I know it’s still August but we’ve already had a couple of enquiries about winter mountaineering courses in Scotland next year! Over the pond the Outdoor Retailers Summer Market has just finished and from the reports coming out there will be much shiny new gear to look forward to.

Cold Thistle has already posted a couple of blogs about the show and Rafal Andronowski has a few more pictures on his blog from the show.

It might be a little while before we see this new equipment over here but certainly the new advances in boot technology are something to get excited about!