Sleeping Bag Reviews
Sleeping Bags Down or synthetic fill? This question has probably occupied the minds of climbers at least as much as any other gear question. Like the debate…
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Stories, experiments, and lessons from the backcountry. Browse the posts or look for a favorite place or piece of gear.
Tents, Tarps, Shelters, and Bivi Sacks
Single Wall Mountain TentsMountain tents are designed to provide shelter for climbers. These three tents all share a number of characteristics. They are all single wall construction,…
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Brooks Range Rocket Tent
Brooks Range Rocket Tent And now, for something completely different: The Brooks Range Rocket Tent is the lightest mountaineering tent I've ever seen other than some…
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There are times when I wonder if I have something of a stove fetish. Actually, I think that the reason I own so many stoves is that I…
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Ortik Heat It
Ortik Heat It6.4 ouncesUS Distributor Rock Exotica ( www.rockexotica.com ) Ortik Heat It (left) MSR Reactor (right) Ortik is a small company based in…
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The MSR Reactor and the Jetboil Personal Cooking System
Ultra-efficient Cooking Systems Jetboil in hanging mode Jetboil Personal Cooking System: 15.1 ounces (1 liter pot) I've used the Jetboil stove system for several years, and…
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Butane/Propane Cartridge Stoves
Butane/Propane Cartridge Stoves The Double and Single Burner X Stoves Coleman Xtreme and Xpedition (Single burner Xtreme is 10.8 ounces) (Double burner Xpedition is 25.3 ounces) The…
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Alcohol and Wood Burning Stoves
This page deals with stoves that burn either alcohol (sometimes refered to as methylated spirits) or burn wood, or burn both alcohol and wood. Although at first…
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White Gas and Multi-fuel Stoves
The Optimus Nova and Explorer: Two Multifuel Stoves from Sweden Optimus Web Site HERE Optimus Explorer Stove Optimus No. 11 Explorer 14.5 ounces (includes stove and tool. Fuel…
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Prescription Sunglasses and Goggles
Prescription Eyewear Prescription Mountain Goggles; Nylon Tear Drop Sunglasses; Metal Frame Round Sunglasses Prescription Sunglasses for Mountaineering and Skiing For many years, (before I got LASIK)…
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