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

116 products

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Black Diamond

$112.46

~~$149.95~~

Without a doubt, the Raven Pro Ice Axe is the best ax for climbing Rainier's standard routes. Period. Lightweight, durable, and long enough to provide ample support, the Raven Pro has been in our r...

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Therm-a-Rest

from $37.46

~~$49.95~~

A Favorite of the Ultra-lite Elite Always a favorite of the ultralight elite, the Z Lite SOL expands upon the utralight performance of the Original Z Lite by adding Therm-a-Rest's reflective Therma...

Petzl

$24.95

Lightweight Asymmetrical Large-capacity Carabiner A large carabiner can come in handy in many places. This one's shape and size means it's useful for belaying and rappelling with the Munter hitch ...

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Petzl

from $209.95

~~$259.95~~

Modular Ice Axe for Technical Mountaineering The SUM’TEC ice axe is extremely versatile: it adapts easily to different mountaineering activities, from classic to technical. It's completely modula...

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Julbo

from $170.00

Another Guide Pick™ classic, the Julbo Shield Glacier Glasses have been loved by climbers for years, with good reason. Shield will open your field of vision and expand your mind in the mountains. ...

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Black Diamond

from $149.96

~~$199.95~~

A 12-Point Crampon For Your Mountain Objectives The perfect 12-point crampon for Rainier and general mountaineering. Built for the variable, moderate terrain of classic mountaineering routes in pl...

Forty Below

$219.95

The Forty Below® Purple Haze™ overboot is the choice of climbers for Denali, the Himalayas, and cold weather expeditions worldwide. The easy to put on, full length insulated overboot for mountaine...

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La Sportiva

$524.25

~~$699.00~~

Our Guides Love This Boot for Rainier This boot is the Guide Pick™ for mid-season Rainier climbs, or anywhere a single, leather boot is required! The Nepal Cube GTX is a warm and technical mountai...

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La Sportiva

$524.25

~~$699.00~~

Our Guides Love this Boot for Rainier This boot is the Guide Pick™ for mid-season Rainier climbs, or anywhere a single, leather boot is required! The Nepal Cube GTX is a warm and technical mountai...

Women's Classic All-Season Merino Base Layer Bottom

Smartwool

$90.00

Durable and Breathable First Layer Our Women's Classic All-Season Merino Base Layer Bottoms are the perfect layer to put on for your warm-weather adventures. Made of lightweight, breathable Merino,...

Smith

$275.00

High End Google for you High End Life You can only scope your line if you can see where you're going. Putting on the Smith I/O MAG goggles is like flipping the switch from regular to widescree...

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Black Diamond

$48.71

~~$64.95~~

A "Guide Pick" For A Reason A well-designed helmet should be put on... and then forgotten. You can be wearing a helmet for 10-12 hours at a time while climbing, so comfort is almost as important a...

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