Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Feathered Friends Down Booties
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Black Diamond Drop Zone Crash Pad
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10 Gifts for the Ice Climber in Your Life
Make those frozen expeditions a little more comfortable this season.
Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Cooper Discoverer AT3 Tires
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Coast FL75R Headlamp
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Lems Trailhead Shoe
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Warmlite® Vapor Barrier Clothing Gift Set
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A GPS Smartwatch is the Adventure Enhancement You Need
With a Garmin fēnix 5X Plus, you’ll feel like you can do anything.
Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Y&Y Classic Belay Glasses
Save your neck
Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Pure Grit Climbing Chalk Bags
Engineered with personality
Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Osprey Transporter Wheeled Duffel
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Hillsound Trail Crampon Ultras
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Rad Roller RAD Axle
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: The Seven Summits Register Print
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Garmin fēnix® 5 Plus Series GPS Watches
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Climbing Magazine T-Shirts
Great gifts for the climber in your life
Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: prAna Stretch Zion Straight Pants
The classic climber pants gets a straight-leg update
Climbing Holiday Gift Guide 2018
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Review: Black Diamond Mission 55 Pack
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Review: Coalatree Trailhead Adventure Shorts
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Review: Black Diamond Fineline Stretch Rain Shell
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Behind the Scenes: How Climbing Harnesses Are Designed and Tested
Check out Samantha Sanders's author page.
Review: Mountain Equipment Squall Hooded Jacket
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Review: Sterling 9.2 mm Aero DryXP Rope (60m)
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Review: Evolv Nighthawk and Skyhawk
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Review: Beal Escaper
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Review: Scarpa Mago (2018 Redesign)
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Review: Outdoor Research Refuge Hooded Jacket (Women’s)
Check out Kristin Bjornsen's author page.
Review: Roofnest Sparrow Roof Tent
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Review: Triple Aught Design Bastion Hoodie
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Review: Clutch Climbing Brush
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Review: Garmont Sticky Stone GTX Approach Shoe
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Book: Vantage Point—50 Years of the Best Climbing Stories Ever Told
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You're Wearing Your Helmet Wrong
Helmets are designed to protect us from impact, but design doesn't matter if you're using them incorrectly.
Review: Wild Country Revo Belay Device
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Review: Black Diamond Shadow Rock Shoe
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Game-Changing Belay Device Hits US Market This Summer: The Wild Country Revo
Perfect for veteran and novice belayers alike, the Revo helps prevent common mistakes.
Review: Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight & Watertight .5
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Preview: New Black Diamond C4s (Updated for Spring 2019)
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
Review: The North Face Route Rocket Backpack
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Review: Kinetik Kilojoule 3.0 Chalk Bucket
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Review: The North Face Chalk Bag Pro
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Review: Foehn Robson Down Hoody
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Review: Mountain Equipment Tupilak 37+ Backpack
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Review: Edelrid Shuttle Chalk Bag
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Review: Maloja Pol Pants
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How Do Climbing Helmets Protect Your Head?
Experts at Petzl break down protection certifications so you can make the safest helmet choice. Most helmets focus on protection from the top. Petzl has released TOP AND SIDE PROTECTION.
Review: Free Range Canvas Pack—Tetons, by Rachel Pohl
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Review: Mystery Ranch Stein 62 Backpack
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Review: NW Alpine Black Spider Hoody
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Review: Mountain Hardwear Multi-Pitch 16 Pack
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Review: Forsake Range Low Sneakerboot
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2018 Climbing Gear Guide: Editors' Choice Awards
Our top climbing gear picks for 2018
Editors' Choice 2018: Five Ten Guide Tennie Review
Our top climbing gear picks for 2018
Editors' Choice 2018: Adidas Terrex Scope GTX Review
Our top climbing gear picks for 2018
Editors' Choice 2018: FrictionLabs Gorilla Grip Chalk Review
Our top climbing gear picks for 2018
Editors' Choice 2018: Mountain Hardwear Quasar Lite II Pant Review
Our top climbing gear picks for 2018
Editors' Choice 2018: Mountain Hardwear Splitter Station 40 Review
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Editors' Choice 2018: Metolius Wood Grips Compact Hangboard Review
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Editors' Choice 2018: Edelrid Bulletproof Quickdraw Review
Our top climbing gear picks for 2018
Editors' Choice 2018: Arc’teryx Rolling Duffel Review
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Editors' Choice 2018: Kalias Stick Clip Review
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Editors' Choice 2018: The North Face Summit L3 Ventrix Hybrid Hoodie Review
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Editors' Choice 2018: Black Diamond Offset Stoppers Review
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Editors' Choice 2018: Evolv Oracle Review
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Editors' Choice 2018: Butora Mantra Review
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Editors' Choice 2018: Scarpa Chimera Review
Our top climbing gear picks for 2018
Black Diamond Presents: The Hot Forge Heated Chalk Bag
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Review: Black Diamond Hot Forge Heated Chalkbag
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Review: Meridian Line Denim Jeans
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How to Make Your Tent Last Forever
In the field, stuff happens, and knowing how to cope can be the difference between a great trip and a miserable one. Plus, your tent should last many years, but only if you know how to keep it working properly.
How to Keep Your Pack From Getting Gross
In the field stuff happens, and knowing how to cope can be the difference between a great trip and a miserable one. Plus, your backpack should last many years, but only if you know how to keep it working properly.
How to Keep Your Feet Dry
Your boots should last years, but only if you know how to keep them properly conditioned.
How to Care for Quality Raingear
In the field, stuff happens, and knowing how to cope can be the difference between a great trip and a miserable one.
The Rain Room
Step inside the ultimate raingear torture chamber, where Marmot tests new waterproof technology with torrential volumes of precipitation.
The Evolv X1: An Evolution In High-Performance Slippers
This new shoe from Evolv takes overhanging climbing to another level.
How to Stay Dry—and Have Fun—in Any Weather
Survive wet-weather AND have fun doing it.
How to Make Your Waterproof Gear Last Forever
Your gear should last many years, but only if you know how to keep it working properly.
The Science of Wet Weather Comfort
You’re in the local gear shop and you have one job: find a comfy but durable shell that will keep water out. But there are so many options—and the product hangtags seem to be written in code. Don’t worry. Here’s everything you need to know.