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yeah they did fix the racking problem but they lost all the advantage of the 360--placement in tight spots and with no cleaning involve that was the main reason the 360 were and are so superior to other designs I can live with inconvenient racking but not without speed and ease of placement

Wow, an American ice screw…. I never tried it so I do not know. but the way I see it why going and imitating what in the market when they already producing the best ice screw out there. I will say stick to what you do best and do not go and look at other designs, where other have nail it to the perfection of that particular design. If they need to brain storm then think how can you improve on the leveler and the racking of the 360

Hi Eastcoster I moved here a year ago from NYC the one thing I learn pretty quickly is to take a look at 5 very important sites when I plan a trip anywhere in the cascades Conditions site Road clousure site Trail conditions Forrest fires site Weather Site Good luck and I hope that this helped you

Yeah they got a little silly with the weights translation to Kg but anyway here is the Prusik minding pulley

I have this puppy and I think this is the bomb really strong and light IMHO CMI makes the best Ascenders and Pulleys around

I have the Primus Alpine (paid $20) and Yellow Stone ($18). the YS is part of my rig for hanging stove system and The Alpine is part of my ultra light cooking sys. I like them both and the most I like about this is, that all the canisters are interchangeable from the various manufactures so I go for the best deal.

We did the route late July. it is physically demanding route but not really technical with wonderful exposure in the chimneys (gullies).The difficulties were finding the entrance chimney, finding the trail going right from it, finding the base of the second chimney (right by the HUGE boulder), the two section of the exposed 4th class afterwards, Winnie's Slide and Hell highway. It will take time but it is beautiful route One side note if you not experienced with this type of terrain I will recommend camping in Lake Anne and not in the middle or top of the chimneys b/c the decent will be hard with all the equipment on your back especially at the end of your trip when you exhausted

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cool give me a call

anyone free and would like to go ??

that was intense thank you for your last line I did understand that one

It might sound weird but, would one consider whiteout conditions as fog conditions in term of visibility? Can one bridge the problem by using yellow or amber filters on the headlamp? For regular night travel what can be lost in the way of vision using red filter?

if you need one for today call 206-328-2446 no car yet

they had some issue with the 9V battery

Oh Wow if they have it I get to gitme one of them boots

they are fine for anything rock, snow, ice they have the back crampons bail so they are great for newmatic crampons I won’t go climbing WF vertical ice with them although they might do good for a pitch or two. This means your hill have too much room that it is slipping up and down try to lace them in one of these nifty ways and get an arch support to take from the volume of your feet if it still doesn’t work then it is time for a new boots

So the Jury are out and the Raichle All Degree are Winner! I used them on Rainier yesterday and they were broken in after only 2 miles Pro: REALLY comfortable, Really LITE, Kicking steps was a comfortable task with them, Really warm (Gore-Tex) but fairly cool on the lower trail (stream crossing was not a problem even when I had my boot immersed calf high in the water Con: ALLOT of Seams!!! MUST seam seal the boots with Seam Grip (DO NOT USE SIL-NET) or Durability WILL be an issue (but hay…that is why these boots are SOOOOOOO comfortable)

So the Jury are in and the Raichle All Degree are Winner! I used them on Rainier yesterday and they were broken in after only 2 miles Pro: REALLY comfortable, Really LITE, Kicking steps was a comfortable task with them, Really warm (Gore-Tex) but fairly cool on the lower trail (stream crossing was not a problem even when I had my boot immersed calf high in the water Con: ALLOT of Seams!!! MUST seam seal the boots with Seam Grip (DO NOT USE SIL-NET) or Durability WILL be an issue (but hay…that is why these boots are SOOOOOOO comfortable)

Not really in the way of alpine as you know it …but gothic is a good one long ass climb. some stuff on Pharoh mountains, my favorite is Echo cliffs, some less traveled destinations but it is all trad. there is TONS to do in the Daks just stop at the Mountaineers in Keene valley of route 73 and they even will volunteer info for the current routes and conditions. BTW, the Mountaineer is GREAT store in the same fashion of Rock and Snow in New-Paltz (the Gunks) the only Biff I have with that store is the prices…really High!!! but there are some other Gear store in Lake Placid where u can find good bargains

Lembone, I will be the first one to CRY!!!! it gets me in line I wish I could be bad ass like you

I am available for 2-3 days trip anywhere in the Cascade...but still need a ride

I just got the Raichle all degree boots that fit my foot great at the store but I haven’t tried them outside yet so the jury still out

For cold temperature the Ice-Sparring from Granite Gear did really well But for the normal down to -5 ice climb I like the Dry-Tool from BD I have given the Cloudveil Ice-Flow a try last winter and they seems good but a little too balky for my every day use but other with colder extremities syndrome swear by them

you only need an axe for the steep stuff for a slog a pole will be ALLOT better I climb with both an axe and a pole I find it to be the best combo

I have the Extreme S and they work for the purpose I got them (WF Ice and short winter approaches) I wont even consider long day approaches with them. However I just got the Raichle all degree boots that fit my foot great at the store but I haven’t tried them outside yet so the jury still out