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I smell a troll. Only one comment on that TR after 8 months?

Great information Joseph and Crackers. Thanks.

First of all, their price is showing up as $518.95, not 416.95. But more importantly, they offer a 110% pricematching policy and MOOSEJAW is selling the Nuptses for $360.50 (although they only have one size available). That would make the boots $344. If you are interested in these boots, you could probably use that pricematch policy to find a good deal. Zappos has the Trango extremes for $364, Sierra Trading Post has them for $215. With pricematch, you should be able to get them from Zappos for $200 with free shipping.

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scary ignant answer. well it would probably work better than a ski pole with the basket removed which is what I always used when I lived in Alaska. Why don't you share your great bucketloads of wisdom with us Llama? You do a lot of probing for crevasses there in the Sierra smartass?

Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) Outlet Store www.ems.com --> then click on "Outlet" on left side of page Primaloft hooded belay jacket normally $170, now $60 (Sz Men's Small only) Primaloft jacket normally $100, now $35 Wool Sweaters normally $80, now $24 and... Ozone 3meter Ski Kite, normally $392, now $130! Looking for a new winter hobby?

The flex wouldn't be a big deal, but yeah, the tent pole would get stuck and pull apart at the joints when you tried to pull it out. Maybe you could duct tape the joints together? Might work in soft snow for crevasse probing or something. Probably not in avalanche debris.

Your first two sentences are contradictory. implies that RuMR isn't a consumer safety advocate. implies RuMR IS a consumer safety advocate.

Are you kidding? New England has about 20X as much ice as Portland. No contest.

Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah this one barely missed the cut: Blue Scholars

The painting Olympia Climber is referring to was done by Jeff Hansel.

Isn't it true some don't have this stamp... especially the older ones? Yes. Some of the older ones have date of manufacture stamped on the TOP of the trigger bar. So I have a couple questions about this whole deal that I have kept silent about until now. 1) How did that guy on rc.com happen to be taking rapid frames/sec pictures of the fall and how did he happen to have the faulty alien immediately backed up by some other cam? Chance? 2) How did all the defective aliens happen to have a dimple on the bulb at the connection point? Chance? There is something weird going on.

HEAR HEAR! Happy birthdays guys!

Alaska has just about the densest concentration of active volcanoes in the world. The Aleutian islands and SW Alaskan Penninsula are pretty much a continuous chain of volcanoes. See lower map below. Red dots are active volcanoes.

Not quite sure what you are talking about here CBS. Selectable markers? i.e. toxin-resistance genes to simplify identification of transgenic clones? If so, yes that is a very common practice. I'm feeling pretty all of the sudden. Gotta go.

Wasn't that hypothesis already proven? Yes. Repeatedly. This is nothing new. I've made flourescent mice. It's pretty routine actually. And CBS is wrong. Just because you can express gene A does NOT mean you can express gene B.

Nice broken link there Olympia Climber.

Me thinks someone is confusing his Hoffmans. Albert Hofmann . Abbie Hoffman

A few links: The "OH MY GOD Bisphenol-A WILL KILL US ALL" side The "everything is fine. We care about your health and would never do anything to harm you becuase we love you, dear consumer. Now go watch some TV" side Here is my take home message: Don't worry about this one bisphenol-A thing. Yes, it is probably bad for you, but you can make other changes in your life that will have a much bigger positive impact on your health than not drinking from a nalgene. Namely: stop smoking. Drink in moderation. Avoid prepacked, "enriched", and highly-processed foods. Eat organic, whole, fresh, and varied food as much as availability and your budget allow. Drink lots of water (preferably from a glass vessel). Get lots of exercise. Spend more time in clean environments (clean air and water) such as the North Cascades. Spend less time spraying on cc.com.

ya, but can you find a good deal on a Revelation? I sure did.

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Pretty good deal on good "all-around" rope. Mammut 10mmX60m $122

"Designed to be the über statement for true hard-core outdoor enthusiasts" Good Deals on Eldo Clothing Some OK deals on LaSportiva closeout footwear

Actually, maybe it was "West Chimney 5.6!!!" If so, that is hands down the hardest 5.6 I've ever done. But I think it was "Drawstring 5.7".