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I don't think a bibler is more fragile, infact I thik their material is probably stronger than most tents. The Floor might be a bit thinner fabric, use a ground cloth. Mainly I worry about getting the inside of the tent walls dirty. I think dirt would hurt the breathablity of the fabric. But unless you have a dog or something, they are easy to keep clean. It is hard to say one is better than the other. Single and double wall tents are like apples and oranges, they are just different. It depends on what you are using it for. For winter stuff single-wall will almost allways be lighter than a true four season double wall tent. For summer backpacking it is overkill. Also, don't plan on getting two people plus all your gear inside an I-tent, you will need a vestibule for that. Good luck!

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Tioga Road- http://www.nps.gov/yose/trip/tioga.htm

Don't be offended bro, all I am sayining is I have had some awsome times there in June. Other than walking arcoss a small snow patch I have had no trouble getting on routes. I think it ussualy opens Early to mid May, but that is just Tioga Pass, you can ussualy access the Meadows sooner than that from the West Side.

This is a cool looking Peak! Are teher any good routes on it? If so what time of year?

No way dude! June is one of the best months for Tuolumne! The valley is just starting to get real hot at that time, while temps can be awsome up higher. Sure there might be some snow, but so what!? Just bring good shoes and maybe a light weight alumi axe. Plus the snow pack this year is extremely weak. There will be mimal coverage by June, mostly just under the North Faces. Also, June is a great time to hit the fun Snow Couloirs for some alpine flavor. The Dana Couloir is a fun jaunt. As well as the coiloirs on North Peak in the Coness area. Climb granite until your arms and skin are trashed then go run up some fun bueatiful peaks via the nice corn snow. September/October in the high Sierras is cold and dry. Spring time is the best if you ask me, except for the bugs. The mosquitoes can be vicious in June depending on the year. Go for it Distel, I will be there from mid-june through mid-july and am looking for partners to hook up with. Have fun!

Also, while we were getting our asses handed to us on Glacier Peak, all of our tent guys broke in the middle of the night. The only thing holding our I-tent up was the structural stability of the two poles. Then tent did fine, yet I couldn't stand on my feet while trying to rig new guy lines with slings. I'm all for free standing tents.

Like I said, my partner spent several hours rigging his non-free standing hildi tent on Ranier. Stakes were a joke in the wind, he had to pile up mounds of rocks and use all kinds of funky guy-line rigging. My tent set up in about 5 minutes an had 4 guy points to worry about and wasn't phased by the wind (other than the zipper )

Aliensoul, I've got a Bibler Tempest, and like it alot. Cheaper than the I-tent. Perfet size for two people on a comfortable backpacking trip, nice built in Vestabules and bomber. I would only get an I-tent if you are planning to pitch it in very tight places, or need to carry it over on climbing routes. Otherwise go with an Eldorado or Awhanne, or the "cheap" way- Tempest. I had the zippers blow out on my first Bibler, but REI replaced it and the new ones work fine. A teammate had a Hilldeberg on Rainier last summer and he spent about 2 hours tring to get it staked out properly, and it still flapped in the wind all night long.

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Yeah man, I was hoping for pats on the back and compliments and all that. I couldn't believe he had never heard of me

Ran into Conrad Anker ice climbing in Bozeman. He was the least friendly climber that I've ever run into. Too cool to chat with us pee-ons I guess.

I switched over last year, won't go back. I use the Metolius ones. They are nice, but you gotta keep them un-twisted, which isn't so bad once your used to it. I still use a fifi if I want to be in close to the piece real quick. The best advantage of adjustables comes on overhanging pitches. It takes alot less energy to tghten them as you move up than it does to place a fifi. They make steep roofs a piece of cake. On vert or less than vert I often will just keep them loose like regular daisies and use the fifi. It's time consuming to adjust them every move. The biggest disadvantage I have found is that once weighted it is hard to loosen the buckel to get slack. Like when top-steping, you have to release the tension first, which is difficult once you are above the piece. Still this isn't so bad if you plan ahead. Also, they are not full strength.

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I thinks so. You should get one or two anyway... Glad your ok

Just putting a plug in for the Mazama Glacier. It's a cool "easy" alternative to the South Standard Route. There are some cevases to cross and rock fall to look out for though. Nice and quite when we did it. This time of year might be pretty tough though.

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Cool Peter, i'll be hitting you up for beta as the time approaches, thanks!

Hey midwest dude, My partner cracked his Koflachs once, they were the old red and yellow Montanas... He sent them back to Koflach and they sent him a brand new pair. If I were you I'd contact the company directly and see if they will help you out. Plastic boots shouldn't crack, no matter how old they are, I'd say it's clearly a warranty issue. Fixing them yourself won't work, send them back and don't rest until you get taken care of.