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CU Belay Glasses Review

I recently had the opportunity to test a pair of CU belay glasses made by a German company called Power’n Play. The general idea behind the belay glasses is to be able to watch the climber without craning your neck for extended periods. Power’n Play did this using prisms that bend the light and allow [...]

New England Maxim Ropes – Poor Quality & Dangerous

New England Ropes just left a comment on a post about their rope recall because I was “misleading the general public”. A few weeks ago they announced that they had produced some faulty ropes that needed to be recalled because “The climbing lines can break, posing a serious fall hazard for climbers”. Judging [...]

Belaying with a GriGri – Petzl

I don’t own a GriGri and personally a I don’t trust them. They seem like great devices that are simple to use but I much prefer to stick with my trusty Black Diamond Guide or my Petzl Reverso 3. If you do belay with a Petzl GriGri you should definitely use proper technique. Watch the [...]

Free Mountain Hardwear Pack

Alright, maybe you’re not winning the Mountain Hardwear Pack from OnTheSharpEnd.com but Mountain Hardwear has decided to have a Pack-a-Day Give Away for the month of August. While I probably shouldn’t be advertising this, I thought it was cool enough to share

Pack-a-Day Give Away

Recall on Maxim Ropes

New England Ropes Recalls Climbing Lines Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Maxim Apogee and Maxim Pinnacle Dynamic Climbing [...]

REI Taku Softshell Pants

I recently climbed Mt Rainier via the Disappointment Cleaver with a pair of REI Taku softshell pants and I have to say they absolutely rocked. I’ll admit that I was a little nervous about only taking softshell pants on Rainier. The mountain is known for strong winds and fierce weather after all and this was [...]

Link Cam Inspection Notice & Update: Axle Nut

In case you haven’t heard there are defective Omega Pacific Link Cams out there. Check your cams if you’ve got them.

Recall Notice

Mt Rainier Gear List

***updated – post trip

I am heading to Mt Rainier to climb Disappointment Cleaver next week. Prepping for the trip I put together my Mt Rainier Gear List.

Clothing
Outdoor Research Furio Hardshell Jacket ((Shell)
El Cheapo Fleece Pull Over (Mid Layer)
Marmot Non-Cotton T-Shirt (Base Layer)
Mountain Hardwear Sub Zero SL Jacket w/ Hood REI Synthetic Jacket like the Mountain [...]

Gas Canister Climbing Stoves

I’ve been doing some research into stoves for alpine climbing and general mountaineering. I want a stove that I can take on expeditions and overnights. For expeditions liquid fuel stoves like the MSR Whisperlite or XKG EX are nice because you bring a jug of fuel and not a whole lot of little gas canisters. [...]

Alpine Climbing Stoves

I am in the market for a new mountaineering stove. My climbing partner has a MSR Reactor that he really likes and to be honest I really like it too. I am torn between a gas canister stove like the MSR Reactor and the Jetboil PCS and a liquid fuel stove like the MSR XGK [...]

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