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Michelle Parker bootpacks up into the alpine during a multi-disciplinary bikepacking and ski-mountaineering journey from the Tahoe region (USA) into northern Washington state in June 2020. Along with her expedition partner Cody Townsend, Parker climbed and skied Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainier and El Dorado Peak during the month-long, 1,000 mile expedition. © Bjane Salen / Red Bull

Spotlight • Chris Hunt • Oct 07, 2021

The Breathing Shield

This is the story of the development of waterproof fabrics, and where we go from here

A nineteenth Century sextant at BASE magazine HQ. The sextant, invented in the mid eighteenth Century, was a revolutionary device because it allowed celestial objects to be measured relative to the horizon, rather than relative to the instrument - a difference which creates excellent precision.

Spotlight • Chris Hunt • Apr 23, 2021

The Magic Glass: Insights into Adventure Navigation

The story of navigation development from its earliest days to modern satellite communications and positioning systems

The B3 crampon-compatible toe rand and insulated Vibram soles of a pair of Scarpa Phantom 6000 high altitude mountaineering boots © David Pickford / BASE

Spotlight • Chris Hunt • Oct 02, 2020

Sole Survivors

Rubber is one of the go-to materials of our time. It’s in everything, from car tyres to clothing. But where did it all begin? And what’s the future of rubber soles as materials technology continues to evolve?

Steel is Real

Spotlight • Chris Hunt • Mar 04, 2020

Steel is Real: The Story of the Ultimate Bike Frame Material

We take a look at the history of the material's use in bicycle manufacturing and why we're seeing a come back in this original and once thought obsolete material

The Magic of Merino

Spotlight • Chris Hunt • Feb 27, 2020

The Magic of Merino

An ode to the world’s finest adventure fabric

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