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Gear Reviews
Spring Gear Review Roundup
It’s been a busy spring, and we’ve had the chance to put some excellent new gear through the ringer to see how it stacks up. Here’s a quick recap of what we’ve taken a look at so far this year.
Osprey Variant 52 Pack Review
Osprey is a company that I’ve consistently been impressed with over the years, as they make gear that lasts. In my decade as a climber, I’ve had many packs I’ve used for climbing, but the Variant is the first I’ve owned that is designed solely for mountain pursuits, with a focus on rock climbing, ice climbing and ski mountaineering.
Black Diamond Enforcer Glove Review
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 […]
Osprey Mutant 38 Pack Review
It seems that a lot of packs aren’t all that great, instead marketed to the masses who don’t really know better and will buy whatever the sales rep at the local gear shop tells them to. Every now and then, however, you come across a great pack that actually does what it’s supposed to, and in that category I would put the Osprey Mutant 38, loaded with features designed specifically for climbers.
Outdoor Retailer Winter 2010 – Other Fun Stuff
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 […]
Bulldog Creek Dog Walk (IV WI 4+)
Hayden Carpenter and Tom Bohanon recently repeated an obscure ice climb on the south side of Mt Sopris. Given a brief mention in Jack Robert’s ice guide, Bulldog Creek Walk is described as being 100 meters of WI 4. What they found was seven pitches of ice in a remote setting that makes for one […]
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