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Gas stoves work fine in the winter if you use the right gas mix. Take a look at Primus Winter Gas.

I'd say a geodesic dome is overkill in all but horrendous conditions. I've done my share of winter summit camps in a Terra Nova Quasar, but I haven't used it in the last 7 years and I've done fine with 3 season tents and been happier for it. The key for enjoyable summit camping for me is weight, and...

Michael Thomson, are these the insoles you are talking about? Aye that's the fellows. You can do the oven thing and then mould them to suit or just wear them for a while and it has the same net effect. They do an array of thicknesses to suit and insulated versions for winter use too. Their website ...

I found that the rigidity of superfeet wasn't particularly helpful. If you are looking for shock absorption, they won't help much. They can help correct other postural problems though. I prefer Sole footbeds, which provide support but allow for movement and don't have the immobilsation/rigidity issu...

I'd say extremely useful for winter camping if you like to camp high, unless you want to be stuck in your sleeping bag the whole time or doing star jumps all night. For winter summit camps I always carry a down jacket.

If you're looking for one jacket to cover all the uses you have planned, you'll struggle a bit. It's hard to do one jacket for everything. It's a big difference between bluebird munro bagging and hanging in an ice belay in a blizzard. I find I prefer higher fill power to more fill. For walking and o...

I'd argue that a hill only really counts if you've slept on it too!

They do help with making the whole process more efficient, saving (a little bit of) time and fuel. They are affected by conditions though, so if it's freezing cold and windy, it'll still take longer than on a nice still day. Whether or not you'll care about a few seconds of boil time when you're hav...

For hard frozen ground, I tend to use Titanium nails from Vargo. I use my axe to dig a wee starter hole, then hammer them in to final position. For snow I use a mix of snow stakes and clamcleat y-pegs. Sometimes you have to get creative. I've used skis, poles and ice axes as anchors many times and o...

I found Douglas Boulder Direct to be 'interesting' in traditional wet and slimy conditions. In big boots, a couple of the moves in the groove in the middle felt more like VS than VDiff. I was glad to have a rope.

I'd suggest a dry day.

The hiss of the stove boiling the first cuppa after you've pitched your tent

The 'thonk' noise an ice axe makes when you get a good placement in ice

What dav said. This weekend past is a good example, in the west the snow cover was light, where trails had been heavily traversed it had been compacted and then refrozen along with some meltwater that had pooled and refrozen. That led to sections that were pretty icy in patches above 800m or so. You...

It looks like I've got a meniscal tear. Anyone else had this and could give me an idea of the recovery times etc? I've got an appointment with a consultant on 17/12 so it's progress at last :? I had multiple tears to the meniscus in my right knee last summer. MRI scan showed them up clearly, along ...

I've used both, and they are both good in the right conditions . The Hillsounds are my personal favourites, they are perfect for walks in lean conditions or in situations where the snow is well consolidated. They are pretty poor on steep ground, so route choice has to be a factor too. Hillsound do a...

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