Lambone

hmmmm.... "My point is that I took diving farther than almost every other diver out there." Thats a pretty bold statement, welcome to cheatbeaters.com [ 09-27-2002, 01:53 AM: Message edited by: Lambone ]

Good luck reaching the top 2%tile, 98% of 'em die trying...

close enough

If it's your first time, i don't see how you could pas up Forbidden??? Go for it!

The Viper does feel sweet...I think its geared more for steep ice and mixed climbing, I like the android leash hook up on the shaft...but I mustn't start dreaming of new ice tools, my cobras are hardly even broken in yet!

damn...are you sure they arn't 42.5???

Just got back! Congrats Mattp! You were close, our date was August 31st -Labor Day weekend. Hope you had as much fun as we did!

canada rules! The suggestions were great, thanks. unfortunately it turned out that we only had 7 days up there, but it was awsome anyway. The first day we cragged at Lake Louise...pretty nice. Then we attempted Athabaska and the President. We turned back on both climbs due to harsh conditions on the summit ridges, cold and windy enough to take the fun out of it. All the fun of those climbs was had down on the Glaciers, pretty cool. Oh and the Stanley-Mitchell hut was plush! The CR's are awsome, we can't wait to go back, I'm die'in for a winter trip. We stopped through Glacier NP on the way home, kind of a let down after Alberta, but still got in some cool day hikes. I wanted to see a Griz, but we had to settle for some friendly/curious/hungry goats. All in all, a great trip...no epics or rescues! Worth the drive just to see the Icefields Pkwy and make future climbing plans. The tick list grows...

Feathered Friends has them also... One thing Pro-Mountain has that no one else does are the WC-Zeros...and Stormy-Markil hanging stoves, and lots of other cool stuff..

oh, and whats the deal with the chicken wire? can you get it up there, or should we stop at home depot??? do you allways need chicken wire at every trailhead???

Thanks for all the good tips folks. We are packing upthe rig (with just about everything) to leave tommorow or the next day. i'm printing up these pages to take with! Very cool info! Can anybody recomend a good map for the BC/Alberta Rockies area?

just got back from hawaii...waves are scarey, I'm sticking to climbing!

Bringing this back up... Any special tips/advice/beta for newbie Can. Rockies travelers, regarding "must see" spots, good places to stay, good bars, hot springs(?), or anything else you'd do again if you went back???? Thanks, Matt

Although the Aliens are priceless and irreplaceable... I just love the feeling of a nice .75 camolot stuffed in a crack above a long runout.

Jonathan, I think you will be happy if converting to butane. it's faster, lighter, easier, cleaner...etc,etc... I have used a pocket rocket since it came out, I couldn't pass up the price tag. I have never had any problem with it. Sometimes it seems as if there is no gas left when there really is, but if you take it off and rescrew it to get a better seal it works fine. I have been able to get all the furl out of the canister save a drop or two. One thing the MSR guy warned me at the climbing gym: Be sure not to wrapa wind screen really tight around the stove and fuel canister. I guess the PR actualy burns hot enough to exede the temperature warning on the canister, thaey have been known to explode! My partner claims that the Primus butane stoves are more fuel efficient, but I'm not sure. If you do lots of winter stuff or high altitude mountaineering, go with the Stormy/Markill hanging set-up, it rocks!

The new one is the same size, but the pull says YKK. We'll see...

I talked to Colin today (nice guy), he just did it last weekend, said it was easy to descend with one rope with some roped downclimbing.

REI replaced the tent no-questions-asked. Went with another Bible hoping it was just a fluke. I hate to admit it, but sometimes I just love REI. I've worked at four shops in the past, and none of them would have taken the tent back and given me a new one on the spot. Thunbs up to REI customer service!

yeah I think I have it at home... most manufacturers warrenty their zippers. But I'mnot sure I really want the same zipper

any sign of the warranty policy?

well, sometimes laughing in the face of tragedy is the best thing that can be done...

hmmm, yeah... hey I actualy used one of em in a place where onyly a two cam alien would work other wise...it was cool.

Yeah, second pitch of DH is full on 10a, another pumpy corner with cool stemming and bomber jams!

phuck yeah! just took my last final for a month time to climb, get drunk, lie on the beach, get drunk, climb, get drunk...oh, and get married somewhere in there! [ 08-22-2002, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: Lambone ]

I think pretty much 99% of all new gear made today is a knock off on something else. With a few exeptions, Splitter Cams...Zero's...I can't think of any others...