Raised in Truckee CA, Rob was introduced to a mountain lifestyle at a young age: learning to ski at 4 years old, taking his first week long backpacking trip at 5, and learning to boulder at 7. Though the mountains will always be home, somewhere along the way Rob realized that shoveling snow isn’t very much fun, and that it was time to head to the beach. Spending the better part of the last 8 years living in Santa Barbara CA nursing a pretty serious surfing habit, Rob has rekindled his interest in climbing and now spends virtually all his spare time on the rocks. If not climbing you’ll find Rob at his accounting day job, working on his urban farming project, brewing beer, or bragging that he’s had his Nalgene water bottle since he was 6 and that it’s been to 15 different countries (which he seems to think is cool).
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Montane Minimus Review
The Montane Minimus is an exceptional ultralight rain jacket with the price tag to match. The Minimus offers more...Patagonia Rain Shadow Review
The Rain Shadow has been discontinued. The most similar jacket in our review is the Patagonia Torrentshell. Also be...REI Kimtah Jacket Review
Constructed from three-layer eVent, REI's Kimtah jacket is a medium weight rain shell that is ideal for long bouts of...The Best Progress Capture Pulley or Ascender for Solo Self Belay Toproping
We put three options to the test in the Solo toprope world and pitted them against each other to see which device...Mountain Hardwear Epic Jacket Review
Simplicity is the name of the game with the Epic Jacket. An all-in-all middle of the road performer that is fairly...Marmot Oracle Review
The Marmot Oracle is the rain jacket that offers the most features and creature comforts of all the jackets we tested...Marmot Aegis Jacket Review
Marmot's Aegis Jacket is our testers' favorite, winning it our Editors' Choice Award. Unfortunately, the Aegis Jacket...Petzl Micro Traxion Review
The Micro Traxion is Petzl's smaller, sleeker, sexier Mini Traxion. As with the Petzl Mini Traxion, the Micro Traxion...Organic Big Pad Review
This is our favorite custom order big pad due to its high quality custom craftsmanship. Our favorite pad available...Wild Country Ropeman 3 Review
Recall info from Wild Country: Wild Country Ropeman 3 Recall. Wild Country issued a voluntary recall for their...Mueller Athletic Tape Review
Mueller Athletic Tape is a solid, affordable option to take care of all your climbing tape applications. We found the...Wild Country Technical Friend Review
Based on the original Friend, Wild Country's Technical Friends features solid construction and a classic design....Rock Empire Robot Cam Review
The Rock Empire Robot Cam has been discontinued. Please take a look at our Editors' Choice award winning cams, the...Johnson & Johnson Athletic Tape Review
Johnson & Johnson athletic tape is an affordable, solid option for all your climbing tape needs. It will perform...Metolius Climbing Tape Review
The Metolius Climbing Tape is the most popular climbing tape on the market. It will serve you well as your go to for...
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