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Hehehe. Anyone remember that thread? Back on topic. My Ice Floe gloves were bought on Friday. I climbed six pitches of ice on them over the weekend. One rappel. And one of the fingers blew a seam. I'd sew it back together, but unlike the BD drytools, they have a separate liner, so I can't get at the seam. They're going back. My other dislike of the glove is that all the padding and stuff makes them very difficult to dry. In conclusion, Cloudveil couldn't be farther from their roots, and are only intersted in making a buck rather than making quality gear. Well, maybe not, but these gloves do seem to have weak seams (no pun intended).

You only get to spray in the Gear Critic if you're a mod?

Rock climbing is overrated.

I did ND yesterday on TR. It's a really fun route, thin but good hooks near the bottom, surprisingly steep ice at the top. You can actually kick to get feet at the bottom. I'm guessing this is considered 'fat'. I still got pumped out of my mind.

I was in the same boat until last week. I bought a Canon Powershot S50, 5.0 megapixels, etc, etc. I figured I'd spend a bit more and get good optics, though as Ray says, 3 megapixels or so will do fine.

If you have thermo liners, why do you need orthotics? Have you tried not using the orthos? I had bad foot pain when I tried Superfeet in leather boots, the pain went away when I got rid of the insoles.

Yeah, for all those pre-dawn approaches you do to the boulders. Right? No, it's for the 420 sessions around the campfire!

I placed three 16cm express', but no stubbies. It was somewhat wet, but nothing like Deeping Wall the next day (jja realized the merits of scholler in a waterfall, and spent the next few hours being cold. Need goretex )

Not necessarily. Academics are not everything. You're going to be living there for 4-5 years, so choosing a college based primarily on academics is kinda narrow minded. Truth is, unless you end up going to an ivy league or other top 10 school, where you got your degree is not going to matter once you get a few years of work experience under your belt. College is a great place to experience life and maybe do a little growing up. Making sure that the activities that motivate you are available and convenient is a good thing to consider. As is the aesthetic of the campus and town, and the types of people who go to school there. You're going to pay a load of money for an education. If you want to climb, it is possible to do it much more cheaply.

Hmmmmm young cracked u still suck.... how is moving at 0.5c at REST? It isn't...and that's the flaw in CBS's argument. Sky explained it better than me, though, but that's to be expected. He's more of a than me, apparently.

But that's just pointless. Take a 1kg rock and have it move at .5c. Now it's rest mass is greater than 1kg? Energy doesn't imply (rest) mass.

That is why there is always new gear to spray about....

You have to go to college? Does this mean that you don't want to go college? You should seriously rethink your priorities and get some direction in your life, dude. College was the best 14 years of my life. Loser.

That's a very stupid way to choose where to go to school.

STFU.

I can't get into the bar, though. I think I'm beginning to see the light here....

Nontheist. But I knew that already.

no Have you ever placed a screw leading on steep ice? I've placed screws on lead, thought nothing that a hardman such as yourself would consider steep. But what if a guy goes out and solos Carl's Berg. It's rated WI5, and is in good condition. Did he just solo a WI5? According to you, no, because it was easier since he didn't have to place any pro. Likewise, if you place a screw every three feet, the climb will be harder than if you place pro every fifty feet. But it's the same climb.

But people call the Deeping Wall WI5, and it isn't vertical. Not to mention you essentially don't have to swing to get up it. I haven't done many rated ice climbs. But it does strike me as odd that a total newbie (myself) can hike "WI5" on TR. Edit: Lambone, how does climbing on a TR not count? Shouldn't it be the same as with rock climbing? A grade is a grade, no?

And it looks like the goddamn guy survived. Props to the cat.

So don't get started. If you don't try it, you can't get addicted!

Schuldn't this be in the NEW MOUNTAIN BIKING FORUM?