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Nice TR John. I love the photo's, keep em coming.

That's a short base jump! From the time they jump, to the time their feet touch the ground, is like 30 seconds. Also, landing on the railroad tracks. Wow! The jumper I talked to last week had a buddy who landed just before a train came flying up the mountain from the west. The train grabbed his chute and ripped it off his harness as the guy narrowly averted catastrophe by jumping out of the way. Short jump....even sketchier landing zone!

We're all thinking of you. Get well soon!

It's been 9 or 10 years but this rack will get you there. Don't know anything about the fixed lines as we didn't fix. Double set of cams to 3 inches Double set of nuts Double set of micro nuts Hooks Camhooks I don't remember a lot about the route, but do remember all the aid ratings are very soft compared to Yosemite. A more realistic grade would be C2-C2+. You might want to have a couple of "just in case" pins along. But you really shouldn't need them. Go get it man!

Someone found it and picked it up. It has a malfunctioning(tricky) zipper, and small hole in the right arm.

I left my favorite green fleece(18 year old) coat at little si on Monday. I'll be going back there to do some climbing today, so if it's still there, I'll see it. Thanks guys!

I'd post this on Supertopo.com or Rockclimbing.com in the "Aid Climbing" forum. You'll locate more people who've been on that route by doing this.

If the weather forecast doesn't change, this will be the place to be this week. Who's in??? PM me.

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Who wants to go to Index right now and get the last of it before the rains begin. Call me anytime at four two five. 736. seven eight one eight

I'm gonna be there in a week and know this guy has a real quick turn around. A phone number, email address, or website would perfect. Thanks in advance.

I could not find the Canmore guys info on Gadd's website. Does anyone have a link to this screw sharpener's website?

Is that the HARDing Slot above?

You are very very lucky. If you'd arrived one hour earlier, or later in the day, you might have been toast. May I ask what date this occurred on? Was there a really cold or warm weather pattern hitting the rockies on that day?

Pan Dome is always a February outing for me. It gets fat in mid to late Feb. with the freeze-thaw cycles during the day and night.

Jmace....our high point was the slung horn. The short step above that had a huge hole in it and wasn't safe at all to try. Although another day or two it'd probably be passable. Glad you guys made it all the way!

Thanks for all the great photo's!

Does anyone have any info on Vantage and or Banks Lake?

Climbed "Mousetrap" today. We ran into an impassable section 4 pitches up with too much running water. Should be pretty solid by the weekend though.

Don't waste the gas. It rained quite hard on the eastside yesterday evening. Index should be rather wet today.

I third that notion. For cams in the fingers sizes or smaller, Metolius TCU's and Aliens are best. Anyone out there had any positive experiences with those offset TCU's???

I have to agree with the .75, 1, and 2 to start off doubles. Stoppers will always help take care of the fingers sized cracks, and cowbells(hexes) are what I consider to be old technology and way too time consuming to place when pushing your limits. I don't carry hexes or tri-cams. To really push your physical ability while leading, you'll want double cams of each size in the end. Hemp22 is right, take your time to find good deals and you might get as many as 4 cams for the money. But stick with the big brand names like Camalot, Metolius, and Alien. Their gear is much more versatile and durable over time. Maybe watch the yard sale for low milage gear too. I bought a #2 camalot that appeared as though it had never been placed in real rock. AMAZING! The seller had just decided climbing wasn't for him and had alot of cams to get rid of.

Colin. The mountainiers is a great place to start off for learning about any aspect of climbing that you're not pro-efficient at yet. It will help you be very confident in your safety, skills, and abilities. Beware that ice climbing is incredibly addicting and expensive. LOL. You'll have a blast at the class!! Oh...and don't let Kozak discourage you from posting on this site. It's an invaluable tool for alpine and ice conditions, good used gear, partners, and much more. He obviously didn't realize your brand new to the site or he wouldn't have improperly called you a troll. The more you read and the more you post, the easier it is to ignore people who don't have anything positive to say. Climb-on...and climb hard!

I'm terribly sorry to hear about this! Howeowners or Renters insurance should help ease "some" of the pain. Make note that when filing your claim, they'll ask you how old all of your gear is because they say that all sporting goods depreciate in value over time. Hence, the newer you tell them your gear is, the closer you will get to recouperating the actual replacement cost. Having been through this fiasco once, I'd also tell them I lost more than I actually did to try and get them to pay up closer to the actual replacement cost of the gear. It really sucked when I got my check, minus the depreciation, minus the deductable, and could only replace 50% of what was stolen. One thing I always do these days after having had this happen is coordinate all of the rack details with any partner well in advance. Now, I never end up leaving more than a handful of cams, biners, and shoes in the car, or at the base at any given time. I sleep better at night thinking that meth heads and non-climbers are the only kind of people that would do something like this. But that's probably not always the case.

My partner bailed at the last minute. I'd like to get out cragging for the day??? Send me a PM with some contact info and we can discuss options. Will be checking PM's periodically till 10 pm. Pat