Gear Shed
Our department for all things backcountry and ski/ride mountaineering gear.
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First Look: Patagonia’s Nano-Air Ultralight Freeride Jacket
The Nano-Air Ulatralight series sets a new high bar for active insulation, and the NAUL Freeride is a fine complement to your touring and more extreme ambitions.
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Review: Plum’s Pekye
Plum’s split-specific toe piece advances the development of the niche split tech-toe market.
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First Look: Scarpa TX Comp Telemark Boots
Will Barry’s dream tele boot materialize in this new “Comp" version of the venerable Scarpa Tx line? Stay tuned.
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The Skinny Rope Data Crunch
The beta and data on skinny ropes for ski mountaineering.
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First Look: Patagonia’s PowSlayer Kit
A kit should look sweet and, most importantly, deliver supreme purpose-built functionality. After a first look, Patagonia’s Pow-Slayer kit looks like a keeper.
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First Look: Black Diamond Helio Carbon 108
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First Look: Coros Apex 4
Seeking extended battery life and solid mapping functionality, we take a first look at the Coros Apex 4 GPS watch.
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First Look: BD’s Cirque Ultra 25 Ski Pack.
BD calls this a pack, but it has Cirque 22 Ski Vest DNA—we’ll call the Cirque 25 UL a ski vest, too.
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Review: ATK Haute Route 10 Plus Binding
Modest weight, plenty of features, and meets the high-end durability test.
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First Look: La Sportiva Kilo XTR
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First Look: Spark+ATK Splitboard Tech Toe
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THR Gear Shed Podcast: Crossing Over to Glacier Black
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Review: Fozzils Snapfold Bowl
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Review: Patagonia’s DAS Light Shorts
Like a vest for the lower extremities.
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Review: Mammut Barryvox S2
We spent last winter testing the updated Barryvox S2.
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Review: Faction La Machine 2, The “Mini”
A quiver killer punching above its weight.
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First Look: 2026 Dynafit Blacklight
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Carbon Canisters and Graceful Safety Design
Carbon please.
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The Espresso Episode with ZipFit’s Jeff Colt
The High Route Podcast
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Review: Fischer Carbon Pro Travers