ProView – CAMP HOTMIT’N
Maybe it’s because my mother knit me wool mitts for the first forty Christmases of my life that has lead to my affection for the mitten. Plain and simple: I love mittens! Being a mountain guide for the last two…
ProView Gear Reviews
ProView: Trango Rock Prodigy Hangboard
One of the most satisfying aspects of rock climbing is feeling a measurable change in strength and ability. While climbing grades may be subjective and open to argument, climbing is unique in that we have a relatively clearly defined number…
ProView — Evolv Luchador Climbing Shoe
The Evolv Luchador is the latest addition to Evolv’s Chris Sharma designed line, the Sharma Series. The lace-up shoe (also available in a velcro-strap closure model called Luchador SC) has a slightly cambered last, and a semi-asymmetrical toe profile. The…
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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…