The Scarpa Golden Gate 2 ATR is a versatile road-to-trail running shoe that offers a comfortable, cushioned ride without sacrificing ..read more

The all new, super light harness from Arc’teryx fills a neat gap in the harness range. PROS CONS We first ..read more

Grivel’s Ghost range is well established, in fact we reviewed the Ghost axe back in 2018 as part of a ..read more

Have a few days of holiday left this year? Why not head over to Fontainbleau for the 2024 Women’s Bouldering ..read more

An awesome lead belay device for paying out rope and not annoying your climbing partner on long pitches, a great ..read more

Alongside all the kit that we use to enjoy our climbing, running, hiking and skiing there is also the necessity of tools to maintain and/or repair that kit. The iconic Swiss Army Knife and Leatherman multi-tools have long found a place in our packs so we were intrigued when MetMo got in touch regarding their recently released MetMo Pocket Driver. MetMo was founded by two engineers and located in Armley, Leeds just down the road from CGR’s favourite bouldering wall; Depot Armley. As you might expect from two engineers there is a massive emphasis on the quality of design and materials but more ..read more

A lightweight, hybrid hiking and mountaineering boots that is perfect for technical alpine-style terrain. PROS LIghtweight Precise toe for technical rock moves Excellent construction CONS A little too technical for general hiking Footwear is a critical part of the system when scrambling, especially when the ground begins to get technical and begins to merge into alpine-style rock climbing. This can happen quickly and when it does you’ll be glad for the security that some quality footwear offers. Some in the CGR team prefer an approach shoe but I prefer a boot. Why? Well, I like the secu ..read more

Last month saw ClimbOut (https://climbout.org/) return for its second year, with the queer climbing community uniting together for a festival which is on a mission to increase queer presence and representation within indoor and outdoor climbing. It is the UK’s first queer climbing festival and takes place in the Peak District every year. It is the opportunity for queer climbers and allies to connect plus climb together at one of the many crags close to the event location in Thornbridge.  Patagonia has been on the road around the Peak District with their Worn Wear trailer, kickstarting ..read more

As an allrounder As a trail runner Arc’teryx has been successfully building its trail running and mountain sport shoe quiver over the past few years and spring/summer 2024 sees a new batch of interesting arrivals. We have had the Sylan GTX on review since March. The Sylan, Sylan Pro and Sylan GTX are the new trail runners. Released alongside these three are the Vertex Alpine, a speed orientated approach shoe, and the Kragg a slip on casual shoe for sport climbers and boulderes. As far as I can tell the Sylan and the SylanPro are the same shoe with the Pro having a different colourw ..read more

The lightweight version of the iconic Gamma range is a truly versatile soft-shell jacket suitable for all fast paced mountain adventures. PROS Lightweight Excellent chest pockets Fully meshed front panels offer wicking and warmth CONS Sleeve cuffs not adjustable (for closure) Generous in size In my younger days (which was some time ago now) and soft shells had just developed from shelled fleece to a laminated or woven design there were two main contenders for top dog winter climbing soft shells. The Patagonia Mixmaster and the Arc’teryx Gamma MX, I owned both and they were awesome jacke ..read more