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    South Coast PWL and Alpine climbing conditions

    in British Columbia/Canada

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    Dug a hole in the Coquihalla on Tuesday.

     

    What was the aspect? Thinking there might be some strong variation in stability depending on solar exposures . . . (?)

     

    Is there good skiing on Outram? im sorta embarassed to admit I have never been up there.

     

    Yes, but it's a long slong in the forest to get there and I betcha they could've done the NHL all star game up there right now.

     

     

    that Colin kid again

    in Climber's Board

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    http://www.colinhaley.blogspot.com/

     

    Rolando Garibotti:

    Twenty one people have climbed the Ragni route on the West Face of Cerro Torre in the last two weeks, more than all previous ascents combined. In comparison, this season there has been only one ascent of the Compressor route. It appears that the climbing community has finally come to understand that an ascent of the Compressor route is not really an ascent of Cerro Torre. It is as if overnight everyone stopped climbing Everest with oxygen, fixed rope and sherpa support. This is a humongous step forward for the Patagonian climbing scene. While Maestri’s bolts remain in place, the climbing community appears to have been able to finally give them a cold shoulder.

    Pretty cool.

    Hoodys for climbing?

    in The Gear Critic

    Posted · Edited by jordop

    Hugh Conway said:
    G-spotter said:
    mec now makes an almost-exact replica of the patagonia r1 hoody at about half the price

     

    almost=exact means cut to fit a burnaby teenage mother

     

    While I would normally agree with you I received the MEC hoody in question for xmas and am presently impressed with the cut and fit. Presently.

    Penn and Teller address gun control videos

    in Spray

    Posted · Edited by jordop

    billcoe said:
    jordop said:
    billcoe said:
    To those who want safety and feel that outlawing guns is the answer: remember that drugs have been very illegal for many many years, and it has not slowed down drug availability at all.
     

     

     

    I don't know what you mean?

     

     

    Ski Bibs- WTF?

    in the *freshiezone*

    Posted

    Pants = less material, lighter, don't look like such a dork when wearing your ice climbing gear into the Reynolds at 6 AM.

     

    I, too, have often been incredibly anxious about the appropriate attire for that particular social engagement. I usually go with an open collar, but I once encountered the place full of ties and couldn't show my face in there for weeks. Smurf blue is obviously the hot colour this season.

     

     

    Ski Bibs- WTF?

    in the *freshiezone*

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    Why is Arcteryx the only company making serious ski bibs? Patagucci, THF, others used to make sweet ski bibs, now it is all just pants...am I now just another angry old guy like McCain? Second Ascent has piles of superb used almost new bibs- in women's, and men's small. Arghhhhh!

     

    If you are talking about goretex bibs, then also consider MEC.

     

    If you are talking about softshell bibs, then yes the ArcTeryx gamma salopette is pretty much the only thing left. My religious fondness for softshell bibs been made fun of in previous threads along these lines, but I still don't know why softshell bibs have fallen off the market so much. Moving more than 10mins in goretex pants is a friggin sauna for me.

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