When Betty ties up her hair and takes off her apron, she pulls a climbing rope from the cupboard and steps into a harness. As ...

Few items of outdoor gear are as personal as an ice axe. It’s a tool of empowerment, opening up new realms that we just can’t access without one: a snowy summit in North Wales, an icy gully in ...

Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Rob Johnson explains the essentials of choosing and using your first ice axe and crampons for winter mountaineering. Ever year as winter rolls around, you ...