SierraDescents | 2008
October 31, 2008
Marmot PreCip Pant
Officially, Marmot's PreCip Pants are listed as rainwear, but that hasn't stopped them for becoming one of my favorite hard shell pants for all-around use. I wanted a lightweight (more)
October 16, 2008
Falling Headfirst Down an Ice Cliff
Blame it on Chamonix—exposure to the big mountains of the French Alps made a big impression on me. I bought a Charlet-Moser axe and crampons, intending to incorporate the (more)
October 10, 2008
North Face NSE Tent Bootie???
Really the big disadvantage with these is all the taunting you'll have to endure from your friends. If you can take it, however, the North Face's 700-fill down NSE Tent Bootie (more)
October 3, 2008
Down Bags: GoreTex vs. Microfiber
I got an email the other day from a Sierra mountaineer who was wondering what the pros and cons were of getting a down sleeping bag with a GoreTex Shell versus microfiber. (more)
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