Category: Alpine & Mountaineering

Climbing Knife
Alpine & Mountaineering, Reviews, Rock & Ice

Climbing Knife Comparison Review

A good knife is an essential tool for all types of climbing.  It’s used for cleaning manky tat off at a rap anchor, cutting cord for a v-thread, removing tape gloves, cutting a stuck rope out of a crack, slicing up a crag apple or cheese and much more.  Despite the obvious importance of a knife in climbing it doesn’t seem to get discussed much … Continue reading Climbing Knife Comparison Review

Monte Johnston
Petzl RAD
Alpine & Mountaineering, Reviews, Ski & Snowboard

Petzl RAD Kit Review

Last year Petzl released the RAD (Rescue And Decent) system which is basically a lightweight rope kit.  The idea is that skiers and mountaineers can take it with them into mountains to deal potential issues such as rappelling cliff bands, undertaking crevasse or cliff rescue and for roping up when crossing glaciers.  While light-weight kits of this nature have been available to Guides for some time Petzl … Continue reading Petzl RAD Kit Review

Monte Johnston