Gear

The construction style “Mussy Hook” has always been one of my least favorite pieces of climbing hardware to see at…

Doing a gear review Climbing Zine style for a rope is difficult. For starters our method for reviewing gear is simple:…

The Creek 50 from Black Diamond was one of those pieces of gear I just had to check out. Since…

Every once and awhile a climbing product will come along and as a community we’ll collectively be like, “that’s a…

There are certain products that come along on every adventure. This past fall, as temps cooled and the stoke rose,…

With more and more options for a safer belay, The Zine got its hands on two of the most innovative…

Climbing helmets have come a long way in the last few years—mostly by shedding weight and becoming ultralight. I’ve realized…

This spring I got to check out some items from The North Face’s Progressor Collection, and this piece, the Insulated…

The Deuter Gravity Haul 50 is advertised as a backpack that can turn into a haul bag. That’s a combination…

The Grivel Salamander 2.0, while designed with zero frills to keep operation straight-forward, is a versatile helmet with a few…

Scarpa’s Vapor V rock shoe now has an upgraded model. The new Vapor Lace shoe offers a more customizable fit,…

The trend of “stretchy jeans” for men in climbing seems to be gaining traction ever since Outdoor Research introduced the…

If you’re a climber, you have a puffy coat. That’s a given—the best climbing days usually give way to cold…

The longer I review gear, the more jaded I become. It’s hard to be impressed. I’ve become more selective about…

I needed the perfect rope for my project. It had to be an 80 meter rope and it had to…