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Happen to stumble on to this today ... indoor comps, but a pretty cool dyno stick ... as well as some wild looking tools Kandersteg 2005

you need to read the letter .... route in question was bolted on lead as he explains in he's rebuttle to a letter to the editor assuming the rap-bolt

derek hershey on top .... how about a Sheaf's stout

ed webster

negative .... rock fall potential equall if not greater, particually during the traverse above the north Mowich .... that being said the Ptarmigan ranks as my all time favorite route on Rainier

TG .. Mr & Mrs Winter ... thanks again on a job well done. Thanks as well to all who shared slides, bs, general conversation, et all .... I think I sprained my elbow trying to work the tap ... Ivan, wish I would have been able to stay longer to see your presentation.

I have the uninsulated Nepal Tops not the insulated Extreme .. these Nepal EVO qtx's look pretty sweet as well. Haven't seen them for sale in the states yet

Yeah, I have been eyeing those. I bitch when I have to pay 99 cents for a sniker bar, but I have no problem throwing down money for climbing. When it comes to climbing, cost is no object. I have a pair of older Nepal Tops ... they but they are not that warm for winter outings ... check out these bad boys ... Trango Extreme evo gtx

Just down the street from the Ventura retail store is Real Cheap Sports, kind of a Patagonia factory outlet ... even better deals on Puff Jackets ... $88.50 however they only have Black or Loden, Large and X-Large Real Cheap Sports

LMAO

Definitly not as good as a real bivi sack but I've done it on several occasions both planned and unplanned ... really not that bad. Pair it with a hip length shell and it works pretty good. I'm 6'0" and the Chernobyl bivi sleeve comes up over the top of my hip bones.

Ivan ... I've got an old pair of Ramer MT2000 bindings you can have

talk to Texplorer

Cold Cold World I have a Chernobyl and really like it ... I have never had much of the "helmet" issue others speak of and I have .... well a "high profile noggin" topped off with an Edelrid Ultralight brain bucket, nothing low profile about it. My pack is an older version than what is made today ... perhaps the geometry has changed a little I just went to Wild Things website, look like it just got an overhaul. Is the Ice Sac really $270 now ... WTF. I see they also have a new smaller version of the Ice Sac called the Ricesac ... shit it's still $250 Wild Things Ricesac If I were to do it again I'd stick with CCW and save the 100 bones ... shit that half the cost of a good tool ... a set of skins ... 2 C4 Camalots

gee a little sensitive there Dru? If it matters, given the choice, I'd rather live in Canada than LA County

Take the Monster to a separte thread... the man asked about Taa-K-oon's

glad you are alright ... when I first saw this post go up last week I thought about you guys but was not sure ...

look for models that have an actual "nose rest" (not sure what you call the gizmo that rests on the bridge of your nose) a buddy of mine, using a really cheap model, where the edge of the lens lays directly on your nose, ended up with a very nasty cut from the impact

Crackman ... RIGHT ON !! way to go

when I lived in Yakima we called it Umptanum ... you boys in E-burg been hang'in around the goat ropers too much.

how would you compare it to standard Quarks with the "pinkey @#$% thing"?

very cool ... looks like a great time was had by all ... what is the music that you used?

Looks kind of like Chimmney Rocks