In these days of the ‘throw away’ culture we are rather proud of our skills in refurbishing worn Paramo & Ventile Jackets and trousers. From £45 we can restore that well loved jacket to almost pristine condition replacing worn zips, refurbishing cuffs, patching tears, patching draw cord channel wear – a common problem in Paramo jackets.

Winter hillwalking and mountaineering  is punishing  on outdoor clothing where typical problems include crampon tears on trousers ankles. We can repair Paramo and ventile trousers easily while tears on trousers made of  laminates such as Goretex, E-Vent and Sympatex require seam-sealing after repair. Seam sealing is highly skilled and requires sealing tapes and machine settings specific for the fabric.  This can be challenging with an unusual laminate or PU coated fabric. There is no room for experimentation on a £150 pair of ripped salopettes!

All we ask is for you to ensure that your garment is clean before sending it.

 Delivery is normally 4 to 6 weeks.

The River Dee at Potarch Bridge now has a live webcam. Right now its showing the heavy snow falling on Deeside but its not that cold as the river Dee has no ice on it. The webcam is located on the roof of the fishing hut located next to the Portarch Bridge. Excellent viewing for fishers or those that just like viewing the river. Thank you to the ButterWorth Gallery blog for bringing the webcam to our attention.

Have you seen the winter wonderland and thought you may want to explore the Scottish hills a bit further than your current skills and confidence allow you to? Why not spend a day in the Cairngorms with WalkDeeside and find out a bit more about the basic requirements of winter hill walking including, the use of specialist equipment such as ice axe and crampons, the availability of further training and navigation techniques.  Meet at Hilltrek on Saturday 26^th Feb at 8.30 to 17.00

Cost is £40/person (minimum 4 persons/maximum 6 persons)

For further information and booking contact alan@walkdeeside.com

If you catch the bug you don’t have to buy new kit immediately, we can hire you crampons and ice axes. Call us on 013398 86062 or email us on sales@hilltrek.co.uk for pricing.