In reply to UKC/UKH Gear:
Does anyone else think these reviews are becoming more like press releases? I know UKC is a company and needs to make money off advertising but does this make it worth only saying nice things about products just to keep the sponsors happy?
maybe this one isn't so bad, grivel do make good crampons, but it might be worth mentioning that for the same price you can get lighter more technical petzl darts or that crampons last ages and it might be worth buying something that wont hold you back in the long run (I'm not saying darts are perfect but no comparisons to other options seams odd for a review)?
Maybe this is a better example :
http://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/review.php?id=6039
who can't find anything bad to say about that guide? surely the author didn't just miss that it might be a bit of a pain to shove it down your top for a whole multi pitch because it won't fit in any pocket. Or that rockfax's choice to make black spots start at 7a+ for sport means that almost every sport crag in the book is almost entirely black spot making the system pointless? no comparison to the existing guide...
maybe if i'm this sick of reading this sort of stuff i should get on with my work and stop procrastinating but maybe if you want people to take your reviews seriously you need to say something is rubbish every now and then...