Posts Tagged ‘Product reviews’
Climbing DVD Review – Welsh Connections from Bamboo Chicken Productions
I spotted Bamboo Chicken Productions a few weeks ago on Vimeo. I loved the style of their films and decided to send them a message asking if I could feature one of them on this site. Not only did they kindly agree, but they also sent me a copy of their full length DVD; Welsh [...]
Trion:Z Magnetic therapy bracelet
OK, it’s not strictly climbing equipment but when I got an email from Hayden over at Trion:Z asking me to test their magnetic therapy bracelet, I was intrigued. Reading the Trion:Z web site, it appears that many athletes are using magnetic therapy to improve their performance in their chosen sport. Hmmm, that sounds appealing, if [...]
Climbing equipment review – Marmot ROM Jacket
One word sums up the Marmot ROM jacket – ‘versatile’! I have now worn the ROM jacket for warm winter days as an outer layer, as a mid layer in winter on colder days, for mountain multi pitch rock routes in the summer and for ski touring in the Alps. ROM stands for range of [...]
Climbing equipment review – Valandre Oural Down Mittens
Gloves. Have you spent ages trying to find the right pair? I’ve read all of Andy Kirkpatrick’s blog posts about the right glove systems, but when it comes down to it, gloves either don’t fit, aren’t warm enough, are warm enough but too bulky to do anything with or they let the water in. I [...]
Climbing book review – Training for Climbing by Eric J Horst
I really want to get better at climbing. I’ve become obsessed with improvement. I even gave up my previous job to allow me more time to better my climbing. I’m not terrible at it, but I’m not great either. Like most people I started climbing and enjoyed rapid improvement until I reached a sticking point. [...]
Climbing equipment review – Mammut Spark 9.5
Next Friday I’m heading to Singapore. My girlfriend has work out there, and I can basically work from pretty much anywhere, provided there’s a decent web connection. So for the next 3 months I’m going to be sampling the sport climbing of Singapore’s only outdoor crag, a quarry called Dairy Farm. I’ll also hopefully sample [...]
Climbing equipment review – Valandre Looping Jacket
One of these days the wind and rain will stop and spring will make an appearance. When the weather finally improves a down vest is often all you need when you’re belaying at the crag on a mild morning. Valandre’s Looping Jacket could be just the job. Valandre is on a mission to revolutionize lightweight [...]
Climbing equipment review – ‘Trigger Gate’ Carabiner by Mad Rock
We’ve all been there… You’re climbing an overhanging route, you’re pumped, you reach the quick-draw. The holds are poor but you need to clip. You shout slack and pull in a handful rope. As you try to clip the rope into the quick-draw, you catch the wire and the draw starts to swing. Your other [...]
Climbing equipment review: Mammut Haute Route Pants
This Mammut mountaineering pant is named after the ‘Haute Route’, which is a spectacular traverse across glacial mountains in the French and Swiss Alps. The Haute Route is a demanding trek in the winter or summer months, taking approximately 6 days, the route traverses through some of the highest peaks in the Alps. It’s obvious [...]
Climbing equipment review: The Mammut Chalten Jacket
This snowy spell seems to have got all you ice climbers and winter mountaineers excited, so we thought that you might like to take a look at a couple of interesting items from the Mammut winter clothing range. Mixed winter and ice climbing is extremely demanding and it’s important to make sure that you’ve got [...]
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