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2012 Gear Guide: Hardware
Climbing magazine's editors present 2012's best carabiners, quickdraws, cams, and more.
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2011 Gear Guide : Editors’ Choice
After months of testing on hundreds of routes, Climbing magazine's editors offer up their picks for the most innovative, useful, and just damn good gear of the year. The Singing Rock Crux, Mammut Smart Alpine, Black Diamond Gridlock Screwgate, Petzl Grigri 2, Five Ten Arrowhead, Arc'Teryx Squamish Hoody, Beal Joker 9.1, North Face Verto, and Salewa Rapace GTX all won high praises and took home the Editors' Choice Award.
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Catch This
For long-suffering belay slaves, the assisted-braking belay device has been one of the most welcome rock climbing gear innovations of the last two decades. Unlike traditional tube-style devices, these gizmos actually help the belayer hold a falling or hanging climber.
