Tech Tip: Impact forces during a fall

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

Field Tested: Petzl Nomic & Ergonomic

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

First Look: Petzl Tools 2018

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

Review: Petzl Sum’Tec Mountaineering Axe

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

Review: Cassin X-All Mountain Ice Tools

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

Long Term Review: Petzl Laser Speed screws

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

Long Term Review: Cassin X-Dream

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

Field Tested: CAMP Corsa Nanotech Ice Axe Review

“Wow that’s light.” We’ve stopped for a lunch break and my climbing partner has picked [...]

First Look: Cassin X-Dream Review

I’m just going to come out and say it: the Cassin X-Dream is the best [...]

Field Tested: Petzl Lynx Review

When I started ice climbing, I gravitated towards mono-point crampons and climbed on them for [...]