At last a simple lightweight harness that fits the basic needs of alpinists, mountaineers and ski tourers, the Black Diamond Couloir Harness. But how simple is it to get into? We decided to find out. Being more of a mountaineer and ski tourer than outright rock climber I have always been fascinated by simple lightweight [...]
We tried out the new Inook Odyssey Snowshoes recently on some high forest trails above the Alpujarras in Spain’s Sierra Nevada mountains. But, how did they fare? We bought a pair of these to try out from our friend Guillermo of Deportes Nomadas in Durcal. Retail price is a reasonable €115. Stated use is for [...]
It may be a sizzling 25 deg C down here in Lanjaron, in the Alpujarras but the ski touring and mountaineering will remain good up high in the Sierra Nevada until at least the end of May. Indeed, there has been so much snow this year that we are hoping to ski off Veleta back [...]
