Conditions might not be perfect for bouldering alfresco but if you cannot get out and use a pad you may as well read a review about one, right?

Part-time punter Jack falls off more than most and with the gippy knee of a man twice his age +7 he ought to know a thing or two about a comfy landing. We asked him to write a few words on the DMM Highball he's been lugging around most of Europe for the last decade.