ProView – Black Diamond Method S Climbing Shoes Review
After climbing hard in the Method S for a month both inside on high textured walls, and outside on a variety of rock, it held up surprisingly well.
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ProView – Black Diamond Aspect Pro Climbing Shoes Review
After a month and dozens and dozens of pitches, the Aspect Pro climbing shoe from Black Diamond proved to me that climbing shoes can be comfortably padded without sacrificing the performance of the shoe.
ProView – Black Diamond Zone Climbing Shoes
Kolin Powick, Climbing Category Director for Black Diamond, accurately describes the Zone climbing shoes as “business in the front and party in the back.” These moderately aggressive and downturned shoes mean business and keep you in the zone sending steep…
ProView – 2016 Evolv Shaman
Very few pieces of gear will actually have a noticeable affect on your ability to climb. Most new iterations of gear are designed to make climbing lighter and safer, but a thinner rope and the newest technology in quickdraws are…
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…