gym_rat

Twight says that down sucks, and you should only wear synthetics. Keeping that advice in mind, go to golite.com, they have a two pound polarguard 3D parka the Dave Sheldon calls "the warmest coat I've worn", for about 100$!!!!!! (on sale)

I used an 8 for a while. Belay extremely well in plate mode, but the damn thing slides down the rope when you belay someone up a climb, facing out. They do twist the rope, but so does any device I've tried. Now I use the ATC, it's light, simple, and works well. As for Grigris, they do encourage bad belay habits, but if you ever give me a belay on Chain you'll want one.

Does anybody know where to get intuition mountain boot liners near Seattle? Also, what shops will fit them?