The Black Diamond Enforcer Gloves are designed for ice climbers and mountaineers who need gloves that not only keep their hands warm but also protect their precious fingers from the painful beatings that so often occur when rubber arm sets in, and bad technique causes your knuckles to hit the ice before the pick makes [...]

Aside from the really cool things we saw, there were other new and noteworthy items we got to check out from a variety of companies.
Petzl
The Ange is a new, lightweight carabiner with a very unique gate. Instead the standard wire, it’s more of a single bar with a keylock head, and the spring is in [...]

I love climbing, in all it’s varieties: Sport, Trad, Ice, Bouldering, Aid. It’s all fun, and you can learn valuable things from each. I always laugh when I see people calling themselves “Trad” or “Sport” climbers, haven’t they gotten it yet? It’s all climbing, it’s all great. That being said, I learned to climb on [...]

One of the more pleasant surprises at last summer’s Outdoor Retailer trade show was the announcement by Metolius that not only were offset Master Cams on the agenda, but they would be shipping out in the fall. Usually you see a new product at the show and it wont be out for six months, at [...]

I’ve been climbing in the TC Pros for a solid month now, and while it’s a bit soon for an in depth review, I wanted share a few initial thoughts for those who may be considering getting a pair.
First off, I have never had a shoe that stretches so much. When I first got them, [...]

Wind jackets are nothing new, in fact I think it was Marmot that first made them popular. I had one of theirs briefly years ago, but it didn’t fit well and felt kinda bulky. However, last fall Patagonia got in the game with a version of their own, the Alpine Wind Jacket, and I decided [...]