backcountrydog

oh no, not someone doing a bunch of leg-work and trying to make a few bucks off of it...anything but THAT.

and AREXTREME.com and amazon.com are selling these for 79 bucks, med-xlrg...

i think that most (?) start the 2nd pitch off the ledge, but like i said, 'he was doing it in 1 pitch from the ground'. anyway, he was released after 1 night in the hospital. good thing he was wearing a helmet, or things would almost for sure been a lot worse. good luck on the recovery bro.

he was on the 2nd pitch of rattletale about 20-30ft above the ledge and fell, hit the ledge and bounced off. no gear ripped as the only piece in the dihedral was towards the bottom. he was doing it in 1 pitch form the ground. injuries werent TOO bad, good bump on his face, cut up and a little bloody, but coherent.he didnt appear to have any spinal injuries. he was carried via litter to the talus just east of rattletale and airlifted from there. he was wearing a helmet.

im looking to buy a pair of 400 series or 500 silvretta's if anyone has a set they want to unload for less-than-new price.

i use a hanging stove and cook in tent regularly. no probs

i just got back from leavenworth and pulled 4 of them off me. 3 big ones and one very small...a deer tick i guess. oh the horror

i have one and like it. i dont think i like it any more than my standard gear sling, but its padded nicely and has a bit more of an ergonomic shape to it. i didnt pay full price for it and wouldnt go outta my way to replace it if i lost it...come to think of it, where is that thing

we humans are a good bunch of parasites arent we

ice, ice, ice...and vitamin I

yup...on St. Patties day too

nope i bought it several years ago (cant remember where). and while getting out of an tight placement, the actual trigger just detached from the sleeve. it really wasnt THAT tight though, as i got it out w/ a nut tool in less than a minute. i was pretty surpised that it broke, as i have many aliens that have put up w/ far more abuse and are doing fine. i found it recently in the bottom of the gear box though and want to see if i can get it fixed/replaced, but cant find there info anywhere

he did say IF...meaning that it was open to debate, and that the conclusion (in bold letters) COULD be drawn 'if it applies...'

theres a couple different sds bits on the market similiar to the hilti bit in C-bolters link, and they definetly last longer than the plain-jane bits hanman refers to. i saw one brand in the hardware store today...jorlan(?) i think was the brand.

berdinka im in need of there phone #, address, or email as well. if you find any of those could u please pass it on? i have a blue alien that i want to send back due to the trigger coming apart from the metal sheath that covers the stem, thus rendering the cams useless. im hoping i can send it to them and they will just replace it if not fix it.

i agree w/ thinker, will, and everyone else that says screw what other people think and just have fun climbing. however, after looking at where the votes are on the poll, it appears as if this conclusion could be drawn by the 74% group--if your leading a crack, placing gear as you go, but you clip the slung chockstone (or fixed pin, or slung tree) then its not a trad climb? that doesnt really fit in w/ what has always seemed to be called trad climbing (to me). but having fun is more fun than caring what other people climb.

good stove. if your using a titanium pot they dont recommend those however as it's flame concentration is very small and very hot. i used one on my Ti pot for about 3 mins and it burned a spot on the inside of the pot. i have a superfly now which is also very light but has a wider flame.

i was wandering around inbetween the top of the country and the blues cliff today and found a stuff sack that had a beanie and a jacket in it. it looked like it fell down from the blues cliff area. it didnt look like it had been there for THAT long, as they are still in good shape. lemme know

warm dry rock in the icicle today. only saw a few other parties, and no one in our vicinity, except a small herd of mule deer. like tele said, the higher u hike the dryer the rock.

its funny how so many people see that chain links wear from lowering off of them yet when people put in anchors, they fail to arrange the chains in a manner that can make maintaining the anchor so much simpler. there are basically 3 types of link that can make up a chain anchor. 1)the chain itself (closed links) 2)open links (which look like a link of chain that overlaps and needs to be beatin closed after linking the chain or bolt or both to it) 3)steel links that screw open when i put an anchor in i always arrange it this way bolt hanger--open link--length of chain--screw link doing it this way allows for a very easy replacement of the business end of the anchor. people will always get lowered or tr directly off the chains (it seems) thus causing the dangerous wear of the lower link. having the screwgate link in the bottom allows whoever the ease of just unscrewing the bottom link and replacing it w a new one instead of having to bring bolt cutters up to cut off the bottom chain link that so many people seem to have as the 'business' link. plus u can put a larger screw link into the chains so if u want to put a 7/16 screw link into your 3/8 chains it will last that much longer. even w this setup i still never tr off the anchor. they werent meant for climbing, oxidize your rope in a nasty way, and all u have to do is clip 1 biner into the system ABOVE the bottome links and u can TR off that and still have your ropes threaded thru the chain, thus relieving the last person on the climb from 'thread duty'

cherry eh? as in 'you see that el camino in the driveway? its CHERRY! hahaha not hackin on u bro, just havent heard/seen that word in a while

my bad. they r scarpas

anyone have any experience w these boots? im replacing my Nepal Extremes and looking for something comparable on the warmth scale. my nepals ate my heals too many times. thnks

were 5/16 used instead of 3/8 cause it was bolted on lead?

im not sure...but depending on how they worked it, u might not get the 10% dividend from the purchases u pay for w/ it. in which case the 215 your asking for it wouldnt b worth it as whoever uses it wouldnt get the 21.50 at the end of year...just a thought.