With most manufacturers striving to acheive excellence with their products it's hardly surprising that very few items of hardware survive multiple seasons without at least one minor change of design to make them 'new and improved.'

Little wonder then that most magazine reviews are about how a product has evolved from some earlier less-worthy incarnation. So how much more refreshing it is to see that CAMP (www.camp.it) has produced a near perfect product first time round in the shape of the 12 point Stalker Crampons which although having been around for a while have achieved a best value award from Trail Magazine.

Trail Magazine Review of CAMP Stalker Crampons

"the best value C1 crampon on the market"

Every six months or so, Pete, our salesman from Montane rolls up outside with the samples of the garments planned for the season after next. On goes the kettle and after a quick review and cuppa we settle into a serious 2 or 3 hours of looking at dozens of potential garments and their technical features and asthetic options.   more »