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Just for UKC members: buy from our range of performance and technical climbing shoes get 15% of the RRP when you use the code below at checkout.

Did you know that all BMC members can now read Summit magazine on their phones and tablets for free with our new app?

Looking for a great value slipper offering excellent support?

Expertly curated new guidebooks for the Mont Blanc Range and the Écrins Massif

This was the third time Black Diamond launched the 'Chasin' the rubbish' initiative. The Black Diamond Team, Black Diamond athletes and numerous boulderers got together over the Easter weekend to make visitors of the bouldering areas aware of a more responsible way of spending time in nature and on the rocks.

The Nexxo represents for Evolv a new way of approaching how climbing shoes are buitle, how they engineer performance. It is soft yet it is powerful. It is convenient and it is precise. The Nexxo ushers in a new era of Evolv's Ultra-Performance climbing footwear.

The company are the UK partners to the French organisation UCPA, a not for profit organisation set up by the French Government to encourage young people into the outdoors (18 - 40 years). It means an introductory course in alpine mountaineering starts from as little as £543 and includes everything required for the week - instruction, equipment, lift passes plus all meals and accommodation. The centre also offers more advanced alpinism courses including summiting Mont Blanc

Katy Dartford attended an introduction course, based in Chamonix, and explains more about what was involved throughout the week.

How does the one-pot, trail-worthy MSR Trail Lite Duo System for two add versatility without extra weight? How is it different from other cookware on the market? And what about that ceramic non-stick coating?