I have often struggled to find an alpine pack for one- or two-night trips. A pack of this size needs to be comfortable enough to… Read More »Mammut Trion Guide 45L: Not Like Climbing With A Backboard
There are only so many ways of describing an ice tool. Attributes worth discussing are shaft clearance, pick angle and spike pointy-ness–the X-All Mountain excels… Read More »C.A.M.P. Cassin X-All Mountain: Light, Aggressive and Home-Depot Orange
But once I gave them a chance, trusting that the steel front points on the aluminum body would hold up, I found that the XLC… Read More »C.A.M.P. XLC Nanotech Crampons
When I look for winter pants I think of two words, “waterproof” and “hardshell.” Some of you (probably people who only ski powder, don’t break… Read More »Rab Latok Pants: Solid Where It Matters
The Espri is exceptionally light for a double-wall, with a simple set-up and take-down. And though it’s advertised as a backpacking tent, I suspected it… Read More »Nemo Espri 2P Tent: Shelter From (Most) Storms
Adding these cams to my collection has made my trad rack much more versatile; they absolutely excelled in the granite cracks of Mont Blanc and… Read More »Metolius Ultralight Offset TCU: Configured For Constriction
The Hummingbird’s size and weight are that of a light, minimalist bag (I’ve eaten burritos that were bigger). However, the conservative twenty-degree temperature rating, overstuffed… Read More »Feathered Friends Hummingbird Sleeping Bag: No Spooning Necessary
I had owned and eventually broken six solar-powered battery chargers when I started using Goal0’s Sherpa 50 Adventure Kit. No piece of the system ever… Read More »Goal0 Sherpa 50 Adventure Kit: Charges Everything
The trade-off with the smaller Rockcentrics versus wired hexes is strength, flexibility and weight at the cost of a couple inches of reach. But that… Read More »Wild Country Rockcentrics: Flexible Not Stiff
Ultimately, the Kingpins don’t fit my hand as snugly as I had hoped, though they are still one of the best multi-purpose gloves I have… Read More »Black Diamond Kingpins: Better Than Hardware Store Gloves
While there is a cam or two on the market that has a wider expansion range and can handle shallower cracks, the Master Cam is… Read More »Metolius Master Cam: Sleek and Sexy
The generous coating of sticky rubber and a roomy toe box make the Grandstones perfect for chimneys and offwidths, but they flail on smaller cracks… Read More »Five Ten Grandstone Rock Shoes: Oldies, But Goodies
