mneagle

Has Anyone used a Stephenson Warmlite tent in the Cascades or anywhere else? I'm specifically wondering about condensation in the 2R. Is it worth the weight savings?

The lead only area covers about 30 feet to either side of the upper bridge. Once you're at the bottom, it's pretty hard to opt out. There was a large, greasy shit at the bottom, attesting to the difficulty of reaching facilities easily. You can walk back up the canyon towards the Schoolroom, but there's a spot where you have to negotiate a 15 foot steep/smooth slab, risking a fall forward into the drink if you go down too fast.

Recent Ouray beta: best hotel in town: Riverside Inn, payed $65 a night for a one bedroom w/ livingroom, fireplace and full kitchen (note: thank you note from Jared Ogden in the lobby) best park feature: lead only area; 10 or so solid lines of WI 5 to 6 that is barely ever climbed Conditions of the natural lines at the Skyline area and Dexter Slabs are great too. During the week there were very few people in the park and even on the weekend only the Classroom was really busy. Lead only area was wide open all week.

I have a Swift by FF which has the extra shoulder room I need to keep from compressing the down. I got it w/ 2 extra ounces and 800 fill that brought it down to a 20 degree bag that still weighs only 2 1/4 lbs and crushes down to nothing. The Epic shell has shed water great. The continuous baffles let you shift the down around to cool things down in the summer.