What I want or what I'll get? What I want:
1. Ice boots that fit my feet.
2. Ice gloves that are warm, dextrous, durable, etc.
3. ICE!
4. A rack (a big one)
5. SNOW!
6. etc.
What I'll get:
1. No snow
2. No ice
3. etc.
I was talking about both. On the Rage the diameter of the shaft is rather small, I would prefer the Cobra. On the Quark Ergo, the grip is too short. Sorry, I should have been more accurate.
I went ice cragging with a guy in the rain. He wore the patagucci Dimension and REI scholler pants. We were in the rain for 2.5 hrs. He got soaked. I wore a homemade windsuit. I got soaked. I'm beginning to wonder about these softshell things. Sure, they're durable and windproof, but it seems that unless there is no precipitation, you will not be dry.
To find it, read Kiss or Kill. Then read Extreme Alpinism. Then train till you puke (literally) daily. Then go try to kill yourself in the mountains. The other option is to become depressed, angry, suicidal, and write good music. After you make several million dollars, kill yourself.
If we could get rid of all the annoying, stupid, juvenile, morose, abused jackasses off this site, it would be much better. Oh, wait, then nobody could post. Shit!