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Petzl launches a new edition of its successful Spirit carabiners and probably the best and most famous quickdraws. What's new?

Wild Country is recalling its Superlight Rock chocks in sizes 1 through 6. Details about the recall can be found here.

The cold season is slowly saying goodbye, the snow cover is receding. This creates space on the mountain for grippy rock - high time to get the climbing gear out of hibernation and start the first vertical adventures of the season. The moment is extremely favorable, either to bring the equipment into shape or to replace it in the event of damage. It goes without saying that no compromises are made when it comes to safety-related equipment. We look at the care of ropes and the like - for more durability and more safety.

With the Critical Force Test, you can determine your available maximum strength, your long-term muscular endurance and the energy storage in your forearms. Today Philipp Bulling will show you how you can set up your own test station for less than 100 euros and thus optimize your training.

Billi Bierling has worked for the Himalayan Database, the archive of legendary Himalayan chronicler Elizabeth Hawley, for almost twenty years. She is known for cruising the busy streets of Kathmandu on her bicycle to interview expedition climbers from around the world. In her book, she tells of the fascination of expedition mountaineering in the Himalayas and her commitment to people in need.

With the G-Tech, La Sportiva has developed an extremely light mountaineering boot that covers the entire range of technical mountaineering - from ice and mixed climbing to mountaineering in demanding mixed terrain. We took a closer look at the alpine miracle weapon from the Italian shoe specialist.

Edelrid calls on the owners of crampons with auto bindings to check the compression of the wire end on the heel lever.

Austrialpin warns of a new version of counterfeit Cobra buckles, which has all the original markings, in circulation. This counterfeit is difficult to distinguish from the original Cobra click buckle, but it breaks even under the slightest strain and thus represents an immense security risk.