesting crampon offering 10 points, of which two are normal curved front points and the remaining eight vertical ones are rotated at 45º. This set-up is designed to reduce snow balling. The flex is fairly relaxed and the spikes are not too long, a combination which makes walking easy. Fitting is via toe and heel cradles with a nylon ...

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Black Diamond Contact Strap 2012

£100.00

The Black Diamond Contact Strap is a superb stainless steel crampon offering low weight and high build quality. It comes with anti-balling plates – an elaborate design to improve resistance to snow balling. You get 10 points, and four of these are rotated through 90º to improve grip on slopes. Some 3D stamping adds strength. Adjustment is simple and the ...

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Grivel Air Tech New Matic – Heel Clip 12 Point 2012

£130.00

The Grivel Air Tech New Matic – Heel Clip 12 Point is a well-thought-out and very capable crampon. The 12 point spike arrangement has a mix of long and short spikes with serrated back edges. This spike set-up is perfect for both snow and ice, but will also cope with prolonged movement over the rock and mixed ground that is ...

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Black Diamond Serac Clip 2011

£120.00

The Black Diamond Serac Clip is a well-proven general mountaineering crampon. It is designed to take on everything from winter walking through to glacier work and moderately technical climbs. Black Diamond has broken convention and now makes them from stainless steel rather than the more traditional chromoly steel. Black Diamond’s arguments for using stainless steel is that it makes crampons ...

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Grivel Air Tech New Matic 2011

£125.00

The Grivel Air Tech New Matic is a well-thought-out and very capable crampon. The 12 point spike arrangement has a mix of long and short spikes with serrated back edges. This spike set-up is perfect for both snow and ice, but will also cope with prolonged movement over rock and mixed ground. There’s 3D relief stamping throughout for extra strength ...

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Stubai Tyrol 12 Point Combi 2011

£100.00

The Stubai Tyrol 12 Point Combi is a 12 point crampon and the spikes are long, making these great for use on névé (compacted snow) and moderate ice, but less so on rock. Four of the points are rotated through 90 degrees for added grip on slopes, while some 3D stamping in the metal adds a little extra strength to ...

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Petzl Charlet Vasak Flexlock 2011

£125.00

The Petzl Charlet Vasak Flexlock is a very stable, low-weight crampon that comes with a good set of tough features. For added strength you get 3D stamping throughout, as you do with the Grivels. There are 12 spikes and these are quite long, which is good on névé and ice but a little bit of a compromise on rock. Four ...

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Stubai Trekking 10 Point Universal 2011

£90.00

The Stubai Trekking 10 Point Universal is a 10 point crampon that is exceptionally compact, making it ideal for those who tend to carry their crampons in their rucksack more than they wear them. The crampon has two points that are turned through 90 degrees to help with stability on slopes. There is also some 3D stamping towards the front ...

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Grivel G10 New Classic Lux 2011

£110.00

The very flexible plate and substantial thermoplastic cradles make the Grivel G10 New Classic Lux an ideal crampon for winter hill-walking. The 10 spikes are arrayed well to deal with moderately angled snow and the odd venture onto ice. There’s 3D relief stamping throughout for extra strength too. The crampons are supplied with Grivel’s nifty AntiBott anti-balling plates, which pop ...

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Black Diamond Contact Strap 2011

£100.00

Now made from stainless steel, the Black Diamond Contact Strap is an outstanding crampon that is low-weight and has top-notch build quality. It also comes fitted with anti-balling plates and these are an elaborate design to improve their resistance to snow balling. You get 10 points, four rotated through 90 degrees to improve grip on slopes. Some 3D stamping adds ...

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Edelrid Swing 2011

£90.00

Substantially built 10 point crampons with some excellent features, the Edelrid Swing is a good all-round option that should give many years’ service. Although it’s essentially a walking crampon the spike layout will allow you to tackle the odd bit of steep stuff. Of particular interest are the asymmetric front point and the slightly flared sole spikes, which combine with ...

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Climbing Technology Nevis 2011

£70.00

Designed specifically for British hills, the Climbing Technology Nevis is a good basic 10 point walking crampon with a robust build quality. It is easy to adjust and fit, and it compresses to fit neatly in your rucksack. The spikes are mid-length, which suits movement over the thin mixture of snow and ice over rock usually experienced under British winter ...