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Modern gear utilizes microporous or hydrophilic membranes combined with a water-repellent DWR exterior. Manufacturers apply these via coatings (budget-friendly and lightweight) or laminates (durable and high-performance). Laminated constructions typically feature either 2-ply designs with a hanging liner for everyday comfort or 3-ply unified layers providing maximum durability and protection for extreme alpine conditions.

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Delving deep into an Alpinist's Bag Of Tricks on Mt Kenya

If pictures could talk... Having been stopped on our first attempt we returned to The Diamond Couloir with a full bag of tricks and a revised attitude of being prepared to do what it takes

The Magaliesburg: A Photographer's Canvas

In search of 'the look'

Trystan Firman

Adventure

Climb & Fly

A new "hybrid" mini wing out for its first public display of usability in the desert climbing hub of Rum where the team of three climbed up walls and flew down to the valley.

December 9, 2021

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Jeff Ayliffe

Adventure

Air Zimbabwe

Alois Marume left Zimbabwe in search of a better life, a life with opportunities and meaning. This would be a flight of fancy for Alois.

December 9, 2021

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Real-world travel tips from a hardened nomad.

Serina D

12 Tips for Solo Female Travellers

December 7, 2023

A decade's worth of near-constant globe-trotting, often solo, has given Serina more real-life exposure to the challenges (and risks) for women on the road. One day, hopefully, these articles will have less cautionary content and more unbridled encouragement.

Some call it black-magic others refer to the secret cult of Gore-Tex. What is truth, what is myth?

Trystan Firman

Waterproof-Breathable Fabrics

October 24, 2026

Marianne Schwankhart

The Magaliesburg: A Photographer's Canvas

March 18, 2023

Walking around the gentle slopes and boulder fields in different seasons, time of day and weather, presented the same shapes but with different graphic elements that intrigued me. Breaking the rule of shooting, I embraced the mid-day sun. Shadows revealed texture in the form of images.

What does it take to win a 160km adventure race? An Interview with X-Berg Challenge winner, Robyn Johnson

Kathryn Fourie

Interview with an X-Berg Challenge Winner

November 9, 2022

The X-Berg Challenge is a "truely unique" event. Runners, cyclists and paragliders all race against each other in the Drakensberg mountains. Up against some of the best athletes in their descplines trail runner, Robyn Johnson came out on top. Her friend and fellow competeitor Kath Fourie caught up with her to hear about her race.