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Mammut Smart Alpine Review07-Mar-2011According to Mammut, the Smart Alpine is the first “braking-force support” device that can be used with single, twin and half ropes....
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Petzl Grigri29-Jan-2010There are nearly 50 different belay devices on the market, and fewer than five qualify as “auto-locking.”...
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Petzl Grigri 2 Review25-Feb-2011In the 20 years since the Petzl Grigri was invented, no other single-rope “brake-assisted” belay device has been able to compete with it in ergonomics, reliability and performance. Until now....
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Smart Belay Device29-Jan-2010www.mammut.ch | $29.95 | 3 Stars Mammut bills its Smart device as a tool for gym and sport climbers, and this no-frills auto-locker, designed to brak......
Black Sheep
Wharton entering the crux (5.13) of the Black Canyon's hardest free pitch to date, and (below) one move later, the real business.IN AP...In April, Josh Wharton and Mike Pennings completed The Black Sheep (5.12 A0), a new route in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado. Originally Pennings' vision, the line took the two three years to finish.







