snoboi i think you are referring to the wool "shirt" (with the stripe) not "baselayer" cause the baselayer feels silky smooth, smoother than the sheep it came from
OK since this is a serious thread now: a bolt kit is dead weight in the alpine. You might as well leave it at home or just take it when you go cragging.
i used to wear polypro
now my most frequently worn piece is powerdry
i also have a merino wool baselayer piece that is super comfy, and never stinks, but which i just don't think is as warm. also needs more care washing... actually i have dryer-melted a few polypros too
i don't wear shorts over any of it BTW
interested in knowing what other ppl think is best and why.
Before Christmas it was so suck. It only got cold at Christmas. Pretty much everything good and worth doing has only come in in the last week.
Going up to Lillooet to climb the Rambles, Marble Canyon, and Oregon Jack, is so
Hey Lambone that pillar you mention is the central of the unclimbed "Three Sisters" gullies. takecrampons for sidehilling frozen dirt if approaching along river. it's about 1km.
fucking amazing looking eh! don't think it's touched down all that frequently
scary looking ice in bridge is actually house of cards wi6 in lean shape.
its cool how shriek of the sheep top pillars have gone from 10m gap to formed up in a week!