Peter Burgess’ trusty old Petzl Duo lamp finally gave up the ghost after 15 years. He reports back on its replacement – the Lynx X Basic. Before we start, please bear in mind that I am not a lamp expert, and have only a modest understanding of lighting technology now that lamps no longer consist…
Newsflash: Water Release in the Mellte River Affecting Porth yr Ogof on 10th and 11th July 2017
Due to the heavy rain forecast for tomorrow in the region, information has been received from Terry Northam at Welsh Water/Dwr Cymru to confirm that there is to be a planned release of water from an upstream dam today at 4pm, Monday 10th July, and also tomorrow, Tuesday 11th July 2017. This will affect the…
Review – Petzl Club, semi-static rope
I had an email about a month ago from Shaun at Hitch n Hike. He’d been sent a 70m sample rope from Petzl to evaluate and once it came out of the box and he saw the colour, he knew … Continue reading →