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Banff just drive fast Cascade (vw4ever at the top belay) Cascade (me leading the first WI3 pitch) Guiness Gully pitch 1 Cascade sunrise

I have not tried it since I don't have Quarks. I'll see if I can dig up a pair today from my friend and try my Strikes on them. I'll let you know.

that metal band is threaded for the screw that connects the Strike to the band. i think rigging something would be kind of challenging. BUT...the Viper shaft circumfrence and shape is similar to the quark just above the handle, so it may work by just bending the band to fit.

Sadly, I have 2. I bought a replacement.

Sweet stuff Jason. glad that Sam likes ice! I'm on my way up there this morning.

FYI, passports aren't required until NEXT year. they changed the regulations.

These look pretty cool. no fussing with unclipping, just lift your hands off. it seems like it would be great for those just getting into leashless climbing. too bad they're only designed for Camp Awax tools (which are pretty sweet IMO). "The Awax freestyle uses a special leash with a steel ring that rests in one of two hooks mounted to back of the shaft. The leash remains on the user's hand at all times while the semi-leashless functionality allows the user to manipulate placements for aggressive moves and establish a larger variety of resting positions." http://www.camp-usa.com/module/product/detail.asp?ID=71

I found that evolvs fit a lot like 5.10s without the stretch (since they're synthetic for vegans). so if they fit well out of the box, then they'll stay that way which is a good thing. good luck finding a place to try them on though. they seem to be reasonably well constructed and i know a handful of people who really like them.

I'm heading up tomorrow with a friend. Probably staying in Canmore. send me a PM if you're interested in hooking up.

1 pair of Ergos for sporto ice/drytooling. 1 pair of CFBPs for alpine

It's not a hammer with a grivel free leash on it? the rubber on the shaft slides around? that'd be too wierd since I lost that tool on Jberg.

OR Show? bring your tools. We can go out ice cragging in the evenings.

I heard from a friend that they're tagged at over $80 in the store. for web-sales.

Colorado Ice conditions & other good info: http://www.jackrobertsclimbing.com/icecond.html

at Mountain Gear. http://mgear.com/pages/product/product.a...level2_id/0/N/0

I was kidding about the reward. I might head up there this afternoon, I need to stretch the muscles. It would make sense to get them before it freezes again. I'll PM you if I go up there.

how good of a reward? I'm kind of bored today. will I have to rap in to get them? can i get to them with one 60m?

Bug and I went in towards Colchuck Lake monday/Tuesday with overly large packs. There is/was a trail broken to the trail junction. after that, we hit a 2" breakable crust with 2 feet of unconsolidated snow underneath. even with snowshoes we were breaking through the crust, sometimes producing a decent 'whumping'. then it snowed about 6" on Monday night. we sat around yesterday morning listening to at least a half dozen natural release avalanches coming from the Dragontail/Colchuck area. we turned around. on the way out we spotted triple couloirs, I think they look ok. gotta wait for better snow conditions though. maybe Bug will post a pic or 2. The road is gated. it's snowing again in Leavenworth now.

12.25 my girlfriend and I climbed out in the Icicle today. we did a little route (60m, WI2+) just left of Icicle buttress. Saw a climber leading Rainbow Falls Right. hubba hubba climbs still looks pretty good. the careno climbs are still standing; the left route looks to be leadable still. most everything is getting pretty rotten though. drury is starting to fall down. most of the drip is gone. there is a crust layer forming on top of a slushy snow layer. could mean bad things for avy danger. with some cold temps this week though things will be FAT in no time.

I climbed ice in the Icicle today. not too bad...but not too good either.

so it's snowing up there, eh? good news for once.

very wet here in Leavenworth tonight. calling for lots of rain tomorrow. Stevens is "suspending operations" tomorrow, but reopening on Monday. I'm going to scope the icicle tomorrow after present opening... I'll report back.

you know you shouldn't be probing for our secret projects, now don't you Trog... christmas came early today with a new probe, shovel, and rutshblock cord.

those still look surprisingly good considering the weather this week.