I've had this rope for over a year and it's my go to rope when I need a top rope. It never gets wet (dry treatment), and has only recently started to get fuzzy... more due to ice climbing then anything else. Not the lightest rope, but very durable. I'll miss it when it retires... As for washing it.. I got rope wash off ebay and it spruced up the rope right quick like. Just follow the directions on the bottle.

Ropes don't get much better then this. Handles awesome, packs nice. Mammut rocks the house with this baby! Cool orange color too.

I love this rope. Handles well, light weight. The rope I grab on the way out the door.

Use these when you want to use the best stoppers you can get. I dig'm.

These boots are a great all around boot. Easy to break in, easy to get on and off, very warm and dry in the elements. I use them for snowshoeing, hiking and mountain work. Awesome with step in crampons. They fit true to size. I'd buy them again in a heartbeat,.. especially at the price. BTW: the tag on mine said made in South Korea. Regardless, they are VERY well made. Spend more if you want but these boots rock.

I love these things. The frame has built in crampons as well as the toe/heel crampons and the heel riser kicks butt up steep terrain. The bindings have rubber lobes on the end making entry and exit easy with gloves on and they don't freeze like a nylon webbing could. Very easy to walk in whether up hill or down. Traversing isn't a problem either. I was also looking at Tubbs Mountaineer but I'm glad I got these. Very lite too..