OUR ADVICE

Hiking

Whether in boots or snowshoes, hiking is the best way to enjoy the mountain. Review your safety basics and expand your knowledge to get the most out of your hikes!

How to choose the right hiking poles?

Hiking poles are essential tools for keeping you safe! Find out how to choose the right ones.

Using the external lock on trekking poles

How to use the external lock on my trekking poles?

Do you want to check that you are using the external lock on your pole correctly? Follow the advice of Romain, our engineer.

How to choose a hiking water bottle?

Find all our tips to choose the right water bottle or water pouch for hiking

How to choose a head torch

Power, battery, beam width, waterproofing, functions: it is not always easy to choose the right headlamp. To find the best headlamp, the one that will perfectly suit your needs, follow our guide!

5 reasons to take up speed hiking

Do you always lead the way in a group of hikers? Do others have difficulty keeping up? Do you enjoy giving it your all on short but intense climbs to reach a stunning view over the surrounding mountains? If you enjoy pushing yourself hard and feeling your muscles burn on climbs, but won’t run because you want to protect your joints or are recovering from an injury, you may already be speed hiking without even knowing it.

List of essential items to prepare your backpack - title

List of essential items to prepare for your backpack

With the help of its Mountain Guides partner, Quechua has drawn up a list of essential items for your backpack.

How to adjust your hiking backpack

So, you've chosen your mountain walking backpack, you've loaded it up and you're ready to head off up to the mountain peaks? Not quite. You still have one detail to sort out before you make the most of your outing: you need to adjust your backpack. How? Follow the guide!

How to choose a food box

Here, you will find out all about the key criteria that you need to consider when choosing a food box.

How to properly wash and take care of your cooking pot

Whether it’s just aluminium, equipped with a non-stick coating, or even anodised aluminium, your cooking pot is one of the essentials in your camp. So, it’s a good idea to ensure you take care of it, so that you can keep on using it for a long time in your greatest mountain adventures. To do this, we have some tips and tricks ;)

How to protect yourself properly from the sun in the mountains

Get ready for your next mountain excursions. You know it's important to protect yourself from the sun as it's particularly strong at high altitude. In this article, we set out everything you need to know to help you prepare properly and avoid sunburn.

Having a period when on a long hiking trek

HAVING YOUR PERIOD ON A TREK

Are you hesitating about going on a trek because you’re due to have your period during the trip? The girls from team Forclaz, are on it and share with you their solutions for trekking even when you have your period!

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CHAMOIS AND AN IBEX?

Did you know? There are nearly 70 species of mammals, 89 species of nesting birds and around 2000 plant species in the French Alps. How can you tell difference between a chamois and an ibex? Let's go, we'll tell you everything!