MtnNomad

If you want a ultra-lite harness for alpine use you should check out www.cilao.com . I have the OZ22 and it weighs 100gm (3.5oz). They dont come much lighter! Probably not the best harness for hanging in, but it is very small and lite. I would have to agree with Ade's comments: "A really lightweight mountain harness isn't designed to be super comfortable for taking big falls or hanging in for long periods. If you're doing either of these things by choice in the mountains then something's gone badly wrong."

Opps, Typo! Try www.cilao.com (original reply has been edited)

(non-bulky, light weight, harness) I would check out the OZ 22 by Cilao . It weighs 100 grams! I just got one and it is the ultimate minimal harness. However not that much fun to hang in. www.cilao.com.

Or it could be a multiple exposure. Using a 200mm+ lens take a photo of the full moon with nothing in the frame but dark sky. Shutter speeds must be faster than 1/30th because the moon is moving. Do not advance the film recompose and take second (or third) image. My guess is this is what happened, I think the sun or blown out moon is the additional image. If you remove it the photo is possible in a single frame. Full Moon

Back Hand Of God Stout. Old Pudding Head Christmas Ale. http://www.crannogales.com/ Sorrento, BC. They sell party pigs/bombs (8.5L) Great for those trips to the Rockies or Rogers Pass!

I have a pair of Freney XTs for sale. Sz 42 (8.5/9) They are brand new and in the box. Check the Yard Sale.

The old Freney had a wider heel cup and the Disco XT is has a slightly narrower heel cup. Both are insulated. The Old Freney is a bit heavier 2.05Kg vs 1.8Kg (Sz42). Having tried both on I get little or no heel movement with the XT. With the Old Freney I could not get my heels locked down (which is important if you are to spend any time on your frontpoints). The size curve (length) seemed the the same for both. I have a pair of XTs that don't fit Sz42 (8.5/9)Brand new in the box for sale check the Yard Sale.

Hi Michael. I am interested. Check your PMs

The cordelete is one of the most versetile piecies of equipment I own. There are many climbing related uses for a cordelete whether you are using a 7mm or tech cord. Such as: Anchor constuction, Prussiks (self rescue, glacier travel, raising system...),Passing a knot on rappel or in a raising or lowering system, Improvised harness, Escaping the belay, Load transfer or backup, Daisy chain, Etriers short handline... Other things I have used my cordelete for are: Rutschblock cord, Teaching usefull or obscure knots, Rescue sled, Food hang, Clothesline, Forgotten skins. Obiviously after certain applications it would be retired or put to other uses like Tieing crap fom IKEA to the roof of the vehicle, Dog leash, Macramay (sp?), BDSM play and it is probably just enough rope to hang yourself with. Cordeletes Rock!!!

I had heard fat skis where making it easier!? Hey, if there is an avalanche does it stop and bury it's head in the snow?

Yep the Movie sucks! But in response to the original query as to the location of the ice climbing. My first guess was the the alps, probably Mont Blanc area. After sitting through a bad movie I had to sit through the ridiculousy long credits to find out where. The movie was primarily shot in the UK and CZ studios. The Ice Climbing was filmed in the wee hills above Chamonix and Courmayeur. Ah Ha! should have fucking left after the first 10min.

A hit of acid is the lightest bivi gear you will ever carry. (NOTE: You might want to tie in a few times just incase you feel like flying!) BTW is'not taking bivi gear technically camping? "Suffering is the orgin of all consiousnes." Dostoyevsky

-Extreme Landscape, The Lure of Mountain Spaces.(Various writers) -On the Warrior's Path, Philosophy, Fighting and Martial Arts Mythology. (Excellent) -Party of One, The Loner's Manifesto (Interesting)

"That which does not kill you makes you wish you were dead." My wifes variation on a classic. Infamous Euro Mtn.Guide & ACMG Examiner to a aspirant guide who is on-lead "Hey do you love climbing?" Answers "Ya man climbing is my life!" Examiner responds with "Yah, then how come you are no good at it."