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I have used the Andinista for several years. It has little in the way of padding, which is nice in the winter but is a pretty harsh ride in the summer. It is no-frills for sure. So far, one of the zippers has busted off and one of the shoulder cinch straps has ripped out. Other than that it works well. However you will find me taking my Lowe Alpine Attack 50 more often just for the comfort and gadgets like a Platypus thing. The andinista is also overpriced in my opinion.

this 7 page monstrosity is totally out of control

what, this isn't fun?

how new-school of him. If I hear the words new-school again associated with ice climbing, particularly from BD I will vomit

maybe this will all be fixed if you just post at least 10 more times to this thread

crammit scotsman! "Ont-ils" as in, "do they have".

242 is still gated as far as I know.

why use a cheap substitute when the genuine article is ready and willing?

aw now you don't really mean that...

a similar thing happened down here in Portland where a doctor stepped in front of a semi on I-5 northbound. father of 3, just called his wife saying he'd be home shortly. I feel sorry for the truck driver.

ce qui si je ne parle pas anglais ? Ont-ils un distributeur automatique de billets là qui parle français? bwahaha

sweet retro attitude.

ba dum ching!

Communists do it without class.

...

Hear about... the recent cigarette survey that disclosed that 99% of the men who have tried Camels have gone back to women?

as always, you can push your climbing skills on good gear or push your gear placement skills on walk-ups but if you find yourself struggling with both...

grab a bottle of scotch or something. It's a marathon read.

Q: Where does virgin wool come from? A: Ugly sheep.

Wow GregW awakes!

FREEDOM!!!

bought out by those bastards in a hostile takeover.

professional snafflehound milker. got my cards and signage for my white van 'n everything.

POTD