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  1. What about the hilleberg tents? They look pretty good.
  2. oops that should be 'patterns'. And just because I can't tipe doesnt meen I stoopid.
  3. Ha, sew your own. I made a pair of shorts using a pair of Pranas as a patters, out of Spandura. And DFA, for the REALLY hard routes that you can't climb, check out a 9.4mm rope and 3-cm dogbones for your wiregates. Maybe I should shut up and go climb. Still got homework though.
  4. Thanks Lambone. Say, do you need a partner for Colonial?
  5. Say, IYHO, should I wear Miuras, Rock Socks, or underwear? I thought mountaineers don't-sorry that's DFA. My bad.
  6. Oh, I won't buy a Charlet-the paint job on the Axar is too ugly. I need a sexy tool, it doesn't matter how it climbs.
  7. Pins? I'll need more than quickdraws, a 9.8mm rope, and some snazzy duds from Prana?
  8. Anybody used the Stephensons Warmlite tents? I heard they are extremely strong and very, very light.
  9. Nobody wants to see trask-the sleeping bag didn't cover enough.
  10. Cobra costs a sh*tload though, even when bought from europe.
  11. So it's in condition? Oh, I don't use GU, I use Powergels.
  12. gym_rat

    Learning trad

    Or rather, how NOT to trad climb. Great movies, actually, you have good taste. Oh, and what about Cliffhanger? Damn, I wish I was as good as Stallone. Well, back to the gym for some weight training.
  13. Then again, sex with death on 4+ sounds like more fun than the gym.
  14. Aww, I was going to solo it with one axe and sneakers. Maybe I will anyways. Actually, I have no intention of climbing this face anytime soon, I only saw a photo of it and wanted to know how difficult the route is. Sounds like fun, though, let's wait a few months...
  15. Do you have them? What are they like?
  16. Anybody have some info on the Watsui Rodeo route on the N face of Colonial? Looks like a huge, hard, scary face.
  17. But what model? The alp wings seem to be the most versatile, with the machines being too techy and the rambo and geronimos being too non-techy.
  18. But what model? The alp wings seem to be the most versatile, with the machines being too techy and the rambo and geronimos being too non-techy.
  19. I'm afraid of the charlet tools' aluminum heads. I read some reviews where people trashed them real fast, but they are a great value at Barrabes for $150
  20. Thanks Russ, you're right on. The K62 is rather big (4300 ci), and rather heavy at 4lb. I made some modifications, cutting off the lid's hip belt, and trimming the hip belt webbing. The suspension rides well, with the shoulder straps being extremely comfortable. I tend to have problems with hipbelts digging into my hipbones, but the squashpods work very well at preventing it. The thing is too big for day trips, as all the gear settles into the bottom and shifts the center of mass away from my body. Unnecessary features include: convertible lid, the hip belt webbing is too long by about a foot on either side, the crampon patch is way too big and heavy-I plan to cut it off even though it will make the bag look less cool, and when the pack is overstuffed, the shoulder strap lifter straps cannot be accessed. Also, I would prefer releasing buckles for all the compression straps, not just two of them. Also, the crampon patch has a drain hole in the bottom, as it isn't sewn on along the top, but this means the larger debris gets inside and is too big to come out of the drain hole. A few things puzzle me. Why are the axe loops removeable, when they weigh 1/2 ounce together, while heavy things like the crampon patch are not removeable? Seems silly to me. When loaded, the pack rides well, the cutout of the frame allows good head movement, and the entire thing rides very well. Also, the frame is very easily removeable, which is a bonus. The bottom line-although somewhat overbuilt, this is a very nice medium-large pack with excellent workmanship, materials, and suspension. After some lightening modifications it is a nearly perfect pack. For day trips, sew a frameless pack for $30-mine carries smaller loads better, and is more convenient and lighter than the Arc'teryx. For larger loads and longer trips, the K62 is excellent.
  21. Say, despite my screen name, I am interested in starting to ice climb. I knowticed the BD Rages on Barrabes for $138. Anybody (everybody?) have an opinion on their performance for general ice, mixed, and alpine?
  22. Well Dru, how many pieces of Golite gear do you own?
  23. What about the arc'teryx Khamsin 62? If only got the editors' choice pick in Climbing magazine. Any thoughts? or are you guys too busy pounding the chests of YOUR packs?
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