These are durable and warm softshell walking trousers that have all the right attributes for winter hiking. The fleece lining inside them is very comfortable against the skin, while the softshell ...

The Rab Cirrus Ultra Hoody is a synthetic insulated jacket that brings an excellent warmth-to-weight ratio to the table. I’ve been using it throughout this autumn, including on hikes in the Lake ...

The Arc’teryx Thorium SV is one of the burliest jackets within the Canadian brand’s collection. It’s one that combines lofty down insulation with zoned Gore-tex ePE water repellent panels, making for ...

The Asolo Traverse GV sits within the Italian brand’s backpacking and mountain trekking category. I’ve been using it over the past couple of months, most notably in the Scottish Highlands, and I’d say ...

The Páramo Torres Smock is a serious winter layer. It’s the kind of thing for, quite simply, the worst of weather – I’m talking conditions that are very wet and very cold. It’s filled with 133gsm of ...

I’ve been using the Passenger Ashland (Northstar in the women’s version) over the course of a chilly and wet autumn, most notably with a trip to the Highlands of Scotland where I wore it on a hike ...

Cimalp are a relatively new brand from France that I came across a couple of years ago and have kept a close eye on since. All the items I’ve tried from them have been really impressive. In fact, the ...

For long distance trail running in the mountains, poles are an absolute essential. That’s in my humble opinion anyway. I’ve done a lot of running with poles over the years, including a 500-mile ...

The Hikelite model has been a mainstay within the Osprey range for a number of years and it’s now been updated with an improved fit and aesthetic and new colours too. There are 4 different sizes in ...

Sometimes the kind of hiking I do requires lightweight boots that I can skip along in while being able to rely on a touch of ankle support. Other hikes might require something a little more rigid but ...

Last season I tried out the WK400 from Keen and I was impressed by the innovative shoe sole that created a sense of forward propulsion when you’re walking. That technology has now been continued into ...

Highlander is a Scotland-based family-owned brand that’s been around since the 80s and is now run by the son of its original founder. Its original ethos was to offer kit at reasonable prices to open ...