MSR

MSR (Mountain Safety Research) began in 1969 as a newsletter committed to improving mountaineering safety. MSR's founder, Larry Penberthy, was an engineer, professional inventor and lifelong mountaineer who dedicated himself to making the backcountry safer. He spent more than eighteen months testing stove fuels, the elongation of ropes, the holding power of pitons, the strength of ice axes and a whole list of other important but generally neglected issues. Climbers who subscribed to the Mountain Safety Research® newsletter were asked to donate $3 to cover printing and mailing costs. The first edition offered an ice axe reinforcement kit, snow flukes, an auto belay device, climbing rope, cold weather gloves, karabiners, webbing and a snow saw. It also included detailed instructions for building igloos. A number of iconic designs stemmed from this time period, such as the Model 9 Stove, Thunderbird Ice Axe, Coyote Snow Picket and MSR Climbing Helmet. Other gear garnered less attention, including tubular ice screws with coffee-grinder handles, cycling helmets, Lithium headlamp batteries, and the MSR Mountain Tent. Although not all of these pieces of gear gained wide distribution, they were significant leaps in innovation at the time. MSR also distributed mountaineering equipment from other manufacturers, including crampons, carabiners, clothing and climbing rope. Penberthy's goal was to make the best information and gear available to climbers, and if no one was making it he'd come up with it himself. As time went on, the newsletter relied more and more on the sale of new mountaineering equipment. Many of the products were developed by Penberthy himself, usually as a response to real-world challenges he experienced as a climber. Recognising that one of the factors leading to acute mountain sickness was dehydration, MSR set about engineering a stove that would allow climbers to melt snow faster for drinking water. In 1973, the now-legendary Model 9 stove debuted, featuring the critical remote-fuel tank design. In addition, this stove was lightweight, compact, and could burn petrol, white gas or paraffin. The distant ancestor of today’s XGK™ EX stove, the Model 9 mountaineering stove effectively changed the way climbers traveled through the alpine, and created a long legacy of stoves that MSR is renown worldwide for.

MSR Hand Held Piezo Igniter
MSR Hand Held Piezo Igniter
£14.00
2 In Stock
MSR Hubba Hubba NX Green
MSR Hubba Hubba NX MSR Hubba Hubba NX
MSR Hubba Hubba NX
£459.00
£540.00
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MSR Hubba NX Solo
MSR Hubba NX Solo
MSR Hubba NX Solo
£416.50
£490.00
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MSR Inverted Canister Stand
MSR Inverted Canister Stand
£3.99
10 + In Stock
MSR Jet and Cable Tool
MSR Jet and Cable Tool (419291)
£6.50
1 In Stock
MSR Jet and Cable Tool (old version)
MSR Jet and Cable Tool (old version, 419291OLD)
£2.99
10 + In Stock
MSR Jet Cleaning Wire
MSR Jet Cleaning Wire (429171)
£2.00
10 + In Stock
MSR Lightning Tails (pair)
MSR Lightning Tails (pair)
£49.50
£55.00
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MSR Litelifter
MSR Litelifter
£19.00
1 In Stock
MSR LowDown Remote Stove Adapter
MSR LowDown Remote Stove Adapter
£49.50
£55.00
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MSR Men's Lightning Ascent Snowshoes Cobalt Blue 30"
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MSR Men's Lightning Ascent Snowshoes
From £265.50
£295.00
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MSR Men's Revo Ascent Snowshoes Olive
MSR Men's Revo Ascent Snowshoes
£234.00
£260.00
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MSR Mugmate Coffee/Tea Filter
MSR Mugmate Coffee/Tea Filter
£26.00
5 In Stock
MSR Night Glow Zipper Pulls (pack of 2)
MSR Night Glow Zipper Pulls (pack of 2)
£11.00
2 In Stock
MSR Old DragonFly Fuel Pump Control Valve Assembly
MSR Old DragonFly Fuel Pump Control Valve Assembly (418705)
£4.00
10 In Stock
MSR Old Fuel Pump Control Valve O-Ring
MSR Old Fuel Pump Control Valve O-Ring (Black, 418500)
£0.75
10 + In Stock
MSR Old Standard Fuel Pump Control Valve Assembly
MSR Old Standard Fuel Pump Control Valve Assembly (218513)
£4.00
8 In Stock
MSR Old Standard Pump Fuel Tube O-Ring
MSR Old Standard Pump Fuel Tube O-Ring (Black, 118146)
£0.60
10 + In Stock
MSR Old Style Pump Fuel Filter
MSR Old Style Pump Fuel Filter (118505)
£0.60
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MSR Paragon Binding Mesh Strap Kit
MSR Paragon Binding Mesh Strap Kit
£24.00
2 In Stock
MSR Paragon/Posilock Snowshoe Strap Kit
MSR Paragon/Posilock Snowshoe Strap Kit
From £9.00
1 In Stock
MSR Pika 1L Teapot
MSR Pika 1L Teapot
£36.00
£40.00
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