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Win a bundle of SCARPA Prizes with our Radvent calendar!

Throughout December tag us in your rad-est adventures to be in with a chance to win a bundle of SCARPA prizes.

We are giving away an awesome bundle of SCARPA prizes to one lucky SCARPA fan this December. To enter all you have to do is share your Rad-est adventures with us!

Rad can mean anything you want it to mean – your best climb, walk, run or anything else – just share your adventure photos with us.

How to enter our Radvent Calendar Competition

Radvent calendar

Upload your Radvent photo & Tag @‌Scarpa_UK on Instagram or SCARPA UK on Facebook and use #SCARPARadvent

We will pick a winner on the 20th December and will give out some spot prizes along the way.

Radvent calendar

Terms and Conditions

UK only. Entries close at 11:59PM on the 19th December 2023. One winner will be picked to win prize bundle. Prize includes one pair of SCARPA shoes or boots up to the value of £250. Winner will be contacted via social media from our official accounts only – please be aware of fake accounts asking for personal details.

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Our best selling Ski boots the Maestrale and Gea have been redeveloped for this coming winter season.

Providing excellent skiing and touring performance for everyone from beginners to experts.

Also new for this season are the RS versions of both the Maestrale and Gea – which are designed for expert ski mountaineers looking for performance without sacrificing comfort.

Take a look at what is new with our SCARPA Ski boot range.

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Earlier this year SCARPA Athlete Howard Dracup went out to the Swiss Alps to take on the Swiss Peaks 360 – his longest race to date

The Swiss Peaks 360 is an ultra-trail undoubtedly among the most difficult in the world: a demanding and technical race. It takes place over a distance of 365 km and a total elevation gain of 25900 m! Going from glaciers to Lake Geneva through the most beautiful alpine valleys of the 4,000s of the Alps.

Read on for Howard’s Race Report – how he got over the tough points and of course a lot of checkpoint food chat…

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If you are just starting out on your climbing adventure or looking to progress – you may be looking for a pair of beginner climbing shoes.

With so many climbing shoes available in the market it can be confusing for beginner climbers as there are so many different fits, shapes and uses!

In this blog you will find out what to look for in a beginner climbing shoe and how to choose the right shoe for you!

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Scarpa Demos are your chance to try Scarpa climbing shoes before you buy!

Come along to your local demo, chat to one of our Scarpa experts and climb in the Scarpa range.

Scarpa Demos are informal, fun and are free to attend (usual wall entry fees apply).

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The TOR 30 is part of the TOR X series of races taking place in the Aosta Valley in Italy. The Tor 30 is a 30km section of the longer courses taking place on technical trails at high altitude.

SCARPA Athlete Jessica Wilson raced the TOR 30 and we caught up with her a few weeks after the race to see how it went.

Read on for Jess’s race report from TOR 30!

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A couple of weeks after the event we caught up with Tor 330 winner Emma Stuart to hear all about the race, how it felt to win and much more!

The Tor des Géants is one of the key races on the European Trail Running calendar. The Tor des Géants® is the first race of this kind to cover an entire region, running along its spectacular paths at the foot of the highest Four-Thousanders in the Alps and through the Gran Paradiso Natural Park and the Mont Avic Regional Park. All of these particular features help make this such a unique, inimitable race. 

Géants (Giants) doesn’t just refer to the size of the mountains, but also the pedigree of the packed field of runners – with some big names in European trail running taking part.

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