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Membership benefits update
– a quick trip around the bazaars...
As members of the AMA we continue to enjoy excellent support from leading manufacturers and retailers of equipment and clothing. Please see details below and note that these businesses do have access to the AMA membership database to validate membership. They will request your AMA number when you order. The businesses retain the right to refuse these discounts.
DMM have some fine new gear arriving in early Summer 15.
Chimera - The Chimera is DMM’s latest biner and the perfect example of carabiner evolution. It’s the ultimate in lightweight, high performance clean nosed biners: suited to trad or alpine adventures – also available as 12, 18, 25cm quickdraw lengths on skinny 8mm dyneema.
Grip - Revolutionary single rope belay device. Clever mechanics are behind the Grip’s startling holding power.
Pivot - Multi-use lightweight belay device. Innovative pivot gives optimum performance both belaying from the harness and direct from the anchor.
Mantis - Super lightweight classic belay device made better for use with either single or half-ropes where direct belaying is not required
DMM’s harness range has been expanded with the addition of four lightweight sport and all-rounder harnesses.
Maverick 2 – DMM’s lightest padded harness with the ‘feel like its not there sensation’ (Vertesse – women’s specific fit equivalent).
Mithril – Perfect lightweight all-season harness (Venture – women’s specific fit equivalent).
Details of all this new DMM gear is available to drool over in their new brochure which can be downloaded from their website.
Cotswold Outdoor
Are sponsoring a “Life and Times” lecture tour by our very own Sir Chris Bonnington, as well as sponsoring the Best of Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour of the UK. Details on their website.
PHD (Pete Hutchinson Designs)
PHD have spent 2014 racking up even more awards for their excep- tionally well made specialist down and synthetic clothing and sleeping bags. Small but perfectly formed and the choice of many mountaineers, alpinists and difficult expeditions.
Jottnar
Those of you at the 2014 AMA AGM would have had the opportunity to get intimate with the new range from Jottnar. Garm (a soft-shell), Hymir (an over-the- head lightweight waterproof), Fjorm and Fenrir (hydrophobic down jackets) and Uller (a yak wool long sleeved base layer) are amongst the outstanding additions to this top-end collection of mountaineering clothing.
AMA DISCOUNTS
If you have any issues with the various discounts scheme, or know of any other companies willing to offer discount to the AMA, please contact the AMA membership benefits secretary.
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Finally, please use these discounts for personal purchases only!