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Black Diamond Trail Back Review
The Trail Back is a pole with excellent value, thanks to its durable aluminum shaft construction, ribbed rubber grips...
Outdoor Research Helium II Review
Virtually a hybrid of a wind jacket and light rain jacket, it's one of the more compact models we tested and comes...
Marmot PreCip Review
Winner of our Best Buy, this jacket is truly tough to beat, especially for the price. This most recent update, while...
Thule Versant 70 Review
This versatile model strikes a nice balance between comfort, access, and features - all while maintaining a...
Leki Micro Vario Ti COR-TEC Review
The Micro Vario TA Cor-Tec is a great pole thanks to its comfortable cork handles, packable break apart design (down...
Black Diamond Raven Pro Review
A classic ice axe, it's an attractively priced model that provides for basic mountaineering objectives.
Black Diamond Raven Ultra Review
While it's incredibly comfortable to carry for extended periods of time, the Raven Ultra is no longer the lightweight...
Editors' Choice
Petzl Summit Evo Review
While other models may perform better at specific tasks, this is the model we would choose if we could only have one...
Best Buy
Black Diamond Raven Review
This popular ice axe excels in general mountaineering routes and is incredibly friendly on your wallet. It's the...
Top Pick
Petzl Glacier Literide Review
Surprisingly versatile considering its low weight, it truly blurs the line between a more general-purpose...
Top Pick
CAMP Corsa Review
With its 100 percent aluminum head, it's one of the lightest rated ice axes, and proved more versatile than we...
Petzl Summit Review
The Summit offers top-notch performance across the board, bringing to light an excellent option for the majority of...
Petzl Glacier Review
Fantastic and wallet-friendly, it's lightweight, self-arrests smoothly, and climbs steep snow with ease.
CAMP Corsa Nanotech Review
A super unique ice axe that is the third lightest in our review on one of the overall lightest weight CEN-B rated axes...