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ditto ... The Grand in August/September is a lightning magnet. That being said, it's a great venue regardless how you do it.

Congrats ... Stellar read, great pics, thanks for sharing

ditto

Thanks for sharing .... looks like a lot less snow than last year at the same time.

Layton .. the Great One ... sad news indeed.

I've been really happy with the Osprey Kode 30 I picked up two seasons ago. Not a whole lot of extra BS straps and crap, nice division of wet and dry, tough as nails .. it worth taking a look at. I must admit .. looking at the MHM PowderKeg 32 that mtndfndr suggests, which has some very similar design features to the Kode 30, makes me wish I'd known about it prior to making my purchase on the Osprey unit. However, seeing that the PowderKeg 32 is almost double the cost of the Kode 30 ... my guess is that I would have stuck with the Osprey. Good luck and sweet turns ...

.. excellent, looks like an absolute blast. Love that shot of the moon over JBerg

So I take it that you still haven't figured out how to use the AT setup that Rbw1963 and I set you up with ... keep on mushin'

ditto

You might want to edit the title of your post to reflect Wild Country ... not Wild Things

nice !!!

A pack that comes with a manual / video? Next thing you know the'll be putting instructions on condom wrappers.

A similar debate from earlier this year with a link to an older post on the subject ... CCW Valdez vs Cilo 30:30/40B cheers

You can always show up at the Ranger Station and take a chance .. permits not claimed by 9:00 AM on the day of entry are given out via lottery

Went in via Nada / Snow Lakes on 6/26 and camped at south end of Snow. Hiked up to Viviane on 6/27 and had lunch at the outlet with 17 goats. Tons of snow up high, Viviane was 90% froze over but that was two weeks ago before all these high temps. Guarantee there is water running over the spillway dam on upper Snow. Not too deep, just don't stop and your feet shouldn't get wet.

awesome !!

thanks for the update gents. Anyone go in from Snow Lakes this past weekend?

other that the crew that hit the South Route on Colchuck this weekend, any updates from the Snow Lake or Colchuck Lake/Aasgard Pass approaches? thanks

Curious as to any new updates on the snow pack. I realize it is still late April and a spring "dump" could come at anytime .. however I'm wondering what the snow pack looks like @ Colchuck and Asgard compared to an "average" year?

Valdez ... I have a custom that Mr Rackliff did for me several years ago Thank You Mr Rackliff I've been able to easily go 3 nights out (spring/summer & fall) with room to spare. I've carried a full AT setup (boots locked into bindings), bivy gear, climbing rope, split the rack with partners and still have the extra room of the extension sleeve available if needed. Properly stuffed & loaded, it carried surprising well, however I think doing this with the standard waist belt would suck and Randy would be the first to tell you. If you felt that you needed to stiffen it up a bit, a plastic frame sheet can easily be sandwiched inside the bi-fold back pad.

Cold Cold World Chernobyl ... @ 50L say no more, light, simple and tough as nails.

Ditto

interesting .. isn't Wild Country owned by DMM?

a third vote for the CCW Valdez

Well, given that the kit comes with wet wipes for apres screw clean-up, I'd wager the cracks are probably pretty skanky. You know, lots of moss and shit... Bloody Marys tonight!!! It's Halloween, ya know! that's some funny shit Sobo