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Mountain Equipment Tupilak Jacket

Mountain Equipment's Tupilak is, they say, a 'serious, stripped back technical shell jacket ideally suited to alpine and expedition climbing on the steepest lines and biggest faces'. As a distinctly average climber, steepest and biggest are well...
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2014 Boardman Tasker Shortlist Announced

The 2014 short list for the Boardman Tasker annual literature award has been announced. The overall winner of the award and £3000 prize will be announced at the...
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Alpine Exposures Photo Book by Jonathan Griffith

To many UKC users Jon Griffith will need little or no introduction. Over the past few years Jon's stunning photography has featured heavily throughout the site,...
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Reel Rock 9 - UK Tour Dates Announced

The Reel Rock Tour returns to the UK in October 2014 for its third nationwide tour with the feature-length documentary VALLEY UPRISING.

Seven years in the making by BigUP and Sender Films, it features 60 years of incredible climbing history in Yosemite National Park including; the epic climbing rivalries, the ground-breaking first ascents, the battles with the park authorities and the remarkable Yosemite climbing scene of today.

Also featuring some of today's top climbers such as Alex Honnold and Dean Potter, the Reel Rock 9 Tour premieres in the UK at the Galeri theatre in Caernarfon on 9 October, and then heads out across the nation to the following locations:
9 October GALERI, Caernarfon
10 October THE GRAND PAVILION, Matlock Bath
15 October THE QUEEN'S HALL, Edinburgh
20 October CONWAY HALL, London
21 October CONWAY HALL, London
22 October THE GRAND THEATRE, Lancaster
22 October CHEMISTRY THEATRE, Bristol
23 October RHEGED CENTRE, Penrith
24 October THE CRESCENT THEATRE, Birmingham
25 October NUFFIELD THEATRE, Southampton
25 October HIGHBALL CLIMBING CENTRE, Norwich
26 October SHEFFIELD CLIMBING WORKS, Sheffield
29 October PENINSULA ARTS THEATRE, Plymouth
30 October PORTOBELLO POP UP CINEMA, London
Newcastle and Dublin dates will also be confirmed shortly.

There will also be loads of free prize giveaways at the screenings from The North Face, Clif Bar, Ellis Brigham, Five Ten.

For tickets, to watch the trailer or find out more about the films CLICK HERE

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COMPETITION: Win Your Choice of Beal Ropes

What Is Unicore? Ropes featuring UNICORE bind the sheath to the core without affecting the ease of use and suppleness of the rope, even under the most adverse...

Photo of the Week
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Reaching for the light
Mr Lopez
Berghaus

Congratulations to mac fae stirling for being voted Gallery of the Week by UKC users.

There were 208 new photos added added to the Photo Galleries this week

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Mountain Equipment Tupilak Jacket

A technical shell jacket ideally suited to alpine and expedition climbing on the steepest lines and biggest faces.

A serious, stripped back shell that shines on the most difficult modern lines. The combination of GORE-TEX Pro, our Alpine fit and our proven Super Alpine Hood make this one of the finest climbing jackets available.

Features and Benefits:

- 3-layer GORE-TEX Pro 40D fabric
- 3-layer GORE-TEX Pro 80D reinforcements
- Super Alpine HC Hood
- Alpine fit with articulated and pre-shaped sleeves
- Storm Construction techniques used throughout
- 2-way YKK moulded AquaGuard centre front zip
- 2 large Napoleon pockets with YKK moulded AquaGuard zips and inner bonded edge guard
- 2-way YKK WR underarm pit zips with laminated and bonded entry
- Adjustable laminated cuffs and dual tether hem drawcords

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Events Diary
View the Events Diary for Competitions, lectures and even club meets. Here's some for the next 7 days: