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heard that mcnamara was saying that a5 is the best ledges in his opinion and was bummed that they no longer made them.

wouldn't the logic of length be the same for either straight or slightly curved shaft? (as far as length goes) I would think that the terrain and personal height dictates the "right" length of mountain axes. But I don't own a slightly curved mtn axe so I may be missing something.

It's business and it makes sense wether you are REI, GMC or miniscule inc. While I am apathetic about REI, I am also apathetic about this turn of events, it is perfectly logical and expected It is expected but it is also wrong. Everything was wrong about it from the beginning. If we cater to rei and allow this to go unanswered, then the next victim will receive the same treatment or worse. Maybe you or your kid will buy a bike from rei that fails. It is not about redemption for the past but preventing this from happening again.

there is so much to do at squamish that crowds should not be a problem except for the routes boadman mentions. But you will not see anyone on squaw, papoose, other parts of apron, ect. 5 days is not enough time.

infuriating for sure. I sent in a email to rei as many others have. I hope that many here express their feelings to rei also.

somebody give wastral some pot. he is way to tense.

nice try. exchange rates are 1.02 CN to 1US. so your $5/gal works out to $5.13/gal.

my bad. thanks for the correction.

I am not biased as I do not work for them any more, but Alpine Ascents does a very good job. relatively small group size. (max size 8 I believe) Experienced guides. They pay their guides well. Good support structure. Great relationship with the air taxi service. (sometimes first to load regardless of line) maybe I said too much. From what I heard, the coby coombs outfit (AMG?) does good work too.

before returning the car back, I took it to a self wash place to get all the red sand out from the outside and undersides. (in case they find some small issue) do not have climbing gear with you when you are at the rental desk if at airport and do not tell them you are going on dirt roads. Lie. Rental company almost forced me to upgrade to a suburban (and pay incredibly insane amount for) to be able to go camping in a pay campground. Any dirt road was not acceptable for the economy cars. Lie.

economy car is fine. Watch out for potholes and I don't mean the city kind of potholes but the ones you will want to drive around. I broke some cosmetic fairing by trying to go into it. but what happens in vegas stays in vegas, like the cosmetic parts.

ditto to what said above. get good at rock climbing is a base line for ice climbing. Mandatory? no. But it sure helps you understand even the basics and makes the exposure manageable. Save up your money and hire a guide in banff or bozeman for a couple of days. Do lots of studying till then so you don't waste your money on trivial stuff.

sad. lucky that 3 people lived though. -20F with high winds at altitude and someone in the crew with a broken leg is a very bad situation. These conditions are not unheard of in june also.

Skaha is my favorite "sport climbing" destination. Though I haven't been there in a while since moving away from b'ham. In a battle between skaha and smith, I choose skaha even if it involved another 5 hr drive over smith. Atmosphere, dog friendly and good canadian people make this place superior to smith. IMO

there goes that secret. From the ski area, I thought that line would be a rad and hard mixed climb....and then you ski it. Boooo. nice one.

Nuclear power plants can not be turned on/off quickly. As someone who worked in a navy nuclear pwr plant, I can say that those plants take about 4 hr to "turn on" and 6 hr to completely "turn off". Relative to your coal & NG, I suppose it might seem "quickly" Isn't the point of achieving the renewable energy guidelines to be to use the renewables that fit for your area? It seems like part of your argument is based on that there is not one solution for the entire country. The real solution is to have many different technologies and then the local community picks the ones that work. For a local example. In snohomish county there is a hydro electric project (something like 2000 ft water head pressure) just south of sultan. A dam you ask? Sort of. It is a small dam in a small creek and they ran big pipes down the hill for 2000 vertical feet to a small generator. That kind of head pressure can generate tremendous voltages with very little environmental impact. (except for the initial huge digging for the pipe and other construction) This works for us so we should use it as much as we can. This might work in the east coast, so they should use it also. The storage and transmission is the biggest problem, like you mentioned. What is wrong with the geothermal option? Seems like a 24hr/day energy source. renewables is not a "wonderful goal" but a complete necessity goal. We can't keep burning oil, coal and NG. The days of cheap fuel are gone. Someday, those fuels will just be gone. Add in the climate change. Add in the political ramifications of importing fuel. (what has the war for oil cost?)

No stair case of doom?

great video. just my opinion but the music doesn't feel right with the video. Not complaining though, cause I could not create anything as cool as your video. Good one Robert.

leave the windows rolled down?

where was the camera when I floated a 8c+? That is 5.8+ right? no wait.......

dude, you own that mountain.

that is horrible. 100 ft crevasse. RIP Tucker. hows that for some guide training. the real deal.

nice! whoever used the split board, was he using nepal tops to ride in? Did the bindings bite into the calf above the boot?

where is the tape? damn cool work.

no fair. your 8th picture doesn't match up with the other photos in location.