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BlueWater Ice Floss rope
Don’t forget to floss. This beauty is an 8.1mm twin rope, meaning it is designed to be used with another twin rope running through the same pieces of protection. It can be used singly for situations where there is no danger of a severe fall, for example glacier travel, which is what I use it…
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Arc’Teryx Sigma SV jacket
Last year I was searching desperately for a soft shell to take up Denali and after trying a few different makes and models I found this great piece from Arc’Teryx. It performs flawlessly over a wide range of conditions, keeping out snow, wind and rain with equal aplomb. Breathability is excellent. The intelligent design includes…
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REI Ti Ware spork
Behold, I give you a dork spork! REI advertises its Ti Ware Spork as being half the weight of stainless steel. Sounds great until you wake up from your titanium-induced gear coma to realize it weighs in at all of .62oz. So you’re sporking over $8 to save a little more than half an ounce…