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These are reviews from the UKC editorial team

Group Test Performance All-Rounder Climbing Shoes

If you're only going to buy one shoe for all your climbing, then make it an all-rounder. We check out six versatile models at the performance end of the market.

Scarpa RS Pro WP-Y Kids Boots

Rab Nitron 25L Pack

Therm-a-Rest Boost 650 -6°C Sleeping Bag and NeoLoft Mattress

Tendon Master Pro 9.2mm

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Latest Group Tests

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

Performance All-Rounder Climbing Shoes

If you're only going to buy one shoe for all your climbing, then make it an all-rounder. We check out six versatile models at the performance end of the market.

9 27 Aug

Lightweight Softshells

Lightweight softshells are among the more versatile pieces of outdoor clothing, offering a bit of protection from the weather while remaining breathable and easy to pack. In this group test we look at jackets with an active cut, and stretch fabric that's robust...

12 12 Aug

Lightweight Down Jackets

Offering unrivalled warmth for their low weight and easy packability, thinner down jackets can be handy in pretty much any outdoor setting, from UK cragging to the Alps, ultralight backpacking to year-round hillwalking. You probably wear yours to work too. In...

17 6 Jan

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Latest Competitions

Open Comp Win a Mountain Equipment Aiguille Hooded Top

Open Comp Kangchenjunga 8586 Competition

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Latest News

These are announcements direct from manufacturers

Mountaineering Women: Climbing Through History

The first illustrated book to celebrate the remarkable stories and achievements of twenty of the most daring women mountaineers from around the globe

11 Aug

Pembroke and Gower Trad now on Rockfax Digital

We're pleased to announce a major update to Rockfax Digital, featuring the latest content from the upcoming Pembroke and Gower Trad guidebook.

28 Jul

Rockworx Re-Soles

With well over 25 years of climbing experience and nearly as many years of working in outdoor retail in one of the country's finest specialist climbing shops, Matt has seen, worn and sold a LOT of rock shoes. A huge amount of these would end up in landfill towards the end of their...

7 23 Jul

The Ropemaker

One area that EDELRID have remained at the forefront of for many years, is rope. Whether it be from an environmental responsibility point of...

11 Jul

Ledlenser HF6R CORE: Precision Lighting for the Demands of the Outdoors

In the world of outdoor adventure, lighting isn't just a convenience—it's a...

1 Jul

Introducing Cocoon Drybags & Accessories

A new range of drybags from Cocoon

2 24 Apr

Vertura: putting women first in the mountains

Vertura was born out of frustration with the lack of genuinely warm, technical women's-fit clothing...

23 Apr

40% OFF Climbing Technology Hardware

22 Apr

Mallorca Sport Climbs and Mallorca Deep Water Soloing Available to Pre-Order NOW

8 Apr

OHMEGA from EDELRID: The Beginning of a New Era

15 27 Mar

Wainwrights without a car - A Year on the Lake District Fells

25 Mar

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Trade Show Reports

Trade Show

Trade Show Reports from the UKC editorial team

Trade Show OTS 2025 - Our Best of the Show

The Outdoor Trade Show has just wrapped up, and after a few quiet years post-Covid, 2025 saw a strong showing for new ideas and interesting products. Here are our highlights of the show - the items our review team are going to be fighting over next year...

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