British gear expert Berghaus is adding a new fleece jacket to its winter collection with the Lawers. Pairing Polertac fabric with Berghaus’ own grid fleece, this jacketis looks perfect for all-year cold and wet weather.
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HTC announces the Re, an action camera for ‘normal people’
Better known for its Android smartphones, HTC is announcing today the début if its first action camera. Dubbed Re, this small piece of shiny plastic wants to carve a piece of the market from GoPro and the likes.
New Patagonia Nano Air jacket with new type of insulation
Insulation is probably where most brands try to innovate year after year. The battle to get the warmest most resistant and compressible material will never end. Patagonia have taken a different route than most and developed their own insulation fill. It’s called the FullRange.
GoPro Hero4 specs leak, built-in display and 4K at 30fps
The story broke on Reddit yesterday with some leaked promotional materials detailing the new specifications of the next iteration of the famous action camera. Other sources came to coroborate the leaks and we now have all the details of the new GoPro.
Vaude’s winter 14/15 refresh is here
There is a lot to talk about when you look at Vaude’s latest collection refresh for the coming winter. New puffs including the first 4-layer jacket and more bike stuff are on the menu.
HANCHOR creates lightest chalkbag
Weight is your enemy while climbing. The more weight you carry, the harder it is to go up. This is simply what gravity does to us, we have to live with it. HANCHOR knows this too, but that doesn’t stop them. Instead, they created the lightest chalkbag in the world.
Edelrid wants us to know more about climbing ropes
How much do you know or do you think you know about your climbing rope? It’s the most critical peace of our climbing equipment and yet most of us don’t know much about it.
The Asolo Drifter GV, a shoe for every situation
Whether you’re at a dance or hiking in the middle of nowhere, you need good shoes. Asolo now offers a very versatile boot which is useful in many situations, although you might want to skip the dance.
Polartec’s best technologies paired in two new jackets coming this fall
Polartec, the fabric and insulation specialist, has been producing some innovating products over the past few years. With some of the best in class synthetic insulation and waterproof fabrics, Fall Winter 2014 will be an interesting season for gear.
Mammut adds new via-ferrata and hiking boots to collection
To complement an already comprehensive range of footwear, Mammut is adding three boots to its mountain collection. Via-ferrata addicts will be pleased as two of those have been design with this sport in mind.
Haglöfs wins design award for sleeping bag
When you think you’ve seen it all in terms of down sleeping bags comes Haglöfs with a new concept that will interest the Ultra light crowd.
Polartec files patent infringement case against Pontetorto
Polartec announced in a recent press release its battle against Pontetorto and its German distributor Christian Weichert, Internationale Textilvertretungen GmbH for patent infringement.