Alpine climbing gear - Cassidy Higgins

Cassidy Higgins's expert gear recommendations on Rendezvu

Products in this list

Nordwand 6000 High by Mammut — An awesome double boot for alpine climbing. It is amazing how light it is while still being warm. I like that the boa is inside the gaiter, it helps protect it from the volcanic dust I encounter while guiding on rainier.
Fulcrum GTX Glove by Rab — These have become my go to climbing gloves. I always bring multiple gloves on trips, but I find that I use these 90 percent of the time.
Taiss Light Mid GTX by Mammut — This is my go to 3 season boot. I use it for climbing snow and easy alpine rock in the spring. It works great on approaches and the fit of mammut footwear works great with my feet. I do find that I have to go up half a size with these boots.
North Machine by Grivel — my go to for easy technical ice, rock and steep snow. This tool is awesome when climbing less than vertical alpine terrain.
Petzl Nomic Ice Tool by Petzl — when the ice gets steep, this is the tool for the job.
SUM'TEC Ice Axe by Petzl — I use this axe for almost all of the mountaineering I do. It is aggressive enough to tackle steeper terrain, while also providing enough of the features of a general mountaineering ice axe. I use this on every trip I do up rainier.
Express Ice Screw by Black Diamond — My favorite screws for full ice climbing.
Ultralight Ice Screw by Black Diamond — I bring one of these for v-threads or an emergency situation whenever I travel on a glacier. It’s light weight doesn’t make me question if it’s worth it.
Lynx Crampons by Petzl — My favorite crampons for technical climbing, it fits well, climbs well, and hold up to abuse.
Vasak Crampons by Petzl — Out of all the brands of crampons I have used, petzl seems to hold up the best. I use these for mountaineering and climbs that aren’t super technical.
EIGER XT EVO GV by Asolo — These boots are so nimble that it almost feels like cheating. If temps aren’t very cold these are the best boots for technical climbing I have ever used. The soles are kind of thin, so I wouldn’t use them for climbs that have lots of rock scrambling.
TEMRES 282-02 by SHOWA — Excellent affordable waterproof gloves. I never go on a trip without them.
Men's Solution 2.0 Hoody by Black Diamond — I love having a good synthetic insulation layer, and I like this one because it isn’t very bulky. Most days I find myself using this layer more than any other.

Alpine climbing gear - Cassidy Higgins

Cassidy Higgins's expert gear recommendations on Rendezvu

Products in this list

Nordwand 6000 High by Mammut — An awesome double boot for alpine climbing. It is amazing how light it is while still being warm. I like that the boa is inside the gaiter, it helps protect it from the volcanic dust I encounter while guiding on rainier.
Fulcrum GTX Glove by Rab — These have become my go to climbing gloves. I always bring multiple gloves on trips, but I find that I use these 90 percent of the time.
Taiss Light Mid GTX by Mammut — This is my go to 3 season boot. I use it for climbing snow and easy alpine rock in the spring. It works great on approaches and the fit of mammut footwear works great with my feet. I do find that I have to go up half a size with these boots.
North Machine by Grivel — my go to for easy technical ice, rock and steep snow. This tool is awesome when climbing less than vertical alpine terrain.
Petzl Nomic Ice Tool by Petzl — when the ice gets steep, this is the tool for the job.
SUM'TEC Ice Axe by Petzl — I use this axe for almost all of the mountaineering I do. It is aggressive enough to tackle steeper terrain, while also providing enough of the features of a general mountaineering ice axe. I use this on every trip I do up rainier.
Express Ice Screw by Black Diamond — My favorite screws for full ice climbing.
Ultralight Ice Screw by Black Diamond — I bring one of these for v-threads or an emergency situation whenever I travel on a glacier. It’s light weight doesn’t make me question if it’s worth it.
Lynx Crampons by Petzl — My favorite crampons for technical climbing, it fits well, climbs well, and hold up to abuse.
Vasak Crampons by Petzl — Out of all the brands of crampons I have used, petzl seems to hold up the best. I use these for mountaineering and climbs that aren’t super technical.
EIGER XT EVO GV by Asolo — These boots are so nimble that it almost feels like cheating. If temps aren’t very cold these are the best boots for technical climbing I have ever used. The soles are kind of thin, so I wouldn’t use them for climbs that have lots of rock scrambling.
TEMRES 282-02 by SHOWA — Excellent affordable waterproof gloves. I never go on a trip without them.
Men's Solution 2.0 Hoody by Black Diamond — I love having a good synthetic insulation layer, and I like this one because it isn’t very bulky. Most days I find myself using this layer more than any other.