Beal Cliff Rope bag

The person who invented this bag must have had enough of getting his back dirty when he carried the rucksack. And I’m glad that someone else in the world thought so too. Finally a Beal Cliff Rope bag which has the zips at the right side! What a genious idea! Read the rest of this entry »

It’s never wrong to have a few Sleeping bags for all four seasons of the year. Of course your budget is the only thing that is going to break down your decision. Nevertheless, I have now 2 down sleeping bags, one for winter and one for summer. I realised that the summer down, after 15 years of usage is just clumping up, making the sleeping bag get lots of cold spots and makes me freeze in a warm summer night. That was the reason for getting my first synthetic sleeping bag. It had to be one which is good for warm nights up to 18°c, as well as sudden temperatures that drops to +-3°c.  With Starlight II, I have all which is desired and ordered this through my favourite online outdoor shop.

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Sleeping bag Starlight I

Manufacterer: Mountain Equipment Model: Starlight I Total Weight: 1270g (including cover) Insulation: Polarloft Micro

Here’s a few lines on my new starlight sleeping from Mountain Equipment which has been in use since this summer. I have been using a down sleeping bag for a very long time now. I keep one for the summer and one for the winter that keeps me warm even in conditions up to -10°C. It was the first time I was going to try out a synthetic sleeping bag. The price was moderate, not too cheap and not too espensive. Read the rest of this entry »

I guess this is a very familiar scene at your crag, you’re surrounded by a bunch of guys, one hand on the mobile phone and the other trying to follow instructions to the crux move in that particular route. His hands gesticulate wildly in the air. “Now take the crimp on the left, move your right feet on that tiny black dot above your knee, press and snap on the next hold…..” and the poor guy who’s listening is gaffing up the route and yelling back – “hey thats impossible! Who can ever do such a move like that…” and the discussion continues, on the phone, outside in the wilderness breaking the peace and quiet and your concentration….

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