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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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OR Jan 2019: Climbing Gear

This technically being the Outdoor Retailer SnowShow, there were a lot more skis around than [...]

11
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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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Review: Petzl D-Lynx bolt-on crampon

Cover image: No, I haven’t shrunk, or grown a ponytail — Laura Chmielewski kicking Caveman’s [...]

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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
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Petzl Sirocco, version II

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

22
Jul
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: Petzl Sitta harness

The Sitta is Petzl’s newest, lightest and highest-tech harness. It packs a lot of high-end [...]

20
May
Review: Petzl RAD System

I wrote an update for this review that takes into account some recent changes including an update [...]

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