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Iceguy wins!

I got mine down to about 3.5 lbs without removing the crampon patch. I think I will sometime, though.

people would run away screaming.

Do we have to pay if we're underage?

You care, Eric8, you care.

She is training everyday to be strongest Russian climber?

I ski Diamond Peak easily, so it isn't a climb. I wouldn't call South or Middle Sisters climbs either. Washington, Jack, and Jefferson are climbs though. I prefer the Crux over the rock on the volcanoes any day though.

There's nothing wrong with hiking, only it's boring.

Oh, come on, it isn't that bad.

It goes like this: do one physics problem, spray for 10 minutes. Do another problem, spray another 10 min. Actually, I'm looking forward to having a job, look at John, he goes climbing EVERY weekend for a month and a half straight.

That's what I was wondering. I may think that many peaceniks are dumbasses, but why would the mall care enough to try to get them out of there?

Well, I'm going to the gym in an hour. Better work off that fat! Maybe I should stop living off of candybars. Ahh, a college student's life...

I'm just wondering, how many calories are burned during a session bouldering at the gym? I figure since it's anaerobic, it probably takes less energy than aerobic exercise.

Yes.

"It's all funny until someone pokes their eye out. Then it's hilarious."

Do something like the Scarpa T-Race really offer less skiing ability than an alpine boot? Just curious...

Dig the belay stance. I wanna see what happens when the climber falls at the end of the route. Can you say "zipper"?

Dude, that's f'in hilarious!!!

And all already taken.

Eric8, my point is that you abused the return policy. IMO, abusing these generous policies in unethical, and I don't do it.

How was you ripping your gaitors a product defect? The gaitor was not designed to stand up to sharp points of steel. Personally, I usually don't buy from REI and don't exploit generous return policies. If you buy it and don't like it, your fault, you inspected it before you bought it and ran the chance of not liking it. If there was a manufacturing defect, then of course I would take it back.

I'm with Skisports. But, hiking is fucking boring. Climbing is usually a combination of being fun, scary, dangerous, slow, and miserable. Hiking is only slightly preferable to watching TV. I won't go on a hike for the sake of hiking. I'll hike to get somewhere to climb something, and occasionally I'll hike to get acclimated in CO.