Reviews
Rope bags by Tre Asini Designs
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Rand Rock
A sport climbing and bouldering guide to Pretoria, Johannesburg and surrounds – By Neil Margetts SpecificationsA5 full colour240 pagesRRP: R280 review by Tony Lourens Ever since Rory Lowther’s brilliant little pocket-sized route guide to the Gauteng area went out of print many moons ago, there has been a dearth of information for the greater Gauteng …
Black Diamond Mission Lt – Approach Shoes
review by Tony Lourens Approach shoes have come a long way since everyone was rushing out and getting themselves a pair of 5.10 Camp 4s a decade or two ago. It is a similar evolution to the climbing shoe since Boreal’s Fire, and indeed in the world of headlamps since Petzl’s icon Zoom. So much …
Beal Vision (MIPS) – Helmet
review by Tony Lourens What can I say? Another exquisite product from the BD stables. There so many nice things about this helmet, I don’t know where to start. It is so compact, light and comfortable, that while climbing a route the other day, I thought I’d left my helmet behind on the previous stance, …
Beal Venus – Ladies’ Harness
review by Julia Wakeling A comfy and versatile harness in fantastic colours! • Comfy – if it wasn’t, we wouldn’t be here. It’s got a funky technology with a webbing in its core that distributes weight evenly so there are no compression areas which might pinch or dig in. This, while still being light and thin. • …
Stanley Adventure All-In-One Coffee System
review by Arno van der Heever When it comes vacuum flasks, Stanley needs little introduction. They’ve been leading the game since 1913, when the inventor William Stanley Jr fused vacuum insulation and the strength of steel in one portable bottle, inventing the all-steel vacuum bottle we know and love today. Since then Stanley has expanded …
Core Merino
South African woollen outdoor apparel www.coremerino.com by Tony Lourens For many years now South Africans (and the rest of the outdoor world) have been impressed by the many excellent woollen products that have come onto the market. And I am seeing more and more climbers and hikers using these products and really singing the praises. …
Beal Combi Rope Bag
review by Tony Lourens I see more and more rope bags are becoming hybrids these days. Top brands are now bringing out rope bags that are actually rucksacks with an attached ground mat for your rope. Which, if you think about it for half a second, makes a whole lot of sense. Beal’s new Combi …
Black Diamond Z4 Camalots
review by Andy Court I recently had the privilege of testing out one of Black Diamond’s new Z4 cams. I took the green #0 up to The Ledge on Table Mountain and handed it over to Teo Iliev as he set off up the intimidating No Longer at Ease (25), a classic Tinie Versfeld test piece for the aspiring hard man. The …
Black Diamond Skin Repair Kit
review by Tony Lourens Not too long ago you may have been ridiculed at the crag for hauling out your fancy ‘Skin Repair Kit’, if there was such a thing. Not anymore. This sort of thing has become somewhat the norm in many climbers’ packs these days, and particularly boulderers. Spend one full day bouldering …