![The author biking on Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park. [Photo] Zach Zehr](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/suunto-9-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Longtime climber and endurance athlete Quinn Brett tested the Suunto 9 wristwatch and found it to be mostly user-friendly, offering a wealth of data to… Read More »Suunto 9: A computer for athletes in the form of a wristwatch
![The Foehn Brise Pants were ideal for the chilly spring temps at the Techno Crag (ca. 9,000') above Ouray, Colorado, last May. Here the author enjoys the classic arete of All Night Rave (5.12b) with numb fingers. [Photo] Mandi Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xfoehn-brise-pant-1-1-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.t0DSANyR7-.jpg)
Foehn is a new, small clothing company based in Quebec, Canada, that came on the market this year and has a touching backstory. Alpinist Digital… Read More »Foehn Brise Pant: Warm, comfortable and highly functional
![The La Sportiva TX4 Mid was a great, lightweight option for the hike to the top of Saint Vrain Mountain (12,162') in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Visible in the background, from left to right, are Chiefs Head, Longs Peak and Mt. Meeker. [Photo] Mandi Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/la-sportiva-tx4-mid-1-1.jpg)
The La Sportiva TX4 Mid boots are described by the company as an “access boot designed to excel in tricky, technical terrain.” Alpinist Digital Editor… Read More »La Sportiva TX4 Mid GTX boots: ‘Like walking on air’
![Mike Lewis holds the Nemo Chogori 3-person Mountaineering tent in its compression stuff sack. [Photo] Chris Wood](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nemo-chogori-tent-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Mike Lewis finds that the three-person Nemo Chogori Mountaineering tent provides a good in-between option between lightweight tents and expedition tents. The former don’t fare… Read More »Filling the Gap: NEMO’s three-person Chogori Mountaineering tent
![The author hiking into Bear's Den in Rocky Mountain National Park for dry tooling. Note the (fruit) boots fastened to the side clips. [Photo] Colby Rickard](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/patagonia-cragsmith-45-1-1-930x620.jpg)
The Cragsmith 45 is Patagonia’s largest backpack, which the company refers to as the “gear dumpster.” Chris Van Leuven has been lugging it around for… Read More »Spacious and multi-use: the Patagonia Cragsmith 45
![Derek Franz wears the Black Diamond Vision Harness on Keep Your Powder Dry (5.12b), the Trophy, Red Rocks, Las Vegas. [Photo] Elizabeth Riley](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/black-diamond-vision-harness-1-1-930x620.jpeg)
Black Diamond describes the new Vision Harness as an ultralight alpine harness that is “the lightest fully functional harness we’ve ever made.” Alpinist Digital Editor… Read More »Black Diamond Vision Harness: light, comfortable and versatile
![The author wearing the Grivel Stealth Hardshell helmet on the second-to-last pitch of Prodigal Sun in Zion, October 2017. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/grivel-stealth-hs-helmet-1-1-930x620.jpg)
The Grivel Stealth Hard Shell helmet offers the protection of a hard shell and a foam helmet in one, making it durable against repeated knocks… Read More »Grivel Stealth HS helmet: the durability of a hard shell and the protection of foam
![Viewing the sunrise on Mt. Baker with the MSR Advance Pro 2 Ultralight tent. [Photo] Mallorie Estenson](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/msr-advance-pro-2-tent-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Mallorie Estenson, an alpine guide and climber based in the Pacific Northwest, has been using the MSR Advance Pro 2 Ultralight–a single-wall, four-season tent–on some… Read More »MSR Advance Pro 2 Ultralight: a single-wall, four-season tent that is simple and convenient
![[Photo] Jeremy Joseph](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/la-sportiva-trango-tower-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Photographer Jeremy Joseph used the La Sportiva Trango Tower GTX boots for miles of hiking to access the most scenic locations in Colorado’s fourteeners. He… Read More »A worthy three-season boot: La Sportiva Trango Tower GTX
![The BASU eAlarm can be used in a variety of ways. Here it is rigged on a food sack so that it will be set off if an animal were to tamper with it. [Photo] Clint Helander](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/basu-ealarm-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Clint Helander lives, works and climbs in Alaska, where the risk of bear encounters is a regular hazard. He tested the BASU eAlarm and found… Read More »BASU eAlarm: A versatile device in bear country
![The author and her husband with the Hilleberg Nammatj 2 GT on a backcountry ski trip in Colorado. [Photo] Mary Harlan](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/hilleberg-nammatj-2-gt-3-1-930x620.jpg)
Mary Harlan, an AMGA-trained rock, ice, snow and ski guide, compares the new Hilleberg Nammatj 2 GT to the Hilleberg design she used on Denali… Read More »The Hilleberg Nammatj 2 GT: A well-designed expedition shelter
![Whitney Clark wears the Patagonia Nano-Air Light Hoody while leading a pitch on the first ascent of High Fashion (5.10, 1,000') on a peak near Wales Lake in the Sierra Nevada Range. The team found a tiny pill container that contained a summit register and identified the mountain as Wales Lake Peak. The register only had two ascents from teams who walked up the backside, Clark said. [Photo] Tad McCrea](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/patagonia-nano-air-light-hoody-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Alpinist contributor Whitney Clark tests the durability, warmth and water-resistance of the Patagonia Nano-Air Light Hoody. It did its job but she longed for a… Read More »Patagonia Nano-Air Light Hoody: Versatile and breathable
