JoeTool

Dude, what year are they? condition? how much use?etc...where are you located? If they fit I want first dibs! [ 04-04-2002: Message edited by: JoeTool ]

I,m thinking of visiting a friend in Boulder for the summer. I've never been to colorado, so I'm curious(george)to hear your impressions, likes, etc...spray counts too. Whats Boulder like? living expenses,jobs,close placec to climb,shops,BARS,etc...

Ooh' ooh; how about his Gu enema before a climb? I tried to use the clif stuff, but it didn't.......OOPS! different board

"i'm going to girth these nuts instead of using biners" ""ok sounds good,if it fails we can blame the manufactuer"

freeclimb9=sidestep V (N)1. To step aside: sidestepped to make way for the runner.2. To dodge an issue or a responsibility. v. tr.1. To step out of the way of.2. To evade; skirt: sidestep a difficult questionn : a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing) v : avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "He dodged the issue" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck]

BD might have something w/those stickers;It sure would help identify the yuppie mountaineers!

Ak, I don't either, but I do remember there was some saftey issue.I'll agree with ice on that much.BTW, I still have some of my origional hexs slung w/kevlar.

freeclimb,I never questioned your memory. Are you not reading your posts or are you just skimming? in fact I agree with you on the kevlar thing. i started climbing in 85 right when the whole kevlar thing was all the rage.The first lesson I ever took was at A-16, and they specifically told us to ONLY use kevlar for nut slings, and not for prussiks or as rope.do you dance? 'cause you sure are good at sidesteppin! [ 03-26-2002: Message edited by: JoeTool ] [ 03-26-2002: Message edited by: JoeTool ]

Freeclimb; quote: I've been in this climbing game for twenty years, and have rarely heard, or read, of gear failures. Do have an illustrative example of a webbing failure? Freeclimb, I see NO reason to take the fact that you are full of shit into a private e-mail discussion.You don't seem to have any problem posting here. You asked for an example in the real world, and I gave you one.Your only response after that, was some flippant remark about your fishing!I will not take a discussion into e-mail. I f you have somthing to say to me or rodchester say it here. Flame on

BTW, I noticed that after I posted my test results on his girth hitch of death, freeclimb never responded.

thats a good idea,mabye we could have moroneers posted at the base of all routes to check out all certifications and make sure you have a helmet and the 100 essentials.

I totally agree we should continue the fee program! The forest service should use some of that money to enact helmet legislation, requiring all climbers to wear helmets.Also they could put bolts at each climb just for safetys sake.Oh yeah, it would be nice if they could put some sort of smoke detector in the muir hut, maybe with a camera so the rangers could bust those lame ass dope pushers and abusers when they get down off the mountain.And while were at it, I was thinking it would be cool if there was some sort of mandatory belay certification you had to get before you could belay anyone.

Im selling a new olive and black guide jacket by the north face. its a 2000 model w/core vents and those water proof zips. I've only used it twice. It's in new condition.175.00 obo [ 03-25-2002: Message edited by: JoeTool ] [ 03-26-2002: Message edited by: JoeTool ]

this is my first post here.

Has anyone used the Marmot armstrong strech??Likes/dislikes? Is $200.00 a good deal?If I get the yellow and red one, will I be able to climb like Twight or House? [ 03-24-2002: Message edited by: JoeTool ]

One of my all time favs in the winter is split pea soup. the olympia co-op carries an instant soup in bulk. I buy a small chunk of smoked cheddar and cu it into cubes then drop them in when the soups done. i also get those pickled sausages at 7-11.I've been experimenting w/twights Gu theroy; one gu every 1/2 hou or so, its worked great so far but at the end of the day i still want a hot bowl of soup and about 3 cliffbars. also i used to make my own pemmican/logan bars.

what I meant was I have a long shaft ,but seriously i'll look for that pulsing tool,I mean "pulsar".

I'm carrying some of the solo discussion over here. Most of the trips/climbs I do are solo, and I'm interested in whittling down what I carry. My style isn't to do a specific route, but to head out and up, following my nose more or less. I usually take enough stuff for 2-3 days. since most of my treks cross varying terrain I have been carrying: trekking poles, a BD arc light axe (65cm), a BD X-15 (45cm) with a classic pick, and grivel G12 newmatics. I've been looking for a modular ice tool system like the Pika mountaineering Yeti or somthing similar? has anyone used this? I'm 6'6" so I like a long shaft for those times between poles and steeps, and it would be nice to carry 2 "real" tools.i was thinking of getting a pair of black prophets cause the weight would be low enough that I could also carry a classic axe, but then I have all this crap hanging on my pack.so... any comments or advice? also any other gear ideas? I'm trying to keep my pack at that oh so optimal Twight maxium

Thats where I found it too. there shipping is free to the US if your order is more than 180 eu's.I'm going to order 2 tools and a shaft as soon as I figure out what the sherpa shaft is.

whoops; it's a pulsar-multi w/60cm straight shaft,new, either hammer or adze fo $113.00.they sell a 70,75,80,85cm shaft for 37.50 and a "sherpa???"shaft for 43ish(whats a sherpa shaft??

I found a pulsar for 137.00,does that sound good? also, do you need a wrench to change the shaft?

You can do what I did; lessen your dependance on stuff, get rid of bills (do you really need 500 channels on you TV) ,move onto a bus and spend more time doing what you really want to be doing!

not sure if its the half dome,but backpacker just gave its editors choice to one of rei's tents.

allison, were you at WTO? whoops sorry...d r i f t

Ok; If you take a 186 lb chunk of railroad track and hoist it 75 ft. up a tree and at about 50 ft up you anchor a old chounaird #8 stopper and too that you girth hitch a 24 in 1/2 in new dry nylon runner tied with a water knot with 4 in tails, and to that you clip an old chouinard oval, and you secure the 11mm dynamic rope (retired) to the base of the tree, and you drop the railroad tie,you get... a BIG PIECE OF STEEL EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND, AND A RUNNER THAT SNAPPED,YOU GUESSED IT, AT THE GIRTH HITCH! its not "scientifical", its REAL world!!!