Tag Archives : outdoors

27/03/2026

Garmology – A Love Letter to Craft – With Dylan Lynch of Kluane Mountaineering (#166)

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In this episode of Garmology, Nick heads to Edmonton, Canada, to meet Dylan Lynch — the new custodian of Kluane Mountaineering, a tiny but legendary workshop that’s been making expedition‑grade down jackets and sleeping bags for over 50 years. Dylan shares the brand’s unlikely origins, the almost mythical figure of seamstress Lucy, his own journey from winter camper to clothing‑and‑textile…

31/03/2025

Garmology podcast: Mountain Style – British Outdoor Clothing 1953-2000 with Max Leonard and Henry Iddon (#149)

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Garmology is back! Today I’m visited by Max Leonard and Henry Iddon, creators of the book “Mountain Style – British Outdoor Clothing 1953-2000”. We have a good old natter about the great British outdoors, expeditions of yore, how creativity led to development, new fabrics for new times and much much more.You can find the book at Isola press or at most other…

07/08/2013

Waistcoat Wednesday: Cro Jack, get it while you can!

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This weeks waistcoat is from a brand that I’ve been aware of for a while now, although without being curious enough to do more than have a brief look at their website, which really doesn’t give a very good impression. The oddly named Cro Jack (I have been reliably informed that the Cro Jack is a part of a sailing ship which…