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9 Bouldering Essentials of Summer 2012

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Five Ten Guide Tennie Canvas

If getting to the bouldering problem requires some scrambling, or if you’re just in the market for a new approach shoe, ’s Guide Tennie Canvas is a few ounces lighter than the original but every bit as capable on talus and techy trails.

Gramicci Stoney Endurance Tee

Not only is one of the most durable T-shirts we’ve worn, but its hemp-cotton blend still smelled fresh after a couple days of climbing.

So Ill Crimp Reaper

Designed by pro boulderer Jason Kehl, the wickedly styled has four crimps and two pinches for building contact strength, and top jugs for pull-ups.

Organic Lunch Bag

’s Lunch Bag holds plenty of chalk for your crew, and the stable base and roll-up closure ensure that its contents make it onto your hands, not all over your pad or pack. 

Climb On! Bar

With a concoction of apricot kernel, beeswax, and aloe vera, helps heal blown tips and scrapes but won’t leave your hands greasy.

Outlier Climbers

Cut from an ultra-stretchy water-repellent fabric that looks as good as it moves, the slim-fit have the range of motion for everything from high steps and drop knees to bar time after a day at the crags.

Scarpa Boostic

With a hyperaggressive, one-piece downturned sole and a formfitting socklike Velcro closure, sticks to hairline edges on even the steepest faces.

Stonelick Yose

The burly foam in kept us from bottoming out when highballing. But what really sets it apart is the step hinge design: no bending foam means no ankle-wrecking soft spots or gaps.

So Ill Bouldering Brush

The boar-hair bristles on ’s bouldering brush pull dirt and grime off holds faster than a nylon scrubber.

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