Ken_Duex

8000m Marmot down jacket & pants for sale: $500 for the set or $350.00/jacket,$200 pants -20 degree rated, great for expedition trips to "very high" cold places

7-screws (take 22cm)2-ea for both anchors and 3 in between. 40-50 runouts are about my limit w/my current experience on alpine ice although someone else would feel comfortable running it out further

Alpine Ice climb North Face, Observation Rock Fun, easy moderate 4-pitches of alpine ice. If you don't like being on climbs where the Mountaineers are get on their website and check out their scheduled climbs and then stay off them or get some patience for the learning process.

check out=> bansheewerks.com, go to "climbing". This guy was ice climbing up there recently w/a guide. Hope this helps

I went in April '95 and -20 downbag will have you covered, if you get cold in that bag put more clothes on. No need for a VBL.