jake from United States, VT Public Profile

Used for dry tooling and for backpacking in 25F. Fit is perfectly tight without being constricting. Very dexterous for all camping related functions and waterproof with no feel of snowmelt entering the glove. Perfect amount of sticky to grip tools and carabiners. The only downside is these gloves are notoriously difficult to put on with any amount of dampness on your hand or already in the glove. The liner in the glove is pretty loose so it sticks and gets caught. I view these gloves as wearable once per day and then not again until dry.

I wanted this jacket for cold weather activities that require lots of movement and therefore I needed a jacket that is warm enough at brief standstills and breathes well when sweating. I haven't had this jacket in extended sub-freezing weather yet, but I was able to wear it for about 30 minutes on a brisk hike at 35degF before I needed to take it off. This is much longer than most jackets would allow before overheating and sweating through my layers. Additionally, this jacket has excellent pockets and two way zipper for harness and backpack compatibility. The inside is super soft and cozy. The only downfall is that Alpha fleece is super catchy and it is difficult to get your arm through the jacket without pulling the inner material and then having it bunch on your arms. While putting the jacket on can be finicky, it is intended to be comfortably worn all day long in deep winter climbing, which is a tradeoff worth it for the high breathability.

I needed a long rise for a small waist and this harness fixes that issue because it has an adjustable rise. The harness is super bomber otherwise. It holds tight once set and it doesn't ever loosen. Super comfy to hang in. Materials are top quality, very durable, yet also pliable making handling easy. I like that the gear loops and haul loop are all rated pretty high so I never need to worry about something breaking. The double belay loop is not always necessary, but when you find a need for it, it's nice to have. My only desire would be for a fifth loop in the back for belay/anchor gear.

This cam works as exactly as expected and hoped. Extendable sling is nice to save gear on your harness and time spent getting pumped. Feels bomber and catches whips as one would hope. Cam performs same as my BD cams of other sizes.