Tired of having to buy a new pair of sunglasses every time you accidentally sit on them or crush them in your bag? Austrian company Gloryfy has created a line of sunglasses and goggles that are completely unbreakable, not only protect your eyes from potential shattering injury, but keep you from constantly having to buy a new pair.
By integrating Wi-Fi directly into the action camera, the new Gobandit Live does away with the need for a computer. Using a simple smartphone app, you can edit your adventure videos then instantly share them with all of your friends.
As you belay another climber, your locking carabiner is always prone to shifting and rotating within your belay system, especially when the rope is not weighted. Apart from being extremely annoying, the danger of carabiner rotation is cross loading.
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Wool is highly compressible, has a warmth to weight ratio comparable to down, stays warm when wet, is naturally thermo-regulating, manages moisture and odor control. With all this greatness, why hasn't wool been yet used as insulation? Both Ibex and Smartwool have decided to now give wool it's time in the sun, creating the perfect mid and even outer layers for cold weather adventures.
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For 2012, Polartec has created new high loft version of their Power Shield fabric, adding 25% more warmth while taking away 25% of the weight. Two North American brands, The North Face and Outdoor Research, have picked up the fabric, creating hybrid jackets purpose built for your future cold weather ice or alpine climbing adventures.
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