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I've been a loyal Petzl crampon user for several years now. Whether on ski mountaineering tours, classic alpine tours, or ice climbing – the various models have always reliably accompanied me. So I was all the more excited about the new 2026 generation of crampons with the Leopard, Leopard Hybrid, and Dart models.

With the Challenger 28, La Sportiva is entering a category previously unknown to the brand: technical backpacks. I took it with me for five days of touring, including trips to the Arête des Cosmiques and alpine climbing.

Arc'teryx's new sport climbing harness weighs almost nothing, has only two gear loops, and a waist belt that's just two millimeters thick. Our editor Gwen tested it together with professional athlete Lara Neumeier while sport climbing in Switzerland.

It's been on the market for 10 years: the Skwama climbing shoe, one of the most popular performance climbing shoes in the sport and bouldering sectors. We tested this Italian all-rounder to see what it can do and what makes it so special.

Since Edelrid launched the Pinch belay device, a debate has flared up about which device is better: Pinch or Grigri. HowNot2 has taken a closer look at the Pinch.

HowNot2's Ryan Jensk is known for his material testing. In this video he examined how a carabiner with self-drilled holes behaves in the breaking load test.

High touring backpack Peak 35 from Ortovox tested. We tested the all-rounder for alpinists for you. This is our experience report.

With the G-Tech, La Sportiva has developed an extremely light mountaineering boot that covers the entire range of technical mountaineering - from ice and mixed climbing to mountaineering in demanding mixed terrain. We took a closer look at the alpine miracle weapon from the Italian shoe specialist.