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Arc'teryx Cerium Jacket
Ultralight down stays packable and warm.
Arc'teryx's Cerium weighs just 307 grams—under 12 ounces—but pairs 850 Fill Power down with synthetic Coreloft insulation in the shoulders and neck where moisture creeps in [Quelle: Climbing Gear Reviews]. The stitch-through baffle design lets minimal down escape in extreme cold, though the trade-off is that this jacket shines for 80% of alpine and climbing use rather than true expedition abuse. At £340, the Cerium is the jacket climbers reach for when every gram matters but the forecast still calls for wind.
Worth carrying if your pack already runs tight.
Scarpa Blackbird Launch
Six years of R&D just hit the market.
Scarpa's new Blackbird climbing shoe represents a generation-long development cycle that's now shipping [Quelle: Basecamp Store]. That timeline tells you something: the design isn't a tweaked colorway or a quick refresh, but a rethink of how the shoe behaves on rock. Long development cycles in climbing gear usually mean the makers tested the thing across real climbers and real conditions rather than rushing to market.
Watch climbing forums for the first season reviews.
Review – Arc'teryx Cerium Jacket - Climbing Gear Reviews12 hours ago ... With the temperatures beginning to take a dip we are looking at iconic down jackets, starting with a quintessential down jacket from alpine legends ...climbinggearreviews.com
See the SCARPA Blackbird in action! https://basecamp-shop.com ...16 hours ago ... ... innovation in climbing shoes. Will report back when I've tried them more ... technique. Sure, it's also a favorite of industry testers, but you don't ...facebook.com