UKC Gear – Mountain Equipment
Mountain Equipment News
Announcements direct from Mountain Equipment
Moungtain Equipment are looking for an Insulated (Down) Garment Technologist/Developer. The successful candidate will be... [ full story ]
A range of hooded synthetic insulated jackets available now. Some, like the popular Arc'teryx Atom, are lighter weight and ideal... [ full story ]
An update on new mountain clothing you can look forward to from autumn 2013...
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Sarah Stirling interviews British brand Mountain Equipment about issues with down sourcing such as force feeding, live plucking,... [ full story ]
This weekend is the Kendal Mountain Festival - the biggest and best annual gathering of climbers, mountaineers and hillwalkers in... [ full story ]
With just a few days to go before the start of this years Kendal Mountain Festival we thought we would give you a reminder about... [ full story ]
Kendal Mountain Festival is on from 15-18 November. Here are trailers some of the stunning films that will be showing this year... [ full story ]
Our warmest soft shell. From Mount Hunter's North Buttress to Scottish mixed, this is the perfect jacket for serious cold weather. [ full story ]
A close fitting hooded Zip Tee that provides the optimum base or mid layer for winter and alpine climbing. [ full story ]
A selection of new and coming-soon camping gear, which stood out to us at OutDoor 2012... [ full story ]
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Mountain Equipment Reviews
Independent reviews from the UKC gear testers
In this review we outline the important things to look for in a hard shell, then compare eight men's and women's jackets we've... [ full review ]
Toby Archer checks out a top of the range bag that allies super light technology (hence the "SL" tag) to enough top quality goose... [ full review ]
Dan and Pegs Bailey test out a selection of lightweight fleece tops for men and women. [ full review ]
Dan Bailey has been out in the hills testing three pairs of summer trousers. Here follows his thoughts on the Mountain Equipment... [ full review ]
A very warm synthetic-filled jacket that offers huge amounts of protection in the direst of conditions, but is it the perfect... [ full review ]
Dan Bailey reviews three synthetic insulated jackets, made by UK-based brands, and built with the soggy British cold in mind. He... [ full review ]
Charlie Boscoe reviews Mountain Equipment's 'tough and super hard' Kalanka jacket. Made from stretch Gore-Tex Pro Shell, and... [ full review ]
Jon Morgan has had a preview of the new Mountain Equipment Firelite Jacket, made from the new 'state-of-the-art' Gore-tex fabric,... [ full review ]
The Changabang is Mountain Equipment's flagship all-round mountaineering shell, designed for day-in, day-out use as the primary... [ full review ]
"Durable, comfortable and extremely useful trousers that do their bit in the mountains in most seasons" says Sarah Flint, who has... [ full review ]
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