The Equipment Shop at the American Alpine Institute

PAST GUIDES CHOICE AWARD WINNERS At the time of their selection, these items were the top performer in their respective category. Some prior winners have been superceeded by a new product, thus not all previous Award Winners are still carried on Guideschoice.com. For more information on current Award Winners, click here 2009 Winners Cascade Designs Neo Air Pad Drymax Socks Drymax Fiber Technology Julbo Bivouak Sunglasses Rab Super Dru Jacket CiloGear Worksack Backpacks Brunton Solaris Solar Panels 2008 Winners Black Diamond Equipment Anarchist Pack Quantum Pack Patagonia Guide Pants CSS Technology Original Buff Buff Headwear Viole TelePro T6 Shovel Montbell Ultra Light Thermawrap Parka The Mountaineers Books Outdoor Experts Series 2007 Winners Black Diamond Equipment Camalot C4's Camalot C3's DSM Dyneema eVent Waterproof Fabrics Five Ten Camp Four Shoes Kayland Apex Rock Boot Mammut Contact Dyneema Sling 2006 Winners Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. Micro Stoppers Turbo Express Ice Screw ATC Guide Belay Device Hilleberg, The Tent Maker Nallo Unna Keron Jetboil Jetboil Personal Cooking System Mountain Safety Research Denali Ascent Evo Snowshoes Outdoor Research Gripper Gloves Phillips Environmental Products Wag Bag Petzl International Tikka Plus Headlamp Reversino Belay Device Scarpa Alpha Ice Boot 2005 Winners Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. Guide Glove Dry Tool Glove Elaho Press Denali Pro Pack Metolius Ultralight TCU's Petzl International Reverso Belay Device Quark Ice Tool Wild Things Inc. Belay Jacket 2004 Winners Backcountry Access (BCA) Tracker DTS Avalanche Beacon Ibex Woolies Rib Top and Bottom Garmont NA, Inc. Silvretta Easy Go Carbon Fiber Bindings Granite Gear, Inc. Rock Solid Compression Sacks Mammut Infinity 9.5 mm Superdry Rope Champ Pant New Age Jacket The Mountaineers Books Mountaineering - The Freedom of the Hills Selected Climbs in the Cascades, v. 1-2 Cascade Alpine Guide, v. 1-3 Glacier Travel and Crevasse Rescue Mountain Hardwear 2 Trango Tent 3.1 Trango Tent Schoeller Textile U.S.A., Inc. Schoeller Dryskin Valandre Expedition Series Sirius Jacket Innovative Series Shocking Blue Sleeping Bag Odin Sleeping Bag 2003 & Prior Winners Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. Hot Wire Carabiners Camalot SLCDs Carbon Fiber Black Prophets Beko Extreme Kompany Beko Nose Guard Cascade Designs Therm-a-Rest Sleeping PadsRidge Rest Clif Bar Clif Bars Colorado Custom Hardware (CCH) Alien Cams Crazy Creek Products Crazy Creek Chair Dana Designs Terraplane Pack Astralplane Pack Glacier Pack Dermatone Laboratories, Inc. Skin & Lip Protection Grivel G12 New-Matic Crampons Air Tech Racing Alpine Axe Koflach Arctis Expe Boot Degre Boot Marmot DriClime Windshirt McNett Corporation Seam Grip Mountain Safety Research (MSR) XGKII Expedition Stove Whisperlite International Stove Alpine Cookset Nalgene/Nalge International Lexan Loop Top Water Bottles Outdoor Research Crocodile Gaitors Water Bottle Parkas Patagonia Capilene Midweight baselayers Petzl International Spirit Carabiners Attache Carabiners Ecrin Roc Helmet Oscillante Pulley Tibloc Ascender Seattle Manufacturing Corp. (SMC) I Picket Himalayan Ice Axe Locking D Carabiner Snow Anchor Suunto Vector Wrist Top Computer Thorneberg Hosiery, Inc. (Thorlo) Level 3 Climbing Mountaineer Sock ST Level 3 Hiking Sock KLT Wild Things Inc. Mule Bag Burro Bag

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