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Fek nice pic man I love that!!

Follow up to my other canyon shot...Mark Limage and his pet Camel deep in Pine Creek,ZNP, Utah. ( note the Bayonet for bears)

Mark Limage, Keyhole Canyon. Utah

cool ,so due to the rigid nature of the boot, a minor amount of movement is expected, i was kinda wondering if that was it because otherwise the fit nice and comfy. ty for the reply

These are rigid sole Mountain boots so I expect there will be some slippage due to the foot/ankle's natural tendencies to move, correct? Im just looking for clarification on how much is ok

Hey kids, this might be in the wrong forum ( move it if need be pls). But I had a question regarding mountaineering/ice boots. I have been out of the snow zone for sometime and moving back to the NW, I am again psyched at the opportunities. I yanked my old blue Koflachs out of storage and found them to be well... too small. (Back in the day I had "rock shoe mentality" and sized everyshoe I bought "small") So anyway, I plan on getting back and doing some basic alpine/glacier/ice and after doing a bit O research and stopping by a local shop ( Marmot) I picked up a pair of Scarpa Freney XT. My question is one of detailing on the fitting. They are really comfy, I sized em at my street shoe size, roomy toebox so my toes wiggle freely, but there is a small amount (its hard to measure but mebbe 1/4-1/2 inches) of heel slippage. Is this an issue or will it work its way out as the boots are worn via shaping,sweat, swelling. How freakish should I be about the fit and is it cool to tweak the fit with liners and sock combos. Any beta would be cool, I am gonna be wearing them around the house for a bit to make sure im content. Thanks in advance!

Pfft, they are awesome...period and its cool your wife likes and and feels comfortable with placing them, thats a skill bonus for her! As far as availability goes, they still are considered kind of "out there" in the pro realm even tho they have been around for so long. Given also that this region is primarily a hard stone/vertical crack region, most folks are content with the walmart pro. Go to Desert Rock Sports in Vegas or Outdoor outlet in St George and you automatically increase your finding em odds. Killer for SS

Aid technique? Tied off legs?

1: Running trails at Point Defiance 20 miles a week. 2: Playing Everquest 35 hours a week 3: 49 hours of sleep a week to help the body recover and heal.

I rapped down to a stuck cam at castle rock in 1986. Peter Croft was working on it...he finally gave up. I tried and got it out...only difference was he was unroped and I was yarding on it on rappel.

Summer of 1987 I worked as a seasonal Interpreter/naturalist for the NPS at Devils Tower National Monument. The area around the Tower extending east to the Black Hills is absolutely beautiful. The climbing is superb as well and I would head back there in a heartbeat. I have a fond memory of having Pope fly out and spending several crisp fall days climbing and hanging out. Fekking awesome place!

WoW, thanks for the heads up E-Rock, yeah I really like Elliot Smiths work . cest la vie

Anyone else having image loading issues on this website? If not, I am not sure why... but I am. hmmm odd. RC.com has the same issue. im wondering if its web wide or perhaps some low level, annoying virus?

Paladin on the left

Actually a Paladin does NOT need Dex as much as he/she would benefit from More STR or STA, with a boost to WIS for mana pool. But I would much rather play an SK for the simple fact that they get pets and can FD.

That is absolutely horrible. yikes! i certainly hope that she is/was OK after that! Yup! Amazingly she was (still climbing today), her bomb pack protected her back and neck and she only took major damage to her face and head, I had to put her scalp back on and secure it with my cap. She was able to walk back to Melakwa lake ( albeit a little dazed) where we waited 7 hours for an assist. We ended up slipping her into my pack like a little baby and with help, carried her about a mile down the trail where S&R was waiting and a MAST army helecopter ported her out to harborview. Analysis: Climbing on loose rock unroped can mess you up. Ill post a pic if I can find one

Watching my wife tumble 500 feet down chair peak. Running down the talus after her fall and seeing blood spatters on various rocks.

Energy work and aromatherapy or anything that stems from TCM (traditional chinese medicine) and has to do with the "energy body" is actually very valid. They kinda go hand in hand with acupuncture in that they affect the chi pathways ( meridians) in different ways. Pretty amazing stuff and if western medicine ever gets its head out of its ass, maybe well all be a little healthier and more balanced. FYI a killer, albeit deep book on the various energy modalities can be found here. --->Vibrational medicine

You a gillnetter or a TROLLER boy?

Its amazing how powerful we are when sitting behind a monitor. As a fairly new member to this message board after semi recently coming back to the area, I am really amazed at some of you. I have see more foul mouthed and useless rhetoric from the bulk of you. The Dwayer issue is mute by comparison, sit down with the man in serious mode and you'll find an amazing array of knowledge and wisdom along side the often offbeat humor. I dont think most of you even read, but just post visceral comments without base: Why does bug include me and Dwayner in with Trask (does Trask even climb?) Does Bug even read or is he/she just another visceral whiner? Lets just get on with this and enjoy the diversity of the peeps that surround us without resorting to namecalling and bannings.

compromised? hmm loaded for me on the click thru, not sure why.

Lol your humor? heh i dont think you offended me at all? unless i missed something

Whoa Bug, PLEASE dont even lump me with the "master spewers" Trask et al. If anything gets my ire up its being lumped with people that find profanity more useful than interesting beta or thoughtful banter. Check my past posts and my home page (which boasts my own message board). You will find very little BS content . Regarding Dwayner, hes a little nutty but is a pretty darn nice and well rounded chap.