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Your phone's become an essential piece of mountain kit – GPS, emergency contact, weather updates, and that perfect summit selfie – but keeping it accessible and protected is a proper faff. The Algir Lanyard Pocket sorts this modern dilemma with elegant Swedish simplicity. At just 35g, this ultralight solution keeps your smartphone exactly where you need it whilst leaving your hands free for the important stuff like route-finding and not falling off things. The adjustable cord system means perfect positioning whether worn around your neck for quick map checks or clipped to pack webbing during technical sections. That external mesh pocket handles earphones or charging cables, whilst the Velcro closure provides secure but silent access. It's the sort of kit that disappears until you need it, then proves absolutely indispensable – perfect for those of us who've grudgingly accepted that phones have become part of our mountain safety equipment.
The mountain town of Åre is kind of like a Swedish Chamonix. It’s home to the country’s biggest ski area, and the rugged terrain is criss-crossed by long-distance hiking paths, snowmobile trails and downhill biking tracks.
It’s from this gnarly outdoor playground that cult Scandi gear brand, Klättermusen, emerged back in 1975. The company started out as a bunch of local climbers turning out DIY technical gear from a small workshop, and within ten years they’d already built up a rep for innovative and impeccably designed kit.
These days outdoor manufacturers love to shout about their environmental credentials, but sustainability is nothing new for Klättermusen. It’s been part of their ethos since those early days of flares and prog rock, and they’ve always believed that good gear should be made to last. Their packs and clothing are designed to hold up reliably year after year in full-on Alpine and sub-Arctic conditions – and this is even more impressive when you consider that many of their fabrics incorporate recycled materials like discarded fishing nets and worn-out carpets.
Pretty much no-one else is making outdoor gear of this quality, but somehow 'the Climbing Mouse' continues to scuttle slightly under the radar. Mention Klättermusen’s packs to any serious Swedish mountaineer and they either have one or want one, but outside Scandinavia it's still very much an ‘if you know, you know’ sort of a brand.
