Outdoor Prolink

I took the GRIGRI 2 on two different sport climbing trips, one to Lander and one to Shelf Road. On both trips it logged many vertical feet and lowers, as well as a few whippers by my friends. The device is easy to load and feed rope and when the climber does fall or weight the rope, the cam clamps down and arrests the fall. Unlike other devices, its easy to understand how it works, and that makes it easier to use correctly. As with all these devices, the brake hand still has to always..." go to full review

Overall the Sama Harness is a great all-around rig for sport or trad. If I have to keep one harness in my bag to do a bit of everything, the Sama is my new go-to.go to full review

As an ice climbing guide and instructor here in the mini mecca of Ouray I get to swing a lot of tools in my daily life… but the X-Dreams have become my go to choice machinery for anything, and everything, steep, be it rock or ice.go to full review

The Trax rubber was a nice middle-of-the-road density. While probably a bit soft for extreme edging, that isn’t really the mission statement for this shoe. The friction was more than adequate on all the different rock types I tested it on. After over 200 pitches and 8 days of bouldering it is wearing well and has lots of life in it. This is probably aided by the fact it is a fairly thick slab of rubber for a technical shoe. The overall construction of the upper seems to be fairly high..." go to full review