Environment,  EXTRA,  FEATURES,  GEAR,  Gear Advice,  March 2025

Is all neoprene harmful?

Rowan Clarke explores how toxic neoprene is responsible for a health crisis, and why the appetite for truly sustainable wetsuits is growing

Award-winning documentary The Big Sea is full of the cinematic shots you’d expect from a film with this title – beautiful waves crashing on white shores under a blue sky. You can almost smell the sea air and feel the cold water on your skin.

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