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Didn’t get the presents what you wanted over the holidays? Or, wasn’t sure what to [...]

31
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Comparison: Mono-point crampons

Crampons are kind of like car tires — necessary yet somehow not as glamorous as [...]

14
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Long Term Review: Petzl Ergonomic

When I first started hearing about the re-designed Petzl Ergo, the tool was still nameless [...]

21
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Tech Tip: Impact forces during a fall

Petzl’s revamped line of ice tools arrived in climbers’ hands in Fall 2018, and over [...]

22
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Field Tested: Petzl Nomic & Ergonomic

Petzl’s redesigned Quark, Nomic and Ergonomic ice tools have arrived for Fall/Winter 2018 and we [...]

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First Look: Petzl Tools 2018

Here’s the TLDR version: the new-for-2018 Petzl Ergonomic is absolutely fantastic, the re-designed Nomic gets [...]

28
Jan
Review: Petzl Sum’Tec Mountaineering Axe

There’s a wide range of alpine ice axes or piolets on the market and it [...]

16
Jan
Review: Cassin X-All Mountain Ice Tools

As a newish ice climber, I spent the first few years renting ice tools from [...]

25
Apr
Long Term Review: Petzl Laser Speed screws

Petzl’s redesigned Laser Speed and Laser Speed Light ice screws debuted last fall, giving me [...]

18
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Long Term Review: Cassin X-Dream

I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of the name. X-Dream. X, really? Dream? A [...]

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