What I Use: Apparel Edition

This coming January will mark seven years of The Alpine Start. If you’ve been following [...]

Long-Term Review: RAB Kinetic Plus Jacket

When RAB introduced the Kinetic Plus jacket last Fall, I was really excited to test [...]

Field Tested: Arc’teryx Acto FL Jacket

Five years ago I reviewed the Arc’teryx Acto MX and summed it up thus: “An [...]

First Look: RAB Borealis Pull-On

Softshells are by far my favourite outer layer: soft and stretchy, often with a soft, [...]

Golden Nut Award: Arcteryx Gamma MX Hoody

When we conceived the Golden Nut Award and were brainstorming which products to include, from [...]

Review: OR Iceline Jacket & Pants

The Iceline Jacket & Pants from Outdoor Research have been designed specifically with ice climbers [...]

Field Tested: OR Lodestar Jacket

The first thing you notice about Outdoor Research’s Lodestar is how fuzzy and cozy it [...]

Field Tested: Patagonia Levitation Hoody

Patagonia’s Levitation Hoody is about as simple as a jacket can get. This is not [...]

Field Tested: Adidas Terrex Softshell Jacket Review

I’m not sure when exactly Adidas Outdoor arrived on the scene. But whenever they appeared, [...]

Field Tested Review: Mammut Nordpfeiler Jacket

There are few items that immediately pry me away from my tried, tested and true [...]