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Via Ferrata in Catalunya.
Pete & Āngels O'Donovan
3 photos
Equipment supplied: Petzl Via Ferrata shock absorbing lanyards.

Caving in the Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales.
Nigel Ball
4 photos
Equipment supplied: Caving gear and waterproof camera boxes.

Kayak Diving around Islay. June 2007.
From Shaun (staff)
8 photos
Equipment supplied: Warmbac side-mount harness, Garmin GPS, Entel radios, VauDe tent & more....

Loch Sheil & Loch Lomond Canoe Trip July 2007.
From Jill (staff)
5 photos
Equipment supplied: Ortlieb drybags, Aiguille tarps, CurTec barrels and Wynnster cookware.

Greenland East Coast Kayak Expedition 2006.
From Martin Rickard, Pete Jones & Phil Clegg
14 photos
Equipment supplied: Garmin GPS and MSR stove.

Katy Whittaker, British Competition Climbing Team:
Local competition climber, Katy Whittaker.
5 photos
Equipment supplied: All personal climbing kit.

Caving in the Peak District From Richard Tooley.
13 photos
Equipment supplied: Caving Gear.

Various images from around the world.
From Rob Franklin - freelance cameraman
10 photos
Climbing, mountaineering, caving, rope access, ballooning, diving.....

Climbing the 500ft Castleton Tower, Utah.
6 photos from Al Boyd and Elaine Winton, 05/2006
Equipment supplied: Petzl helmets, Infinity climbing ropes, Tenaya rock shoes, DMM, Wild Country and Black Diamond cams, Grivel climbing pack, VauDe Tent.

Climbing West Face of Leaning Tower: 5.7 C2F and about 1100ft overhanging all the way.
4 photos from Rich Connors and Chris Dainton, 09/2006
Equipment supplied: Climbing gear including Petzl helmets.

Barry Roberts on the summit of Everest
Photo: Barry Roberts 24/05/2004
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Kit supplied: Suunto X6 Altimeter Watch. More info

The ultimate bouldering mat?.
3 photos from Al Boyd 2001
Equipment supplied: The shop generator!

Rob Harrison in Uamh an Ard Achadh (High Pasture Cave), Isle of Skye.
Photo: Frag Last 18/05/2006
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Equipment supplied: Petzl Myo XP headtorch, Edelrid helmet, Buffalo Pile/Pertex Mountain Shirt.

Steve Birch and Shaun on Bruach na Frithe, Cuillin Ridge, Isle of Skye. The Bastier Tooth and Sgurr na Gillean behind. Photo: Shaun 14/05/2006
Enlarge. Equipment supplied: Montrail shoes, Helly Hansen Versa T's, Montane Terra Pants, Ron Hill Tracksters, Grivel and Lowe Alpine packs, Entel radios, Suunto X6 altimeter, Garmin GPSmap 60C.

The North Pole and Greenland.
From Helen Turton.
3 photos
Equipment supplied: Among other things, a Hitch n Hike carrier bag!

Cave diving in Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire.
2 photos from Frag Last, 20th March 2006.
Equipment supplied: Princeton Tec dive lights, Speleo Technics FX5 caving lamp, Dragon ASM harness, Dragon caving bags and Hydrotech gloves.

The Dragon Balloon over Castleton, Derbyshire.
Photo: Shaun Puckering 10/09/2006
2 photos
Equipment Supplied: Garmin Global Positioning System


Frag Last paddling down Windermere in January.
Photo: Shaun 28/01/2006
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Equipment supplied: Ortlieb dry bags, Kelly Kettle and Montane Pile Pertex clothing.

Our Bamford shop from the air.
Photo: Rodney Murray 02/03/2006
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Equipment supplied: Garmin GPS brackets.

Caving, P8 (Jackpot), Castleton, Derbyshire.
4 photos from Adam Evans, Frag Last & Shaun Puckering, 08/06/2005
Equipment supplied: Petzl SRT kit and clothing, Speleo Technics caving lamps, Princeton Tec LED reserve lighting and Beal semi-static ropes.

Martin Veale on Quietis Right-Hand E4 6a, Stanage Edge, Derbyshire
Photo: Pete O'Donovan 2003
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Kit supplied: An ex-member of staff!

Steve Birch between Broadford and Pabbay, Isle of Skye.
Photo: Shaun 11/05/2006
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Equipment supplied: Warmbac 3mm wetsuit, Entel HT446 PMR radios, Aiguille Bits Bag.

Sea Kayaking up the East Coast of Greenland
Photo: Martin Rickard July 2004
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Equipment supplied for 2006: Garmin global positioning system and MSR cooking equipment

Rafting in Cataract Canyon, Colorado River, Utah
Photo: Chris Dainton May/June 2004
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Equipment supplied: Ortlieb waterproof holdalls and Pelican equipment cases

Keith Joule in Boss Aven in Giant's Hole.
Photo: Shaun Puckering 07/01/2005
Enlarge. Kit supplied: Petzl lighting, helmet and oversuit, Warmbac undersuit and kneepads, Princeton Tec LED reserve lighting.

Shaun, Adam and Frag about to set off down Windermere from the northern end to Newby Bridge.
Photo: Shaun Puckering 28/01/2006
Enlarge. Equipment supplied: Ortlieb dry bags, expedition barrels, Jetboil personal Cooking System, Kelly Kettle, Montane Pile Pertex clothing, Pelican micro equipments cases & Suretread wellies.

Malcolm Whitehead aboard "Meridian" during the RWYC 2002 Round Britain & Ireland Race at (approx) N57°53' W8°32', West of Boreray, Stac an Armin & Stac Lee, St Kilda (Hirta) 50 miles west of The Outer Hebrides. Photo: Roger Barber 2002
Enlarge. Equipment supplied: Buffalo Pile-Pertex clothing and sleeping bags

Diving through the submerged passages of Joint Hole, Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire
Photo: John Cordingley 2004
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Equipment supplied: Ikelite underwater flash gun

A climber on Dark Continent E1 5c, Stanage Edge, Derbyshire
Photo: Pete O'Donovan 2003
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Hannah, aged 11, in Boss Aven, Giant's Hole.
Photo: Shaun Puckering 06/04/2005
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Kit supplied: Petzl lighting, Edelrid Ultralight Junior helmet and Warmbac clothing

Rob and Ross headding north from Menai, North Wales.
Photo: Shaun Puckering 05/2003
Enlarge. Equipment supplied: Garmin GPS Chart Plotter, Sonar and VHF radio, Curtec storage kegs, Ortlieb waterproof bags, camera case, phone case and chart case.

Not the best timing! Charlie Falzon caught in a gully below the Chioch after a heavy burst of rain, The Cuillin, Isle of Skye.
Photo: Shaun Puckering
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Martin Veale on Quietis Right-Hand E4 6A, Stanage Edge, Derbyshire
Photo: Pete O'Donovan 2003
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Looking down from the top of Titan, with Dave Nixon on the rope. The black hole at the bottom is The Event Horizon, which is only half way down!
Photo: Robbie Shone 02/01/2005
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Rob Harrison, Gozo, Malta.
Photo: Shaun Puckering 1995
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Equipment supplied: Pelican equipment cases

Scotland's West Coast by R.I.B. here on the Crowlin Islands with Rassay beyond.
Photo: Shaun Puckering
Enlarge. Equipment supplied: Ortlieb Drybags, Garmin GPS, Therm-a-Rest sleep mats and Petzl hands-free lighting.

Rafting in Cataract Canyon, Colorado River, Utah
Photo: Chris Dainton May/June 2004
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Equipment supplied: Ortlieb waterproof holdalls and Pelican equipment cases

Rob Eavis above Lu Blue Sump, Streaks Pot, Stoney Middleton.
Photo: Robbie Shone 16/04/2005
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Kit supplied: Warmbac caving oversuit and Petzl lighting.

Charlie looking towards The Cuillin, Isle of Skye.
Photo: 13/05/2005
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Kit supplied: Ruff dog harness.

Rob Eavis in the approach passage to Lu Blue Sump, Streaks Pot, Stoney Middleton.
Photo: Robbie Shone 16/04/2005
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Kit supplied: Warmbac caving oversuit and Petzl lighting.

Dave Nixon emerging on the far side of the constricted downstream sump in Oxlow Caverns, Castleton, Derbyshire
Photo: Shaun Puckering 13/07/1992
Enlarge. Equipment supplied: Speleo Technics lighting, Petzl SRT kit and Edelrid ropes.

The ultimate bouldering mat? Stoney Dale, Stoney Middleton.
Photo: Al Boyd 2001
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Equipment supplied: Kawasaki generator.

Malc Whitehead nearing the summit of Bien na Caillach, Isle of Skye.
Photo: Shaun Puckering 19/05/2004
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Equipment supplied: Buffalo Pile-Pertex clothing.

Shaun (HNH staff) ascending the middle pitch in Block Hall, Speedwell Cavern.
Photo: Tony Marsden 23/10/1992.
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Equipment supplied: Petzl caving equipment, Speleo Technics lighting and Warmbac wetsuit.