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The MSR Asgard Review Roundup

December 11, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal 3 Comments

Mountain Safety Research (MSR) is a great company that makes absolutely fantastic gear and their range of ultralight tents and tarps is unrivalled. On the issue of expedition tents, however, they still have some work to do and the MSR Asgard shows this. It is a great tent with fantastic potential and is well made […]

Filed Under: Backpacking Tents, Expedition Tents Tagged With: expedition tent, mountain tent, mountaineering tent, MSR

Mountain Hardwear Trango 2 Tent

April 14, 2010 by Jonathan Rosenthal 1 Comment

Few tents out there come even close to being as tough as the Mountain Hardwear Trango 2, a tent that really is built to be bombproof. The Trango is not exactly light, nor is it compact, but it is tough and roomy and makes a great first mountaineering tent that will see you through a […]

Filed Under: Expedition Tents, Lightweight Tents, Reviews, Tents Tagged With: 4-season tent, expedition tent, Mountain Hardwear, mountain tent, Trango

Mountain Hardwear EV2: One of the Best Mountaineering Tents You can Get

April 11, 2010 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

The first thing to note about this tent is that is comes out of a collaborative effort between Mountain Hardwear and Ed Viesturs, who is famous for not only having climbed all of the world’s 14 highest mountains but also for having brought many of them to a wider audience with his prowess as a […]

Filed Under: Expedition Tents, Lightweight Tents Tagged With: EV2. mountain hardware ev2, expedition tent, Mountain Hardwear

The North Face VE 25 Mountain Tent

March 11, 2010 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

If any mountain tent out there has become synonymous with serious expeditions to high peaks it has to be the North Face VE 25. Go ahead and pull up just about any image of high camps on the world’s highest mountains and I guarantee you that there is a good chance that it will be […]

Filed Under: Expedition Tents, Lightweight Tents Tagged With: 4-season tent, expedition tent, North Face, North Face VE 25, TNF

Mountain Tents for Serious Expeditions

March 10, 2010 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

If you are contemplating a really serious expedition to a high peak then you will have to look for a top of the range, heavy-duty mountain tent. These are typically classed one notch above  4-season tents (sometimes they are just called winter tents) and are known as expedition tents or mountaineering tents. They have sturdy […]

Filed Under: Expedition Tents, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2 man tent, 3 man tent, 4-season tent, expedition tent, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, mountain tent, North Face

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