Mountain Standards

Posted April 23, 2012

Terra Nova Quasar 30 Pack: Holds Up Despite Holes

Climbing in the Alps all winter, I put the Terra Nova Quasar pack and its "Ultra" fabric through an ice-and-granite gauntlet. While the pack is a little worse for the wear, it's come out on the other side still capable of holding my gear.



Posted April 10, 2012

Petzl Elia Helmet: Hair Hole For She-Climbers

With slim webbing straps, light weight and, of course, the ponytail hole, the Elia offers women-specific features that suggest it may have even been designed by a real she-climber (or at least a man on good terms with his feminine side).



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