Blake

Seam Grip. It'll last longer than the rest of the glove. If you have a chunk of missing fabric too big to fill in W/Seamgrip, you'll need some tiny bit of scrap cloth to cut to fit the hole first, then seamgrip over the entire thing.

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No, Washington's primary is on Sat 2/9 and the Election (when absentees are due) is Tuesday 2/19. Anyone of either party can vote for anyone of either party.

I think I'll be in Zion for a week in March. I am looking for climbing/canyoneering ideas, and also would love some trashable gear if anyone has it laying around. As far as climbing ideas, I'm looking for the best free climbs 5.7-5.11 (so far The Headache and Iron Messiah are on the list) If someone has any thin ropes that they retired from climbing, but we could rappel on them, I would love to take them off your hands. Same with locking biners and old junky belay devies (even a figure-8) that you might have laying around. It just needs to be ok for a few days of rappeling and getting rubbed by an abrasive rope. I'll be glad to pay as well. If you have done a canyon or two, and want to suggest one, I'd appreciate that as well. Thanks!

Dylan, I am planning a trip to Zion and would love to snag both of your 60m ropes for canyoneering and rappeling uses... you think they are good enough to rap on? -Blake

As FF alluded to, Seamgrip is a permanent adhesive. It is stiff and will essentially leave a thin coating or strip or rubber on (or between) whatever you apply it to. This is not something most people want running all across an insulated jacket. For patching tears and holes in shell jackets, it works great. It's an adhesive creating permanent bonds or coating, but it's not intended to waterproof the seams on clothes.

That time of year would be nice for ski tours (assuming the weather is ok, which is unlikely...) You could potentially ski the Ptarmigan traverse, climb some stuff along the way, and never look at the Sierras the same way again.

During the winter, if you don't ski, and have limited time to hit the rare alpine good weather, then it can be boring. If you think it's boring the summer, you are nuts.

Robert, I think that the Nooksack-> Shuksan (summit) traverse has been done a few times over the years. Les Macdonald (who also did the Labor Day route)...maybe even Jens Klubberud did it recently as well.

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Think how often you might be hauling around that snowmobile john, and for how long on each trip.

Weaker climber should lead if they can route find and protect ok. When doing a lot of simulclimbing (N. Ridge on Mt. Stuart for example) it might make things overall faster to bring more runners and chocks than normal, in order to have longer blocks between belays.

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Cheamclimber reminds me of Jamin.

I am looking for a strong headlamp to use for night climbing and those trips when you expect and plan on actually using a headlamp. I think I have it narrowed down to BD and Mammut... Does anyone have any experience with the Mammut TX1?? Or the BD Icon?

David, good job! That stone looks fantastic. Respek! to all the local guys sending in Patagonia.

I didn't know that about Max... that's pretty cool! David Trippett from Seattle/Vancouver also just put up a new grade IV+ free climb in the Torres de Brujo area.

It will outlast whatever material you use it on.

Cut a piece of Melco Tape ("McNett Iron-Mend" ) to fit the hole. Apply heat, then use seamgrip at the patch/jacket interface. http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Mend-repair-patch-kit/dp/B000W7KXAI

Wayne, any idea where "Solid Gold" goes on here:?

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Of course there are a lot of good light harnesses out there now. The CAMP harness Ade mentioned above weighs 95 grams! This one is just 17 grams more than the Arc'teryx one, and costs $110 less! http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/outlet/CMP0075/CAMP-USA-Onyx-CR-Harness-Mens.html?CMP_ID=SH_FRO002&CMP_SKU=CMP0075&mv_pc=r126

Check out pics of his new stuff ~3/4 of the way down the page. http://www.rockclimbing.com/Articles/Gear_and_Reviews/Outdoor_Retailer_Winter_Market_08_-_Day_2_775.html

great photos... if I hadn't gotten a nice moonlight ski at Baker that night I'd be even more jealous. Another fun trip is to climb the W ridge and ski down your route so you get to do a bit of climbing and nice loop.