SierraDescents | Category | Gear
August 17, 2010
Injinji ToeSocks
What the heck is this all about? That's about what I thought when I first saw Injinji's "ToeSocks"—socks with individually-fitted toes for your...toes. Injinji makes the (more)
July 30, 2010
Thermarest DreamTime Mattress
I may be biased toward ultralight gear, but a select few heavier items have a place in my heart as well. Case in point: Thermarest's luxurious DreamTime sleeping pad. Calling the (more)
July 6, 2010
Osprey Exos
Osprey isn't joking when it calls its Exos-series packs 'superlight'—these overnight-capable packs come with a stiff and robust frame yet weigh about the same as most frameless (more)
April 18, 2010
Scarpa Skookum Review
I was under the impression Scarpa's new Skookum was a Frankenboot of parts borrowed from other Scarpa models in an evil-genius attempt to create a downhill performance monster. (more)
April 8, 2010
MSR Reactor
Probably the most critical comment I can make about MSR's Reactor backpacking stove is that it sat unused and unopened inside my closet for nearly two years. Winner of a 2007 (more)
January 5, 2010
The Factor Review
It's impossible for me to assess Black Diamond's new Factor ski boot without considering it in context: the Factor represents the flagship achievement of Black Diamond's audacious (more)
November 21, 2009
Pieps Freeride Beacon
Do you check to see what kind of avalanche beacon your partner is carrying? I ask because there are a wide range of beacons on the market, and some of them are a lot easier to (more)
February 19, 2009
Snow Camping – Sleeping Pad Comparison
We're here in Flagstaff, AZ, en route to Colorado for our annual family ski vacation, and I've got my tent set up in my parents' yard. No—it's not that my folks are driving (more)
January 2, 2009
Mountain Hardwear Typhoon
The Typhoon Jacket is yet another of those affordable ambiguously technical rain shells that are fast becoming today's bestsellers. Similar to the North Face Venture Jacket and (more)
December 30, 2008
Big Agnes Two Track
In its two-inch version, the Big Agnes Two Track self-inflating sleeping pad offers a very warm advertised r-value of 6.5. To put that number in perspective, Thermarest's (more)
