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Looking hawt Dane! What's the story with the new Dynafit boots? Just a different color or is there some design changes?

Bought a year ago and decided to use the dynafit crampons. New with tags and an extra set of inserts. email - ryan at rpmcousa dot com $65 OBO http://www.voile.com/voile-ski-accessories/voile-ski-crampon.html Voile Universal Ski Crampons, used in combination with your climbing skins will provide the ultimate in secure backcountry ascents. Unlike mobile systems that are specific to certain binding systems and only provide minimal purchase into the snow while the heel elevator is in the up position, Voile Universal Ski Crampons are designed to work with most telemark bindings and are fixed to the ski to always provide full purchase into the snow even with the heel elevator in the up position. These are sized up to 115mm ski waist.

Bought this pack and THEN remembered I don't like packs with top lids for skiing. $100. Please feel free to send me an email ryan at rpmcousa dot com Seems to be pretty popular with the Rando Racer crowd. Brand new with tags still on it, looks just like the one pictured on the CAMP website. Paypal transaction is ok with me. http://www.camp-usa.com/products/packs/x3-600.asp Randonee Racing, Backcountry Touring • Xpress Evo Ski Carrying System • HyperGrid SN44 fabric • Removable fiberglass stay supports the load • Open mesh pockets for climbing skins and clothing • Detachable hip belt pocket • Hidden ice axe carriers • Rope carrying straps Hyperlight 60 liter pack for longer ski-touring excursions. The X3 600 is an ideal alpine pack for moving fast and light! In addition to the fiberglass stay, the hip belt is padded for carrying comfort. Quickly strips down to 17 ounces (490 grams) if required. SPECS ID: 439 Weight: 600 g, 1 lb 5 oz Volume: 30 L, 1830 cu in

Good hang time, bad technique.

Hey, I recognize her, she's the spotter from UW rock!

Nice send Fred!

This part here caused me some hyperventilation just reading it. Strong work!

Thanks for limiting it to 5 for us less motivated guys - 1. Torment Forbidden Traverse; 2. Skiing the favorite secret day tour in the N. Cascades with some new partners; 3. Sunny summer days Cragging in Mazama with the Mrs.; 4. Ross Lake 3 day backpacking trip with the family and attack dog; 5. Another "exploration" on N. Peak of Index with no summit but found an easier route to the base. Was rear ended on the drive home in Monroe on HWY 2 totaling the F-150 but walked away uninjured.

Had some luck with Crossbow pesticide, picked up at McLendon's in Woodinville. I think I had to sign a notice that's delivered to homeland security or some such nonsense so you know it must be good stuff. It's also the only thing I've found effective on Horsetail weeds. Probably the same thing now available on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Crossbow-Herbicide-Specialty-gallon-55555282/dp/B004HFJ762/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357596044&sr=8-1&keywords=crossbow+herbicide Roundup just makes it angry. It's like trying to take down a herd of buffalo with a pellet gun.

When assessing avalanche rescue gear, you should be thinking from the burial victim's perspective, "what would I want my partners to carry?" Probes in the PNW need to be as long as possible, due to a relatively deep snow pack. 2.5 meter is barely acceptable in my opinion, a 3 meter is much more appropriate. I overheard a guide in Revelstoke BC telling his clients that their 2m probes were totally inadequate for the area. I hope that helps, stay safe out there.

Me and a buddy did the route from the notch after bagging the N. Peak about 10 years ago. Nothing too memorable/noteworthy about the S. Peak route, bushwack III and some 3rd class scrambling on the west side of the peak. We weren't intending to include the S. Peak but the route looked short and obvious from the N. Peak and we were ahead of schedule so we went ahead with it. Didn't get any photos as the clouds were pretty low. Hope that helps.

Your mom wears a tin foil hat!

Tough to do a lot of ice climbing around here. Would it be possible for you to go to Bozeman instead?

I had this happen last week but don't think it has anything to do with CC.com. I received returned emails as "blocked" from msn.com, gmail.com, hotmail.com and live.com on 11/29 but it seemed to have been resolved by 11/30. What did you guys do to my computer and iPhone??? Moderators!!!

I've descended from Camp Muir via GPS in a whiteout. Having a partner sure made me feel a lot better, I can't imagine being alone and having no perspective. There were times when I felt like I was about to ski off a big drop and threw myself down to make an immediate stop only to find I was hardly moving. Glad the guy made it out and for the rescuers.

I agree with you Powderhound, that's why I said an "additional" hour from Big Sky. I drove Gallatin Canyon for 5 years living in BZ and working in Big Sky. If the OP wanted to stay in BS, would you suggest he consider checking out Beehive Basin? I never made it in there in the winter and not sure how frequently ice forms up. I do know I was disappointed with the Ousel Falls area (near the BS Meadows) and wouldn't recommend it.

Probably looking at an additional hour of driving (each way) from Big Sky. Could be more if road conditions are bad.

Back 'atcha redneck!

Hard to improve on the trusty dusty lightweight wind shirt for those particular activities. Except they don't look as extreme.

I had the same issue 100% of the time and eventually switched to Google Chrome. No issues since then. I think I was using the most recent version of IE.

So it sounds like we get a PhD if we reach 40,000 posts? Did I read that right?

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I agree, there were TWO good ball games on last night.

Like every other piece of gear, headlamps come down to having multiple to choose from, depending on what you're doing and what time of year it is. Here's mine: Older (2006?) BD spot is still my "go to" lamp and only has three settings, off, low beam and high beam. Simple, effective and not real heavy or bulky, seems adequate for most climbing/skiing stuff and says put on my head/helmet. Trusty old (2001?) Petzl arctic Zoom with it's worn out elastic has been relegated to cleaning up dog poop in the dark months of winter when good lighting is critical, lest ye step into an errant pile of poo that ruins my good shoes. This thing won't die. Fancy Mammut Lucido TX-1 that is my dedicated bike commuting lamp (along with a fixed headlight/tailight mounted on the bike), good strong high beam and red flashers on the back so I don't get run over by a smartphone texting teenage driver. With the single band around the perimeter of my head, this one isn't as secure as the BD Spot and I acutally zip tie it to my biking helmet for the winter. I also have a $10 black diamond 3oz light for camping/backpacking and a similar petzl tikka for the same use. The only reason I bought this BD is that I lost the Tikka only to find it later inside the pocket of a pack. Lesson learned - always get your light out and on your head before it gets dark, especially if it's a smaller one.

I have a pair of the TLT mountain and a pair of Dynafit Zzeros and the Zzeros run wider as do most of Dynafit's other boots (just not the TLT series).