Climb Like An Animal! » Crimp Chimps. Evolv Performance Climbing Footwear. Black Diamond Launches New Climbing Packs : Splitter Choss. To an outside observer, this would look really strange.
There we were, at about 13,000′ on the Southwest Ridge of Mount Sneffels, and Jeff Achey and I were actually putting big rocks into our packs for the remainder of the ascent. We were on a press trip, to try out the new climbing packs from Black Diamond that feature the Active Frame Technology, a new system that allows the hipbelts and shoulder straps to move with you.