Andrew Bisharat

SIERRA DESIGNSWICKED LIGHT | $180 | WEIGHT: 14 ouncesThis sewn-through bag, the lightest Sierra Designs has ever made, is the company's introduction t...

If you’re jonesing to tick a big project in a single push, but you don’t want to bring along a sleeping bag and bivy sack, then check out Macpac’s new line of Epic sleeping bags—these lightweight down bags are also waterproof/breathable bivy sacks, giving climbers the opportunity to completely rethink how they pack for the mountains.

Since their introduction to the market roughly five years ago, leashless tools have revolutionized mixed climbing. Petzl's Nomic is one of them.

New to the market as of last season is the Spanish company e-Climb. The centerpiece of their line, the Cryo, is a water-ice and alpine climbing axe that boasts truly unique features.

Have faith! There are ropes that do not kink, are extremely supple, light (62 grams per meter) and resilient.

Black Diamond's Venom ice axes are hybrid piolets that combine design elements of technical ice tools with the proven design of a mountaineering axe.

Petzl has introduced a new line of dynamic ropes from 8.2 to 10.7mm. Coming in as the sportiest is the Fuse, a 9.4mm cord available in 60- and 70-meter lengths.

Anderew Bisharat struggles on his long time climbing project at Rifle, Colorado.

The music rippled through the fall air, crisp and bright as a Red Delicious apple. The thumping drums that were laced into the treble by the DJ evoked...

In my mind, the trad climb was desperate and runout but only in my mind. I mashed chalk into my palms and recalled a scene from one of my all-time favorite movies...

At 1 pound 8 ounces, the Reactor is not the lightest tool around, but I liked the weight for plowing through hard ice. While the security of leashes will always occupy a fond place in my heart, leashless climbing is here to stay.

Tell me what oxygen smells like. Don't say, nothing, either because nothing isn't something. Those who make something out of nothing are either immaculate...