Alpkit News

New CoolMax MTB socks

2009-06-18T14:49:54Z

Hot on the heels of our Trekkers socks come our AKdrenalin mountain bike socks. Available now in mens and womens sizes at £9 for two pairs. Also featuring CoolMax moisture management for the feet.

0hiro synthetic belay jacket

2009-06-15T14:29:25Z

Synthetic belay jacket now available in very limited numbers. coLAB participants can save £15.

Mountain Mayhem

2009-06-10T10:50:53Z

Keeping our fingers crossed for good weather at the 24 hr mountain bike event Mountain Mayhem next week in Herefordshire. We will have a small trade stand and there are unconfirmed rumours of an Alpkit team taking part.

Carbon walking poles in stock

2009-06-08T10:45:50Z

Our CarbonLite trekking poles are now back in stock. The updated model includes a new handle and screw on basket design. CarbonLite is also available now as a 4 section pole for the space conscious.

Trekkers walking socks for the ladies

2009-06-04T10:48:02Z

We launched our UK made Isol Wool trekking socks a couple of months ago at the Outdoors Show. At just £15 for three pairs we knew they were going to go the distance as one of our long term products. Spurred on by their success we have now added some women sizes.

2 new tshirts for June

2009-06-01T15:44:17Z

The Chunk loves to look fresh during the summer so he has added two new designs to the mens tshirt collection. First up we have the hardy Goat Tee a design that is bound to see you through many misadventures. Then we have the refreshing and cleansing Water which we predict will be popular with fans of Mud. Finally a heads up for anyone who has been waiting for the ever popular Monkey Business.. it is now back in stock.

Hunka rated one of the ten best tents

2009-05-27T14:45:24Z

You’d better believe we are proud that our Hunka Bivvy bag has featured in The Independent’s Ten Best Tents review. We are feeling especially smug that we snuck in high above the Dog Tent.

Fat and Slim sleeping mats in stock now

2009-05-22T09:19:22Z

Fat Airic and Slim Airic self inflating sleeping mats are back in stock.

Design our home page and win Climb mag subscription

2009-05-14T08:42:27Z

We have joined forces with the team from Climb magazine to bring you our May competition. It is a creative one this month; we want to see your ideas for our home page image. The winner will see his or hers image on our home page during June and will also win one years subscription to Britains Biggest Climbing Magazine.. Climb.

For more information check out the competition page. Even if you do not want to enter it is worth visiting as it includes details on how to save £12 on your annual Climb subscription.

Pete wins Innovation for Extremes Award

2009-05-07T11:43:29Z

We first met Pete last summer. Curiously we were never actually interviewing him for a job, but his Fig-4 axes impressed us so much we thought we would offer him one. Despite some confusion over his origin he has integrated himself seamlessly into our small team.. although he still hasn’t introduced us to his coffee guy. It is great to see Pete get the recognition he deserves by winning the Innov_ex award and we look forward to seeing many more of his designs in the Alpkit range.

Pete at Innov_ex

2009-05-05T09:04:00Z

Alpkit Pete will be attending the Innov_ex conference tomorrow at Lancaster University. Pete has entered his wooden fig4 dry tooling axes in the Innov_ex prize. This annual prize was introduced in 2007 by the organisers of the Innovation for Extremes conference, Mike Parsons and Mary Rose and was sponsored by NWTexnet.

Big Shake Out Cancelled.. for now

2009-05-01T18:12:51Z

Put the TeePees away guys as it is with regret we have had to cancel next months Big Shake Out Event due to problems with the venue.

It seems you have all taken the event to heart and what was planned to be a relatively low key event has snow balled into something much larger. Unfortunately the site we had planned to use for the event cannot cater for this level of interest and with such short notice we have been unable to find a suitable alternative and obtain the relevant permissions. All of us at Alpkit were looking forward to meeting everyone at the Shake Out and the vibe we were getting from you was great.

Many thanks to Pyranha, Venture, Genesis, Evolv, Gibbon and Up to Summit who had all agreed to support the event, everyone who had volunteered their services and everyone who had spread the word. We will keep this mailing list open, but if you would rather remove yourself just click the link at the foot of the email. For everyone else we’ll take your enthusiasm and look to try and re-organise the event later this year. Failing that, the Shake Out will be back, bigger and better in 2010.

Paul Errington joins the Alpkit team

2009-04-21T11:09:08Z

When we put our faces above the parapet and go unplugged we often receive many offers from people to support them and their adventures. Many fail our strict selection criteria but every now again someone pops up who is a little different. This is certainly the case with Paul Errington. After meeting with him and his bike sponsors Genesis at the Outdoors Show we knew these guys weren’t just another race team. The modern face of mountain biking is all about bounce, pads, trail centres and convenience. Paul and Genesis are really looking to put the adventure back into biking and this philosophy sits perfectly with Alpkit. Paul has some very exciting plans for 09/10 and we will be supporting Paul’s adventures with goodies to make his life more comfortable whilst he signs up to be a ‘student of pain’.

You can read more about his adventures at his personal blog site Shoestring Racing or here at Alpkit. Genesis bikes will also be at the Big Shake Out weekend in May with a full demo fleet.

Win an activity session in North Wales

2009-04-08T10:24:04Z

We have teamed up with Boulder Adventures to offer one lucky winner a free activity session for up to eight people in North Wales. The prize is a voucher which will entitle the holder to a free activity session of their choice at Boulder Adventures. The winner can bring along up to seven friends to accompany them on the same session. Activities include climbing, coasteering and gorge scrambling.

Beth wins BMC leading ladder

2009-04-07T11:01:23Z

Alpkit athlete Beth Monks has come first in the Elite category in this years BMC Leading Ladder. The final round took place at the Foundry climbing wall in Sheffield last Saturday. Full results along with a competition report will appear on the BMC site soon. Beth recently placed 5th in the Sky Masters challenge at the Outdoors Show in Birmingham and now has to find time to study for her exams!