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Gear Reviews
Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2011 Recap
Another summer trade show has come and gone, and what a whirlwind it was. Here’s a look at just about everything we saw, gear junkies, prepare to get your fix…
Best of Summer Gear
The big news this week is, of course, the Summer Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City, but before we get there I thought we’d take a look at some of the best new gear we’ve been using this summer.
Five Ten Quantum Review
The Five Ten Quantums climb overhanging stone like a dream, and they’re purple, need we say more?
Petzl XION Rope Review
The Petzl XION is a great all around rope, combining excellent durability with the feel of a much smaller cord.
A Few of My Favorite Things
We all have them. Those go-to pieces that, once placed, cause your whole being to relax, and you can continue upward with confidence. Here’s our favorite gear that gets us all warm and fuzzy inside.
Scarpa Vapor Review
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of opening a box of new climbing shoes. You take them out with a child-like sense of awe and wonder, marveling at how clean and fresh they are, the endless possibilities of what you can accomplish stretching to the horizon.
Yosemite Sport Climbs & Top Ropes Review
The secret’s out: Yosemite Valley is home to many well bolted sport climbs of all grades.
Best Climbs Moab Guidebook Review
Best Climbs Moab presents over 140 of the finest routes in the region, featuring full color photos, as well as up-to-date coverage of the Wall Street area.
Petzl GRIGRI2 Review
The new GriGri2 from Petzl is lighter, smaller and provides an incredibly smooth lower over the older version.
New Gear For Spring
Our take on some new gear we’ve found essential for staying comfortable in a variety of conditions this spring.
Rab Boreas Pull-on Review
We got to talking about it, and a friend and I decided that the ideal pullover for climbing would have lightweight, stretchy material, with a hood for when the wind picks up. Something light yet versatile that would cover the bases for most of the days you’d spend out multipitch cragging.
New Gear Highlights From Winter Outdoor Retailer 2011
Outdoor Retailer, that magical time of year when a man’s fancy turns to…gear?
Metolius Safe Tech Women’s Deluxe Harness Review
By Tracy Wilson For the last four years, I’ve lived a mere hour away from some of the best limestone sport climbing in the US, but it wasn’t until this fall that I finally embraced the climbing at Rifle Mountain Park. Almost immediately, I was blown away by how hard the climbers around me were [...]
Rab Xenon Jacket Review
The Rab Xenon Jacket is incredibly warm and light, making it ideal for everything from alpine climbing to sport cragging.
Vail & Redstone Ice Featured in North Face Athlete Videos
It’s mid winter, might as well keep the ice climbing stoke going! The North Face just released two new videos profiling their athletes Emily Harrington and Sam Elias, with some sweet footage shot at Vail and Redstone. It’s also cool to get some insight into how each of them approaches the sport, as they are [...]
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