In the build-up to ISPO, the winter sports and outdoor trade show, German climbing brand EDELRID have announced a double win in the ISPO Outdoor awards category, including the coveted GOLD award which is presented to a single product that exemplifies innovation in its field.
In reply to UKC Gear: A crampon at £240 that "is recommended for use on vertical to overhanging mixed terrain where the vertical front points will not make extended contact with rock"
Sounds like a winner for the UK market.
In reply to L.A.: Yeah, that sounded odd to me too. I guess they mean that the extremely impressive weight-saving comes hand-in-hand with a big durability hit. Even so, it's so much lighter than anything else out there designed for steep stuff that someone will buy them.
Edelrid keep coming out with really innovative products: the Jul belay devices, the Flycatcher ropes, this new rope, etc..
Fri Night Vid Ethan Pringle on Portugal's Hardest Sport Climb
In this week's Friday Night Video, we follow Ethan Pringle to the 'not-yet-popular' but world-class sport crag of Meio Mango in Portugal. In the film, Ethan attempts one of the country's hardest lines, Filipinos, which was first bolted...