Testing the new Wild Country Friends
James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini put the new Friends through their paces on the Gritstone crags of the Peak District.
Jun 6, 2016
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Category: Gear
To edge or not to edge?
An average climber’s take on La Sportiva’s “No Edge Technology” shoes.
May 25, 2016
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Cape Union Mart team, head-to-toe in K-Way gear on Kilimanjaro
The path of bringing a new product to market is rife with obstacles.
Apr 26, 2016
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Voluntary Recall Notice: Black Diamond Camalots
Black Diamond just issued a voluntary recall notice for Camalots, Ascenders and Via Ferratas.
Apr 14, 2016
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Rock Climbing and Your Feet
The long term effects a poorly fitted climbing shoe can have on your feet.
Mar 8, 2016
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La Sportiva Python review
At first glance you will see a soft slipper type shoe that is apparently designed primarily for smearing, however this shoe can do much more than just smear well, the La Sportiva Python is still my favourite shoe to climb in…
Aug 23, 2014
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Brian Weaver discovers that “It’s All Uphill…”
Brian Weaver comes to the Cape, goes bouldering at Echo Valley, climbs on the Jeopardy Wall and discovers that most things in the Cape are….
Mar 19, 2014
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BEAL Rope meets new UIAA water repellency bench mark
Beal is pleased to announce that they are the first manufacture to produce a rope that meets the standard.
Feb 4, 2014
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Flash 2.0. Review
You can probably tell by now I like these shoes, like a lot. So here is the story of our relationship and how I got so smitten.
Jul 16, 2013
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Alien vs. Predator. a.k.a. a review of the new BD X4 Cams
BD have just released its new range of small cams. They are officially known as the X4 Camalots. Rumor has it that internally, they were known as Predators, a tongue-in-cheek code word to take on Aliens, the one-time market leader for small cams.
May 21, 2013
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Bolt issue on Kalymnos
As we anticipated for years, they have Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) of their stainless steel bolts, just as Cayman Brac and Thailand used to have.
May 2, 2013
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Miura VS under scrutiny
A high performance Italian model with Velcro. In the absence a Lamborghini sports car sharing the same name, I’ll tell you about my test drive of the climbing shoes instead.
Apr 4, 2013
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