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

44 products

Petzl

$89.95

Durable and Lightweight Harness for Glacier Travel and Ski Touring For ski touring or glacier travel, TOUR is the ideal harness. Its simple yet durable architecture allows you to put on the harne...

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Black Diamond

$127.46

~~$169.95~~

Black Diamond's Superlight, Go-anywhere Helmet Got Even Lighter The updated Vapor helmet’s two-piece construction contains a layer of super-light ALUULA composite under the polycarbonate crown for...

Petzl

$119.95

The Clear Winner of our Guide Pick Program for Harnesses Go for the summit! ALTITUDE is a lightweight harness with a simple design that allows you to put on the harness without taking off your sk...

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Therm-a-Rest

from $157.46

~~$209.95~~

An undisputed Guide Pick™ champion the last few years in a row, the NeoAir series is the go-to for mountaineering sleeping pads. Ultralight and ultra-packable, the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT sle...

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Therm-a-Rest

from $179.96

~~$239.95~~

Ultralight and warm, the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm NXT sleeping pad is highly durable and boasts a 7.3 R value, giving it a warmth-to-weight ratio suited for extremely cold backcountry pursuits. W...

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Scarpa

$899.25

~~$1,199.00~~

Our Guides Prefer this Boot for Cold Weather Climbs There are boots that can make it up a peak, and then there are boots that are made for the job. The SCARPA Phantom 6000 falls into the latter cat...

Petzl

$87.95

Powerful, Rechargeable, and Easy-to-use Headlamp with Red Lighting ACTIK® with a rechargeable battery! The ideal rechargeable headlamp to extend your dynamic outdoor activities. Casting 600 lumens,...

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Black Diamond

$224.96

~~$299.95~~

Our Go-to Climbing Pack For Rainier Dedicated, durable, and designed for ice cragging, mixed ascents, and cold-weather expeditions, the Mission pack is Black Diamond's toughest alpine pack. Featuri...

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Black Diamond

$41.21

~~$54.95~~

For midweek dawn patrols, all-night approaches, or just big climbing objectives that push beyond daylight. With a compact body, the Spot 400 features a low profile ergonomic and balanced design fo...

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Black Diamond

$71.21

~~$94.95~~

Ideal For Ski Mountaineering Adventures Perfect for Rainier's standard climbing routes, the Couloir has minimal padding on the waist and legs to allow for comfortable glacier travel. For technical...

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La Sportiva

$824.25

~~$1,099.00~~

RMI Expeditions Guides Love this Boot G2 Evo is the ultra thermal double boot for extreme mountaineering and prolonged use at low temperatures. G2 Evo belongs to the La Sportiva high mountain line...

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Julbo

$64.95

The Julbo Camino is an ideal glacier glass. That's why it's a guide pick, and the reason we've carried it in our rental program for years. Lightweight and designed with a focus on function, Camino...

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