Typically, I’m a medium in just about everything, but I am a M/L in the Boreo (size options are S/M and M/L). If you’re unsure, size up, which also guarantees that you can get a beanie under there in colder temps. Adjusting the helmet is intuitive and easily done while it’s on your head, or, assuming you’ve got a no-hands rest, when you are on route. A pet peeve of mine is when the side straps dig into your ears. Thankfully, the Boreo’s straps were barely noticeable. Sleek headlamp clips..." go to full review

Functionally, the CR Carabiner worked without any hiccups. The screw-mechanism operated smoothly up on the walls of the Black Canyon, and it was small enough to fit through the guide-mode hole in a belay device. Our only concern would be the black finish potentially causing the biner to absorb even more heat than normal metal gear, but let’s face it: If the heat is turning your gear into hot pokers better suited for branding than climbing, you might as well go take a dip in that salty sea..." go to full review

Raise your hand if you’re tired of either a) Clipping sketchy, grooved “fixed” draws or B) having to retire a beloved draw because of rope-side-biner grooving. Edelrid has come up with an ingenious solution with their new Bulletproof Quickdraw: The top biner is a nice, smooth-clipping Bullet biner, but it’s the bottom biner that counts—the keylock closure Bulletproof clipper with a steel insert where the rope runs. Having the one bit of steel keeps the 12 cm draw light (4.1 oz) while..." go to full review