william::climbing.links

Equipment

Black Diamond -- Black Diamond makes som of the best technical ice tools, ice screws, crampons, carabiners, harnesses, and general climbing hardware(cams, nuts, pitons, etc.).
Petzl -- Petzl has great harnesses, biners, and other climbing hardware. Also, parent company to Charlet Moser, maker of great technical ice tools and crampons.
Trango -- Small company with great products (biners, draws, slings, harnesses, ice tools and crampons). The Trango Hyper Harpoons are my current technical ice crampons...they are very similar to the Grivel Rambo Comps, but are a MUCH better value!
Metolius -- Climbing holds, harnesses, cams, stoppers, biners, bouldering mats, etc.
Grivel -- Great Ice tools and crampons.
The North Face -- As far as equipment goes TNF has great tents, sleeping bags, and backpacks.
Sierra Designs -- Very nice sleeping bags and tents.
Integral Designs -- Awesome little company from Canada. Bivy sacks, tents, sleeping bags, technical clothing(shell suits for ice climbing).
MSR -- The standard in camping and mountaineering stoves.