From the category archives:
At the New River Rendezvous this past weekend, I spoke with a rep from La Sportiva regarding the availability of the new Miura VS climbing shoes I wrote about previously. He told me the new Miuras should be in retailers within a month as they are currently being shipped to the US. As soon as [...]
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I’m a firm believer that a serious boulderer needs three types of crash pads. First, there’s the all around workhorse crash pad. At a standard size of about 40″ by 50″ feet, this pad will take care of the vast majority of your bouldering needs. Most crash pad models fall into this category and you [...]
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I cannot wait to get my hands on a pair of the new La Sportiva Miura VS velcro shoes. The lace-up Miura’s have been my shoe of choice for the past several years, so I’m eager to see how a velcro version stacks up. I’m encouraged by the product description: Velcro lace up version of [...]
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I’ve been following a relatively new site called DailyClimber that offers a single deal per day on a climbing related product. Similar to Backcountry.com’s Steep and Cheap, DailyClimber focuses more on climbing specific items (though there are often more general outdoor products offered). Each item is only offered for one day or until it’s sold [...]
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Petzl has posted a recall for all its Petzl Charlet Sarken crampons. Recent customer experience has shown that the front points of SARKEN crampons are susceptible to premature wearout following heavy use. This means cracking of the metal forefoot near the front point(s), followed by possible breakage if usage continues. Petzl has stopped sales and [...]
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I just read the hangboard review in the new issue of Climbing and the Moon Fingerboard has really caught my eye. From Moon: As with all Moon products our design philosophy is definately less is more and the Moon fingerboard is no exception. Do not be conned into buying a fancy fingerboard at a high [...]
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The Wall Street Journal writes that Liz Claiborne, the relatively new owner of the climber favorite Prana, is on a list of companies and brands they’re considering for sale or discontinuation. The 16 brands that Claiborne will try to sell or license out or possibly discontinue are Sigrid Olsen, Prana, Ellen Tracy, Dana Buchman, Mac [...]
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I saw this come through this morning and thought everyone should read this statement from Black Diamond recalling their Speed Buckle Harness.
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Trango has announced a recall on their #1 MaxCam. Details are in the PDF below: http://www.trango.com/pdfs/MCrecall.pdf
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Wired Nut has a review of a new stick clip tool, the RockTools Superclip. Looks like it may be a better alternative than the Trango Squid.
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There’s been much discussion and speculation recently about CCH’s Alien cams. Here’s what “official” info I’ve found on the situation so far: From Mountain Gear,
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This is apparently old news, but I only recently stumbled upon the news story. On November 30, Prana announced that they were being acquired by the women’s clothing company, Liz Claiborne.
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