Breaking Down Mountaineering Boots

Picking the right boot for a high-altitude trek is one of the hardest gear decisions you’ll make leading up to a trip. Honestly, it’s also among the questions we hear most often before a K2 Base Camp departure: Do I need B1 or B2? Do I really need mountaineering boots? Will my old hiking boots […]
Why the Rwenzori Mountains Should be Your Next Adventure

Around 50,000 people climb Kilimanjaro every year. In the same period, fewer than 1,000 visit the Rwenzori Mountains – a range that contains six of Africa’s ten highest peaks and the continent’s third-highest summit at 5,109 meters. This gap has nothing to do with quality either; the Rwenzoris are wilder, wetter, and more physically demanding […]