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Icebreaker Women’s Tech Lite Low Crew – Landscape Lines
MSRP: $100 BEST FOR: All-around use, three seasons (at least) Four times. When you like something, you wear it a lot, and when it’s four times in the first week, that tells you something. … Continue reading "Icebreaker Women’s Tech Lite Low Crew – Landscape Lines" -
Title Nine Clamber / Clamberista climbing pants
MSRP: $89 BEST FOR: All-around use, from pure climbing to around-town-plus-climbing So, baseline, Title Nine makes great pants. This women’s company, started in 1989 when people thought the idea of a women’s-sports-clothing company … Continue reading "Title Nine Clamber / Clamberista climbing pants" -
3rd Rock Mercury Jeans
MSRP: $98 BEST FOR: Bouldering There are plenty of altruistic reasons to buy climbing apparel made by the small upstart British climbing company 3rd Rock: they rely on recycled materials—namely Italian carpets and … Continue reading "3rd Rock Mercury Jeans" -
Title Nine Dauntless Jogger Pants
MSRP: $79 BEST FOR: Gym and crag / boulder use, warm weather Dauntless Jogger is the name of this pair of pants. Don’t be fooled. Maybe Title Nine just mixed up some of its … Continue reading "Title Nine Dauntless Jogger Pants" -
Foehn Brise Pants
MSRP: $129.95 BEST FOR: Bouldering or sport climbing The Brise pants, the signature piece of climbing clothing company Foehn, fall in a middle area between many of the techier, lightweight synthetic climbing pants on … Continue reading "Foehn Brise Pants" -
Patagonia Women’s R1 Fleece Long-Sleeved Crew
MSRP: $99 BEST FOR: All-around use, cool or cold weather Plush. That’s about all I have to say about the new Patagonia Women’s R1 Fleece Long-Sleeved Crew. Actually, and “warm,” which is the first … Continue reading "Patagonia Women’s R1 Fleece Long-Sleeved Crew" -
Mountain Equipment Earthrise Jacket
MSRP: $190 BEST FOR: All-around mountain use: winter belaying, ski touring, hiking You have to respect ROOTS. Mountain Equipment was established in the U.K. in 1961 and boasts partnerships with the venerable Plas y … Continue reading "Mountain Equipment Earthrise Jacket" -
Smartwool Women’s Hide and Seek No-Show Socks
MSRP: $12.95 BEST FOR: Use under slip-on approach shoes, warm weather Now and then something strikes you as just a plain great idea. Of all places, it was during a checkup at the … Continue reading "Smartwool Women’s Hide and Seek No-Show Socks" -
Boulder Denim 2.0
MSRP: $148.00 BEST FOR: Bouldering During my early climbing days, I bouldered in jeans: not because of their unparalleled functional benefits on the rock, but rather because they gave that look of nonchalance, … Continue reading "Boulder Denim 2.0" -
Mountain Hardwear Women’s EDP Waffle Long Sleeve Shirt
MSRP: $70 BEST FOR: Cragging, around town If you’re a sucker for a soft pullover, read on. New for fall, the Women’s EDP Waffle Long Sleeve Shirt from Mountain Hardwear is soft, flowy … Continue reading "Mountain Hardwear Women’s EDP Waffle Long Sleeve Shirt" -
PrAna Revere Long Sleeve T-Shirt
MSRP: $49 BEST FOR: Cragging or gym wear A friend years ago had a scoop-neck prAna top that she said she used all the time. “It’s in there every wash,” she said. You … Continue reading "PrAna Revere Long Sleeve T-Shirt" -
PrAna Super Mojo Pant
MSRP: $79.00 BEST FOR: All-around climbing or bouldering prAna’s Super Mojo pant is the (literal and figurative) extension of the best climbing shorts ever made, the uber-classic Mojo shorts, which now come in a … Continue reading "PrAna Super Mojo Pant"
