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Hanging Stove SOLD. Thanks CC.com EXCELLENT boots at a price not found elsewhere, STILL AVAILABLE! try them out!

1. ASOLO AFS 101 size 10. very warm plastic climbing boots used only on Foraker some years ago (feet were plenty warm)...less than 30 days total use. since used only on snow the shells and soles are unmarred by scree, rock, or trail. appearance is almost new. brand new superfeet footbeds within. photos already posted on my gallery. fit sort of narrow. $60 2. Markhill Stormy hanging stove. used very little but a few dents from being in my stove crate for a number of years. this model has fold out feet and a hose to the fuel cannister. I believe newer models have the cartridge mounted under the burner. two little integral pots fit together with the stove inside to make a nice portable little barrel. I also replaced the annoying chains with light cables to suspend the pot. works fine. $25 If I get a chance I will post some photos of this stove. PM if interested.

yes, new, lunatic ideas advanced right here. actual policies don't count.

the only land management idea i've ever seen on this site dumber than than trail polka dots was Bandit's Westside Road Visitor Center idea. anyone else recall any other ideas that might compete for the award for "dumbest land management proposal"?

8000 ft. is only a little above trailhead height for the better trailheads (the bad ones start in the sagebrush). East Arete of Mt. Haeckel out of Lake Sabrina is neat. Class 4, maybe easy Class 5. Very near Bishop. If you're willing to do a day approach then many, many options open up. Further north, the West Ridge of Mt. Conness offers many pitches of class 5 to 5.6 climbing and is often done in a day, though I recall longer than 2 hours to the base. North Ridge of Conness is another option and can be reached over North Peak (via N. Ridge or one of three snow couloirs) or from N. Peak Conness saddle (I think). Day trip either way. Mt. Humphreys (out of N. Lake) is a proud peak with several moderates. Summit block is class 4 from all directions. With a truck some routes, such as E. Arete (rumored very good) can be reached on dirt roads. Not sure how long the hike is. Mt. Sill's Swiss Arete is the perhaps the king of the alpine 5.6s, but I would prefer to camp one night. In the Palisades (N. Fork Big Pine Crk) one of my favorite places. The Cathedral peak route is excellent but doesn't really have (what I think of as) High Sierra flavor; it's a cockscomb type feature unique to the Tuolomne area. The North Ridge of Lone Pine Peak is well south of Bishop but is pretty spot on to your parameters, and Lone Pine Peak is a big mountain in an area with typical high sierra terrain. I've climbed a number of moderate classics in the 5.7-9 range and would be happy to suggest some others via PM. Moynier/Fiddler book can be bought or perused at Wilson's for solid info.

I was also out there on Sunday and climbed SW Butt SEWS. On the hike up we encountered that gal with the little pup. i said something about "CUTE DOG" and she said she'd been mauled by a goat but only had some small cuts. I'm glad folks have a place to take their dogs on wilderness hikes but wildlife harrasment is the main reason dogs aren't permitted in NPS wilderness and other selected USFS areas. I can recall (in CA) watching a dog chasing a bear out of a backcountry camp; the bear loped in front just fast enough to stay ahead of the dog, all the time watching the dog over the shoulder. You could tell that if that dog got a piece of the bear's ass that bear would have slapped his head to Tuolumne. OPINION: if your pet chases wildlife it's not wilderness trained. leash it or leave it home until it's trained.

Hexentrics SOLD. Thank you, CC.com, for your support in my time of need.

yes, i recall when he first named his shop (after his mentor's business in Berkeley) he observed with pride that the shop name included "wild sex" in the letters, hence on the shop sign and in the URL. He was subsequently humbled when i pointed out the more conspicuous and less appealing words "sex change" thinly concealed within, as tomtom also cleverly observed. But the shop is cool man!

bumpity.

My old friend Don opened that shop (Wilderness Exchange Unlimited) and has made a good go of it. He gets pretty sweet deals on blems, seconds, and has new stuff too. and they do mail order. wildernessexchangeunlimited.com

I'm not going to the Alps, I'm going to Holland. But I'm wondering whether its worth to bring gear and try to get a week or two in climbing somwhere. I would probably go to Chamonix for lack of any better knowledge of where to go for fall alpine ice climbing.

Good, good, I like that...more?

I googled up a fair amount of info on water ice climbing in true winter but couldn't find anything really about, for instance, fall gully ice.

Does anyone know anything about climbing in the alps in autumn? I'll be in Europe October and November and I'm wondering if it is worth bringing climbing gear.

Tricams SOLD. Thanks. Still accepting inquiries for the fine set of BD Hexentrics.

just back from out of town; reviewing offers. hexes are old style, with cord already on them. cord is probably from 98 or 99, in fine shape. some type of stiff cord with some kevlar, mylar, burlar or something in it.

BD sling-yer-own hexes circa 1996. #s 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. excellent sub-mint condition (stamping legible!). Lowe Tricams, same vintage as hexes. pink, red, brown, blue, navy. no fraying or fading that matters. both offered as sets, exclusively to discriminating purchasers at CC.com. (honest, no falls on any piece) i need bigger cams in the old Camaolot 4, 4.5 range. offer trade or cash. buyer carries postage if necessary.

what size foot do you have? i have a pair of Asolos almost identical to the AFS 8000 that i will sell cheap, cheap, cheap!

what is this about?

i see. so firefighters have identified facial hair as a safety concern. perhaps in an environment as hazardous as the icy slopes of Rainier, even mustaches, albeit safer than beards and goatees, increase the probability of an accident. worth thinking about when you look yourself in the mirror prior to a big climb.

what i want to know is: are firefighters statistically more likely to have mustaches? it would seem so, but i know of no scientific study that addressed this. worth a grant.

did the original posters have an photos to add?

and congrats on the climb.

Cool. that down suit has now been on Foraker and Denali. a veteran garment.

for genuine summer climbing i have some old sportiva trangos i like. but i dont think i'd use them on a long snow and ice face if i expected to do any significant amount of frontpointing.