Weight is always at a premium if you’re travelling fast and light, whether you’re heading into the hills on a wild camping adventure or packing for a multi-day backpacking trip. One of the best ways to cut weight is with your cooking and eating set-up. In particular, switching from steel or aluminium cookware and cutlery to titanium can save valuable grams. The humble spork has rightly earned a place in the kit of most campers and backpackers. This practical titanium version is ideal for attacking any trail or camp meal, with a weight and space-conscious ultralight design.
A staple of multiple expeditions for more than 50 years, MSR gear is trusted by climbers, mountaineers, explorers and researchers in some of the highest and coldest places on earth. The brand has earned an enviable reputation for turning out reliable, durable, high-performance kit – and has come a long way since its founding by Seattle engineer and lifelong mountaineer Larry Penberthy in 1969. Back then, MSR – or Mountain Safety Research, to use its full moniker – was solely focused on improving the safety of climbing equipment. Why? Because Larry knew that better equipment meant greater adventures.
Since then, the product range has grown hugely, but the core ethos remains the same. That’s why MSR gear is characterised by its user-led design that prioritises functionality, simplicity and reliability, wherever you roam in the great outdoors – whether you’re on a weekend camping trip, or perched on a portaledge 2,000ft up one of the world’s big walls.
