I’m happy to announce new products to the wall climbing game. Everything from the latest version of the A4 Alfifi to our new adjustable daisy chains, I am constantly developing new and innovative climbing gear to help you achieve your wall climbing goals, while offering the tried and true classic gear you’ve come to rely on.
The New A4 Alfifi.
Shorter, Lighter, Stronger.
The Evolution Continues.
Introducing the Alfifi
The Alfifi is an adjustable length fifi hook that uses a cam buckle and webbing strap. This fifi has evolved over the last couple years with feedback and input from some of the best bigwall climbers in Yosemite. We are currently on version 4!
Previous Customers
"Do you like to aid climb? If so and you like amazing gear that’ll make your leading life way easier, check out Skot Richards's latest batch of handmade Alfifi’s . . . I love mine!"
~Libby Sauter
"This piece of gear has been a game changer for me."
~Kevin Mokracek
“Bigwall gear made by a climbers climber. I don’t just trust Skot with my life; I trust him with my rack.”
~Robbie Brown
“This fifi is one of the top 4 innovations to bigwall climbing in the last 20 years.”
~Pass the Pitons Pete
“This piece of gear has allowed me to establish 3 overhanging aid routes that had been on my mind forever. Now they are in my heart and memories forever and without the Alfifi I’d still be up there suffering with my old fifi/daisy chain combo. Thanks Skot Richards”
~Ryan Myers
Robbie Brown, Zenyatta Mondatta, ElCap
Photo credit: DrewSmith
An early version of the Alfifi.
