Your Guide Pick™

We decipher the industry jargon, sponsored listicles, and 20-minute reviews, and cut to the chase. We want to distill the world of outdoors, and specifically mountaineering, gear, and apparel, creating cohesion and understanding of the Outdoor industry's overly techincal explanations. And we’ve developed a tool that helps do exactly that: Guide Pick.

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Guide Pick

41 products

Patagonia

$109.00

The take-it-anywhere 100% recycled nylon jacket with weather-resistant protection for high-output endeavors. Made in a Fair Trade Certified™ factory.

Patagonia

$109.00

Serious Wind Stopping Power The take-it-anywhere, 100% recycled nylon jacket with weather-resistant protection for high-output endeavors. Made in a Fair Trade Certified™ factory.

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Outdoor Research

$45.00

Protection For Long Days with Ropes in Hand The Direct Route Gloves' trusted design is constructed to enhance comfort, protection, and performance on long days spent finessing ropework and hauling ...

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Black Diamond

$141.75

~~$189.00~~

Alpine squalls or urban downpours, the Fineline Stretch Rain Shell can handle it all. Featuring our BD.dry™ waterproof/breathable/windproof solution, which is engineered to shield you from whatever...

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Arc'teryx

$350.00

The Atom Hoody is the solution to your “which jacket should I wear?” problem. Wear it solo for chilly forest hikes with windy summits, climbing at the crag, and hanging at the campsite, or as a mid...

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Black Diamond

$89.96

~~$119.95~~

A Great Option for Mount Rainier Balancing comfort, features and reliability, the 3-piece-adjustable Trail features an updated EVA foam grip for added comfort and our partially recycled, Variwidth ...

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Black Diamond

$224.25

~~$299.00~~

The Next Generation of Lightweight Insulation A highly versatile, insulating midlayer combining the benefits of Black Diamond's First Light insulation with mapped merino wool in key areas to maximi...

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Black Diamond

$149.25

~~$199.00~~

An ultralight softshell designed to shield weight-conscious climbers. An ultralight softshell designed to shield weight-conscious climbers from ridgeline gusts and light weather, the Black Diamo...

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Black Diamond

$149.25

~~$199.00~~

An ultralight softshell designed to shield weight-conscious climbers. An ultralight softshell designed to shield weight-conscious climbers from ridgeline gusts and light weather, the Black Diamond ...

Patagonia

$65.00

New Colors, Same Great Product Patagonia's most versatile technical top is built for use on the trail or on the water: It’s quick drying, has stretch for mobility and comfort, plus HeiQ® Mint odor ...