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Comparison Review: Arc’teryx Alpha FL Packs

Arc’teryx introduced the Alpha FL packs six years ago for Spring 2014 and other than [...]

14
Nov
Patagonia DAS Light REVIEW and Micro Puff Comparison

Patagonia introduced the Micro Puff a few years ago (after years of development), but the [...]

16
Oct
Comparison: 35L Alpine Packs

To say that I have a few too many packs would be an understatement. Problem [...]

24
May
Field Tested: Petzl Nomic & Ergonomic

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

07
Oct
Comparison: RAB Infinity G vs RAB Zero G

RAB’s history dates back to the early 1980’s when famed British alpinist Rab Carrington started [...]

01
Mar
Petzl Sirocco, version II

When the original Sirocco came out almost four years ago, it came in only one [...]

22
Jul
Review: Grivel Twin Gate carabiners

I really appreciate innovation. It doesn’t always result in the lightest, best or most versatile [...]

10
Sep
Comparison: Mammut DRY vs PROTECT ropes review

Last winter, the UIAA — finally! — introduced a water-resistance standard for dry ropes.  Previously, [...]

27
Aug
Comparison Review: Cragging Packs

With spring rock-climbing-road-trip season upon us, and summer just around the corner, I thought it’s [...]

31
Mar
Alpine Pack Comparison: 20-35L Range

This is a quick comparison of a few packs in the 20-35L range. I’ll compare [...]

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    Modification: Scarpa Rebel Ice ‘fix’ Comments Off on Modification: Scarpa Rebel Ice ‘fix’
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    Comparison Review: Arc’teryx Alpha FL Packs 11 Comments
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    Patagonia DAS Light REVIEW and Micro Puff Comparison 15 Comments
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