BALACLAVA'S BACK IN STOCK

HEY, FANTASTIC NEWS WE ARE AFTER GETTING BALACLAVA'S BACK INTO STOCK.

SO ANDY MET UP WITH SOME OF HIS HIDDEN FACED FRIENDS. LUCKY FOR HIM WE GOT THE BALACLAVA'S BACK IN STOCK. THEY HAD TEA AND CAKE AFTER AND HAD A REALLY FUN TIME I THINK HE SAID THEY PLAYED TOUCH RUGBY. WHICH IS NICE

Berghaus special offers!

I'll get straight to it - 3 pieces of lovely kit from Berghaus and at 1960's prices.

Ladies "Twister" softshell jacket.

Should be €120, now €80.

If you've not yet tried softshell, you really should - highly water repellent, windproof and properly breathable - unless it's hammering down this is all you will need to keep you dry, warm and not a hint of clammyness (yes, that is a real word).

Mens "High Trails" performance shell jacket.

Was €300, now only €200.

Unfortunately i can't find an image of the colour we have but it's a very nice dark red with lighter red panels under the arms (kind of like the picture on the right but in reverse).

Gore Tex Performance shell with the Gore-Tex Extreme wet weather guarantee, this jacket is built for the very worst conditions. With 4 external pockets and an additional internal map pocket (well it's tucked under the storm flap but easy to access without actually undoing your main zip) there's plenty of storage space too.

A double storm flap to cover the main zip and a really nice wired peak in the roll-away hood top this jacket off nicely. It is also compatible with a zip in fleece/softshell/insulated jacket so makes an ideal all year round piece of kit.

And to finish an old favourite, the spectrum half zip micro fleece in a classic navy and grey. What's to say, it's a lightweight fleece with a zip - keeps you warm without weighing much and it packs up nice and small. And it's been doing this job well for years.

Oh yeah and it's also reduced - from €45 to €36!

do zobaczenia pozniej moi przyjaciele :-)

Apex Bionic

Hey guys, just giving you the heads up that the famous The North Face Apex Bionic softshell in black is back in stock. Here we see Andrew with his best friends Ewan Mcgregor and Thingy on their latest trip where they literally had to walk metres.



So get one before they're all gone.



I LOVE IT!!!

dare 2 be ski suit only 50 euro

SO WE HAVE JUST REDUCED THE DARE 2 BE SHARP SHOOT SKI SUIT (JACKET AND PANTS) AND ITS ALL FOR JUST 50 EURO. WHAT A BARGAIN. HURRY UP THOUGH BECAUSE THEY ARE FLYING OUT THE DOOR. THE COLOURS ARE BLACK, BLUE, RED.

THE WOMEN'S SET IS CALLED THE WHITEHEAT JACKET THIS IS AVAILABLE IN BLACK, PINK AND SKY BLUE.

ON A RECENT TRIP TO THE ALPS I CAME ACROSS SOME CELEBS. HERE IS ONE.

FOR SOME REASON I FEEL LIKE I'VE SEEN IT ON TV..... OH AND THE HILLS WHERE ALIVE WITH THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC.

OH AND THE SUIT IS ONLY A 50 EURO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

BERGHAUS TALUS 45

The Berghaus Talus 45 is a new style designed for lightweight mountaineering, this bag is from Berghaus's own EXTREM range.

The bag its self is 45 ltrs. this size is a perfect winter mountaineering size.

The back system is a fusion verteflex back system. Very comfortable when the bag is properly placed on your back.

It has an extendable, removable lid with a roll closure bivi.

SOS instructions underneath the lid.

Side compression straps and also a rope compression strap.

The reservoir pocket can take up to a 3ltr hydration system.

With a total weight of 1.43kg its a fantastic pack for hills and mountains!

TNF ETip Glove - Back in stock!

Hi All,

We now have The North Face ETip Glove back in stock.

This clever little glove has a patch of conductive material on the tip of each index finger and thumb. This allows you to use all your fancy touch screen gadgets and laptop mouse pads with your gloves on. Never again will a digit fall foul of the weather in the name of Facebook.

The Etip Glove is made from a light stretch fabric and also has a nice silicone grip pattern on the palm.

A great glove for all the tech-savvy adventurers out there.

Craghoppers Kiwi stretch trousers

PRICE DROP!
were:€55 now only:€40

Even though I've only had my pair of these for about 2 weeks now, i thought it was time for quick review.



First off, these trousers are seriously comfortable - the material is very lightweight yet you feel virtually no wind through them, even when it's blowing a gale - they actually feel like a lightweight softshell (even though technically they are not) and do a decent enough job of repelling a reasonable amount of drizzle as well.



The best thing about them though is the stretch - they really do stretch, even when my fat backside squats down, there is plenty of stretch available to deal with it - this really makes a difference when you need to put a foot up quite high (and we all know how frequent this is going up -hill or doing a bit of scrambling). With 2 zipped hand pockets, 1 zipped rear pocket and a sizeable cargo pocket there is plenty of space for sausages/maps/bacon etc.



They are also very fast drying and have UP40 sun protection. All in all a flippin great pair of trousers for general hillwalking and casual/travelling purposes too.



That's about all that needs to be said about these - come and check them out.




cheers
mr hutch

Plenty of skiing still going on!

We still have well over two months left of ski season in the European Alps and even more if you are prepared to go up to Scandanavia or further afield! - So we have more ski wear in stock now for those of you who are not yet kitted up (or are just looking for something nice and new) but still have a ski/snowboard trip to look forward too.

Mens, W0mens and Childrens now in stock - With some great kit from Columbia, Dare2Be, Trespass and Cross; All at great prices with some items having as much as 50% off !!

Left - Mens Columbia "Pritchard Peak"

And on the right, the lovely ladies "Avalanche Wing", also from Columbia.

And that's that - lovely skiwear at great prices - come on down.

Mont Blanc Winter ascent

Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in western Europe at 4810m. It is surrounded on all sides by vast glaciers that reach out to the valleys below. The mountain and the massif that shields its gleaming white dome is the most important mountain upland in the history of Alpinism. It captured the imagination of the worlds best climbers and to date holds the greatest concentration of alpine routes in the world.

Every year people are attracted to the peak that is Mont Blanc, not because of its aesthetic shape, but its height. Hunderds make the pilgrimage to the summit, in some cases waiting in queue to reach the top. For me this detracts from the mountain experience. To climb Mont Blanc in winter would be a worthy challenge. So the plan was put together to get a strong group of lads that where realistic and ambitous. The team would consist of Alex,Lucas,Tomek and myself. Three Polish and one Irishman. Great combination!

We would carry all supplies up the mountain, in all our backpacks combined would weigh about 120kgs. One could call the trip a mini expedition of sorts. The plan was to camp our way to the top in around four to five days. We climbed the Gouter ridge route, which is by far the most popular way of ascent in the summer. We did it in four and half with three days coming down. The weather was perfect for the whole trip and we had blue skies and starry nights. Due to such conditions the temperature plummeted to well below -30 once above the Gouter hut. Climbing in such temperatures proved challenging. Simple tasks like using zips and buttons became ordeals not to mention going to the toilet!

Each morning started with several teas and museli. This was followed by heating ones boots and socks. The final night was spent in the Vallot hut where the temperature dropped to -37.

The summit day consisted of climbing the Bosses ridge. On one side France the other Italy.Two very proud nations sharing a very noble massif. The summit views were amazing, one could see from the Bernese Oberland to the Ecrins Massif almost the full span of the northern Alps!

The trip was a success because it was well planned and we had a good solid team. The weather was on our side from the start. Good humour was our main form of communication and we always carried the idea that the summit would be a bonus rather then fact!

Go on the boys!

sale ends sunday

HEY GUYS, THIS SUNDAY WILL BE THE END OF THE SALE. WE OPEN AT 1.30 AND WE CLOSE AT 5.30

THERE IS 20% OFF EVERYTHING BAR BOOKS AND MAPS.

CONTACT THE STORE ON 0214279233 FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

SEE YOU SOON.

Thanks to Noel

Just a quick note to say a big thankyou to Noel O'Leary of Irish Adventures for the highly informative (and entertaining of course) talk he gave on winter mountain skills/winter mountaineering last Wednesday night. A big thanks also goes to all those who attended.

Noel still has places available on his "Winter Skills Training" and "Technical Winter Mountaineering" courses which take place in Scotland during late February so if you are interested i would get booked in as i don't think they will be available for long. (www.irishadventures.net)

Thanks again from all the staff at Mahers Outdoor.

Winter Skills Night

We have teamed up with Noel O'Leary of Irish Adventures to bring you an information night on winter mountain walking skills.

The talk will be held in store on Wednesday 12th of January at 6:30pm.

Noel will be talking about the use of crampons, ice axes, winter navigation and general safety.

All welcome.

Wednesday 5-1-2011

On Wednesday, 5/1/2011,
We will close at 5:30 p.m.
Due to a bereavement.