Have you ever stopped to think for 30 seconds that different tools feel better/worse for different people? I'd trust the opinion of somebody who actually climbs with these tools over somebody who just sprays about them.
I wouldn't trust anyone who actually climbs with Rages because they are so suck, it shows their judgement must be seriously off about everything.
why is it so hard for you to believe gear companies lie to you. ditto their reps. never trust a snake oil salesman even if he's selling sleeping bags, or packs, or puffy jackets, or revolutionary new rubber technology from the Far East
there are lots of plane owning Americans who just fly up, land, eat pie and leave again... I think you can just call Customs and tell em you are making a Pie Run
another good one is that according to published weights like in MEC catalog or Gear Guide, Rage and Quark weigh the same . NO WAY. Quark is like 100g lighter when you hold it in your hand.
I dug "Moby-Dick, or, The Whale". Took me like 5 days to read it. Did you know there is a chapter in there on giant squid? Also on what they do with the whale's foreskin when they flense it.
i can tell ya the yellow ones weigh about 50% more than the Scarpa Freneys...Gear Guide sez yellow and red are same weight and that they are about 40% lighter than Freneys... hum...
If you look in the Climbing Gear Guide, you will see that supposedly the yellow and red Koflach double plastic boots, weigh less than ANY leather boot OR the scarpa alphas