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Today, down jackets built for K2 are worn on the school run and premium waterproofs pop up in pubs. In their photo book, Max Leonard and Henry Iddon track down hard-as-nails but unheralded mountaineers and the fabric innovators who put them safely – and sometimes even stylishly – on summits to ask how we got here

Last Winter, we took two sleeping bags built for colder climes out for an extended test. Here, Mountain Leader Lucy Wallace sets the scene for her review of a women’s-specific bag from Mammut, with our very own Chris Townsend covering a men’s bag from Rab

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From £249.99 www.endurasport.com The latest MT500 is lighter, cleaner-looking and better-fitting than before, with refined features that work. Endura’s ExoShell30 DR fabric doesn’t feel as bulky as th

Searching for the perfect Offshore jacket? We put half a dozen to the test to make your decision easier