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We overthink outdoor gear, don't we? | Pinnacle Newsletter #66

We overthink outdoor gear, don't we? | Pinnacle Newsletter #66

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Alex Roddie
Sep 13, 2019
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We overthink outdoor gear, don't we? | Pinnacle Newsletter #66
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#66 We overthink outdoor gear, don’t we?

I sometimes wonder if the abundance of choice hillwalkers, backpackers and mountaineers face today in terms of gear is a hindrance rather than a help.

I promise that this won’t be a ‘we had nowt in my day but we were 'appy’ sort of piece, because I remember what hillwalking was like in the 1990s, and things are saf…

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