Walking boots have changed a lot in recent times, with many hikers favouring lightweight, highly cushioned options akin to trail running shoes, and there are loads of examples of these now from all of ...

Salomon have a reputation and long-standing background as a running brand and so much of the Salomon X Ultra 360 Edge Mid Gore-tex reflects this. With its aggressive sole, its light weight build and ...

The best hiking shorts if you're looking for versatility, functionality and comfort through a range of conditions? Here are ...

Fed up with hiking boots that last less than a summer of hiking? The Altberg Fremington could be your antidote.

The North Face Summit Series is the brand’s premium range featuring highly technical products which deliver in the most challenging and hostile conditions, and the Pumori parka is the loftiest and ...

From FutureLight to the VECTIV carbon plate; The North Face (TNF) are no strangers to innovation. Indeed, we’ve seen it before in the Exploris shoes and the Apex Flex jacket, and we can see it again ...

The North Face’s Summit Stimson is, as you can probably tell from the £540 price tag, one of the American brand’s top-level waterproof jackets. It’s designed primarily for backcountry skiing and ...

Exped have been making sleeping mats for quite some time. Since 1997 in fact – that’s when they produced their first ever self-inflating model. Today, their sleeping mat collection is not only ...

This is a lightweight rain jacket that ticks a lot of boxes. It’s light but protective and well-specced, making it ideal for long-distance hiking. The previous version of this used a Windstopper ...

For me, when it comes to choosing a running pack, there are a few basic things that need to be covered. First of all – and this is a bit of an obvious one – it needs to be the right size for the kit I ...

This is a technical jacket made for high-output alpine pursuits, using The North Face’s premium waterproof fabric and advanced technologies. I haven’t had the opportunity to test The North Face Summit ...

Why We Chose The Adidas Terrex Techrock Gore-Tex Pro Jacket: Well-built, top-level performance, very lightweight for a four-season shell We reckon most people, at one point or another, will have owned ...