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La Sportiva TX2
MSRP: $130 BEST FOR: Technical approaches and easy technical climbing Ahead of trying the Teton Grand Traverse—10 summits, nearly 18 miles and over 12,000 feet of elevation gain—I knew I needed to … Continue reading "La Sportiva TX2" -
Tulson Tolf California
MSRP: $115 BEST FOR: Slab climbing First things first, let’s deal with the sparkly elephant in the room: Depending on who you ask, the California’s two-tone bedazzled upper is either the best … Continue reading "Tulson Tolf California" -
Five Ten Five Tennie
MSRP: $125 BEST FOR: Scrambles and around town The original Five Tennie—dreamed up by Five Ten founder Charles Cole back in the ‘80s—was the first real, modern approach shoe: a hybrid running-hiking-climbing shoe … Continue reading "Five Ten Five Tennie" -
Edelrid Jayne and Jay III Harness
MSRP: $59.95 BEST FOR: All-around use “You need a smaller harness,” my friend said on Saturday, as I reefed the Jayne III harness belt rightwards. “Nope. That’s what I thought at first, too.” In … Continue reading "Edelrid Jayne and Jay III Harness" -
Mystery Ranch Scepter 35
MSRP: $199.00 BEST FOR: Alpine approaches The Scepter, one of Mystery Ranch’s new fall 2019 packs excels on long approaches. Whether you’re going out for an alpine rock climb in late summer or … Continue reading "First Look: Mystery Ranch Scepter 35" -
Black Diamond 13mm Dynex Rabbit Runner
MSRP: $17.95 Rabbit Runners—single-strand runners sewn with two little closed loops on either end, rather than into one bigger closed loop—are nothing new. Nonetheless, for some reason you don’t see them all that … Continue reading "Black Diamond 13mm Dynex Rabbit Runner" -
HydraPak Stow H2O Bottle
MSRP: $14 BEST FOR: Staying hydrated on the wall While the HydraPark Stow water bottle was by no means built specifically for climbing, it’s exactly what I would have asked for in a water … Continue reading "HydraPak Stow H2O Bottle" -
Trango Raptor
MSRP: $174 BEST FOR: Ice, ice, ice f you’re looking for a solid ice tool, within budget, that swings intuitively, performs on steep ice, and will get you through some low-end scratchy mixed, … Continue reading "Trango Raptor" -
Evolv General
MSRP: $170 When I heard of Evolv’s new shoe, “The General,” I wondered whether the name referred to its dominance over other shoes or its ability to do a bit of everything, as … Continue reading "Evolv General" -
Butora Icarus
MSRP: $129 BEST FOR: Long approaches Butora has become one of the biggest players in the U.S. climbing shoe market over the past several years, but the Icarus is the first one of … Continue reading "Butora Icarus" -
Krukonogi PX2(A)
MSRP: $70 BEST FOR: Dry Tooling Aside from occasionally stropping my ice tools a few times with a steel file, I’d not thought much about picks until a friend absolutely shit all over … Continue reading "Krukonogi PX2(A)" -
Garmin inReach Mini
MSRP: $349.99 BEST FOR: Camping in all weather Garmin’s new inReach Mini might be perfect for climbers and alpinists looking for a satellite SOS communicator with GPS that they could easily stuff in a … Continue reading "Garmin inReach Mini"
