The eco guide to performance wear

You'd expect mountain climbers to be great champions of the environment, but their high-performance clothing is a chemical nightmare

There's a long-standing rivalry between surfers and climbers as to who is the greenest. For my money, surfers have the edge. They've influenced environmentalism at large, making their issues - sewage and plastic - ours.

Greenpeace has found noxious chemicals in the air around outdoor clothing shops