The Hilltrek Blog

The competition Our tradition is to name our clothing after iconic Scottish places and like all of our Ventile shirts, the new Ventile Overshirt is named after a location in the beautiful West Highlan … read more

Hydrostatic head testing measures waterproofness by applying increasing water pressure to a fabric until water passes through, giving a result in millimetres. It assumes a static, consistent barrier … read more

Everybody has those few pieces of gear they always reach for. The ones that somehow stay at the top of the pile, no matter how many new things come and go. They fit just right, they feel familiar, and … read more

A 1350 km ski trip along the length of the Swedish mountain chainThe wind whips bitterly across the frozen plateau. Up here above the treeline there is nothing to stop it for miles as it comes across … read more

Why do we use Karisma Fleece in our technical fleece garments?The answer lies in the weave of fabric. Karisma fleece fabric is warp knit rather than weft knit which is used by most other fleece f … read more