Sunday, October 20, 2013

Mammut Review

Well I have put Mammut to the ultimate test this past weekend with my climbing partner Bobbi Bensmen, during the 24hrs Of Horseshoe Hell in Jasper Arkansas. We were climbing in the Mammut Togira Harness, I sent 100 pitches, and tried more, in 24hrs with no harness rash. After finally taking that harness off I then gave it a quick look to see how it held up to the major test of 24hrs straight climbing, all I can say is my harness looks brand new. I was very pleased with the design of the plastic piece that protects your harness from rub when you’re tied in. I went the whole comp with out really ever noticing I was wearing the thing, which is amazing when we were in it for so long and climbed so many pitches. This has just been my favorite harness to climb in. I highly recommend it to anyone for any kind of climbing. With its big gear loops and lightness and it even has special loops for ice climbing, I would say it is the best do all harness. Along with us climbing in Mammut harness, we were also given a Mammut Infinity 95 rope. We pushed the limits with this rope, with over 200 pitches in 24hrs. After all that climbing I was still able to take the rope home to continue to be used. We fell on it, we lowered off it rubbing over rocks, and tied in over and over with it and the sheath held up beautifully with no frays, breaks or fuzzing going on and no core shots. The rope took a good beating and held up to everything we through at it.


Shamon Review


A few months back, on one of my quick tricks back through Salt Lake City, I stopped into my old climbing gym and ran in to good old Jason Price, who trough a pair of Shamans at me and said try these out for the night. Well about a month ago on my way back from The Red River George, I stopped through Boulder CO to Say hi and climb with the rad Bobbi Bensman, who kicked me down a pair of Shamans. Well I love these shoes; I use them on everything from my warm-ups to my projects. They edge beautify, surprisingly smear well, are stiff and aggressive yet you don’t want to cry when they are on for those 40m routes. THEY JUST ROCK! I have put them to the test with heal hooks, toe hooks, greasy foot holds, over hanging to slabbier routes and they have passed all their test with an A++.  Goood Bye all other climbing shoes, say hello to Evolv