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for you Oh Oh thanks Thomas you save Christmas you hi there I'm Colin powers the climbing category director at Black Diamond equipment based out of Salt Lake City Utah and I'm super psyched to be here in Austria with a lot of our athletes introducing our new reactor ice tool this is obviously a technical tool designed for climbing vertical water ice and mixed climbing as well I've been working on this for about the last year or so actually probably two years been working on this with our athletes trying to create the best ice climbing tool out there nice curved shaft for good clearance we worked a lot on the grip for a really comfortable grip pretty innovative way to adjust the size of the grip with this insert here so you have a high volume and a low volume depending on the size of your hand so we're really comfortable wide grip for hanging on when you're climbing steep ice are mixed to positions of course this tool has a steel head a little bit more head weight with aluminum plate here to get a nice balance and if you want to take this tool into the mountains you can put our Alpine hammer or Alpine adds on it which adds a little more weight and then allows you to pound Pitons or if you're chopping steps or whatever you may whatever you may need this tool also comes with a new pic called the natural ice pick we took our old ice pick we shortened it up a little bit and we thinned it out a little bit and this is really like a needle going into the ice in and out of the ice so the combination of this curved extruded one-piece aluminum shaft a really comfortable dual density grip with a nice grip surface and our new pick with the steel head gives us a really really nice balanced swing great for vertical ice steep ice mixed and great really great for all round ice grade to grade 3 great for anything you can climb with this thing you it doesn't get much better than a weekend in the wilderness reading by a fire roasting hot dogs and play until the Sun Goes Down but if you end up with a burn hole in a jacket or a rip in the tent mesh the fun doesn't have to stop quickly patch it with Tanisha's tape peel and stick patches a repair tape mate for the outdoors Tanisha's tape is weatherproof and washable it won't peel back over time and it doesn't get sticky like duct tape use it on sleeping bags tents tarps backpacks and hammocks so and you set out on your next adventure be ready for rips with tenacious tape Emma SARS hubba hubba tent bestseller for more than a decade in a hallmark of the MSR tent line the three season tent defines lightweight livability weighing in at just one point six kilograms or three pounds eight ounces in addition to keeping packs light the hubba hubba NX is ultra livable its interior provides plenty of head and shoulder room offering spacious comfort whether you're out for a weekend or a week-long trip in the backcountry with its two large vestibules storing gear outside the tent is easy inside stuff pockets keep smaller items organized while loops provide a place to hang lights at night the tent features lots of mesh for ventilation and kickstand vents to reduce condensation and increase air flow for wet days the temp carries forward its stay dried doors with built-in rain gutters and we maintained the light gray rain fly to create a pleasing neutral light inside all this comes with some exciting new technologies the hubba hubba now features premium easton cyclone poles made of aerospace composite materials these poles flex under the force of heavy winds and bounce back to shape ensuring your trip can go on we also added our new Xtreme shield coating for long-lasting waterproof protection this revolutionary coating lasts up to three times longer than standard coatings so you experience far more seasons of dry comfort inside your tent combined with precision stitched seams Xtreme shield adds a new level of longevity to your hubba hubbas performance after your trip completely dry your tent and store it uncompressed in a cool dry space to help prolong its life while they're packed with technologies hubba series tents take up little space in your pack and come with a convenient wide mouth storage sack whether you choose the solo hubba the hubba hubba mother hubba or the papa hubba you'll enjoy the whole backcountry experience including your time spent inside the tent you