Lambone

I've got a BD big easy locking biner from '92 that I still use frequently. It is probably my oldest peice of gear that I still use. I also inherited some old school gear from the '70s-80's. A pair of old Jumars that I let friends borrow and some oval biners that I rack pins and stuff on.

The title of this thread says "two more overdue climbers"... Are there other climbers missing up there that I am not aware of? Just curious...

Highland drive in Queen Anne...has an excelent veiw of both. It's a nice road to walk the dog on. The park on Highland a few blocks over from Queen Anne ave is famous for it's veiws of the city. TV news crews and movie producers are allways shooting there.

cereal ooops, you said that all ready...

Thanks for leting us know. I hope they return safely!

That sucks dude...good luck.

I recently upgraded my old Jumars with Petzl's. They are both good...I can't tell much of a difference on the rope. You will get used to whatever you have. I think the Petzl's may be a bit lighter though, and the teeth are angled downward which is supposed to chew up the rope less.

nice lead eric!

I like the Technica Latitude Plus, they are being sold cheap all over the place now a days...

Pro Mountain Sports has a cool peice of pro, it's Charlet Moser piece, sorta like the shaft of a tool without the head. Great for hammering into hardpack snow....

It really depends on the snow conditions. When the snow is really soft (typicaly winter or early season) you will want longer pickets. In the summer the snow will become more dense and smaller ones will work fine. Pickets are easier to pound in firm snow, but deadmen may hold better in soft snow. By late august through the fall you may want ice screws instead. So it's good to have an assortment and decide when it's time to head out. I only own standard pickets and screws, which seems to suffice for most things. I'm sure there are lots of different opinions about what works best in what circumstance.

just curious wayne...but why should we expect that? Have you climbed everywhere or somethin? Looks like a neat crag...

damn hopefully those work soon, I need mountain porn!

ya know erik, not everybody knows as much about climbing as you do...specialmacatuion asked a question, I gave a simple answer...it's not like I wrote a whole essay on it...why are you such a prick sometimes? I also use ovals for those lite weight orange plastic Petzl pully things that slip on a Biner, they don't work on D's.

Ovals canbe very usefull in self rescue situations, much more so than a funcky D biner. The Gaurda knot comes to mind...

Ed, last time I checked Yellowstone National Park was in Wyoming. You cross the boarder as you pass through Gardner and into the Lamar Valley. Then you cross the boarder again before Cooke City. Same as from the otherside, the MT Wyoming boarder is up on Beartooth Pass...but whatever...if you think you are right than so be it, it doesn't matter. Also, have you been into the Winds? Don't get me wrong, the Beartooths are badass, but the Winds are unmatched. I guess it depends on your value system, and what your indicators of "the best" mountain ranges are. The Beartooths definately have the big plateau/deep glacial valley thing covered, but the granite in the Winds blows the Beartooths out of the water. I've never been into the BigHorns, but the area is so much smaller that I wouldn't even include them in the comparison. cheers mate

wow that last photo looks like some serious buisness!

Opps, yeah, but you go through Wyoming in either direction inorder to reach Cooke City...

Yeah I've had one for two years now. The fit totally sucks, I could make a trimmer coat out of a garbage bag. And it's only water proof for about 20 minutes when it's really raining out. Better for walkin the dog than anything else...

Plexus, trust me I'd prefer to do it that way, unfortunately UW doesn't work that way...

don't know, but I don't think "First Winter Ascents" count this year

whatever Yos, more like everyone will be coppying pikas new cam hooks soon enough. And there mallard wedge hooks may be the best peice of gear for hard clean aid out there. They are a good company, been around for a long time now and still small. More power to 'em... http://www.pikamtn.com/

thats pretty funny man , more power to ya, I'll stick to reading naked in bed with my wife...

"Real" coat meaning not a windbreaker. I don't believe in the term waterproof, but there is something to be said for three ply Gor-tex when its raining sideways at 33 degrees f.

Watch it buddy, your in my house now... Bronco, My wife was using a Patagonia Neumatic (light weight/water resistant/ windproof) shell on Glacier peak this summer. Needless to say, it wasn't "cuttin the mustard" so to speak... When the shit hits the fan, you'll quickly forget about the numbers in the catalogs and want a real coat. Otherwise, don't ever get caught up high in a bad storm....