![Mike Lewis begins the roof pitch on Vertigo (5.11b) in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado. [Photo] Slava Lototskyy](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tenaya-ra-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Mike Lewis finds that the Tenaya Ra has everything he looks for in a climbing shoe, including a great out-of-the-box fit that doesn’t require a… Read More »Tenaya Ra: A true ‘all-around performance shoe’
![Mike Lewis nearing the summit of La Parva Peak (3630m), Chile. [Photo] Jack Klim](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dynafit-yotei-gtx-jacket-review-2-1-930x620.jpg)
Mike Lewis awards the Dynafit Yotei GTX Jacket five stars for its light weight, versatility and thoughtful design. There was but one tiny flaw…
![The DMM Pivot is an assisted-braking belay device that works well for top-belaying a climber directly from the anchor, as shown here. [Photo] Peter Braam](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dmm-pivot-1-1-930x620.jpg)
The DMM Pivot shines as a simple, all-around assisted-braking belay device.
![Tat removed from Recompense (5.9) at Cathedral Ledge, NH by the author in 2011. [Photo] Mike Lewis](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/trango-piranha-knife-mountain-standards-1-1-930x620.jpg)
As a guide, I’m often asked what I carry on my harness. In addition to standard climbing hardware, plus prussic cords, a Tibloc, and a… Read More »Trango Piranha Knife: Sharp, Low Profile and Opens Bottles
Recently I added Patagonia’s Merino Air Hoody base layer to my collection. Unlike my other merino wool items, The Air Hoody, with its fluffy appearance,… Read More »The Merino Air Hoody: A Most-in-One Base Layer
Although rope technology has greatly improved in the twenty-some years since I started climbing, I was still skeptical when a lime-green Mammut 8.7mm Serenity rope… Read More »Mammut 8.7mm Serenity Dry: Light, Stiff and Specialized
This year I put my new pair of Electric Tech One sunglasses through rigorous field-testing. I wore them on a month-long climbing trip to Colorado’s… Read More »Electric Tech One Sunglasses: Essential Gear for Alpine Adventures
I used the Mithril on glaciers in the North Cascades, and cragging and multi-pitching in Colorado’s Front Range. I took whippers, hung and worked moves,… Read More »DMM Mithril Harness: Light and (Mostly) Durable
