The Arc’teryx Thorium SV is one of the burliest jackets within the Canadian brand’s collection. It’s one that combines lofty down insulation with zoned Gore-tex ePE water repellent panels, making for ...

These are durable and warm softshell walking trousers that have all the right attributes for winter hiking. The fleece lining inside them is very comfortable against the skin, while the softshell ...

Harrier is a relatively new brand that hails from Derby, near the Peak District National Park. It was founded in 2020 by Kate McKenzie, a keen trail runner and qualified Nordic walking coach, and it ...

For long distance trail running in the mountains, poles are an absolute essential. That’s in my humble opinion anyway. I’ve done a lot of running with poles over the years, including a 500-mile ...

The Asolo Traverse GV sits within the Italian brand’s backpacking and mountain trekking category. I’ve been using it over the past couple of months, most notably in the Scottish Highlands, and I’d say ...

The Páramo Torres Smock is a serious winter layer. It’s the kind of thing for, quite simply, the worst of weather – I’m talking conditions that are very wet and very cold. It’s filled with 133gsm of ...

I’ve been using the Passenger Ashland (Northstar in the women’s version) over the course of a chilly and wet autumn, most notably with a trip to the Highlands of Scotland where I wore it on a hike ...

I was offered two versions of this sleeping mat to review: the 25 inch by 72 inch model and the 20 x 72. Being an ultralight camper with masochistic tendencies, naturally it was the smaller one that I ...

Cimalp are a relatively new brand from France that I came across a couple of years ago and have kept a close eye on since. All the items I’ve tried from them have been really impressive. In fact, the ...

Last season I tried out the WK400 from Keen and I was impressed by the innovative shoe sole that created a sense of forward propulsion when you’re walking. That technology has now been continued into ...

Sometimes the kind of hiking I do requires lightweight boots that I can skip along in while being able to rely on a touch of ankle support. Other hikes might require something a little more rigid but ...