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		<title>First Ascent &#8211; Cliffhanger Shorts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Climbing the grades is both a mental and physical challenge.  When you look and feel the part, the battle is half won and when your shorts will actually assist you to stick that radical dyno, you have a match made in heaven.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=156</link>
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		<title>First Ascent Recovery Tee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The First Ascent Recovery Tee is a shirt designed for activities where you're going to be sweating (perspiring for the girls).  I really liked this shirt, it kept me dry, felt good and of course it looks good too.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=117</link>
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		<title>Climbing.com 2009 Climbing Shoe Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shoe designers still find ways to tempt those of us who need  	the perfect shoe for a specific climb. So, as with last year, we asked them  	to send us their flagship high-performance sport/bouldering model and  	then a traddie version of the same. We recruited 15 testers with as many  	different foot shapes and ability levels, showing no mercy to our kicks on  	rock (and plastic) from coast to coast.
Click here to check out the review
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		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=114</link>
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		<title>SteriPEN Journey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The SteriPEN Journey is an ultra-lightweight water purification system that can treat 0.5 liters of water in 48 seconds using UV light.
“We’ve got a Hydro-Photon dagger that destroys living organisms by disrupting their DNA,” we said. “Oh…Ijust have a small Swiss Army knife.” the 13 year-old Boy Scout replied. After a quick chuckle and explaining that our “dagger” is really a water purification device, we sat down and explained how UV light from a small device such as this, can purify water, and that its effectiveness has been noted and ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=74</link>
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		<title>Sharper Edges by Andy de Klerk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[




The official launch description of the book reads -
A soulful new twist on climbing literature, the stories in Sharper Edges span two decades of climbing adventures, BASE jumping and family life. With frankness, sensitivity, philosophy and deadpan humour, Andy de Klerk takes you on the end of a rope into his world of extreme danger, friendship, heartache and loss. From the snowy peaks of the world’s toughest mountains, to leaping off cliffs, to the birth of his children, this feisty world legend ventures where no climbing writer has gone before ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=67</link>
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		<title>King Lines &#8211; A film by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reviewed by Guy Holwill
King Lines
A film by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer
This movie follows Chris Sharma around the globe looking for king lines from the Mediterranean Sea to the Venezuelan jungle. For anyone who’s been away from earth for the last 10 years, Chris Sharma is one of the best rock climbers in the world and he’s the poster boy for “the life” of the pro climber.
When I watched this year’s Banff Film Festival, the one thing I noticed was that the standard of photography and the quality of
production has ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=64</link>
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		<title>Petzl William Ball Locking Biner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you find yourself forgetting to screw up your locking biner, this one is for you. The locking mechanism is easy to use and can be operated with one hand once you’ve played with it for a couple of minutes.
The keylock nose on the biner prevents gear/rope from snagging. The metal locking sleeve operates perfectly and is made of metal rather than plastic insuring the biner will have a long life.
Great for belays where you need to clip mutliple ropes or slings into the system. I’ve taken to using mine ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=62</link>
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		<title>Petzl Meteor 3 Helmet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Petzl call this an ‘ultralight and ventilated climbing helmet’. With 17 air vents and weighing in at only 235 grams this is one of the
lightest climbing helmets the world has come across. The high number of vents ensure that you won’t overcook your nut while straining through the crux moves of some country route in the middle of summer.
This plastic / closed cell foam helmet felt really comfortable (one size fits all). The chin strap webbing is soft &#38;
thin. The buckle position can be set to where it is most ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=59</link>
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		<title>Black Diamond HotWire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Black Diamonds classic wiregate, the near-perfect HotWire was the world’s first wiregate carabiner and remains an all-season,
all-around favorite worldwide because of its optimal size-to-weight ratio. 45g
Recommended Retail:  R109.00
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		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=49</link>
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		<title>Black Diamond Skylight Tent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Review by Mark Johnston
Laura Forster, Fiona McIntosh and Mark Johnston carried a Black Diamond Skylight tent on their recent Drakensberg traverse record attempt. Here’s what they thought of it:
Background: Our requirements were ambitious: a lightweight three-person tent that could hold its own in the teeth of a Drakensberg thunderstorm. After much deliberation we opted for the Skylight, since it is currently the lightest three-sleeper on the market.
Pros: The number-one advantage of this tent is the weight. Or lack thereof! It tips the scales at just 1,88 kg, including poles. This ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gearguide.co.za/?p=45</link>
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