GRIVEL HAVE PERHAPS THE FINEST PEDIGREE IN ALPINE CLIMBING HARDWARE, FOR OVER A CENTURY MAKING GEAR SPECIFICALLLY FOR THAT SPECIALISED MARKET. OF COURSE THERE’S LOTS OF GOOD GEAR OUT THERE, BUT NO ONE IS AS SHARPLY FOCUSED ON MEETING THE EVOLVING DEMANDS OF HIGH & COLD CLIMBERS AS GRIVEL.
WE LIKE GRIVEL ASCENDERS BECAUSE THEY ARE TRUELY MADE FOR BIG GLOVE USE. LOOKING NEAR-IDENTICAL TO MOST OTHERS, IN THE DETAILS YOU’LL FIND THINGS A LITTLE OVERBUILT, A LITTLE ROOMIER, A LITTLE MORE RUGGED. BEING GRIVEL, THEY HAVE DESIGNED-IN DETAILS LIKE HOLES FOR ATTACHING A CAM CORD, A CLIP HOLE FOR ASCENDING AROUND KNOTS AND A WIDE GRIP BASE THATS EASY WITH FULL MITTS – ALL DETAILS THAT SOLVE PROBLEMS ONLY HIGH ALPINE CLIMBING PRESENTS.
MORE STRIKING ARE GRIVELS DOUBLE GATE BINERS, SOMETHING THAT GOT GIGGLES WHEN INTRODUCED BUT WERE QUIETLY TAKEN UP BY THE ALPINE CROWD. THERE IS 15 MINUTES OF UPSKILLING INVOLVED, AND FOR THIS YOU GET A LEVEL OF SAFETY AT YOUR PRIMARY POINTS OF CONNECTION THAT’S POTENTIALLY GAME CHANGING. OVER THE MILES OF USE, WITH THE FOG OF ALTITUDE AND FATIGUE, KNOWING YOUR BELAY & RAPPEL CONNECTORS CANNOT ACCIDENTALLY OPEN TAKES A VERY REAL RISK OFF THE TABLE. COMPOUND THIS WITH EASY GLOVE USE AND THAT THEY CANNOT FREEZE, AND THEIR PLACE AS FRONTLINE PERSONAL BINERS IS UNRIVALLED.
