Gear

Gear Reviews

What I use in the Backcountry & why

• Avalanche
• Backpacks
• Camping
• Climbing
• Clothing
• Footwear
• Hats & Gloves
• Ice Gear
• Ski Gear
• Miscellaneous

Avalanche Gear

• Backcountry Access Tracker DTS
• Black Diamond Deploy Shovel
• Life-Link Snow Saw
• Voile XLM Shovel

Backpacks

• Black Diamond Quantum
• Granite Gear Vapor Trail
• Gregory Makalu Pro
• Osprey Talon

Crampons

• Black Diamond Neve Pro
• CAMP USA XLC 390
• Stubai Ultralight Universal
• Black Diamond Sabretooth

Climbing Skins

• Black Diamond Ascension STS
• Black Diamond GlideLite STS

Day Packs

• Black Diamond RPM
• Black Diamond Speed 30
• North Face Electron 12
• Black Diamond Bbee

Filters & Water Treatment

• Katadyn Hiker Microfilter
• MSR Hyperflow
• SteriPEN Adventurer

Fleece

• North Face Miwok Fleece Jacket
• North Face Khumbu Jacket
• North Face Denali Jacket
• Patagonia R4 Fleece Jacket

Footwear

• La Sportiva Trango EVO GTX
• Nike Air Zoom Tallac
• North Face NSE Tent Bootie II
• Vasque Breeze GTX

Gloves

• Swany X-Change II
• Black Diamond Torque
• Black Diamond Prodigy
• Black Diamond Windweight

Harnesses

• Black Diamond Alpine Bod
• CAMP USA XLH 95
• Mammut Alpine Light

Helmets

• Petzl Meteor III
• CAMP Speed
• Black Diamond Half Dome
• Petzl Elios

Hydration

• Sigg 1.0L Lifestyle Water Bottle
• Klean Kanteen
• Nalgene Wide Mouth Tritan
• Nalgene Canteen

Ice Axes

• Black Diamond Raven Ultra
• Black Diamond Venom
• CAMP USA Corsa
• Petzl Charlet Snowalker

Jackets

• Marmot Genesis Softshell
• Mountain Hardwear Typhoon Jacket
• Marmot PreCip Jacket
• North Face Venture Jacket

Navigation

• National Geographic Topo!
• Spot Satellite Messenger

Pants & Tights

• Marmot Scree Softshell Pants
• Marmot PreCip Full-Zip
• Opedix S1 Performance Tights

Shirts

• SmartWool Microweight Crew
• Mountain Hardwear Wicked T
• Patagonia Capilene 2 Zip-Neck

Skis

• Atomic TM22
• Atomic R11

Ski Boots

• Dynafit Aero Freeride
• Garmont Mega Ride
• Lange L10 Race
• Scarpa Spirit 3

Ski Bindings

• Dynafit TLT Vertical ST
• Fritschi Diamir Explore
• Fritschi Freeride Plus
• Marker Duke

Ski Poles

• REI Peak UL Trekking Poles
• Scott World Cup Racer Ski Poles

Sleeping Bags

• Marmot Atom 40°
• Marmot Hydrogen 30°
• Marmot Helium 15°
• Western Mountaineering Lynx -10°

Sleeping Pads

• Thermarest Neoair
• Big Agnes Two Track
• Thermarest Prolite 3
• Thermarest Z-Lite

Stoves

• Coleman F1 Ultralight
• Jetboil PCS
• Snow Peak GigaPower

Tents & Bivys

• Black Diamond OneShot
• Black Diamond Winter Bivy
• MSR Hubba Hubba
• North Face Roadrunner

Miscellaneous

• North Face Base Camp Duffel
• BearVault BV450 Solo
• Black Diamond Ion Headlamp
• Black Diamond Crampon Case
• Snow Peak Double-Wall Ti Mug

Vests

• Montbell Ultralight Down Vest
• MH Windstopper Tech Vest

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