ProView – Mountain Hardwear Men’s Chockstone Hoody
The Chockstone Hoody is my kind of jacket. I want something that I can put on, leave on, not think about, and then at the end of the day say, “I didn’t think about that jacket all day because it…
Climbing
ProView – Sterling Rope Quest 9.6mm
I work and climb in an incredibly harsh environment. I need gear that can stand up to nature’s abuses right there with me. That is why I was stoked to put Sterling’s new line of ropes, the Quest series, to…
ProView – Black Diamond 6.0 Static
Exploring the remote and mythical mountains of the Llanganati in Ecuador and its unclimbed hidden big wall, required the lightest yet most durable static line on the market. Our search for the proper rope started by finding various brand options.…
ProView- Salewa Dropline GTX
Anybody remember the first time they jumped on a trampoline as a kid? How they forgot about being tired, just enjoying the feeling of weightlessness and nothing else? Pure joy. I haven’t been on a trampoline in years, and…
ProView – Outdoor Research Women’s Helium Rain Jacket
It was an abnormal stormy weekend, only 50 degrees Farenheit outside with partly dark clouds. I started at the trailhead of Brown Mountain in Klamath Falls, Oregon, making my way six miles towards Fish Lake. During the six hours of…
ProView – HIMALI Women’s Altocumulus Down Jacket 2.0 Review
When I first got the Women’s Altocumulous down jacket I marveled at how light it was. In fact, I was wondering how something so light could possibly be warm. Well it didn’t take long to realize that this is a…
ProView – Wild Country Stamina Gear Bag
It is safe to say that life is pretty uncertain and complex right now, and so for me, the appeal of simplicity and confidence has never been higher. At this point, I’m looking for any way that I can streamline…
ProView – Orange Mud Endurance Pack V2.0
The two things I strive for in life is to move and be moved. I have moved seven times in the last three years and from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed, I am…
ProView – Rab Torque Light Pants
With COVID protocols letting up here around Golden, Colorado, I was stoked to take the Rab Torque Light pants out and get on some much-needed rock. So I took them to the local climbing Mecca of Eldorado Canyon State Park…
ProView – BioLite HeadLamp 330
There are a few pieces of gear that you need to take with you on any adventure, and a headlamp is always towards the top of my list. I’ve spent a few months (quarantined and all) with the Biolite 330…