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Good for approaches, bad for "real" skiing, assuming you like your ACLs the way they are.

I haven't ever really seen skins on sale. You might get lucky with a used pair though....

Yeah, that whole "We're the first to open" game is idiotic. A 4 ft wide ribbon of man-made death doesn't mean you are actually open!

The brakes are terrible. Dynafits are not always that easy to get into, esp in the snow is wet and/or very deep (no, you do not simply step in); the brakes make a bad problem worse. The level of enginnering of the bindings is amazing, but the brakes are way behind. Last but not least, why add weight? The whole point of Dynafit is that they are light; brakes weigh 100 g, the whole bindng is only 450 g.

I think Marmot in Bellevue and Feathered Friends carry both.

Oh, WTF? I knew something was up when they held out announcing the season pass rates until mid-Sept. This cannot be good.

hehehe!

If I feel tired and unmotivated to run, I go IF my resting heart rate is normal. If it is elevated, *for me* tha means I really, really need to back off, or I will get very, very "flat," run down, and my performance nose-dives for at least 2 weeks, even with extensive rest. That's the only way I can tell if traning while exhausted is a decent idea, or really, really stoopid. It took several years to nail that down though, and I am sure not everyone is the same way.

The only info I can give is to watch your resting heart rate; for me it is the most obvious sign that I *need* to back off. I'll still feel strong enough for hard workouts, but I am guaranteed to get "flat" if I do push it. This hole then takes 2+ weeks to recover from! The Zone diet helps a lot for me as well. Lastly, I try and make a huge dinner at 8 or 9 pm, eat the leftovers for lunch, and then a mini-dinner at 4:30pm; this allows me to run right after work, and have enough time to make another huge dinner before bed.

That's one hell of a a trade! Sign me up!

Yes, boys and girls, the inevitable has finally occured. The new Fall REI catalog DOESN"T HAVE A SINGLE PIECE OF HARDWARE ANYWHERE IN IT! The transformation to Eddie-Bauer-yuppie-GoreTex-yoga-grrll-style emporium is now complete. I want my freakin' membership fee back.

Are you all serious? I find it hard to beleive any BC skiers don't see the wisdom and benfits of bibs. Seriously, WFT? Maybe it is just a matter of "same planet, different world."

Today at UW wall I was approached by a guy trying to sell a full rack, some BS story about not being a climber, but trying to help clear out a storage bin or something. He also mentioned something about talking with people at Stone Gardens about it? Details- guy, mid to late 20's, ball cap, avg height. (useless, I know). The rack: single set of old style camalots up to #4, some Aliens (yellow, grn, maybe others), DMM Wallnuts (non-color coded), along with a bizarre super long narrow space-looking DMM 'biner, plus draws, slings and other assorted pieces (mini pulley, non-BD ATC (WC, DMM? not sure)). Anyone missing this? Keep an eye out?

Today at UW wall I was approached by a guy trying to sell a full rack, some BS story about not being a climber, but trying to help clear out a storage bin or something. He also mentioned something about talking with people at Stone Gardens about it? Details- guy, mid to late 20's, ball cap, avg height. (useless, I know). The rack: single set of old style camalots up to #4, some Aliens (yellow, grn, maybe others), DMM Wallnuts (non-color coded), along with a bizarre super long narrow space-looking DMM 'biner, plus draws, slings and other assorted pieces. Anyone missing this? Keep an eye out?

That might just be the funniest thing *ever* written on cc.com.

Other thing to consider is the near impossability of arresting a rope-team while on skis. It can be hard enough with an axe and boots/crampons; with poles (even with Whippets) and skis, goooood luck.

Try froogle. Lots of hits in the $17 range....

Bill, that freakin' sucks. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/315892/page/3#Post315892

Yup. I carried one for a few seasons, huge bulky mess to deal with. With a 3 pt anchor, it is just as fast to equalize via runners. And anything more complex, you are going to spend a shitte-load of time building it anyway.... maybe on bad rock (Canadian Rockies?) where you need 4-5 pieces to feel marginal it is worth it. Otherwise, I'd rather have lots of flexible options via runners....

You gotta give Houlding serious credit for his (rock) climbing style- always pulls his ropes, and climbs every day from the ground up, etc. Has he done any other high altitude trips?

sorry, but i just can't trust anything CCH does after seeing how absurd and bush-league their response was!

If you're still buying Aliens, you clearly haven't been paying attention!

well, my season starts in Oct, after starting a TAY streak then. Scrape through Aug and Sept of the glaciers, and then wait for freshiez in Oct on the Muir!

The season never ends, there's just a longer drive followed by hiking on dirt! I am at 52, maybe I'll get to 65 before Oct.... 119? Damn, that is impressive.

$50? I'm in Seattle.