Gear Review
Winter Gear Wish List
It is that time of year again. A time when the snow is just beginning to get good and Thanksgiving is behind us. What better
December 9, 2013
Gear Review
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review: Marmot Isotherm Jacket
CMS Senior Guide and General Manager, Mike Alkaitis, reviews his Marmot Isotherm Jacket on a balmy Colorado day!
December 5, 2013
Gear Review
Gear Review – Marmot Thermo Hoody
AMGA/IFMGA Certified Guide, Eric Whewell, reviews the Marmot Thermo Hoody.
September 24, 2013
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review – Marmot Women’s Nano Jacket
This summer was wetter than previous years, making the Marmot Nano Jacket an essential in my climbing pack. It was field tested, not on purpose,
September 3, 2013
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review – Marmot Essence Jacket
This raincoat is LIGHT and keeps the weather off you – therefore, it meets most of my criteria in a quality rain jacket. At a
August 2, 2013
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review – La Sportiva TC Pro
La Sportiva TC Pro Review – by Steve Levin Long trad climbs are the real deal. Hundreds of feet off the deck, up among the soaring
June 21, 2013
Gear Review
Gear Review – Marmot Essence Jacket
Marmot Essence Jacket Gear Review – by Ian Fowler “No it is not going to rain! I am not taking a shell!” said my climbing
June 15, 2013
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review – La Sportiva Vertical K’s
La Sportiva Verical K’s Gear Review – by Steve Levin After 10 grueling hours of stuffing my feet into cracks and chimneys up the Black
June 7, 2013
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review – Black Diamond Speed 40 Pack
Black Diamond Speed 40 Pack Gear Review – by Rainbow Weinstock I punish packs. Between my personal climbing and guiding, I wear a pack on
May 9, 2013
Backcountry Skiing & Splitboarding
Guide Gear Review – BCA Stash BC Pack
BCA Stash BC Pack Gear Review – by Andrew Councell On a recent trip to the Valhallas in Canada, I was exclusively using BCA’s Stash
April 8, 2013
Gear Review
Marmot Women’s Minimalist Jacket
Marmot Women’s Minimalist Jacket Gear Review – by Norie Kizaki I wore Marmot’s Minimalist Jacket every day this winter while ski guiding in Hokkaido, Japan.
March 12, 2013
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review: Black Diamond Spinner Leash
Mike Lewis utilizing the BD Spinner Leash on All Mixed Up in Rocky Mountain National Park – Photo by Rainbow Weinstock There I was…climbing the
December 6, 2012
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review: Marmot Zeus Jacket
I’m a hardman darn it and this jacket is just so…soft! And light! And I’m not a lightweight either (at least in my mind). That being
November 20, 2012
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review: Black Diamond Vector Helmet Review
I have long awaited the arrival of the new Black Diamond Vector Helmet. I like to carry as little weight up the hill as possible and
November 13, 2012
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review: Black Diamond LightWeight Glove
The Black Diamond LightWeight Gloves are a consistent item in my pack no matter what time of year. The LightWeight Glove does not receive the
October 23, 2012
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review: La Sportiva Xplorer
Recently, I’ve been out in La Sportiva’s latest approach shoe incarnation, the Xplorer. I first heard mention of this shoe from a Sportiva employee after
September 3, 2012
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review: Black Diamond Half Dome Helmet
Kevin Baines rocking his new Black Diamond Half Dome Black Diamond has revised and updated their helmet line for 2012, including their stalwart, the Half Dome. The
July 31, 2012
Gear Review
Guide Gear Review: La Sportiva Xplorer Approach
For big days out it is hard to imagine a more important piece of gear than your shoes. You often leave and return to the trailhead in the
July 9, 2012
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