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Wicked Sick! That's a sweet tick Spiceman and Morgan!

Solid work guys! Looks like a grand adventure. So much chossy goodness.

Nice work Guys! Great photos as always J. Wish I could have been along. The snowshoe pic is priceless.

Nice one J and Trent! Brings back good memories of doing those climbs with Dallas 20+ years ago. Now about this tennis elbow, I did not know people from the Skag played tennis? Glad it's not effecting your Choss Dogging. And This Blue Collar Tour, does that mean no Tech Bros should undertake these climbs?

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100 trip reports! That equals a lot of Choss Dog Bucks. You are a Millionaire!! Been great to be along on some of your trips!

Inreach use the Iridium satellite network, which is is very expansive and will work anywhere on the planet. Spot uses Global Star with limited satellite coverage. If you are planning trips to Alaska, northern Canada and the greater ranges I would stick with Inreach

With Trent on this one. Any haters who never listened to 'Halen while driving way too fast in a late 60's chevy are missing out. And I'm not talking some Van Hagar bullshit, but 100% David Lee Roth during the "women and children first" era. I have heard that ''Halen is the the band of choice for The Choss Dog Millionaires so that makes it pretty damn cool. Ask Tim Halder ladies!

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Just talked to the Boss J, She said it was fine to purchase the goods. We are waiting for the book!

Oh HELL yes J !! The links are awesome. Double fist Fulls of Metal!!!, the Judas Priest and Slayer rules, not so sure about the Poison though...

All be damned....!? Bow Down!

In the words of Gordo: Wicked Sick!

Consider these day trip options near Banff: Cragging: Lake Louise Moderate multi pitch: Yamanuska, Ha Ling peak Scrambles: Cascade peak(right in Banff). Mt Temple(standard). Lady MacDonald(Canmore-only takes a couple hours) Ice/snow: Mt Stanley NF

Great TR Jason! That was an awesome trip. Justice Bowie was watching over the crew. He must like the folks from the Skag!

So how was the skiing?

Miss January is cool and all, in her big city way. But I know Miss December has my back if I gotta fight my way out of an up river bar.

Sure is pretty up there. Thanks Jason!

Those pics are stunning Jason, thanks for sharing. Looks like a great trip, so bummed I missed out. Glad you guys got things done.

It's good to see some other people chiming in with the voice of reason here.....this whole debate about the right boot for mountaineering/skiing I thought was settled after The TLT boot came out. True, the TLT 5 might be a bit chilly for really high elevation climbs but I feel like the the TLT 6 is for sure up for the challenge for all but perhaps the coldest of N American expeditions, and way warmer than most climbing boots. Why not go euro and climb and ski in the same boot effectively? Unless you are really at the cutting edge and need the performance of a dedicated climbing boot I don't see a down side. Check out some videos on Cold Thistle and see what folks are pulling off in their TLT boots! You can screw around with last century silveratta bindings or some unreleasable/unproven concoction or ski and climb better with equipment that is readily available.

Silvretta bindings work well and are fairly lightweight. I have also had luck using mountain boots on the older Fritschi bindings, but these are considerably heavier and do not work with every boot, but maybe worth a look.... It's an expensive option I know, but it's really hard to dispute the skiing and climbing ability of the TLT boots. I have not looked back since I got a pair. It's really a pain trying to ski in mountaineering boots.

Jason are you gonna do the photo shoot for the Choss Chippendawgs 2016 calendar? Is the Mazama Golden Boy gonna be cover material? I'm not sure but I think David Lee Roth may have done the South Face of the Himmelhorn in the 80's. The Choss Dog archive team is checking the records now.....

Way to go Spiceman and Tim! You guys are truly Choss Dog Millionaires!

That's the shit for sure! Choss Dog Millionaires

The info you are seeking for conditions in BC and Alberta can often be found here: http://www.acmg.ca/mcr/archives.asp