Rohan - January Catalogue 2015

FEATURING: NEW WOMEN’S HENLEY TOPS | FROM THE SUDAN TO EGYPT ON KITCHENER’S RAILWAY | BUG PROOF ESSENTIAL CLOTHING | THE OUTER HEBRIDES BY BICYCLE | SPARKS AND ICEPACKS FOR WARMTH AND ULTRA-PACKABLE PROTECTION

ACTIVE OUTDOOR Whether you’re planning to make the most of the Great British countryside or you’re set for a great adventure, there’s something about this time of year that says ‘let’s go’. And with Rohan you have everything you need to make the most of your plans for discovery this spring.

That means innovative and good looking clothing to protect you in the world’s most inhospitable places, as well as making everyday life that little bit smoother.

And because all Rohan clothing is highly versatile, it allows you to travel with less gear and less fuss.

This lightweight, simple approach means that Rohan quietly improves the way you journey through the world, every day.

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FIVE DAYS, NINE ISLANDS The Outer Hebrides on two wheels.

ESSENTIAL KIT Anywear.

Everywear.

12 ESSENTIAL DETAILS Rucksacks, torches, bells and whistles.

14 ULTRAPACKABLE PROTECTION Lightweight, packable warmth with the Sparks and Icepacks.

16 THE MOST IMPORTANT LAYER IS NEXT TO YOUR SKIN Superfine Merino base layers.

ADVENTURE TRAVEL 20 SUDAN TO EGYPT ON KITCHENER’S RAILWAY

Horse races and railways with Richard Dunwoody.

24 ESSENTIAL KIT Ideal for globetrotting weight watchers.

28 A THIRST FOR ADVENTURE Eagle Creek TravelLite™ towels.

30 GOAS – AN OLD, NEW ROHAN IDEA

The return of a proven travel companion.

32 PROTECTION FROM THE INSIDE OUT Technical performance meets great everyday looks.

34 BITEGUARD™

The new Sentry in the war against bugs.

URBAN DISCOVERY 36 A VIEW TO A THRILL

A rooftop tour of St. Petersburg.

48 EVERYWEAR

Great style with stealth technology.

40 ESSENTIAL KIT Equipped for urban adventure.

50 HOW TO BUY GUIDE By phone, by mail, online or in-store.

44 PERFECT TRAVELLING COMPANIONS Space saving packing ideas.

46 THE SMARTER SUIT

A really Rohan answer to business travel.

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FIVE DAYS, NINE ISLANDS IN THE OUTER HEBRIDES, LIFE UNFOLDS AT A SLOWER PACE THAN IN MOST OF THE UK. BEN LERWILL TAKES TO TWO WHEELS TO EXPERIENCE THE ISLANDS’ MANY CHARMS. P H O T O S d LU K A S Z WA R Z E C H A

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‘JUST KEEP GOING SOUTH,’ SAYS THE OLD MAN IN STORNOWAY, gesturing towards the direction in question. It’s a sunny day without being warm, and rugged green hills are visible beyond the low, pebble-dashed houses. He raises his eyebrows slightly.

‘Carry on south until you can’t go any further without getting your feet wet.’

I am cycling to the island of Barra, some 130 miles away.

I knew I’d be negotiating folded ranks of valleys, lochs and beaches – not to mention the various inter-island ferries and causeways that stitch them together – but it doesn’t sound as though I’ll be getting lost.

Road riding from one end of the Outer Hebrides to the other has a clear appeal.

When you inspect the islands on the map and see them dangling down in a motley chain off the west coast of

Scotland, they cry out to be travelled through in full. The archipelago carries the tang of adventure too. Growing up, whenever I’d heard the words ‘Outer Hebrides’ the images conjured up were of remoteness: huddled sheep, windswept slopes and crashing waves. I have with me a bike, some binoculars and a pannier’s worth of clean kit. Everything I need, in short. Together we’ll be passing through nine islands in five days.

My expectations are soon smashed. While I’d known that the Outer Hebrides were secluded, I hadn’t appreciated how handsome they were, these pleated, heathered islands rising and falling on the fringes of the Atlantic.

The steeper climbs are harsh pedalling, but I’ve been smitten from the first hour of the ride. Only 26,000 people live across the entire chain – the majority in the north – and as I make my way south, the landscape furls up and out in wild undulations. Silent emerald crags rear above glassy lochs, and around the edge of each island the sands are as pale as freshly churned butter.

But there is life astir, too. At the start of the journey I’d been briefed on all things furred, finned and feathered by a local man named Patrick Breslin, who had told me what to expect and where. ‘You’ll likely spot otters on South Uist,’ he had said. ‘On Benbecula, keep an eye out for hen harriers and golden eagles over the moor. And on Barra, make sure you head to Tangasdale Beach to look out for ROHAN.CO.UK | 5

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‘The archipelago’s mix of the sedate and the savage make it feel not just removed from the British mainland but a separate place entirely’ porpoises. There’s a lot to see.

You’re in for a treat, you know.’

He’s right. Hebridean wildlife soars and splashes across the week. I see Vs of greylag geese powering overhead, watch rotund seals heaving themselves onto slippery rocks and follow pairs of agile harriers scything through the sky above North Uist.

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archipelago’s mix of the sedate and the savage make it feel not just removed from the British mainland but a separate place entirely, its islands running at their own unpressured pace.

The appearance of a Royal Mail van one morning, stark red beyond a peat bog, gives me a jolt. Is this really still the UK? I am over-nighting in small pubs and guesthouses. ‘You’ll find it’s sunny every day up here,’ one jovial landlord confides, while presenting me with a mountainous

breakfast of eggs and potato scones. He winks. ‘But maybe only for five minutes.’

He’s right, the sun shines for hours at a time: on me, on the black-faced rams, on the dry stonewalls and on the peaks overhead. I cycle steadily, glad of the pubs and food stores when they come, but at my happiest when freewheeling along the road ahead, enjoying the sunlight playing on the ocean and the wild flowers nodding on the verges.

My island-to-island route is as follows: the moorland road through Lewis leads across a pinch of land to the hills and wide beaches of Harris, from which a ferry covers the short distance to tiny Berneray. From here, a causeway runs across to big, bold North Uist, leading

eventually to cove-scalloped Grimsay and low-lying Benbecula. Next up is South Uist, a vision of meadows and orchids that melt to red at sunset. One last causeway stretches across to prim little Eriskay, a picturesque parcel of land linked by ferry to my last, and arguably prettiest, island flirtation, Barra.

The cycling itself gives the journey a solid daily rhythm. It is a taxing ride at times, particularly when southerly headwinds gust up to meet me, but very rarely an unpleasant one. And by the time Barra appears, I am rewarded with a genuine sense of having completed something. On that last evening I sit outside a pub and stare down at the sun-struck

bay as two local drinkers improvise folk tunes on accordions. Offshore, a grey castle stands on its own islet as it has done since medieval times. In the golden light of a late spring evening, the whole scene feels almost dreamlike.

‘We get tourists across from the mainland,’ I’m told by one ageing Barra resident, his complexion a sign of a life spent largely outdoors. He moved here from Fife 20 years ago for a quieter existence.

‘I look at them and think, “The mainland? Ooh, I used to live there.” It doesn’t make me want to move back. We’re tamer out here, I’d say.’

I hadn’t thought of the islands as tame when my leg muscles had been bursting with lactic acid on the long climbs,

Happy trails (Pages 4 and 5) Cyclists enjoy a typically dramatic Hebridean landscape; (Pages 6 and 7) the calm of a loch amid the rolling hills; taking the easy route between sunlit waves and flower-dotted banks.

or when I’d cycled past lochs that were still a deep icy blue in the morning chill. Maybe he has a point though. The Outer Hebrides are raw, slow and even feral at times, but there’s something measured about their character and for cyclists in particular, it makes them a fiercely enjoyable proposition.

Some 40 miles of water separate the islands from the mainland, but in many ways it’s far more than that. And to experience this for yourself?

All you have to do is keep going south.

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MEN’S

ANYWEAR. EVERYWEAR. In the most far-flung corners of the world, the local welcome might be sincere, but the locale may be less hospitable. Rohan is your passport to adventure: go everywhere without taking everything.

The Mountain Leader Jacket provides the definitive shell against horizontal weather conditions. Water beads on the surface and it won’t wet out, thanks to our Durable Water Repellency™ finish. And with our Active Diffusion™ technology, it’s phenomenally breathable – even in humid conditions.

Made from a high quality, technical fleece, our Headland Jacket is light, breathable and packable – handy when you’re only taking a single pannier’s worth of clean kit. And our Interchange™ system means you can zip it into the Mountain Leader Jacket to create a warm, waterproof winter coat.

Dry Explorers are the waterproof trousers for people who hate waterproof trousers. (That’ll be everyone then.) They look and feel like regular trousers but have a hidden advantage – a waterproof and highly wind resistant Barricade™ liner.

Hard-wearing, high wicking and quick drying, they stay waterproof without any need for special care.

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Men’s Mountain Leader Jacket

Colours: Chilli Pepper (shown) and Ultramarine £185; code: 03741

Men’s Dry Explorers Colour: Graphite £98; code: 03436

Men’s Uplanders Colour: New Slate £65; code: 03699

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With their rugged, understated good looks, Uplanders are a Rohan customer favourite. Made from a durable 100% polyamide, they offer UPF 40+ protection – in case the sun appears for more than five minutes.

The Superfine Merino Union T is ideal for travel and the perfect weight to sleep in when the temperatures drop. And the Ultra Silver collection relies on patented Polygiene® technology to keep you fresh all day, even on a bike.

Men’s Headland Jacket

Colours: Ultramarine Marl (shown) and Chilli Pepper Marl £75; code: 03454

Mountain Leader Cap Colour: Espresso £40; code: 03744

NEW Men’s Superfine Merino Union T

Colours: Atlantic Green (shown) and Deep Navy £49; code: 03882

NEW Men’s Ultra Silver T Long Sleeve Colour: Graphite £33; code: 03904

NEW Men’s Ultra Silver Trunks

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WOMEN’S

ALL WORLD, ALL CLIMATE CLOTHING. Solid, reliable and comfortable in any environment – all the qualities to look for in your outdoor companions. And all are present in our Mountain Leader Jacket. If you only want one waterproof to cover all your needs, this is the one to go for. It’s totally waterproof and phenomenally breathable – even in challenging humid conditions.

The Microgrid Stowaway’s grid fabric traps air, creating insulated warmth without the bulk and weight of an ordinary fleece. So it’s way more wearable, packable and breathable.

Our Stria Polo offers a relaxed, casual appearance with bags of technical performance – a highly functional alternative to an ordinary cotton polo.

Roamers must be the most comfortable and functional walking trousers around.

They’re our best-selling women’s trousers – by a country mile.

Made from a sophisticated blend of polyamide and stretchy elastane, they’re tough, wind resistant and durable. But also light, highly breathable and supremely comfortable. A mild-weather alternative to our hugely popular Striders, they also offer UPF 40+ protection from UV radiation.

And our Dry Roamers combine the look and feel of regular walking trousers with the hidden advantage of a waterproof and highly wind resistant Barricade™ 10 | TAKE LESS. DO MORE.

Women’s Mountain Leader Jacket Colours: Yale Blue (shown) and Ruby Red £185; code: 03742

NEW Women’s Ultra Silver Camisole Colours: Nude (shown) and Black £25; code: 03910

Women’s Stria Polo

Colours: Patina Blue Stripe (shown) and Light Grey Stripe £46; code: 03738

TO ORDER CALL 0800 840 1412

liner. You get the hardwearing, high wicking and quick drying performance you’d expect from our regular outdoor trousers. And they’re completely waterproof – with no special care whatsoever.

The Ultra Silver collection relies on patented Polygiene® odour control technology.

Antimicrobial ionic silver inhibits the growth of microorganisms and the associated build-up of odour.

And the new Serene Knickers now take on the benefits of our Tencel® lyocell blend.

They wick moisture extremely efficiently and dry in a flash.

Women’s Microgrid Stowaway Jacket

Colours: French Blue (shown), Violet and Teal Green £70; code: 03191

NEW Women’s Ultra Silver Briefs Colours: Black (shown) and Nude £19; code: 03909

Women’s Dry Roamers Colours: Black (shown) and Deep Navy £98; code: 03437

Women’s Roamers

Colours: Potters Clay (shown), Deep Navy, Black and Conifer £68; code: 03234

NEW Women’s Serene Knickers

Colours: Eggshell Blue (shown) and French Blue £17; code: 03907 ROHAN.CO.UK | 11

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Essential Details.

Getting the details right means being able to handle all the twists and turns your journey can throw at you.

Stravaig rucksacks have multiple internal pockets and compartments, perfect for organising all your kit.

And that should include essential items like Hot & Temperate Socks, which blend natural Enduro Wool with advanced modern synthetics, for walking and travelling in warmer conditions.

Using technology specifically developed for the NASA space programme, the reusable Water To Go Filtration Bottles gives clean water when you find dirty water.

When water’s in abundance, Rite in the Rain® notebooks allow you to do just that. And with the Petzl Tikka®+ headmounted torch, you can even write in the dark.

You should be ready to confront almost anything nature can throw at you.

And if not, the JetScream™ Whistle’s ear-piercing 122-decibel shriek is one of the most effective emergency signalling devices available.

1. Men’s Stravaig 35 Colour: Black £85; code: 02998

2. Men’s Hot & Temperate Socks Colour: French Blue £13; code: 03782

3. JetScream™ Whistle Colour: Orange £7; code: 03501

4. Women’s Stravaig 18 Colour: Cirrus Grey £55; code: 03036

5. Women’s Temperate & Cool Socks Colour: Charcoal £14; code: 03784

6. Petzl Tikka® + Colour: Cloud Grey £45; code: 03746

7. Water To Go Filtration Bottle Colour: Black £25; code: 03953

8. Rite in the Rain® Pocket Notebook Colour: Green £7; code: 03522

9. Leatherman® Micra Colour: Stainless Steel £29.50; code: 03948 Available in-store only.

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Ultra-packable Protection.

Offering highly compressible, lightweight insulation, our Spark Tops and Vests are warm and highly wind resistant, yet extremely lightweight.

NEW Men’s Spark Top

Colours: Ultramarine/Scarlet (shown) and Graphite/Green Burst £97; code: 03854 AVAILABLE FROM EARLY FEBRUARY

NEW Men’s Spark Vest

Colour: French Blue/Shale Blue £70; code: 03856 AVAILABLE FROM EARLY FEBRUARY

ABOUT SPARK

They’re a great option for adventurous travel and active outdoor use – particularly when a really small packed size is essential. The secret is a supremely efficient synthetic insulation called Insuloft.™ Pound for pound, it’s almost as effective as natural down. But it doesn’t lose its performance the minute it gets wet. So for the damp, cold conditions you’re likely to experience in a typical British winter, it’s absolutely perfect. Spark Tops and Vests are easy to wash, and dry in no time. So, if you’re a lightweight backpacker, cycle tourist or the sort of person who likes to travel with just your hand luggage, the Spark range is ideal.

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Women’s Spark Vest

Colours: Fired Brick/Limestone (shown) and French Blue/Apple £70; code: 03640 AVAILABLE FROM EARLY FEBRUARY

ICEPACK RANGE

Offering an incredible warmth-toweight ratio in conjunction with a versatile design, the Icepack range comprises indispensable layering pieces, perfect for cold weather trekking, travel and everyday use.

Like the Spark range, our Icepack Jackets and Vests rely on the modern miracle that is Insuloft.™ We’ve gone for a 100gsm weight in the bodies to boost warmth where you need it most and an 80gsm weight for the sleeves.

Our Icepack Jackets and Vests benefit from a tough, lightweight polyamide outer with Durable Water Repellency.™ It’s highly wind resistant, extremely soft and shrugs off light showers.

Icepack Jackets and Vests work with our Interchange™ system. So you can zip them into any compatible Rohan shell – turning your waterproof into a winter coat.

Men’s Icepack Jacket

Men’s Icepack Vest

Women’s Icepack Jacket

Women’s Icepack Vest

Colour: Indigo £125; code: 03710

Colour: Anemone £125; code: 03713

Colour: Ultramarine £95; code: 03711

Colour: Cirrus Grey £95; code: 03714

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The most important layer is the one next to your skin.

Make the most of your breathable Rohan shell jacket with our class-leading base and mid layers.

Superfine Merino is nature’s finest base layer. It regulates your body temperature, naturally fights odours and gives unparalleled warmth.

The Microgrid Stowaway Jacket’s grid fabric traps air, creating insulated warmth without the bulk and weight of an ordinary fleece. So it’s way more wearable, packable and breathable.

Designed in a looser style than our slim-fitting original Bags, Action Bags feature a cut that’s based on our standard, current trouser fit. So you can feel truly free in the wilderness.

Men’s Superfine Merino 150 Crew Long Sleeve Colour: Indigo £55; code: 03703

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Men’s Superfine Merino 150 Leggings Colour: Indigo £50; code: 03704

Men’s Microgrid Stowaway Jacket

Colours: French Blue Marl (shown), Carbon Marl and Woad Blue Marl £70; code: 03322

Men’s Action Bags Colour: Ink £57; code: 03861

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Think like an onion.

Rohan brings you a range of high performance layering pieces that work all year round. And they’re especially useful when you encounter all four seasons in a single afternoon.

Our Hilltop Jacket is a topspecification, longer-length waterproof designed to offer something that everyone who’s out and about in wet British weather needs most – extra protection.

Totally waterproof and highly breathable, it’s made from our very own, bespoke two-layer Barricade™ fabric with our highly effective Durable Water Repellency™ finish. And as you’d expect from Rohan, it boasts many practical features including a pocket big enough to swallow a British Ordnance Survey map.

The Rohan Interchange™ system allows you to zip in any compatible mid-layer – including our Shivling Jacket – to turn the Hilltop Jacket into a warm, winter coat. Good looking and cosy, the Shivling Jacket is made from a classic fleece that’s as comfortable strolling in the hills as it is striding through town.

Travelling companions Made from a blend of sophisticated technical fibres, our Essence T works perfectly as a technical base layer and is perfect as a high performance alternative to a basic cotton top. It’s constructed using ‘Vortex’ 18 | TAKE LESS. DO MORE.

spun yarns to provide increased durability – it won’t stretch, fade or lose its shape. It just keeps going – year after year.

Striders are the preferred choice for active trekkers, hill-walkers and mountaineers. The advanced Multiflex™ softshell fabric is a clever blend of polyamide and elastane, offering the perfect balance between protection and comfort.

It’s wind resistant but amazingly breathable, tough but soft to the touch, warm but not too hot, extremely fast drying and amazingly high wicking. The forgiving four-way stretch provides completely unrestricted freedom of movement when you’re flogging uphill or negotiating a stile. And the relaxed everyday good looks prove that technical clothing doesn’t need to look technical.

Women’s Shivling Jacket Colour: Patina Blue £75; code: 03455

Women’s Hilltop Jacket

Colours: French Blue (above) and Claret Red (shown left) £197; code: 03506

Women’s Essence T Short Sleeve

Colours: Fired Brick (shown), Apple and White £29; code: 03595

Women’s Striders

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SUDAN TO EGYPT:

KITCHENER’S RAILWAY

The 1,000-mile journey from Khartoum to Cairo remains a classic of African exploration. Minty Clinch follows in the footsteps of adventurers, prophets and pharaohs.

PHOTOS d RICHARD DUNWOODY

When embarking on Lord Kitchener’s classic overland journey from Khartoum to Cairo with a champion jockey, it would be foolish to go to the railway station until you’ve been to the races.

Richard Dunwoody, double Grand National winner, grins with excitement as Fahed Belali, a Syrian entrepreneur who keeps his horses in the Khartoum racecourse stables, greets us at the gate.

‘Meet Abdul Rahman,’ he says, introducing us to a burly polo player on a tiny pony. The great-grandson of Mahdi Mohammed Bin Abd Allah, the messianic redeemer whose Dervish soldiers killed General Charles Gordon during the Siege of Khartoum in 1885, smiles benevolently.

In isolated Sudan, history is always in the mix.

After the chukkas, we have the Friday races, run much as they were when the British set up the Khartoum Racing Club in 1908. The finishing straight of packed dirt, overlooked by a huge red mosque, has been watered, but the rest of the course is cloaked in drifting dust.

‘The Sudanese love their racing,’ says Ahmed Ali, the Federation’s secretary, twirling a cane topped with a horse’s head. Watching men in djellabas striking furtive bets forbidden under Sudan’s strict Sharia law leaves me in no doubt he’s right.

A Saturday morning trip to the battlefield at Omdurman across the Nile from the city puts us in an appropriately Churchillian mood for our journey to Cairo. On 1 September 1898 the 25-yearROHAN.CO.UK | 21

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Dusty trails (Counterclockwise from top) Horses and jockeys fight for supremacy at the Khartoum Racing Club; Khartoum street entertainers; a brief halt in the Sudanese desert; and the author chats with the multitalented Barbikar onboard the train.

old second lieutenant drank champagne with his peers.

The next day, he led his troopers of the 21st Lancers, in the British Army’s final cavalry charge.

By nightfall, Kitchener emerged victorious, avenging Gordon’s death and leaving 9,700 Mahdist warriors dead.

‘It was the marvellous military railway that sealed the fate of the Dervish power,’ Churchill wrote in My Early Life.

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under high ceiling fans for the weekly train to Wadi Halfa. A Chinese import, new for 2014, slides in, disgorges passengers and departs as noiselessly as it had arrived. Some time later, a ramshackle hybrid rattles to a halt beside the single stone platform. Soon afterwards, we trundle across the Nile to Omdurman and on to Altbara, the rail hub of the Sudan and home to its Railway Museum, where Kitchener’s steam engine stands on display in the gardens.

Installed in a compartment with twin beds and an electric fan, Richard and I make friends with Barbikar, a man of many words, none of which we understand. He proves an adept chai wallah, absorbing the movement of the train as he pours black tea or coffee flavoured with ginger and cloves into tiny glasses.

Our diesel chugs through rice paddies and orchards near the riverbank, then veers into the desert to cut off a huge Nile bend. Small towns

Along the Nile (Clockwise from left) Passengers board the Sagalnaam at Wadi Halfa; floating traffic along the Nile; and the ruins at Karnak provide a scenic final destination.

dominated by minarets are replaced by stations identified only by numbers, with sand on the line causing impromptu stops in the back of beyond.

As the shovel detail trudges up the line, passengers stretch out on the shady side of the train, glad of the respite from their wooden seats.

A full 35 hours later, we arrive inconveniently at the darkest hour before dawn – but bang on time.

In 1964, Wadi Halfa’s handsome waterfront drowned in the newly formed Lake Nasser, a victim of the Aswan High Dam built by the Egyptians to increase their control of the Nile. Nowadays, the desolate outpost comes alive on Tuesday afternoons when the Sagalnaam ferry leaves for Aswan.

The Sagalnaam is not a vessel for the fainthearted.

In 1993, when its sister ship caught fire and sank in crocodile-infested waters two miles south of the temples

of Abu Simbel, 300 of 800 passengers died. As we force a congested passage between barricades of sacks and boxes containing herbs and spices, henna and dates on decks, stairwells and companionways, the overload is alarmingly obvious. There is no alternative, however.

This is the only civilian route between Sudan and Egypt.

Waking to the 5am call to prayer is more welcome than usual: Abu Simbel’s crocodiles lie far behind. The morning passes at snail’s pace as a lone Egyptian official completes on-board passport checks, but by noon we are installed with foaming tankards on the terrace of Aswan’s historic Old Cataract Hotel. Built for the engineers working on the original dam in 1901, it was a favourite of Agatha Christie, who researched Death on the Nile in her suite, and Churchill – who was a guest during World War II. As they discovered, there’s

no better base from which to explore Aswan: don’t miss Kitchener’s botanical gardens, the bird sanctuary in the bullrushes and the magical temple of Isis at Philae.

Nor, as we discovered, is there a less crowded time to tour Egypt’s greatest treasures, though there is a downside. ‘How am I going to feed my horse?’ our Aswan driver asks sadly. When he was a boy, he worked alongside his father in the carriage scenes in Death on the Nile; now he’s facing ruin, thanks to terrorism 500 miles to the north.

With many of the riverboats docked for lack of custom, we have limited choices for our journey to Luxor and find berths on a traditional dahabiya, a motor-assisted sailing ship. With river traffic on the Lower Nile from Luxor to Cairo suspended indefinitely – the result of silting as well as terrorism – we spend the day in Karnak and the Valley of the Kings and the night in a sleeper train to the capital.

Ten years ago, the Pyramids at Giza stood alone in the desert. Nowadays they’re part of Greater Cairo, a city of 25 million people and 5 million cars. Deprived of the empty horizons we’d become accustomed to, we tackle the gridlock on the airport road: it’s time to go home.

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ESSENTIAL KIT FOR GLOBETROTTING Drawing on our expertise in alpine clothing, Rohan gear offers serious trekkers unbeatable performance even in the highest and wildest places, combining practical design with rugged good looks.

Rohan Bags are the iconic travel trouser. Lightweight, quick drying and highly resistant to UV radiation, they feature four security pockets, side expansion panels and our trademark accessory D-ring.

Sitting on the roof of the Khartoum train, you’ll be glad of the reinforced seat and knees.

Our Fenland Shirt is the ideal companion for a pair of Bags, and also for the wearer.

With its classic Rohan styling and zipped security pocket, it has the look and feel of a cotton shirt with improved durability and drying time.

If the evening wind blows cool in the Sudan, you may be glad of a base layer. Made from a blend of sophisticated, technical fibres, our Element T offers a high performance alternative to a basic cotton T-shirt.

The Dryknit™ fabric with Dynamic Moisture Control™ and Airflow™ offers the performance you’d expect from a technical outdoor base layer.

The Ultra Silver collection relies on patented Polygiene® technology to keep you fresh and odour free all day.

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Men’s Bags

Colours: Ink (shown) and Carbon £57; code: 03862

TO ORDER CALL 0800 840 1412

WEIGHT WATCHERS.

Men’s Element T

Colours: Yale Blue (shown) Sandstone, Deep Wave and White £29; code: 03593

NEW Men’s Fenland Shirt Long Sleeve

Colours: Ionian Sea Check (shown), French Blue Check and Atlantic Green Check £47; code: 03891

NEW Men’s Cool Silver Trunks

Colours: Dark Shadow (shown) and Black £19; code: 03902

NEW Men’s Ultra Silver T Short Sleeve Colours: Graphite (shown) and White £28; code: 03905

NEW Men’s Ultra Silver Leggings Colour: Graphite £33; code: 03903

NEW Men’s Cool Silver Briefs

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THE BITEGUARD™ RANGE – READY FOR The new Frontier Shirt is a worthy successor to our acclaimed Overland Shirt.

An enhanced design makes it the ultimate shirt for trekking and walking, from the chill of the UK to the heat of the equator, whether humid or dry.

The sleeves adjust from full length to short with tabs. And the gently shaped hem looks great tucked or untucked.

For women, the Sanctuary Shirt is a high-performance outdoor trekking shirt. Back and front darts for shaping ensure that it looks as good as it feels. And the two buttondown chest pockets with rollover flaps provide secure valuable stowage.

Both shirts are innately fast drying, and benefit from Dynamic Moisture Control,™ delivering rapid and permanent wicking for hot weather comfort. They also feature our durable BiteGuard™ finish to repel ants, flies and midges, as well as disease-carrying ticks and mosquitoes. With a UPF 40+ rating, they also offer excellent UV protection. And the combination of polyamide and polyester fibres make for a strong and durable fabric that washes easily and dries rapidly with no need to iron.

Our Trailblazers blend tough polyamide and stretchy elastane, to offer complete freedom of movement and hard-wearing durability.

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NEW Men’s Frontier Shirt Long Sleeve Colours: Cargo (shown), Sandstone and Dusky Blue £65; code: 03889

Men’s Trailblazers Convertible Colour: Cargo £89; code: 03591

Men’s Trailblazers

Colours: Graphite (shown), Cargo and Sandstone £79; code: 03598

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ANYTHING.

Women’s Sanctuary Shirt Long Sleeve

Colours: Corn Yellow Check (shown), Dusky Blue Check and Chalk White £65; code: 03896

Women’s Trailblazers Convertible Colour: Cargo £89; code: 03599

Women’s Trailblazers

Colours: Asphalt (shown) and Cargo £79; code: 03603

Once again, a UPF 40+ rating shields from harmful UV rays.

And the BiteGuard™ treatment repels biting insects and reduces microbial growth.

But when you don’t mind baring some skin, the Trailblazers Convertible legs zip off easily and colour-coded zips make re-attachment just as simple.

While partially opening the zips offers welcome ventilation whenever you want it.

In the world’s wide-open spaces you often need a few wide-opening spaces. So we’ve included capacious zippered cargo pockets for all your travel essentials. And the tough webbing belt ensures that Trailblazers never fall down on the job.

Our high-wicking Dynamic Moisture Control™ improves comfort in the heat and humidity.

Yet Trailblazers are easy to wash and dry overnight, ready to hit the trail again the next morning.

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ACCESSORIES

A thirst for adventure.

COTTON TOWEL

EAGLE CREEK TRAVELLITE™ TOWEL

Soak up more water than space.

A couple of interesting facts for adventurous travellers to absorb: an Eagle Creek TravelLite™ towel soaks up far more moisture than cotton, dries miles faster, weighs considerably less and packs down to a fraction of the size. It fights bacteria to stay fresh and folds away in its own compact travel pouch.

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1. Eagle Creek TravelLite™ Towel Extra Large Colour: Blue Mist £25; code: 03789

2. Eagle Creek TravelLite™ Towel Large Colour: Blue Mist £20; code: 03790

3. Eagle Creek TravelLite™ Towel Medium Colour: Blue Mist £15; code: 03791

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Goas – an old, new Rohan idea.

Engineered for the hottest tropical climates, Goas are the definitive lightweight travel trousers, durable and packable for any outdoor adventure.

The Goas return for 2015, staying true to the original concept of a tropical weight travel trouser.

Made from a durable 116g woven polyamide with a high-wicking finish and a high UPF blocker, they’re essential for summer travel. Features include a part elasticated waistband with a new and improved draw cord pull-on adjuster, two front zipped secure pockets and one single back patch pocket. The leg is regular cut with articulation darts. From tropical adventures to touring holidays, the new Goas ensure you arrive in comfort.

Travelling companions Pair the Goas with a Microgrid Stowaway Zip or an Element T for all-round comfort and practicality.

Men’s Microgrid Stowaway Zip

Men’s Element T

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NEW Men’s Goas

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Unwoolly wool.

Super-soft merino is toughened by modern synthetic yarns to give the best of both worlds. It has the natural breathability of wool, whilst technical fibres provide durability and help the Union Henley to keep its flattering shape for years to come.

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Protection from the inside out.

A union of durable, technical polyester and natural merino wool, the Superfine Merino Union Henley combines synthetic, quick drying properties with natural anti-bacterial effects.

Travelling companions Pair with a Microgrid Stowaway Zip or a pair of Women’s Tourers for all-round comfort and practicality.

Women’s Microgrid Stowaway Zip Colours: Indigo (above) and Apple (left) £60; code: 03725

The Superfine Merino Union Henley is the perfect layering piece all year round. As naturally cooling as the showers in the Cangan Hotel, and in a light 120g weight, it is an ideal top or base layer.

Our Minimum Layer Construction™ reduces weight and bulk, but maximises comfort. And the fabric’s decorative piqué detail is highly breathable.

NEW Women’s Superfine Merino Union Henley

Colours: Sea Coral (above) and Eggshell Blue (left) £55; code: 03886

Women’s Tourers

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There’s more to this shirt than meets the eye.

BiteGuard™ protects against hungry insects, Minimum Layer Construction™ makes it light, packable and quick drying. Dynamic Moisture Control™ treatment means it wicks moisture away from the skin and the fabric provides defence from the sun’s harmful UV rays.

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In the war on bugs there’s a new Sentry.

Lightweight and durable, the Sentry Shirt and Trousers combine high specification moisture wicking and our insect repellent BiteGuard™ treatment in a cotton-feel fabric.

For travellers there can be few greater nuisances than biting insects. And with the health hazards presented by disease-carrying ticks and mosquitoes, effective protection isn’t just a matter of comfort. It’s a necessity.

Now you can relax by the water’s edge or dine out of an evening, enjoying your main course rather than becoming it. The Sentry Shirt and Trousers feature our proven BiteGuard™ protection.

NEW Men’s Sentry Shirt Long Sleeve Colours: Cargo Check (above) and Ionian Sea Check (left) £65; code: 03890

Our Minimum Layer Construction™ reduces weight and bulk, maximising comfort and breathability.

The lightweight, durable and textured fabric benefits from Dynamic Moisture Control,™ offering the highest moisturewicking properties, for stylish comfort even in challenging conditions.

And with UPF 40+ protection the Sentry Shirt and Trousers even guard against the sun’s harmful rays.

NEW Men’s Sentry Trousers

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A VIEW TO A THRILL

There’s no better way to absorb the beauty of St. Petersburg than from a high place. Ian Belcher treads carefully on a rooftop tour.

PHOTOS d DANIEL KORZENIEWSKI & IAN BELCHER

‘TO BE A TRUE CITIZEN OF ST. PETERSBURG YOU MUST DO TWO THINGS,’ says my guide, as we stand among the chimneystacks of an elegantly wasting art nouveau mansion. ‘You must have shared a communal apartment – the traditional way of meeting writers, artists and musicians. And you must have walked on the city’s rooftops.’

The bohemian flat-share presents a challenge in the circumstances, but the urban mountaineering is gloriously simple. ‘Roofers’, or ‘stalkers’ – entrepreneurial young locals who have alchemised a private passion into a tourist adventure – lead climbs on St. Petersburg’s baroque and neoclassical buildings, providing uncluttered views

of the World Heritage-listed city. Some stencil their details on pavements, but I’ve played safe, using a company recommended by a British tour operator.

The pastime is, as fashionconscious types say, very on-trend. Lubricated by social media, a new generation is gleefully embracing the historic art of congregating on high. ‘I used to roof climb as a teenager,’ says Mikael, a forty-something taxi driver en route to my hotel. ‘Sometimes we’d stay up there all night to watch the sunrise. It was freedom. Now I’m older I worry about heights.’

Ah yes, the six-storey drops.

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Soviet Spectacle (From above) Rooftops in St. Petersburg offer unparalleled views of the centuries old city; a sightseer follows Sergey up a chimney; and Ian poses above Nevsky Prospect St. Petersburg’s answer to London’s Bond Street

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enigmatic text: ‘roof walk.

4.08.1800. Vladimirskaya metro station. Roofer will connect with you.’

He does. His name is Sergey Genkin. He uses forged keys to access buildings and his skills as an IT engineer to ‘neutralise’ security alarms.

After weaving past Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s former apartment, a day spa and photocopy shop, we slip unnoticed into the courtyard of a magnificent mansion whose rusting wrought iron balconies and Parisian-style cupola create an ornate Hammer House of Horror.

Sergey puts his fingers to his lips. Roof climbing, like wild camping in areas of the UK, is tolerated rather than legal. We must be ‘invisible to the apartments’ owners’.

After ascending an anodyne staircase in total silence, passing a sign: ‘look after your children they can fall from

windows’, we clamber onto the roof through a dormer frescoed with graffiti.

The warm sunlight hits me first; then the unnerving height. The front roof ’s tin sheets slope towards a small rail, the back simply vanishes into thin air. Tangled cables dangle alongside a warning board showing an angry electric spark. Sergey offers reassurance and a strong

shaft to scale a small wall, I gaze across a skyline punctuated by five cathedrals, the Admiralty’s golden spire and distant masts of the Aurora, the cruiser whose gunfire heralded the start of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.

Our immediate neighbour, the green domed Arctic and Antarctic Institute, is soon to return to its original role as an Orthodox Church. ‘Perhaps

‘Roof climbing, like wild camping in areas of the UK, is tolerated rather than legal.

We must be ‘invisible to the apartments’ owners.’ arm but I scramble around on all fours before bottom shuffling onto the spine of the roof. I peer down, clench my buttocks and breathe slowly.

If it’s bad for me, it’s worse for Katerina from Ukraine. Our tour’s other member sports spectacularly inappropriate knee-high velvet boots, along with denim hot pants and a designer handbag. You won’t find that on Helvellyn.

After several white-knuckle minutes, I slowly relax. My stalker reveals which wires and chimney bricks are safe to grip. ‘Hold these two and you’ll walk along the correct part of the roof. Don’t worry, it supports heavy winter snow, but you must know where to tread. It can be dangerous.

This roof is more about views than long walks’.

He’s not joking. After leaning against a ventilation

we’ll soon see a priest climbing on top,’ deadpans Sergey.

As we bask in early evening sun, he explains why St. Petersburg is the ultimate roofing city: the lack of skyscrapers to obstruct views, kilometres of connected courtyards and Russia’s refreshing attitude to property ownership. ‘Spot someone on your roof in Britain and you would call the police. Here people don’t mind so much.’

For our second climb we head along Marata Street.

Just past an advertisement for Jägermeister, we nip into a pastel yellow apartment block. Six storeys above we file through the attic where Lenin’s portrait adorns the fuse box. The view is still superb – we’re directly above Nevsky Prospect – St. Petersburg’s Bond Street – but this is more about walking, with four courtyards linking

wider, gently pitched roofs.

It’s far less intimidating.

As we set off, Sergey explains the hypnotic pull of ‘roofing’. For many it’s taking spectacular photographs, others enjoy the varied climbs, while a few relish the buzz of scaling dangerous and famous buildings. ‘I’m a mix of motivations,’ he admits, recalling climbs on Kazan Cathedral and above Palace Square. ‘The guards shouted at us and raised their rifles, but didn’t fire.’

Today he’s calm, cool and safety conscious (although he does pose for pictures by hanging off the building with an arm and leg above the void). We complete the square, climbing up to a higher level on a homemade wire ladder with a TV aerial for support.

Fun now trumps fear. We pad past Aleksandr Pushkin’s old flat on a stretch of dazzling new tin, and reach our tour’s end. We’ve walked almost a kilometre. Had we time there are enough joined courtyards to complete three more.

Hours later I’m sitting on the neon-fringed rooftop bar of the W Hotel, next to St. Isaac Cathedral’s vast, floodlit dome. The view is astounding.

But fashionable waiters and ambient music rather ruin the moment. It’s just too tame. Give me forged keys, rusty tin and tangled cables. It’s what a true St. Petersburg local would want.

Be Abo (007 812 4497788, b-abo.com) offers the 90-minute tour for £14. For safety, they don’t operate in rain, or during the depths of winter when there is ice and snow.

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MEN’S & WOMEN’S

EQUIPPED FOR URBAN ADVENTURE. We were making travel clothing before it was called travel clothing: from suits you can wash in a sink, to totally waterproof macs that pack down to nothing.

Because when you’re travelling on business in an unfamiliar town, sometimes you need to carry all your essentials with you.

The Atlas Jacket shields you from heavy downpours and gentle showers alike, and is now available in sharp new colours.

Our versatile Men’s Microrib Jumper is a functional layering piece by day and a cosy pull-on for the evening. A sophisticated ‘needle-out’ knitting technique creates a rib pattern – light,

Men’s Microrib Jumper

Colours: Cirrus Grey Marl (shown) and Berry Red £48; code: 03589

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Men’s Atlas Jacket

Colours: Atlantic Green (shown) and Deep Navy £145; code: 03840

Men’s Progress Polo

Colours: Quartz (shown), Apple, Ultramarine and Watermelon £46; code: 03434

Men’s Fusions

Colours: Shale Blue (shown), Indian Ink and Potters Clay £57; code: 03571

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Women’s Atlas Jacket

Colours: Fired Brick (shown) and Ionian Sea £145; code: 03845

NEW Women’s Coastline Jacket Colours: French Blue Stripe (shown) and Parchment Stripe £59; code: 03935

Women’s Progress Polo Short Sleeve Colours: Violet (shown), French Blue and Reef Blue £46; code: 03585

breathable, quick drying and packable. It looks great with our Men’s Progress Polo – a Rohan twist on the classic polo shirt. Made from ‘Vortex spun’ polyester with our Dynamic Moisture Control™ finish, if the vertiginous precipices of St. Petersburg make you sweat, the fabric will wick it away in no time. And if you really want to stay unruffled at altitude you can’t choose better than our Men’s Fusions. Made from a light but tough micro-canvas polyamide, they’re happy hiking in the Urals – but won’t blow your chances of an upgrade on the flight to Moscow.

Our new Women’s Coastline Jacket is made from a soft, polyester micro fleece.

Pair it with our Women’s Crossover’s and you’re ready for pretty much anything.

NEW Women’s Crossovers

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CITIES HAVE WEATHER TOO. Think of our Men’s District Jacket as a technical update of the classic zip front Harrington. It’s got the same short cut, understated good looks and stylish versatility. An advanced, softshell blend of polyamide and elastane with Durable Water Repellency,™ looks and feels like cotton, but is way more durable, wind and weather resistant. Style and technical performance have never worked so well together.

Our Men’s Gridlock Henley combines optimal comfort and breathability with style and versatility. Inspired by vintage base layers and sweaters, the Gridlock Henley is an essential piece for the modern man.

With contemporary styling – a new tapered cut for men plus straight and boot cut for women – Jeans Plus are

NEW Men’s Gridlock Henley

Colours: Atlantic Green (shown) and French Blue £43; code: 03879

COMING SOON

NEW Men’s District Jacket Colours: Sandstone (shown) and Charred Black £125; code: 03851 AVAILABLE FROM MID FEBRUARY

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Men’s Jeans Plus

Colours: Mid Denim (shown) and Dark Denim £75; code: 03573

NEW Men’s Jeans Plus Tapered Leg

Colour: Dark Denim £75; code: 03932 AVAILABLE FROM EARLY FEBRUARY

TO ORDER CALL 0800 840 1412

COMING SOON

NEW Women’s Skyline Jacket Colours: Apple (shown) and French Blue £245; code: 03846 AVAILABLE FROM LATE FEBRUARY

NEW Women’s Cove Crew Colours: Dusky Blue (shown) and Sea Coral £43; code: 03934

Women’s Jeans Plus Boot Cut Colour: Dark Denim £75; code: 03581

lighter, tougher and more comfortable than ordinary jeans. They’re made from Denim Plus,™ a blend of natural cotton and technical Coolmax® polyester. They dry overnight, so you can travel with only one pair – quite an advantage.

On top, the Women’s Skyline Jacket keeps you dry if the heavens open. Using the same technology as the Elite Jacket, it’s totally waterproof and highly breathable.

Made from a high performance, temperatureregulating fabric, the Women’s Cove Crew is the perfect pull-on piece for any time of year. An ideal lightweight layer for changeable summers and cooler evenings, it will take you through spring and autumn too.

Women’s Jeans Plus Straight Leg

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Eagle Creek and Rohan, the perfect travelling companions.

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Thehighly Eagle Creek Load Warrior™ is more spacious Offering compressible, than a St.insulation, Petersburg liftour and far less likely to let lightweight Spark Tops you down. yourhighly travel essentials and Vests areOrganise warm all and wind with the Eagle Creek Pack-It™ Folder and Eagle Creek resistant, yet extremely lightweight.

Pack-It™ Cube. The Freelance 40 and Stowaway Daybags make ideal companions on short excursions from base.

The award-winning and patented GoToobs are made from soft yet rugged silicone: easy to squeeze but won’t leak. And they’re approved for airline carry-on – the perfect way to keep your Washbox Large in order.

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5. Eagle Creek Pack-It™ Cube

2. Rohan Washbox Large

6. Eagle Creek Pack-It™ Garment Folder Small

Colours: Black (shown) and Slate Blue £200; code: 03393

Colours: Team Blue (shown) and Black £25; code: 03008

3. GoToob, Medium – 3 Pack Colour: Clear/Green/Blue £20; code: 03793

4. Freelance 40 Colour: Black £120; code: 03349

Colours: Red Fire (shown), Black and Blue Sea £12; code: 03648

Colour: Black £21; code: 03650

7. Stowaway Daybag 15 Colour: Dark Shadow £35; code: 03015

8. Stowaway Daybag 3 Colours: Black Rose (shown) and Ultramarine £28; code: 03016

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Wear something smart for work.

Looking smart when you check in is easy. Looking professional when you arrive is what really counts. If you’re travelling in an ordinary suit it’s almost impossible.

Our Envoy Jacket and Trousers are made from a crease resistant blend of natural wool and technical fibres with a stain repellent Advanced Teflon™ finish. The lining incorporates Polygiene® odour control technology. No more deal-breaking sweaty backs – it’s the very essence of working smarter.

The fit is contemporary but classic. Both jacket and trousers can be washed in the machine, by hand or dry-cleaned. The polyester, wool and elastane blend looks professional even with the most amateur ironing skills.

The Envoy Shirt relies on a highly technical blend of polyamide and polyester – more durable and easier to care for than cotton. It needs just the lightest touch from a travel iron. With Dynamic Moisture Control,™ Polygiene® and UPF 40+ protection, the Envoy range is the smart choice for any business traveller, whether you’re flying around the world or just cycling to work.

Men’s Envoy Shirt Long Sleeve Colours: Oxford Blue (above) and White £65; code: 03736

Men’s Envoy Jacket Colour: Ink Marl £235; code: 03561

Men’s Envoy Trousers Colour: Ink Marl £115; code: 03572

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Looking backwards is sometimes like looking forwards.

Traditional Rohan charm meets cutting edge fabric.

That means it combines Rohan virtues of light, packable and protective with great everyday looks.

Men’s Gridlock Cardi

Women’s Spark Vest, see page 14

For when every day isn’t everyday.

There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes.

When you can’t predict the conditions, you need flexible, versatile outfits that adapt to suit – what we call ‘anywear’.

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A functional alternative to a classic cotton cardigan, our Men’s Gridlock Cardi is the perfect choice for travel and everyday. The waffle structure of the fabric offers cosy warmth with less weight and minimal bulk.

Pair with the Worldview Shirt and enjoy all the benefits of sophisticated modern synthetics. While our UPF 40+ rating and Dynamic Moisture Control™ improve protection and comfort, the addition of silver technology inhibits the growth of odour-causing bacteria.

Our Grand Tour Chinos are made from a woven polyamide, which is soft, robust and perfectly weighted.

Wind resistant but extremely breathable, Grand Tour Chinos are easy to wash by hand or machine and dry overnight, with little or no ironing.

Our Women’s Meridian Jacket is perfect for those tricky ‘in-between days’.

It’s highly wind resistant and protects against light showers.

And it’s extremely quick drying and very breathable.

Our Stria Top offers a versatile alternative to a classic cotton top. The Dryknit™ fabric looks and feels like a quality cotton jersey, but offers the high wicking, quick drying performance you’d expect from a technical layering piece.

Amblers combine the comfort of Troggings with a new lighter weight. They’re perfect for summer hill walking, Sunday strolling, running, leisure cycling and gym trips.

Men’s Gridlock Cardi

Colours: Storm Cloud (above) and French Blue (inset left) £60; code: 03445

Men’s Worldview Shirt Long Sleeve

Women’s Meridian Jacket

Colours: Oyster (shown) and Woad Blue £127; code: 03639

Women’s Stria Top

Colours: Foxglove Stripe (above), Ionian Sea Gingham, Scarlet Gingham and Indigo Micro Check £65; code: 03273 AVAILABLE FROM EARLY FEBRUARY

Colours: Elderflower Stripe (above), Sea Mist Stripe and Deep Forest Stripe £37; code: 03627

Men’s Grand Tour Chinos

NEW Women’s Amblers

Colours: Berry Red (above), Pebble and Indigo £68; code: 03734

Colour: Black £49; code: 03870

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There’s stacks more to choose from in-store and online.

We would love to show you everything we make but that’s virtually impossible in print.

You will, however, find it all at rohan.co.uk and, of course, with over 50 shops around the country it’s easy to see for yourself just how light and comfortable all our gear really is.

FOUR WAYS TO BUY

Whether you’re at home, on the move, or in a far corner of the world, Rohan is always easy to find.

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FIND A STORE

We have over 50 shops – to find your nearest one and to check opening times, visit rohan.co.uk or give our Customer Service Team a call.

Whichever shop you choose to visit, you’re guaranteed a warm welcome and great advice.

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You can view the entire range with easy and totally secure ordering. You’ll also be able to read about all the relevant technologies, features and benefits for each product. While you’re there, why not check out the offers in the Rohan Souk – the best place to grab the biggest bargains. You can sign up for our email newsletter to ensure you’re the first to hear about all the latest news and offers. And you’ll also find Rohantime, a forum to share ideas and opinions with other enthusiastic Rohan wearers.

OVER THE PHONE 0800 840 1412 3

You can place your telephone order with us 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Calls are free from a BT landline. Call costs from a mobile or networks other than BT may vary.

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BY POST

If you prefer to place your order by post, call our Customer Service Team and they will post you an order form. Alternatively, go online to the Customer Service section where you can download the form.

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CUSTOMER SERVICES 0800 840 1411

If you need help and advice, you can ring our Customer Service Team between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday (or 24 hour answerphone). Or, if you prefer, you can email us at post@rohan.co.uk

Order online rohan.co.uk

Here at Rohan, we take customer service very seriously. That’s why we’ve got a fully‑staffed Customer Service Department – and we’re here to help. So, if you’re not quite sure, give us a call.

We absolutely do our best to delight you with our service. If we haven’t, please let us know.

It’s the only way we’ll get better.

Find your nearest store

DELIVERY

Our standard charge is £4.95 to mainland UK addresses; you should have your parcel within three working days. Please call for a price, or check online if you need next-day or worldwide delivery.

Alternatively, we also offer a Deliver to Store service.

You can pick your order up from a Rohan store with no delivery charge. Someone from the shop will give you a call when it’s ready for collection.

RETURNS OR EXCHANGES

Please package the clothes carefully and include your exchange/re‑order form which came with your original delivery. Use recorded delivery or something similar.

If it’s more convenient, take them into your local shop.

OUR GUARANTEE

Rohan products are designed and manufactured to be as functional, comfortable and durable as we know how. If for any reason they don’t live up to your expectations, we will be amazed, disappointed and keen to know why. We will then offer you a replacement, a refund or a repair. Damage from wear and tear will be repaired for a reasonable charge.

Order by post

Order by phone 0800 840 1412

OUR GLASGOW STORE IS MOVING

A brand new Rohan Glasgow store will be opening on Monday 26 January at St. Enoch Centre.

Paul the manager and Tony (his deputy), lead the team of Craig, Corey and Sean. Together they have great Rohan experience, and between them, they clock up more than eighteen years with the brand.

The centre is a well-established leader in Glasgow’s vibrant shopping scene.

Located at the junction of Glasgow’s best-loved shopping streets - Argyle Street and Buchanan Street - the Centre is home to an unrivalled range of exclusive stores as well as cafes and restaurants.

Our new address is: Unit 40 Ground Floor Buchanan Mall St. Enoch Centre Glasgow G1 4BW Tel 0141 204 5436

Another practical benefit is that parking in the centre is one of the most reasonably priced in the city.

Images courtesy of St. Enoch Centre

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Rohan adventure is the art of creating a bigger life by carrying less stuff. That means carefully considering everything you need and taking nothing you don’t. This is liberating whether you are setting off on a grand journey of discovery or simply planning to improve the way you travel through your life every day.