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Head To Head Heavyweight Belay Jackets from Mountain Equipment and BD

Stand around in cold conditions and you'll soon conclude that most synthetic insulated jackets are not really that warm. For max winter comfort you need to go large. Here two of the world's beefiest synthetic jackets - Black Diamond's Belay Parka and the Mountain Equipment Citadel - slug it out. Which will be crowned the heayvyweight champion?

Montane Anti-Freeze Hooded Jacket - Men's and Women's

Cicerone Guide - Winter Climbs: Ben Nevis and Glen Coe

Silva Terra Scout - eco friendly headtorch


Latest Group Tests

These feature many different product ranges, reviewed by the UKC editorial team

Head To Head Heavyweight Belay Jackets from Mountain Equipment and BD

Stand around in cold conditions and you'll soon conclude that most synthetic insulated jackets are not really that warm. For max winter comfort you need to go large. Here two of the world's beefiest synthetic jackets - Black Diamond's ...

Review UKC / UKH Gear of the Year 2022

Our hard working review team get through a mountain of kit every year. Amongst it all some items stand out from the crowd, and after much deliberation we've managed to boil it down to a selection of favourites. So here it is, our Gear of the Year 2022.

Windproofs and ultralight softshells

When you want some protection from the elements, but a full shell would be overkill, a thin windproof is the obvious choice. Not just for runners, these versatile lightweights are equally handy for climbers and hillwalkers; in fact we can't think of...


The Casaval Hoodie in use on Golden Arete (6B), Over Owler Tor  © UKC Gear

Open Comp Win a The North Face Summit Series™ Casaval Midlayer Hoodie.

Edelrid Clothing Competition  © Edelrid

Open Comp Win a set of Edelrid Clothing

Salewa Alpine Campus 2023  © UKC

Open Comp Win 1 of 12 places on the Salewa Alpine Campus


Latest News

These are announcements direct from manufacturers

Cocoon Mummy Liners and Travel Sheets

Cocoon aspires to help travellers, climbers and adventurers be comfortable and get a good nights sleep wherever they are.

The Science of Climbing Training

An evidence-based guide to improving your climbing performance

The North Face Summit Series™ Casaval Midlayer Hoodie

The North Face Summit Series™ Casaval Midlayer Hoodie is an essential layer you can dial up or down depending on the temperature and conditions.

Stoppers from £6 each? That's nuts!

We dive into Kouba's collection of trad climbing stoppers, covering everything from micros to hexes, offsets to...

Life Straw - New Peak Series

Hitting the shops in late February / March is the new LifeStraw Peak Series – a comprehensive update of LifeStraw's most...

The North Face range of 800-fill ProDown™ jackets at Ellis Brigham

The North Face Summit Series™ is reimagined for the future with a layering system...

NEW FROM OSPREY - Mutant Nimsdai 90

The new Mutant Nimsdai 90 mountaineering pack from Osprey has been designed together with Nepalese elite mountaineer...

Scottish Wild Country Backpacking

Making Friends Since 1977 – The Heritage of Wild Country

The Self Rehabbed Climber, by Andrew McVittie


Scarpa R-EVO GTX hiking boots now £139

Grab yourself a pair of light, agile and waterproof Scarpa boots - brilliant for trekking over fell or dale. Super comfortable three season hiking and trekking boots, Scarpa's R-EVO GTX boots will keep you dry and comfy mile after mile.


Trade Show Reports

OTS 2022

Trade Show Reports from the UKC editorial team

OTS 2022 OTS Trade Show Reports

For the first time since the pandemic UKC and UKH have attended an actual, real life trade show, OTS in Liverpool. Here are the highlights of what we saw. 


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