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Here you'll find climbing gear, book and movie reviews. Reviews by climbers, for climbers! This resource needs YOUR input. Please take the time to review the climbing books and movies you're familiar with. (Chockstone does not receive any income from, and is not associated with any of these entities).

Latest Book Reviews
**** Australian White Limbo 11 Apr
*** Within Reach: My Everest Story 19 Mar
**** Between a Rock and A Hard Place 3 Feb
**** Climbing Anchors 28 Jan
***** Australian Arapiles - a million mountains 2 Nov
Latest Movie Reviews
*** Centre of the Universe 7 May
***** Australian Eos 20 Apr
***** First Ascent 1 Apr
*** Australian Low Gravity 26 Feb
**** Committed 6 Feb

Movie ReviewsBook ReviewsClimbing Media Reviews   Push For The Summit
Books - From the latest novels to classic technical manuals.
Movies - From Hollywood blockbusters to home video crank fests.
Videos, DVDs, CD-Roms - Titles limited to format.
Best Stuff - The top 10 books and movies, as per Chockstone member reviews.
Aussie Titles - Just the Australian climbing books and movies.
Screen Shots - Just the movies reviewed with screen shots.


New Or Innovative Products   Push For The Summit
Kong Cams - Italy’s answer to affordable spring loaded protection (By Neil Monteith)
Mad Rock Shoes - Low cost shoes with sticky rubber that varies in hardness.
Grivel Manu
- Lightweight pack for multi-pitch climbing.
Hewbolt Single
- An auto-locking belay device similar to the GriGri.
Wild Country Zero Cams
-  Tiny cams so small they fit in a 0.22 inch crack!
Splitter Gear's 2-Cam - A new camming device with only two fat cam heads.
Petzl Calidris Harness - A fully adjustable climbing harness with a few new touches.
DMM BelayMaster Carabiner - An aluminium locking carabiner that won't cross load.
Five-Ten Guide Almighty - Approach shoe with sticky rubber toe for climbing as well.
Petzl Reverso - A new belay device that auto locks when bringing up a second.
Petzl Tikka - Way small LED head torch, with long burn time.
Petzl Tibloc - Advertised as "the worlds smallest ascender".
Yates "Shorty" Screamers - Shock absorbing sling designed to reduce peak loads.
Wren Industries Silent Partner - Self belay device for lead soloing.
Black Diamond Micro Camalots - Covers the smallest sizes to complete the camalot range.
Wild Country Offset Friends - Quad cams for flared cracks, with two smaller heads.
Petzl Gri Gri - Auto locking belay device, great for top roping or sport climbing.
Trango Big Bro - Tube chock protection for wide off-width cracks.

 

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