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When it comes to hiking jackets, especially mid layers, one fabric rules supreme: fleece. First developed in the late 1970s, this synthetic fabric was lighter and softer than wool. It's also much cheaper than down, and has a great warmth-to-...

I spent four years trying to complete the Coledale Horseshoe in the Lake District. Every time I set ...

The Scarpa Spin Ultra 2 is one of those shoes that arrives with a lot of expectation attached. Scarpa has been making footwear in Italy's Dolomite region since 1938, and the original Spin Ultra built a strong enough reputation that the second version had a lot to live up to.

But I've tested enough

At first glance, water shoes might feel unnecessary. For a sandy beach day or a quick swim, bare feet usually do the job just fine. So why even bother?

That may be true for some. But if you’re crossing streams, getting in and out of a kayak or dealing with sharp/slippy rocks, you’ll be glad for a dedicated water shoe.

But there's so many differe...

The warmer we get, the more chilled the beverage we desire becomes. On a scorching summer afternoon, nothing but ice-cold will do. There’s a sort of direct, inverse proportionality at play here.

But there’s a problem. As anyone who’s left a bottle of Coke in a baking-hot tent will know, balmy days in the great outdoors have a habit of heating up liquid...