snoboy

quote: Originally posted by Toast: quote:Originally posted by mammut_rep: I agree that the Barryvox seems to have a lot of settings, but there aren't any more than you would find on a standard cell phone. How much you want to bet your average Joe doesn't fumble a few times trying to dig up their third most recent missed call and save it. Now add the confusion of an emergency Wouldn't you really rather have the most basic device possible? 'Course, that's just me. The idea with the Barryvox, is that you set the settings before you use it. Then in the field the only thing to worry about is switching from analog to digital and back, if you configured it that way. And hey, if it gets more people reading the manual, that's a good thing, no?

Awesome! I saw last years show, and it was one of the coolest things I ever did see. This year it was cloudy. quote: Originally posted by freeclimb9: Watched the sky come apart for a few hours last night. Several hundred falling stars. Lots of tracers. All natural.

quote: Originally posted by fern: you forgot the part where you don't get to turn off the first beacon after you find it. Thanks! But I bet if they are digging up a 60cm deep pack they are going to be "running a little late." For those of you haven't done the CAA Level 1 course; this is the test that you must pass. Under 5 min to pass, under 3 to get full marks, and if you don't pass the beacon test first try, you don't pass the course.

quote: If anyone is interested in looking at some test results from an independent test in Austria on all of the more popular beacons on the market, e-mail me and I can forward you a copy of it. I would be very interested in seeing this. However I tried to email you and your address is blocked from the board. I'll PM you my e-mail. Maybe you could post a link to it, if it is on the web somewhere?

Alright, the season is on us, so let's get motivated. I propose an honour bound beacon contest. Here are the rules: 1)Two beacons 2)Minimum 60cm burial (2 ft.) 3)Probe hits required. You can leave the first probe in. Put them in a pack or under a crazy carpet so you have something to hit. 4)Hilly terrain prefered. Note if your field is flat. Let's hear about your best times, and what beacon/technique you are using. Here's mine from Jan 2001 - 3:40 with an F1, using the SOS arc technique.

quote: Originally posted by Toast: I think you mean digital then analogue No, I think he said what he meant to say. The Barryvox can operate in analog, then switch to digital after picking up a signal. This serves to increase the effective range in the initial search. Don't quote me on this though.

quote: Originally posted by JoshK: I Think the newer analog/digital beacons are very good technology. I have the mammut one, whatever it's called, and it's like the x1, working in analog and then digital as you get closer. I agree that they are a good thing too. I don't think that they replace practice, and I think there is some risk that some people believe they can. I am actually buying a Mammut Barryvox too this week. One thing I like is that I can set it up as an analog beacon until I am confident in my abilitites to use it in digital mode. I find when the beacon takes over and starts switching modes and stuff I get confused. quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: i'd rather be skiing with someone who has this beacon and little more than some common sense than with someone with an old beacon who may or may NOT remember how to use it. I did say lots of practice, and meant to imply that they also remembered how to use it. [ 11-19-2002, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: snoboy ]

quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: quote:Originally posted by Toast: do I even remember how to use this thing? that's why ortovox made the x1. With my experience, I find that the digital beacons require even more practice than the analog ones in multiple burials. Of course I am an old fart, who doesn't want to throw down for the new tech. Results from competitions seem to suggest that the Tracker and such, are ultimately faster in practiced hands. In a single burial the digital beacons are certainly more intuitive, although I still get thrown off by the lag, and the lack of volume control (something the X1 may address). It doesn't matter what beacon you have. Practice is essential. If I was under the snow I'd rather the person up top had an old Ortovox and lots of practice than a brand new X1.

quote: Originally posted by Dru: I think, Trask got banned!!!!! * and thus it fucked up anybody's mailbox with a PM from him? This could be. I was never blessed with a communique from the trask, and my mailbox works fine...hmmm. Bummer about the banning.

who makes fun of the quote: Originally posted by iain: giant Toblerone bar

quote: Originally posted by Lambone: sent it on the first day it was posted here... Me too. One day I hope to do an ice road trip down that way.

quote: Originally posted by Skisports: No offence I can read too. Not sure about the rest of the posters though...

quote: Originally posted by fern: snoboy built an ice wall in Squampton once. [snip]Perhaps dramatic license and exaggeration augment the truth in this story but the lesson holds - ice is heavy and can squish you good, so be careful with your 'farming' It's true I did. Kinda. It was a lot of work, and the weather wasn't cold enough for long enough to get enough ice to climb. If I find any pictures as I'm packing, I'll post em. I wonder, wouldn't the rope break before the bolts?? Maybe it was a chain? When I climbed Cascade in Canmore, there was lengths of fire hose tied off to the anchors. Maybe for the same idea? quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: that picture rocks. i'm jealous! Watch out LG, don't show too much enthusiasm... [ 11-18-2002, 05:22 PM: Message edited by: snoboy ]

quote: Originally posted by mtnnut: I was talking to a shop guy and apparently the principle differences are that the Freeride doesn't have a return spring (which are available for like $10) and comes with the brakes. The freerides also have a max DIN of 12 as opposed to 10. Interesting about the spring though. A lot of my friends have taken the spring out of their Diamirs... quote: The price of the Titanal III with brakes is pretty darn near that of the Freeride, and it wouldn't suprise me if the weight isn't that far off too. From BD Freeride=2.11kg, Diamir w/ std brake =2.0kg. Difference=.11kg=about 1/4lb. I don't think any of this is answering the original questions.

quote: Originally posted by Skisports: Any takers on which one is better, for strength vrs weight. ect???? Dynafit if you want best strength/weight ratio. No real opinions on Diamars though.

What's wrong, are my prices to high??? Beacon and T-Rest gone.

quote: Originally posted by Nick: [snip]The Ecrin Roc seems over-complicated to me. It's not. It works. Really I think it somes down to two things. 1)Do you want foam or hardshell? FOam might be good for protecting head in falls, but I have heard 2nd hand of them breaking in peoples packs and stuff. Also there's often more than one rock coming down, and the foam helmets are designed to break in order to absorb impact. 2)What model fits? After you figure out 1), then you should try on different models and brands. I, for example, would consider a Putzl Meteor for cragging, but it is so uncomfortable that I know I would never wear it. Other people I know love it.

quote: Originally posted by Doug Hutchinson: Anyone know any shops in the pacific northwest that stock approach skis (aka firn skis, aka figls, aka AT skis about 130cm)? I am looking for real, waxable skis to use with my plastic climbing boots. Try MEC in Vancouver. They don't ship skis over the border though, I don't think. Have a look at what they got here: Approach skis at MEC

quote: Originally posted by snoboy: PM me. EX - Arcteryx Borea Long $195 FR - Tele skis (190 Hagan TourCap) with Rainey bindings on Voile plates w/brakes and skins $190 VG - Pieps opti finder beacon $185 FR - Voile release kit $35 VG - Sz10 Crispi Leather tele boots w/ plastic cuff $120 FR - ThermaRest UltraLite 3/4 $25 GD - Roach Courier Bag $75 GD - Down Jacket No Name not technical(M) $45 Pieps and Therma rest are gone.

quote: Originally posted by erik: metoulis bend, or on-site squish canyuckada tying your own seems fine....but the diff colors corresponding to the size is nice either way If you get On-Sight to do them drop them off at either Valhalla Pure outfitters, or Climb On Equipment. OS don't like direct business and they don't like to do metolius either. [ 11-16-2002, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: snoboy ]

quote: Originally posted by Dru: copy all of your tick marks over from the old book to the new one? Umm, yeah. Retroticking: The act of buying a new guide book and going through it to tick off all the climbs you've already done in that area.

Muffy! dru! I put her in the photo album. Do you see her now?

quote: Originally posted by Dru: It might be cached, turn your machine off then back on?? WHAT Turn it OFF???? ok, but would Opera share it's cache with IE??

quote: Originally posted by Dru: ]We musta crashed it with all the heavy traffic. In the image I posted above Little My is the one on the left. I was thinkin' the same, but I can get it every time, in two different browsers with cut-n-paste, so its no a typo. I very Oh well...

quote: Originally posted by Dru: My buddy Guy climbed it in the mid 90s with Eric Domorecrack of Canmore and they had a 7 day epic where each thought the other was dead. And I always thought his name was Eric DumbEric