G3 Alpinist Climbing Skin

G3 Alpinist Climbing Skin

• Material: nylon
• Tip Attachment: self-aligning stainless steel hands
• Tail Attachment: camming tail clip and strap
• Length: [short] 153 - 169 cm, [medium] 168 - 184 cm, [long] 183 - 199 cm
• Skin Savers Included: yes

The role of a climbing skin is simple: stick to it. The G3 Alpinist Climbing Skin accomplishes this with flying colors through a plush nylon material that bites into everything from soft powder to nasty, compacted skintracks. G3's classic Alpinist got a facelift this season with a removable Ripstrip on the adhesive side, which reduces skin-to-skin adhesion for easier pull-aparts during transitions, but it can also be removed when you need some extra sticking power if your skin glue starts to ice over, or gets a little dirty drying in the hut. The skins are treated with a hydrophobic coating to prevent ice build up, and their glue is rated to perform in temperatures down to -22F.