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Naw, those are the same bags as last year's 800 fill. Marmot has always claimed that their down was conservatively rated, so maybe they're getting it rated differently now. You cannot go any higher than 900 fill as down that light cannot bear the weight of ANY shell fabric. Also lighter the down, the more quickly it loses loft when moist. No good for steamy nights Even with 800/900 fill, the ripstop they use on these bags is pretty wimpy. Yes, down lasts "forever", but the shell on those bags sure won't. Better off with 700 "standard", will last longer.

We started at diamond head at 10:30pm and then I slept on the bench in front of the heater at elfin for a few hours. Weather got worse, we skiied to Opal cone, then retreated. We probably could have gone as one other VOCer was setting track about an hour ahead of us on a solo day trip across. He left a pair of running shoes at the canadian tire in squamish so he could "run" the 16km back to his truck at Elfin parking lot . Runnin up to D'Head: DOOOOOOOOD THAT'SS CORRRRRE Solo on the Neve?

No link, but I'm sometimes grateful for those climbs being published, as it concentrates the masses of gapers on those specific lines, leaving the 'better' 'cooler' routes less crowded. My favorite memory of a '50 Classic' is the smell of putrid urine and other unidentifiable smells at the belay stations on the Durrance route on Devil's Tower. Oh....and those pee bottles stashed behind blocks and down cracks there. Rarely have I seen anything else approaching the magnitude of that man-made mess on vertical trails. I have been back to the Tower since, but can't bear to go back up the Durrance. .

We had the JCP John Candy Posse Had to be there

Pick up some Yank plates on the way down and don't stop anywhere but Tuffy and the Valley

What's the problem with getting on the glacier? I would have thought it would be the "Priceish" seracs and slots higher up that would annoy one off the route. Does the thing get that steep, or is it just the roulette factor that's the draw?

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Any early 90s Pathfinder testamonials? Thousands cheaper than 4Runners and way more common with way less miles on average, they seem like a good buy. Dumbasses made all the SEs auto with big tires while all the 5spd XEs have small tires ? (was about to hand over the $$ for a $runner last week when the guy tells me, "oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I replaced the dash a few years ago and got a new odometer. There's another 80'000kms on it."

Sounds like a Tim Blair plan Good luck, something I've been meaning to try. Just hope somebody's cut trail before you You going south to north or the reverse? I always thought a Rubble start would be best

I higly encourage you to follow through on these plans, and when you are done At Darr, head down to Yosem and continue your crusade. You have been chosen . . . now go!

all 4s Umm Yosemite? E Butt Mid Cath p7 maybe I used one on Sacherer Cracker,can't remember? and everywhere else

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aint that NZ?

1. Alphas are sized for every single foot size in the shells, not every two as per all others. 2. Ski boot inners can be as much as 10 mm thick, Alpha liners are about 1/2 to 1/3 of that, so therefore don't expect such a drastic a packing out. 3. The only reason BD doesn't recommend the Alphas for long term winter use is because they lack an insulating midsole. So buy the larger pair and add a footbed made out of 5mm "bivy" thickness yellow foam. Just don't put them directly into the inners or you'll end up with Ward Robinson "hamburger feet" (see Twight)

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What do you think the purpose for war is? Beat them but make sure their self-esteem is left intact? Dude, you have no idea. The idea of war is to DESTROY your enemies, not scare them. Sheesh! The more we can "shock and awe", the better chance we have of destroying our enemy's will to fight, making the job of our infantry easier. .

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My level of thinking is submerged by the lack of profundities currently presented

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Ya, you can't compare coastal snowpack to Interior or Rockies. It is quite common at Whistler to recieve a huge dump, have the sun come out now and then, and the temp stays relatively consistent, and, as a result, cyrstals get rounded well and one is able to ski stuff like I did yesterday without too much of a worry. We were pretty cautious though