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Feature: Life Insurance for Climbers
[Rescue chopper dwarfed by the distant east ridge and fearsome Caroline face of Mt Cook, NZ, 3 kb]When someone starts talking about life insurance is your reaction a yawn? Do you ignore them and hope that they will shut up and go away? In this short article David Hallam, director of Summit Financial Services, takes a look at some of the pitfalls and problems associated with life assurance, climbers and mountaineers.

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Reviewed: Scarpa Apex GTX all-terrain shoes
[Running practice!, 2 kb]Dave Sarkar trains to take on the Three Peaks of Yorkshire with the Scarpa Apex Gtx all-terrain shoes. It's a 23 mile race with 1370m of ascent.

"Straight out the box the Scarpa Apex's look the part. They are über lightweight, have excellent styling, plenty of mesh for breathability, synthetic leather, a very aggressive sole unit, good torsional stiffness and a Gore-Tex liner. All the features you could wish for in an all-terrain shoe."

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