In the White Room

Monthly dispatches from high places and wild spaces.

At Jöttnar, we obsess over high-performing outdoor gear. Our joy comes in crafting a product we truly believe in ourselves - but not for the product’s sake, rather because we love what it unlocks for us. At the core of it all is getting outside and doing hard things, in whatever form that may take.

We get inspired and excited by stories of others out there getting after it. And since we spend so much of our time absorbing these stories ourselves, we decided to share some of the most inspiring and interesting ones for you in a neat package: The White Room.

Rabbit holes await - enjoy.

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FRAMES

A collection of stories from the mountains, as told through film and video.

Markus Eder

What if...?

A mesmerising 10 minutes of powder, cliffs, rails, and ramps all mashed into a massive medley of tricks and drops. Weaving through the backcountry and the back streets of his alpine hometown, Klausberg, Markus’ vision took a full 90 days to film. The result is six years of dream skiing condensed into one ultimate run of joy and adrenaline.

WATCH [10mins]

“Sometimes my mind goes kind of crazy about skiing and I ask myself, what if...?”

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Scottish Drytooling Club

The Club.

Drytooling is growing from a niche corner of climbing to a bustling scene in the UK. At the heart of it sits the Scottish Drytooling Club, presided over by Willis Morris of the Jöttnar Pro Team. This is a look-in at the sport, and the club that feeds athletes into the GB Ice Climbing team.

WATCH (23mins)

ECHOES

Podcast episodes that share tales of adventure from the trails, the summits, and everything in between.

Elise Wortley

Retracing History.

Elise Wortley is a modern day adventurer, who recreates the journeys and feats of pioneering female explorers from around the world. She uses the same equipment and clothing as her historical heroes - such as Henriette d’Angeville’s 12kg tweed dress to climb Mont Blanc in 1838 - to understand their experiences as fully as possible.

LISTEN (28mins)

“The equipment is the bit I actually had the most doubts over. I’d be there wondering, ‘Why am I doing this?’ as I was putting it all on.”

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Paul Harris

Around the UK - twice.

Paul Harris is a former Royal Marines Commando known as ‘The Warrior Walker’. After completing a 19-month walk around the UK’s perimeter in 2023, just six weeks later he embarked on a ‘victory lap’. He is, probably, the only person to have walked around the UK twice. This is his story - unvarnished and genuine.

LISTEN (1hr18)

LINES

Articles, blogs, write-ups: short reads inspired by exploits in the great outdoors.

Robbie Phillips

At the Edge of the World.

On the remote archipelago of St Kilda, inhabitants used to scale its sea cliffs to catch food - technical climbing long before the generally agreed origins of the sport in the Victorian era. In 2023, Scotsman Robbie Phillips headed to the islands to revisit some of these extreme cliffs – perhaps a hundred years since they were last climbed.

READ (4mins)

“I might not climb for survival, but I live to climb, and I felt in that moment connected to them.”

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Sir Chris Bonington

Attracted to Danger

In a different age of high-altitude mountaineering - before commercial expeditions and Instagram pictures from the summit - Chris Bonington led a team up Everest ‘the hardway’, via the Southwest Face in 1975. This is the 91-year-old’s short reflection on an expedition marked by both success and tragedy – and what drives climbers to these places.

READ (3mins)

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SAGAS

Armchair adventures, handpicked by Team Jöttnar: classic reads from mountain literature and beyond.

Ranulph Fiennes

COLD.

One of the rawest, most in-depth accounts of a life spent in the grip of extreme cold - told by the lead man of the only team ever to circumnavigate the planet via both poles. Not a new release (and a chunky hardback at that), but a timeless account from someone most of us already know of.

It goes far beyond the infamous self-surgery on frostbitten fingers - into the darker, lesser-known extremes of endurance. Cold strips away the romance of polar exploration and exposes just how un-fun these expeditions can be beneath their adventurous facade.

Gritty, honest, and darkly insightful - a fitting mindset shift as we move into our favourite season.

Chosen by: Justin, Jöttnar head of sales & Marketing.

“I am doing this for many reasons, some of which I don’t fully understand. That there is an inner urge is undeniable.”

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the Jöttnar Community

Kendal Mountain Festival.

We’re going to be in the Basecamp at Kendal Mountain Festival this year!

It’s been a while, but we’re back. Get exclusive hands-on access to our brand new Autumn/Winter products, win prizes on the day, and meet our Pro Team and Ambassadors.

The festival runs 20th - 22nd November, and all event details can be found here. See you there.