![Mike Lewis carrying the Blue Ice Warthog 40L pack in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. [Photo] Chris Wood](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/blue-ice-warthog-backpack-1-1-930x620.jpg)
After lugging the Blue Ice Warthog 40L backpack around the mountains for several months, IFMGA/AMGA guide Mike Lewis came to some conclusions: the pack is… Read More »The Blue Ice Warthog 40L Pack: a worthy, alpine-specific workhorse
![Wading across the Virgin River in Zion with the Lowa Approach Pro Los in hand. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xlowa-approach-pro-lo-1-1-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.atGaBZzkx1.jpg)
If Alpinist Digital Editor Derek Franz had to pick just one type of shoe to wear for the rest of his life, there’s no doubt… Read More »Lowa Approach Pro GTX Lo: A go-everywhere shoe
![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
![The author with the Blue Ice Yeti 50L backpack in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. [Photo] Chris Wood](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/blue-ice-yeti-backpack-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Blue Ice is a small, relatively new company that started in a garage in Europe and now has a presence in North America. IFMGA/AMGA guide… Read More »The Blue Ice Yeti 50L Pack: Small innovations that make an impact
![The Mountain Equipment Citadel Mitts. [Photo] Clint Helander](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mountain-equipment-citadel-mitt-1-1-930x620.jpeg)
Alaskan alpinist Clint Helander finds the Mountain Equipment Citadel Mitt to be a lightweight and versatile option for climbs that require cutting down on bulk… Read More »Mountain Equipment Citadel Mitt: A bastion of warmth in a light package
![Hauling the pig with the Sterling WorkPro static rope on Prodigal Sun, Zion National Park. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sterling-workpro-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Alpinist Digital Editor Derek Franz recently used the Sterling WorkPro static line to haul a 100-pound bag on his first solo big wall. The WorkPro… Read More »Sterling WorkPro: A static rope that is supple with a high strength-to-weight ratio
![Corey Flynn starts the first pitch of Scary Canary (5.12b/c R), Eldorado Canyon, Colorado. [Photo] Chris Van Leuven](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xblack-diamond-atc-pilot-1-1-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.M3jh1gbvsC.jpg)
Chris Van Leuven used the Black Diamond ATC Pilot to catch gear-ripping falls and liked its simple design and smooth rope handling so well that… Read More »Black Diamond ATC Pilot: A solid one trick pony
![The author enjoys the comfort of the Mountain Equipment Xeros 800-fill, Russian Goose Down sleeping bag inside his bivy sack on the second morning of his solo ascent of Prodigal Sun (V 5.7 C2, 900') in Zion National Park, October 22. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mountain-equipment-xeros-sleeping-bag-1-1-930x620.jpg)
Alpinist Digital Editor Derek Franz used the Mountain Equipment Xeros 800-fill, Russian Goose Down bag in warm, sweaty conditions as well as cold, wet ones,… Read More »Mountain Equipment Xeros 7-degree F down sleeping bag: Among the best in its class
![Whitney Clark explores unknown terrain on a peak above Sphinx Lake in Kings Canyon, California, this past August. [Photo] Tad McCrea](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sterling-fusion-nano-ix-1-2-930x620.jpg)
Whitney Clark takes the Sterling Fusion Nano IX along for some rugged granite adventures in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada mountains. The 9mm rope can… Read More »Sterling Fusion Nano IX: A versatile rope that is light and dry
![The author starts up Annunaki (5.11+) in Indian Creek, Utah, wearing the redesigned Petzl Sirocco helmet. [Photo] Macie Brendlinger](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/petzl-sirocco-helmet-1-1-930x620.jpg)
BJ Sbarra reports on his experience with Petzl’s redesigned Sirocco helmet, and reflects on the evolution of climbing’s head protection. The new Sirocco is more… Read More »Petzl Sirocco: The pinnacle of lightweight climbing helmets
![[Photo] Jeremy Joseph](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xla-sportiva-trango-tower-1-1-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.3eSuZAX3rQ.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
