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ProView – La Sportiva Spectre AT Boots

March 19, 2015August 21, 2017ProView Gear Reviews, Snow, Stories Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView – La Sportiva Spectre AT Boots

Can you drive in your ski boots? If the answer is no then it is time to build a pyre and burn them in a mass of toxic nasty-ness. You are now in a position to buy a boot that…

ProView – Evolv Luchador SC Climbing Shoe

March 16, 2015June 21, 2018Climbing, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView – Evolv Luchador SC Climbing Shoe

The Evolv Luchador series of shoes, offered as both a lace-up and Velcro, are the newest additions in the market of all-around performance rock climbing. It seems that every few years climbing shoe technology improves by finding ways to maintain…

ProView – Optic Nerve Boreas Inversion Goggles

March 12, 2015August 21, 2017ProView Gear Reviews, Snow Outdoor Prolink 3 Comments on ProView – Optic Nerve Boreas Inversion Goggles

The Boreas Inversion goggles from Optic Nerve are really unique. The durable, large mirrored lens makes for a wide field of vision and a crisp, clear view. The curvature of the lens is supposed to replicate the curvature of the…

ProView – The Petzl Laser Speed Light Ice Screw (Video)

March 10, 2015ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView – The Petzl Laser Speed Light Ice Screw (Video)

By Gary Ryan, who grew up climbing in the UK, but has made Colorado his home for the past 25 years. He has worked in the Outdoor Industry for 2 decades as an AMGA Rock and Ice Guide and the owner…

ProView – The Petzl Laser Speed Light Ice Screw

March 10, 2015August 21, 2017Ice Climbing, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView – The Petzl Laser Speed Light Ice Screw

Ice Climbing Wisdom: The 1st rule of Ice Climbing… there is no falling. The 2nd rule of Ice Climbing… there is NO FALLING!! The 3rd rule of Ice Climbing… if you are going to fall, don’t hit the ground.  Fast, efficient,…

ProView – Cassin Ice Tools and Crampons (Video)

March 5, 2015August 21, 2017Ice Climbing, Stories Outdoor Prolink 1 Comment on ProView – Cassin Ice Tools and Crampons (Video)

Below are a couple videos from AMGA Rock and Ski guide Alan Oram (otherwise known as the “Angry Avocado”). He shows that some days you’re feeling it, and other days….you climb nine feet and get lowered… Either way though, our pros are loving…

ProView – Julbo Universe Goggles with Zebra Lenses

February 24, 2015August 21, 2017ProView Gear Reviews, Snow Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView – Julbo Universe Goggles with Zebra Lenses

I started using the Julbo Universe Goggles with the Zebra Lenses in December of  2014.  They have been put to use in the field on numerous days for a variety of mountain adventuress.  From ski and ice guiding in Colorado…

ProView – The Cassin X-Dream Ice Tool

February 23, 2015August 21, 2017Ice Climbing, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView – The Cassin X-Dream Ice Tool

By Gary Ryan, AMGA Mountain Guide & Founder of the Guide Garage in Ouray, Colorado  Weight: 600+ grams Price: $279.00 MSRP “This Cassin X-Dream is the FERRARI of steep ice and mixed climbing” This one tool represents a super-modular system…

ProView – The Cassin Blade Runner Crampons (Video)

February 20, 2015ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView – The Cassin Blade Runner Crampons (Video)

Get the scoop on the unique Cassin Blade Runner Crampons from AMGA Guide and Founder of the Guide Garage in Ouray, Colorado, Gary Ryan: Features The most versatile technical ice crampons on the market Patented heel slide design integrates the…

ProView: The Evolv Shaman

February 6, 2015January 7, 2019Climbing, ProView Gear Reviews Outdoor Prolink Leave a Comment on ProView: The Evolv Shaman

I’ve been testing a pair of the highly-touted Evolv Shaman for most of the autumn and winter. This has been my first pair of Evolvs after having been primarily a La Sportiva wearer for the last decade. The first thing that…

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