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Would you know what to do?

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Claire Maxted, 04 February 2010 09:31

“Aaaaargh!” You hear the shout from above. Then the world goes silent. Your heart hammers at your rib cage and your mouth goes dry. Someone is lying at the bottom of a crag, injured, broken, bleeding, you don’t know yet.  You’re already leaping over boulders and crashing through the bracken to investigate, but hang on a second. Do you know ...

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Would you know what to do?

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Claire Maxted, 04 February 2010 09:31

“Aaaaargh!” You hear the shout from above. Then the world goes silent. Your heart hammers at your rib cage and your mouth goes dry. Someone is lying at the bottom of a crag, injured, broken, bleeding, you don’t know yet.  You’re already leaping over boulders and crashing through the bracken to investigate, but hang on a second. Do you know ...

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What’s an adventure race really like?

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Claire Maxted, 02 February 2010 10:53

Claire Maxted from Trail magazine put together a team of three to find out at a Helly Hansen event in Surrey... There’s a splash. And a squelch. And then come the screams of shock at the icy water. It is 10am on a Sunday in December and hundreds of people have just voluntarily launched themselves into a large puddle of ...

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GEAR VIDEO: Make your own Espresso on the hill

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Claire Maxted, 13 November 2009 10:42

There are no Starbucks or Costa Coffees in the British hills. So what can you do if you need an Espresso to kick start your expedition or to wake you up after night's wild camping in a gale? The Handpresso Domepod (£85) may be the answer. This little device looks a bit like a bicycle pump but within two minutes could give ...

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Gear Blog Video: How useful are squishy bowls?

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Claire Maxted, 30 October 2009 11:09

Guyot Designs Squishy Bowls This super bendy silicone 141g cup and bowl set priced £15.50 squash into any space available and pop back into shape for meal times. To clean the 500ml bowl and 200ml cup, turn them inside out and give them a good clean. Trail gear tester Claire Maxted tries them out. Scroll down to take a look... ...

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Gear Blog Video: Petzl Tikka XP 2 headtorch

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Claire Maxted, 09 October 2009 14:32

It's nine years since the first, highly popular LED headtorch, the Tikka hit the shelves. Now the more finely tuned second generation boast increased beam performance, longer battery life, different lighting modes and are easier to use. Here you see the brightest in the range, the £45 Tikka XP 2. Scroll down to take a look...    

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Gear Blog Video: Filter water into bottles of all sizes

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Claire Maxted, 24 September 2009 08:19

The latest bit of especially shaped plastic from SteriPen allows you to filter water into water bottles of all different sizes, sifting out sediment before you zap the viruses with a SteriPen water purifier. Trail magazine gear tester Claire Maxted puts the £12 gadget together. Scroll down to see her do this...  

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Gear blog video: Black trousers that keep you cool

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Claire Maxted, 17 September 2009 08:13

This black pair of trousers won’t roast you in hot weather.  These Schoeller softshell kecks use Mammut’s new ColdBlack fabric which makes dark colours behave almost like light ones, reflecting up to 80% of the sun’s rays. Trail magazine gear tester Claire Maxted tries out a pair. Scroll down to take a look...  

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Gear Blog Video: Garmin's new camera and GPS in one

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Claire Maxted, 10 September 2009 08:07

Garmin’s latest touch screen, waterproof GPS (£480) now comes with a digital camera with automatic geotags so you know the exact location of each photo and can plan future routes using their grid references. Trail magazine gear tester Claire Maxted shows you how. Scroll down to take a look...  

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Gear Blog Video: Lowe Alpine's retro fleece

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Claire Maxted, 04 September 2009 08:00

Lowe Alpine have gone retro with a brand new remake of their first ever Polartec fleece. At one stage in the 1990s they were selling 10,000 of these in the Eskimo Brown colour alone and this season at £90 they are proving no less popular. Trail magazine gear tester Claire Maxted sees just how comfy it is. Scroll down to ...

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Gear Blog Video: Portable Mosquito Killer Unit

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Claire Maxted, 21 August 2009 11:34

Goin’ some place with bugs this summer? Have a closer look at this 2xAA battery powered Portable Mosquito Killer Unit, £9.99 from Lifesystems. It slowly emits an odourless scent to repel all midges, bed bugs and biting insects for 7 nights. Gear Tester Claire Maxted shows you how the gadget works. Scroll down to see this video...  

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Gear Blog Video: Meindl Boot Air Revolution Lite

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Claire Maxted, 14 August 2009 11:50

Prone to sweaty feet? Meindl say their latest £160 boot is lighter and 30% more breathable than the standard Gore-Tex equivalent thanks to a cooling, drilled-foam tongue. Gear Tester Claire Maxted shows you what it's made of. Scroll down to take a look...    

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Gear Blog Video: The sleeping mat with NASA Technology

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Claire Maxted, 07 August 2009 16:55

Pacific Outdoor Equipment - Peak Oyl Aero Mountain Women's sleeping mat This new-to-the-UK brand harnesses NASA technology to give its mats a 10-15 per cent insulation boost over the next best. They use Aspen Aerogel insulation, originally from space suits, to maximise the thermal performance of this 773g mummy-shaped mat with minimal weight gain. This means it's super-warm and suitable ...

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Gear Blog Video: Patagonia Nuff Pullover

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Claire Maxted, 31 July 2009 10:49

Patagonia Nuff Pullover Stuffed with super-warm Primaloft One’s light, water-resistant fibres, this simple, one-pocket, recycled insulating jacket will keep you warm even when it’s wet for £130. Trail’s Claire Maxted takes you through its features. Scroll down to take a look...  

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Gear Blog Video: Pod Sacs Airstream dry bag

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Claire Maxted, 24 July 2009 17:22

Find out how eVent fabric makes the new Pod Sacs Airstream no ordinary dry bag. Scroll down to see Trail features writer Claire Maxted demonstrate this exciting new product...   

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Gear Blog Video - CamelBak Podium Chilljacket

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Claire Maxted, 17 July 2009 10:25

This new product from CamelBak can't decide whether it's a bottle or a flask. It'll keep your drinks cool this summer for most of the day like a flask but is light and squeezy like a bottle. Trail features writer Claire Maxted shows you this cool new product below...    

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GEAR BLOG VIDEO: Mammut Obelisk DX

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Claire Maxted, 10 July 2009 12:30

Spider-Man probably wears these £80 shoes. They have a super-grippy sole with smooth areas, flexible ribs and a stiffened inside edge especially for balancing on ledges for something called buildering, a mix of bouldering over buildings and balancing on edges. Scroll down to see them close up....  

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Gear Blog Video: Montane's Eco-Trousers!

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Claire Maxted, 03 July 2009 15:27

What do you get if you cross an old plastic bottle with a carrier bag? Trail’s Claire Maxted shows you what Montane have come up with in the latest gear video. Scroll down to take a look...         

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Mountain Leader Training blog – latest news...

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Claire Maxted, 01 July 2009 11:30

Follow Trail’s Claire Maxted through her Mountain Leader Training this summer. In the latest blog she discovers that being a Mountain Leader is not just about ferrying people from A-B... Click here to take a look!

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Gear Blog Video: Rab's most exciting jacket this summer!

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Claire Maxted, 25 June 2009 17:11

Can you really take one of your best-selling jackets and make it even better? "Oh yes," says Rab. Find out how in this brand new video from Claire Maxted. The Rab Momentum costs £160 and the company's Neil McAddie says: "This is our most exciting garment this summer because it's so pure." Scroll down to discover what all the fuss ...

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Gear Blog Video: Victorinox Climber Silver Tech

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Claire Maxted, 19 June 2009 16:19

The latest Victorinox knife has been given a sharp makeover. It’s still £25 and still has two blades, corkscrew, can and bottle openers and more, but now it looks ultra-cool in silver. Scroll down to see it on video here...

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Gear Blog Video: Will Sanyo's new video camera survive getting dunked in water?

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Claire Maxted, 12 June 2009 16:52

Get filming your entry for Trail’s competition at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival this November with this new waterproof camera and videocamera from Sanyo. The VPC-WH1 costs £380 but you can film in rain, sleet, snow or even drop it in the water. It’s waterproof down to 3m lasts for 3 hours 20 minutes and has a 30x optical zoom ...

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GEAR BLOG VIDEO: Memory-Map Top Ups

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Claire Maxted, 22 May 2009 08:47

Memory-Map’s Top Ups are a totally new, more flexible way to buy digital mapping. Simply select the exact area of 1:25,000 or 1:50,000 OS mapping you want, starting from as little as 100km2 and download it from the Digital Map Shop online. Prices start from £25 for 25,000km2 of 1:50,000 scale mapping, that’s the size of Wales!  Vouchers like these ...

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GEAR BLOG VIDEO: Primus EtaPackLite

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Claire Maxted, 08 May 2009 15:09

This new, highly efficient stove looks like a smaller lighter version of the Eta Power, Primus's first stove with rapid heat exchange ripples on the pan base. Here, Trail's Claire Maxted shows us how it works and explains its good and bad points. Scroll down to take a look...    

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Gear Blog Tues 7th April

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Claire Maxted, 03 April 2009 16:41

New Patagonia footwear Patagonia has launched a new range of running shoes for this Spring. The 15% recycled Release trainer has a Vibram sole, a dynamic lacing system, cushioned heel, TPU arch bridge and shock plate for support and protection on rugged terrain and for women, a midsole designed to provide foot support in all the right places. New awardPatagonia ...

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GEAR BLOG VIDEO: The North Face Reversible Mercurial Jacket

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Claire Maxted, 03 April 2009 15:11

This spacey-looking £250 jacket from The North Face is filled with Primaloft. They say its ingenious design keeps you 16% warmer when the black side is out, and 47% cooler when the silver side is out.  See exactly how it does this on the Gear Blog Video below...  

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