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I don't think i'm old enough to play with that snaffle!

eeewwwwwww,,,,, entire swarms of herring . and washing up on shore. That's not an image any body needs!

Woohoo. I must have gotten a promotion. I don't think anyone's ever cleared plans with me before!

Is he really? Good for you Szajawhateverthefuckgottagetmylastwordinevrytimeski!!

You give you car away to random visiting Brits? Are you worried about them driving on the wrong side of the road?

Squid? Is that you Squid?

Are you volunteering to spice it up for us Snugtop? After all i'm running out of ways to avoid research!

Yep, the description I got was a leader at the top of each pitch, toss the rope down bring one, repeat ad infinitum! Actually saw a about a 50 m toprope down at smith, with the belayer at the bottom (i.e. 100m of rope out). One guy fell 10 ft up and nearly decked from rope stretch. Was something else.

a By any other name would have shorter whiskers!

Grivel G-12's have my vote.!

Ended up going with a Genie, and it ! Actually managed to jam enough stuff in it to pull off a short overnight a couple of weeks ago as well. And Paul K was right, definitely need the chest strap. If your looking to strap stuff on, I ran some cord through both daisy's and that worked well. Could probably run the cord throught the holes in picket if you wanted to. No real good way to carry one that I can see though. actually...... possibly take a cheap water bottle pocket (little nylon bag with a velcro thing to go over a strap, kind of like an ice tool holster with a bottom but bigger). Attach it to the ice axe loop, and tie the top down to the daisy??? Just a thought.

Usually the Mounties do limit it. Occasionally on rock you'll see groups of 6 but that's about the max and it's always on pretty easy routes (ie Da Toof, easy routes on Ingalls etc). On glaciers it's a different story, usually 6 to 9 (occasionally 12) rarely more than 3 rope teams though. Those can get a bit clusterish but the times i've been out we didn't run into a sould until we hit the summit. Whole idea is to be a completely self sufficient party, and i've known a few climb leaders who ended up pulling other climbing parties asses out of the fire because their groups weren't large enough or up to snuff. Half the complaining everyone does here about mounties should be directed at the other large clubs in the. Had a mountie friend (and small party) who had the distinct pleasure of waiting while a WAC group top-roped 9 people up Da Toof earlier this year.

lmao, so what does it take to get on Icegirls "Good " list????

hmmmm, on a thread for a womens climb, the posters are so far 1 woman and 7 guys.... of course one of them is me....

Lets not got there will considering there's only 1 women to every 20 guys

I think if one female is present it would be a "drool" otherwise I have to second clusterfuck!

Looks like a great time for everyone!

Once spent and hour hanging in one of those damn things. Never thought I'd walk again!

Good point about alpine... fancy padded, comfortable harness's are great if your going to be doing hanging belays, hangdogging, lot's of rappelling etc.... but if you just going to be humping up a glacier or moderate rock with a few vertical sections just go cheap and light, Alpine Bod has my money for that.

If your looking for quick draws, Mammut makes some nice versatile ones. 2 lightweight wiregates, and a single length (2 ft) 8mm sling. Good for sport since they aren't bulky but good for trad/alpine as well since they're light and extendable... For rope.. go cheap and beefy. Something you can drag in the dirt and step on a few times. No need for the 9.4 light, dry, blah, blah, blah, blah...... big yep on the helmet. Also, if you don't want to by a daisy, a double length (4 ft) sewn runner works great and is much cheaper than the PAS. If you need adjustability just throw in a bunch of figure eights to section it off into smaller loops. (again, the 8 mm mammut slings are nice for this since they're not bulky and cumbersome). And of course don't forget the #5 Camalot to hang off your harness so you look cool at the crags!

Not necessarily girl specific but the rigid plastic gear loops are awfully nice (I think the BD Momentum has them but others do as well). Makes clipping things into and out them much much easier. A real pain in the ass saver.

Does wild country even make hexe's that aren't curved?

"For god could no longer be found in his traditional steeple houses. But seemed to dwell more vividly in the bare austerities of his earths high places" Not sure if it was Willi Unsoeld or not but it was in his biography.

Have to second Slaphappy, DMM Walnuts are da-bomb. For some reason they just seat like nothing else. Have tried the BD's and Smiley's but they just don't compare. For hexes, go Wild Country, nice and light, and quite useful in the mid to large sizes, 6,7,8, and possibly 5 and 9. pink, red and brown tri-cams are awfully handy as well, they'll protect things nothing else can. As for cams.... I've got DMM's with a few metolius TCU"s in the small sizes. The DMM's are reasonably cheap, and light as can be. Also, the same price for all the DMM's, where the big camalot's and power cams get pricey. my 2 cents....

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