My friend Colin Ibbotson is one of the most dedicated super lightweight hikers that I have come across in the UK.

Lightweight hiking in the UK is not to be taken lightly. Hikers in the UK tend to be walking up high, in mountains where the weather can be difficult. UK walking conditions push ultra lightweight gear to the limits. I hope you find details of Colin's kit - and Colin's experiments - as fascainting as I do!

An ultralight base weight kit list

Colin Ibbotson's Esbit Stove design (PDF)

TGO Challenge 2008 - Colin takes his gear further

TGO 2008 gear review 1
TGO 2008 gear review 2
TGO 2008 gear review 3 (final part)

TGO Gear Spreadhsheets (these supercede previous available files)

TGO 2007 - Complete Gear list (.xls file)
TGO 2008 - Complete Gear List (.xls file)