Gear Reviews

Nicwax TX Direct Spray on

12 August, 2011 - 18:06 — dirk.talma
Nicwax TX Direct Spray on
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Three years ago someone bought a waterproof outer shell from the swiss manufacturer, Peak Performance, for me when they were in Europe. It was the best jacket I have ever owned, but then one day a friend accidently put it in the washing. Now anyone who has ever owned a Gore-Tex jacket will tell you that washing powders are the devil. Basically, the jacket now had as much waterproofness as a hammock on Beginners Weekend.

Edelrid Hurricane

29 January, 2011 - 20:04 — alex bester
Edelrid Hurricane
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So you looking for a new performance climbing shoe? How about the Hurricane from Edelrid. Its the first shoe Edlrid has ever made, but what a shoe!!

Five Ten Dragon Climbing Shoes

14 July, 2010 - 09:23 — Frankie
Five Ten Dragon Climbing Shoes
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When I first got them…Weeeee…It was painful! But spending some time in then on some projects in Rocklands they did become –a little- more comfortable.
Horrendously steep sport routes and boulder problems don't stand a chance against the precision and power of the Five Ten Dragons. Five Ten gave these fire-breathing lace-ups extremely down-turned toes and soft midsoles that allow you to wrap your toes around holds which are indistinguishable to other shoes. You can stand on your imagination…and the Dragons will stick.

Mad Rock Drifter & Mars/Venus Special

20 April, 2010 - 13:57 — dirk.talma
Mad Rock Drifter & Mars/Venus Special
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The Shoes

The Mad Rock Drifter is part of their Classic series, which aims to emulate traditional rock boots, with the cutting edge technology of current performance shoes.

An entry level shoe which offers comfort, support, edging and grip....... exactly what any aspiring climber wants in a shoe. Similarly, climbing traditionalists who value comfy footwear for smearing and all day wear will find these shoes perfect.

Evolv Optimus Prime

16 March, 2010 - 17:02 — Frankie
Evolv Optimus Prime
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Good Features

Designed by the god of sport climbing, Chris Sharma. These are great for any type of climbing, comfortable tongue allows longer climbing comfort, snug heel and mildly aggressive arch makes it a great boulder/sport shoe. The Evolv XT-5 rubber is crazy sticky and the symmetrical toe box makes in a must have for climbers with mortons foot (Second Toe being longer than the big toe).

Bad Features

The sizing of the shoe is pretty weird! Try them on before buying a pair. The XT-5 rubber is very soft and tends to wear quicker than most harder rubbers.

All round

La Sportiva Mantis climbing shoe

4 February, 2010 - 23:54 — PW
La Sportiva Mantis climbing shoe
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The La Sportiva Mantis Climbing Shoe's well-padded tongue provides all-day comfort while the unlined leather upper conforms to your foot for a precision fit. As with all of La Sportiva's shoes, the Mantis comes with ultra-sticky FriXion rubber to keep you glued to the most horrendous holds. Whether you're chalking up for ten feet of powerful bouldering or 100 feet of overhanging limestone, the Mantis Climbing Shoe's four-strap design locks your foot in place to give you every opportunity to send.

All around shoe that excels at gym climbing, bouldering and sport climbing

Petzl e+Lite

25 January, 2010 - 15:06 — superadmin
Petzl e+Lite
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This nifty little headlamp is one of the best and cheapest little headlamps in it's class. It has variable light control that includes 2 white light levels (that goes up to 16 Lumens), 2 strobing modes (white and red) and a full on red mode.

This little lamp shines up to 19m ahead of you and would last you up to 45Hours with the stock battery (more than enough for casual hiking or climbing and replacements are widely available).

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