The Hilltrek Blog

Our new Suilven Ventile® Fibre Pile Smock - named by you. Suilven is one of Scotland's iconic small mountains. Situated in Assynt in the Far North West of Scotland it rises dramatically above the … read more

New from Hilltrek - our latest Ventile® Pile smock. Meet our new Ventile® Fibre Pile smock! This smock has been on our design board for many years, but needed time and an eager customer to finall … read more

In my quest to visit locations associated with Hilltrek, I set off to find my next adventure. The starter was obviously Glencoe but my next location just happened to fit in with a hill race I've run a … read more

Are the weights and coding of Ventile® fabric a mystery to you? Is L35, L34, L19 or L24 best for your garment use? Why doesn't Hilltrek use L28? What is Organic Ventile? In this article, we'll try … read more

After a bit of pondering about what to write for the Hilltrek Blog, I had one of those light bulb moments and came up with an idea which was not only relevant to Hilltrek but would provide me with … read more