Vendor Spotlight & Product Review

Most of you know, we do not sell gear. We avoid the implications of any unethical recommendations and remain vendor neutral. Still, we form strong relationships with many manufacturers as test beds for their products. Not only do our customers appreciate our unbiased viewpoint, so do they. Sterling Rope Logo One of these is Sterling Rope,  a manufacturer of life safety rope, cord, and hardware. Made in the USA...

  Camp USA Logo You may not be familiar with CAMP USA, but you should be. This is the exclusive US importer and distributor of CAMP Technical Adventure Equipment, the 120 year-old Italian climbing and mountaineering brand. With offices near Boulder, CO they are making a stronger name for themselves throughout climbing, for both recreational and industrial applications. Once in a while a product comes along that is truly better that the competition. The TurboChest by CAMP is, IMO, by far the best chest ascender on the market today.

Product Review NEW INSULATION DESIGN FOR COLD WEATHER WORKERS—REVIEW OF “The North Face’s” new “Great Goose”  insulated jackets. [caption id="attachment_2517" align="alignnone" width="300"] Photo Courtesy of The North Face[/caption] We have wrapped up our snow training season recently with some extra training in the great white north of Canada....