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a clear step up from the looser mechanisms on some rival ultralight boots

The Dual Speed riser is easy to use with your ski poles and has a slick “quick lock” to secure your heels for those dreaded downhill skins

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Black Diamond Speed Step Aider lighting a clear step up fromAn aid climbing foot stirrup for big wall climbers who need a lightweight, packable ascent tool for short sections of aid on mixed free and aid routes, the Black Diamond Speed Step Aider pairs high tenacity polyester webbing with aluminum hardware at 119g for a 139. 7cm stirrup rated to 4kN. The single step design clips directly to a piton, bolt, or cam without the setup complexity of a multi step etrier, making it the right tool for occasional aid