tomtom

Too bad the girls aren't as forgiving.

Lifting your leg is one set of muscles, standing on that leg to move forward and up is another set. As you surmise, adding ankle weights will build the leg lifting muscles as training for wearing the plastic boots. It's won't necessarily help overall cardio, however, it will probably help the endurance of the leg lifting muscles.

Ordered Yates BW Gear Rack Monday night, arrived Thursday! I first called the 'local climbing store' Feathered Friends because I need a rack for this weekend. Ya, they have the Yates BW gear rack in stock. So I drove down Monday to buy it. It took repeated explanations to the sales droid that I wanted a gear rack, not a harness. So he points out a gear rack on the wall. "No, that's a Misty Mountain. See the label?" Then he spies the next one, with a Yates logo. "No, that's the Yates free rack. I want the BIG WALL rack." "Oh, we don't have that." No shit. Went home, fired up the laptop, and now I have my gear rack. On time and under budget.

??? Cause <--> Effect ???

If you have foot problems or wear orthothics, you might want to avoid super flexible shoes initially. My first pair of rock shoes was a cheap pair of flexible Acopas. I took them out to Marymoor and bouldered around for an hour. I could barely walk for the next week as my feet hurt. Your feet are full of muscles. Wearing rigid orthotics, these muscles atrophy. It takes time to build these muscles back. That was my experience, anyway.

My partner's rack is full of them.

Like a woman, underwear will never change.

Unless you're a Mountie.

Probably fewer than at cc.com's Fall Rope-a-dope at Leavenworth.

Stanley Maps

Duct tape.

Try doing a carabiner brake rappel with Dovals and a full size rope. That should answer your question.

Arc'teryx Khamsin 62. On sale, even.

Ding, ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! Up until recently, there was also a little blurb on the website explaining that the limited extra expansion range of the Camelots was not worth the added weight. Jim needs to stock what sells to the public to stay in business. Just like REI.

Pro Mountain Sports now carries Black Diamond Costalots.

You're the only one ranting on the quality issue, so STFU. I said that USA produced goods are going to be more expensive. Your reading comprehension is of inferior quality.

I've arrested on ice. It was a fairly moderate angle, but I slammed my pick in immediately when my feet slipped out from under me and I didn't start sliding. I'm glad, because there were rocks at the bottom of the slope.

Actually, it will be 2T. Ignoring friction, the tension of the ratchet prussik will be the weight of the victim. The rope holds the victim up, the prussik holds the rope to the anchor.

I've seen people chalk up again three feet off the ground. Come on, folks.

When I spoke to Fabrizio, he said his garments were made locally. Therefore, they are going to be more expensive than Far East imports. Arcteryx is more expensive because it is made in Canada.

I have an earlier version of the M jacket that I bought at auction at the Ouray Ice festival. I had looked at their booth and chatted with Fabrizio, who is a friendly guy. Used the jacket for ice climbing at Banff, and it worked fine. The hood was great for modulating temperature. The Nuptse pack looked interesting.

Well, there are people on this board who consider Outer Space a good beginner climb. Not me, though.

Even for 88 cents, they're still Clif bars. Blech. Luna bars, OTOH, rock.

RTFM. Wrap around your ankle before clipping.

Last month, Marmot in Bellevue had a couple offsets in the two smallest sizes. Now I do.