New 2026 climbing gear

WadeMwrote:

Camp is bringing ropes to US, hopefully more info soon

https://www.rei.com/product/C03799/camp-kasama-97-mm-x-70-m-dry-rope

Josh Janeswrote:

Extendable slings on cams have a loyal following in the UK... where dinking with gear and ropes is the highest form of expression and multipitches don't exist.

I wouldn't say they have a loyal following. I see mainly C4s, totems and wild country here and the wild country sling I would barely consider an extendable sling. 

Draws are almost always longish dyneema dogbones and alpine draws are rarely seen. 

Plenty of multipitches on seacliffs and the mountains in Wales and Scotland. 

Anyway, the extendable slings for WC are best used in areas that have a lot of horizontal breaks and prevent biner from sitting on edges, they don't meaningfully extend the piece in a way that would reduce drag. When you do extend them the easiest way to use them is to just clip a draw to the bar tacked leg and pull. 

It makes cleaning much much easier. 

that guy named sebwrote:

When you do extend them the easiest way to use them is to just clip a draw to the bar tacked leg and pull. 

It makes cleaning much much easier. 

Does this not totally wreck the thumb loop when whipped on? If not, I’m definitely gonna start doing this

Love the keeper lock for WC's large cams. Not sure the world will rush out to buy that Camp/REI rope for $300. 

Billcoewrote:

Love the keeper lock for WC's large cams. Not sure the world will rush out to by that Camp/REI rope for $300. 

I also love the WC keeper lock. I got to play with ones few months ago, and it’s super easy to lock one handed if you are holding it the right way around (the latch facing your thumb). That does make it kind of directional, but It’s a way less fiddly design from the little I used it. 

Also in the shoe realm, the new Tenayas should hit the US market very soon, and Evolv have another version of the Shaman coming out in the fall called the Trance. The Trance is a bit softer than the standard Shaman, but higher tensioned and more knuckled up in the toe box. It is a bit more square in the toe box, and it also has a velcro system like the Phantom.

They are really trying to turn the Shaman into a whole family of shoes kind of like how Scarpa has done with the Instincts. I was told that different Shamans will be on very similar lasts however, which is different from the Instincts which are all over the place. 

Mr Rogerswrote:

I wish they would offer their cams in the US. That is if they still make em'....
I cant find any info in the webs about em, but I know they are real as I have handled one not more than 2 years ago.
The old cams they used to make were the Air-cam and Jet-cam. The one I handled is more akin to the air-cam.

CAMP (Italy) a full set of prototype Jet-Cams #0.5 to #5. In 2005, with 23% less weight, the Jet-Cams replaced the Spiders.

CAMP (Italy) a full set of prototype Air-Cams #0.5 to #5. In 2005, with 23% less weight, the Air-Cams replaced the Flex.

Jesse Nealwrote:

Does this not totally wreck the thumb loop when whipped on? If not, I’m definitely gonna start doing this

Not noticed any deformation but no one I'm climbing with is taking any massive whips. 

Dan Smeewrote:

Yea I'm guessing that's some new proprietary nut tool they're teasing as well.  Didn't see that on the site yet...

Just checked and it is available now.

I've been on the hunt for something like this for a while, look forward to trying it out!