Mini Paceman Adventure Concept
Say hello to the newest model from the company that brought you the Mini Cooper—the Paceman Adventure concept. This weird-looking cousin of the Paceman has a truck bed, rugged suspension, and higher...
View ArticleA Necktie from the Top of the World
Everest has long been the world's biggest marketing tool. From cereal giant Post, which still proudly claims that Grape-Nuts fueled Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s first ascent of the mountain,...
View ArticleAvaTech SP1 Smartprobe
The current crop of snow safety gear is limited—mostly by the user. To see if it's safe to shred, you dig a pit with your shovel or snow saw (a process that can take up to 45 minutes) and look for weak...
View ArticleIs Khal Drogo Opening a Climbing Gym?
Most of us have heard the hype by now. Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa is opening the world's ultimate rock climbing gym. When and where? It's hard to say. But if you believe the rumors, Momoa is...
View ArticleBlack Diamond Embraces Its Feminine Side
Since Black Diamond first released its apparel line in January 2013, we’ve enviously admired the jackets of our boyfriends, coworkers, and brothers. Which is why we were so excited when the company...
View ArticleClimbers: Ditch the Yoga Pants
Jenna Johnson has the pedigree to excel at business, with a B.S. in business administration from the University of Arizona and an EMBA from the University of Washington. But her passion for rock...
View ArticleFugoo Bluetooth Speaker
Most Bluetooth speakers were designed for the sterile, weather-protected environs of the Great Indoors. Not the Fugoo Bluetooth Speaker. For the outdoor aficionado, there’s not a more rugged speaker on...
View ArticleMaster It: Become a Rock Climber at Any Age
Lee Sheftel’s climbing career began in 1980 during a hike up one of the Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado. That’s when he decided to scramble up some rocks on the side of the trail and found himself in...
View ArticleWhat Advice Do You Have for Buying Used Gear?
Purchasing used gear makes learning a new, expensive sport like skiing much less cost prohibitive, but it’s easy to waste money on junk. To take some of the guesswork out of the process, I interviewed...
View ArticleSchool of Rock: 7 Essentials for Beginner Boulderers
Get the basics right and the rest comes easy. Presenting the seven products every novice boulderer should buy.Krieg Bouldering Bucket Photo: KriegThe Bouldering Bucket ($33) is the size of a soup pot...
View ArticleThe Trad Climbing Essentials of 2015
Photo Gallery: The Trad Climbing Essentials of 2015 All you need to tackle unbolted routes.—Matt SkenazyBipatterned ropes let you quickly ID the midpoint, making rappelling safer and helping belayers...
View ArticlePortaledge
A collapsible sleeping platform for climbers. Alpinists doing multi-day, big-wall climbs used to sleep in hammocks, which they hated, because they’d wake up every few hours with their shoulders...
View ArticleCarabiner
A gated aluminum fastener used with rope and other equipment to arrest rock climbers’ falls. Shortened from the German karabinerhaken (“carbine hook”), carabiners were first used by soldiers to attach...
View ArticleThis Training Gear Will Help You Send It Every Time You Climb
Rock climbing is inching its way into mainstream sports culture. For proof, look at how many people followed the Dawn Wall climb. Or consider that climbing might be an official inclusion at the 2020...
View ArticleThe World’s First Wooden Ice Axe
Some gear (vintage campers, longbows, and surfboards) should be made from wood. But ice tools, which need to be insanely durable and strong? They’ve always been made from metal—and for good...
View ArticleSo Ill Climbing Shoes
Climbing shoes just got a whole lot better looking thanks to So Ill.The St. Louis, Missouri-based company, which has been making climbing holds for over ten years and operates one of the top-ranked...
View ArticleThe Best Multipitch Climbing Gear of 2016
When it comes to big walls, light is right. Photo: Petzl Petzl Arial 9.5 mm Rope The Arial is a flowy rope that stretches just enough to provide a nice soft catch. It’s pricier than its closest...
View ArticleA Look Inside the Country’s Raddest Gear Sheds
Photo Gallery: A Look Inside the Country’s Raddest Gear Sheds Some people throw their gear in a corner of the garage. Others have dedicated gear rooms that are so stacked and organized they look like...
View ArticleThe Master Shapers Building the World’s Best Rock Climbing Holds
Photo Gallery: The Master Shapers Building the World’s Best Rock Climbing Holds Pinches. Slopers. Jugs. Baby heads? Ever stop to wonder who makes the holds bolted to the wall at your local climbing...
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