UK Climbing

I have thoroughly enjoyed climbing in these shoes. Their lightness and sensitivity combined with modern features such as added rubber on the toebox have made me climb a lot more precisely and accurately, even when I return to other shoes, which are nowhere near as sensitive. Having spoken to many other boulderers at the crags or down the wall who have a pair, they have all beamed with enthusiasm about how they are and how they perform which is always a sign of a good shoe. For the price,..." go to full review

I would really recommend these unisex shoes to any young monkey like me, they are really comfortable and allow your feet to breath and grow whilst taking part in indoor and outdoor fun.
The velcro 'hand' is ingenious and allows the shoe to be quickly adjusted by anyone old enough to fit in a harness - go on buy your kids a pair and watch them transform from the little kid who nervously climbs indoors wearing his/her trainers into the little monkey who feels like a '..." go to full review

Overall, I think the Edelrid Beast Lite is a rather impressive crampon for its intended purpose, technical ice climbing, but that intended purpose is too limited to make it attractive to UK winter climbers. I haven’t tried the all-steel “Beast” version but they look like they include all of the positives of the Beast Lite, except obviously super light weight, but don’t have the same limitations.

The modularity of the Beast Lite is fantastic, they will fit well to many different type..." go to full review

The gear loops consist of two plastic ones at the front, with very thin nylon loops at the back. Clearly the business end, the front pair are designed to move draws to the front as you remove one each time. Works well on vertical ground but the theory falls down on overhanging stuff – still not much of that on sports routes ... But they work as well as any others I've used. The main belt fastener is thin (again) nylon through a fairly traditional (but thin) buckle system, all padded..." go to full review

A brilliant piece of kit that renewed my faith in the ability of climbing companies to continually innovate. Of special note is the ease of usability for quick feed to leaders while retaining safety. Great for inexperienced belayers and teams with a mis-matched weight. Simple to use correctly and very hard to use incorrectly for belaying but shouldn't be used for abseiling. Overall though, a fantastic assisted-braking belay device and it comes in at a very good price of £45...." go to full review

Overall the M270 is a lovely but rather specialist bit of kit. Arcteryx's own description 'designed for performance-focused ice and mixed climbers' seems very fair; it won't be the difference between you getting up Tower Ridge or not, but for those pushing the harder grades, if it's racking system works for you, the M270's lithe strength makes it a very attractive choice. A winter-specific harness may seem a bit decadent to some, but then some of us spend a..." go to full review

Overall, I thought that the comfort of both the Summit and Eclipse makes them good all rounders for long rock climbs and lower grade winter routes, but the slight issue with gear storage could mean that the Summit is a harness for cruising all day rather than pushing your grade.go to full review

An excellent sport climbing harness with good comfort and construction. It is quite expensive and perhaps could be harder wearing but it is also extremely light. The lack of rear gear loops means it is really only for single-pitch sport climbing, as soon as you want to put something else on your harness, you will need more gear loops.go to full review

The plastic quick release chinstrap buckle has magnets added to allow for “one-handed” closure. To be honest, this feels like a bit of a gimmick – but generally works well though there is a very slight possibility of the magnet ‘holding’ the strap shut without the buckle actually engaging. The buckle makes a reassuringly loud click when it closes properly. The only other minor thing to beware is that the silky smooth (no stubble catch) webbing is a bit slick to start with so the chinstrap..." go to full review

A good, well polished actual screw with good bite and a handle that is compact and easy to use once you have it in your hand. A major downside for us was the integral quickdraw and the plastic housing system which we found unwieldy, difficult to use and very limiting.

If you like the idea of the racking system and you want a set of screws just for icefall cragging and not for all purpose mountaineering, then these could be worth a look, but try before you buy as the system will..." go to full review