Barrabes Ski & Mountain

01/08/2023

What essential equipment is needed to ensure your comfort and safety when hiking and trekking? In this article, we talk about clothing, footwear, backpack, poles, camping gear and other essential items.

28/07/2023

If you have never visited the Sierra de Guara, we hope this article gives you a glimpse of what it has to offer. Well-known as the paradise of canyoning (and much more), it is guaranteed to amaze you. Here are some things to consider, so that you can fully enjoy one of the best canyoning areas in the world.

If you have never visited the Sierra de Guara, we hope this article gives you a glimpse of what it has to offer. Well-known as the paradise of canyoning (and much more), it is guaranteed to amaze you.

25/07/2023

How to Choose Quickdraws for Rock Climbing❓
👉 A review of the different types of quickdraws, the advantages and disadvantages of their design and what type of climbing each one is intended for.

A review of the different types of quickdraws, the advantages and disadvantages of their design and what type of climbing each one is intended for

02/12/2022

✅ Whether out of need or just precaution, you should always take a headlamp along during your adventures in the mountains.
✅ White light, red light, the trade-off between brightness and autonomy, beam type and distance...
✅ Do you know how to choose? In this article 👇 we're going to help you.

EN: https://www.barrabes.com/en-gb/blog/tips/2-229/how-to-choose-headlamp
DE: https://www.barrabes.com/de-de/blog-ski-berg/tipps/2-176/So-wahlen-Sie-Ihre-Stirnlampe

07/10/2022

❓ Long, short, or 3/4? What's the most durable material? Which allows the most freedom of movement? Will any pant work for any type of climbing?

👖 Climbing-specific pants will change how you face the wall. Discover what makes climbing pants different and learn how to choose the rights ones for you

✅ We'll show you how here: 👇

EN: https://www.barrabes.com/en-gb/blog/tips/2-228/how-to-choose-climbing-pants
DE: https://www.barrabes.com/de-de/blog-ski-berg/tipps/2-175/Wie-Sie-Ihre-Kletterhose-auswahlen

16/09/2022

🧗‍♀️ Indoor climbing wall or outdoors on real rock...are you looking to get started in climbing but now sure how?
❓ Are there differences between gear for high-level climbers and for beginners?
🧗‍♀️ Climbing shoes, chalk, helmets, harnesses, ropes and belay devices...we'll show you how to choose the best essential gear from the perspective of a beginning climber.

EN: https://www.barrabes.com/en-gb/blog/tips/2-226/essential-climbing-equipment-for-beginners
DE: https://www.barrabes.com/de-de/blog-ski-berg/tipps/2-172/Grundlegende-Kletterausrustung-fur-Einsteiger

13/09/2022

✅ Mountain mats and insulators are essential for a bivouac or camping in the mountains.
✅ Do you know what the R number is for insulation?
✅ Do you know the 3 types?
✅ Did you know that a self-inflating mat is not a mat that inflates automatically, but something totally different?
✅ For winter, summer, ultralight, camping, foam, inflatable, self-inflatable...in this article we answer all your queries.

EN: https://www.barrabes.com/en-gb/blog/tips/2-227/how-to-choose-your-sleeping
DE: https://www.barrabes.com/de-de/blog-ski-berg/tipps/2-173/So-wahlen-Sie-Ihre-Bergmatte

03/08/2022

➡ In the last decades we've seen great changes in outdoor cooking utensils and portable stoves.
✅ Stoves now consume less, weigh less and cook faster. Utensils are also lighter, and the idea of lugging around heavy cooking gear has completely changed.

In this article 👇 we're going to go over the main innovations so you can be sure you get the right gear for your needs.

EN: https://www.barrabes.com/en-gb/blog/tips/2-223/how-to-choose-stove-and
DE: https://www.barrabes.com/de-de/blog-ski-berg/tipps/2-171/Wie-Sie-Ihren-Herd-und

15/07/2022

➡ In the last decades we've seen great changes in outdoor cooking utensils and portable stoves.
➡ Stoves now consume less, weigh less and cook faster. Utensils are also lighter, and the idea of lugging around heavy cooking gear has completely changed.
✅ In this article 👇 we're going to go over the main innovations so you can be sure you get the right gear for your needs.
EN: https://www.barrabes.com/.../2-223/how-to-choose-stove-and
DE: https://www.barrabes.com/.../2-171/Wie-Sie-Ihren-Herd-und

05/07/2022

✅The variety of sizes, shapes, gear holders and attachments, make choosing a backpack no easy task. 🎒

✅In this article,👇 we will give some tips to help choose the right one for you.

✅Check out our large selection of technical backpacks for all kinds of outdoor activities.

EN: https://www.barrabes.com/en-gb/blog/tips/2-222/how-to-choose-your-backpack
DE: https://www.barrabes.com/de-de/blog-ski-berg/tipps/2-170/wie-sie-ihren-rucksack-fr

24/06/2022

✅If you have decided to take up climbing, whether you start in a gym or on rock, an essential piece of equipment is a pair of climbing shoes. 🧗‍♀️
✅In this article 👇, we will give you tips on how to select the right shoe from the wide range of climbing shoes available.

EN: https://www.barrabes.com/en-gb/blog/tips/2-221/climbing-shoes-for-beginners
DE: https://www.barrabes.com/de-de/blog-ski-berg/tipps/2-169/Kletterschuhe-fur-Kletteranfanger

06/05/2022

✅ Snow- and ice- filled couloirs are the essence of mountaineering, as well as where most of us take our first steps in vertical winter mountaineering...and where we will return again and again. They are truly magical.

✅ In this article 👇 we are going to explain the basics of taking this important step from walk-up terrain into vertical mountaineering.

EN: https://www.barrabes.com/en-gb/blog/tips/2-219/mountaineering-and-winter-couloirsessential-gear
DE: https://www.barrabes.com/de-de/blog-ski-berg/tipps/2-167/Unentbehrliches-fur-Bergsteiger-und-Winterlaufer