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Ehmmic!

My current theory is that if it is raining, and you aren't just sitting in camp, you will get wet no matter what you're wearing. This leads me to the painful conclusion that down has no place in clothing, though it might be acceptable in a bag. Flame on. PS Caveman, try Sierra Designs, they seem to make some coated nylon jackets with vents.

Too bad it's not original.

Can't we just let this thread die like God intended it? Please?

Looks like TC is in PRIME shape!

But Shishapangma was more of a 'shit happens' accident. Not much to do about Himalayan-scale avalanches. Hersey was a different story. I'd say you're comparing apples and oranges. Technical rock != Himalayan slogs.

I'm sorry, Lambone.

Yes, I believe it's an additional 40 bucks/term.

The first step to recovery is acceptance. You can do it, Trask.

well that explains why i can't seem to get a date EXCEPT WITH TRASK ! yeah and who can't get a date w/trask right? Babnik might have trouble....Trask keeps saying his dick is too small.

No sweat, Minx, you're barely female, according to the content of your last post.

CM pick only requires 1 allen wrench, there is enough friction between the female part of the bolt and the soft aluminum of the head to hold it in place. The advantage of the separate bolt system is that you can swap the whole thing out. My partner did the "tighten my BD tool with the other one" thing on a fairly serious alpine route and stripped the threads, which are on the tool head itself, i.e. impossible to fix in the field. He had to finish the route with a shaky pick which shatters the ice something fierce. On a CM, if you carry a spare bolt assembly (which weighs nothing, I keep one attached to my spare pick in case I drop something), you wouldn't have this problem. Seriously, I've never seen anyone try to deal with a loose or broken pick without having two hands free, either they a) place a screw and hang b) pull out their third tool or c) gut it out to the end of the pitch and fix it at the belay. Also, although the pulsar and axar are being phased out, the quasar picks have a second set of holes that fits these tools, so don't despair. I have tightened/replaced the picks on my Rages using a spare pick as a wrench. I have had no problems with stripping. YMMV.

That's disgusting. Seems like all media's been going to hell lately, anyway, but this is particularly bad.

Dig a snow cave. Take skis.