Gear Reviews

Miryam Nissan is a route setter at Movement Baker, and she put the Kailas route setter tool belt---appropriately called the Tool Bag---through the paces.

With the VSSL JAVA, you’re guaranteed to get a consistent grind, whether high on a mountaintop or in the depths of a cave.

Gunks Apps, a company in the emerging digital guidebook landscape, has been gradually expanding to cover more areas than its namesake.

Norrøna Trollveggen Primaloft100 Full-Zip Hooded Jacket is a great mid-weight puffy for winter adventures.

The CREAG Quantum Lightweight Climbing Pants are some of the stretchiest---and, yes, lightest---climbing pants we've worn.

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The Kailas Selma II is a great option in the lightweight helmet category, especially at its price point of $108.

The Mystery Ranch Tower 47 pack provides compartments for organizing all your gear. Open it up and splay it out.

The Trango Reaction Quickdraw is one of our new faves for climbing hard routes, whether onsighting at our limit or redpointing longterm projects.

Two sports bras: one spare and simple, the other heavier duty and providing more coverage at neck and sides.

From The North Face's new Futurelight collection. "The Summit L5 LT jacket’s breathability alone would be notable—but the jacket is also incredibly supple and agile for a waterproof shell."

DMM's new Dragonfly cams are teensy tiny little things. But they're bomber.