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WTF???????? no really WTF.

Crampons: - vertical are good for steep ice - horizontal for alpine because its a little lighter and does not perform much different than verticals in alpine terrain - sometimes, when it makes sense, can replace back part of crampon with aluminum equivalent - shorten the center bars if your is too long to save some weight - use aluminum full strap crampons for many Cascade alpine climbs - mono good for hard mixed but tiring otherwise, so uses mostly dual In bold is what you are refuring to? If so I think he is talking about something like the Grivel Air Tech Light Crampons REI Grivel Air Tech Crampons

Good job getting out in front of that.

must have been this year. First I have heard about it.

no helmet = not a Mazama party.

Thanks for the info. Guess I will wait till spring, or the mind winter high pressure to set in

Agree with Grinter. I started out with the Mazamas. Gave a good base of knowledge. Also everybody should have a copy of Freedom of the Hills.

So how is the climbing in the winter months down there? More or less rainy than portland. How many days does it take to dry out after a rain event?

ya she really is an outdoorzie type. HA ha HA ha

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/986605/TR_Hood_North_Face_11_6_2010#Post986605

even if they climbed a sport route they still have ways to get down. Heck if they did climb a sport route it is even easier to get down.

:rawk: :rocken:

poor bear

Oh, and that blows!!!

Just camp outside the fence line. Make a new camping area. That is what I have been doing. No fee. Will be hard to sell camp sites when they see people camping for free in vertually the same spot.

No pics you suck Nice link up

and tricams

oh yes Hexes as well.

Doubt set of nuts. double set of C3's, double set of C4's through #4, 1 #5, 1 #6, 4 of the smallest big bro, and 6 of the largest, 16 sport draws, 10 alpine runners and 2 70m ropes. or you could just get the guide book.

great bivi. Nothing beats and night out like that.

interesting. Been on my list for a while. Guess it might be time to head down and explore a bit and see what kind of trouble I can get into

Yes I am. Trying to get the finger strenth up and running before doing crimpers all the time. Don't want to crank too hard to prevent pulling a tendon.

Lol...pulling hard. Wish is was that is why this problem is puzzling to me. But both gyms are vertually all over handing so it is hard to weight the feet and I am not strong enough to pull my 220 lbs on overhanding crimpers as of yet. Wenga, that sounds interesting. Think I will give the emory board a try.

In the past I climbed at Portland Rock Gym 3 times a week. Took a bunch of time off and now have been checking out Stoneworks and today Circuit gym. My hands are taking a beating. Never really had this problem while at PRG. I am getting blisters at the first joint closest to the knuckles on several fingers. Bad form? Or do I just tough it out and fingers will toughen up?