Zoran

Climbers talking about your climb all over the world. Especially in Slovenia, Italy and Germany. Patagonia is their playground. I too think it's one of the best climbs recently. Kelly is coming to Vancouver soon. I am looking forward to see his slide show.

Waddington is amazing! I hope you will one day find time, energy and spare fuel to fly over SW BC mountains (Chehalis, Joffre area, Rexford, Garibaldi etc.) Thank you for your pictures. Zoran

I have Cloudveil Summetry pants. I think they are havier than Arcteryx Gamma AR but cheaper. Cloudveil still can't beat Arcteryx products in weight but quality is very very good. http://www.cloudveil.com/mens/v-pants/CV03002/ MEC Tactics are great but I think they are warmer than you looking for. Price is perfect! Arcteryx is the best option if you have money. They will last very long.

http://www3.telus.net/vazor/G17/ This link is for pictures taken on Sunday, Oct. 29th. Don was leading second group there. Cheers, Zoran

Few guys from Vancouver and Squamish are right now on the ridge. They left yesterday afternoon and plan is to return tonight. I'll post some details for you ASAP. Z

I witnessed same thing on our approach to Wedgemount lake this spring. My friend broke his BD trekking pole (brand new). Pole snapped at the fat spot. It's amazing! No bend at all, just snap. Looks like he used the saw. I have recently retired my LEKI Alto model after 6 years of abuse. They are bent that much that I have difficulties even to pull out lower section. Tips are slightly bend too but no damage at all. I lost flakes two seasons ago and there is no point to buy new ones. Tiny spots where they will hold is smooth as metal section. I used them last summer without baskets. Two days ago I bought MSR poles for $30CAD. Model is Overland 1 done by Gabel in Italy. I hope they will last half the time of my Alto's. BTW, I have BD Traverse for skiing. I am not impressed. Zoran

Thanks Don. I hope in few days we will read outstanding story about survival, where two great climbers escaped troubles unharmed and completed Infinite Spur. Both girls are climbing jewels. Zoran

Thanks. Z

I will first time order something from this site. Is it possible to order hard copy of your book only? Is that cheaper option or this is the best possible deal right now? Regards, Zoran

Thanks for the pictures. West Lion is always attractive place. In any conditions (even in rain). You had solid weather.

CJ001f/Robert, My apologies for price mixup. I should check this before posting reply on yor post. Still I think you can have better deal in Cham3 if you nagotiate. Service was bad. It was frustrating. I agree. At the end it was OK because I don't have unlimited budget. There is no better service level than here in Canada/USA. For sure. Europe is far behind. I never ordered anything from Telemark-Pyrenees and I heard they are very good.

One more thing, I bought them in Europe too. From Cham3 and final price (with all taxes and shipping to Canada) was 573.58 $CAD. Don't buy them in North America. Try them here. Look at this price in Vancouver: http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detai...D=1137010532873 and add 14% taxes. Terrible. Zoran

I have wide feet and that was the reason I bought them. They are good for touring and I don't have reason to be unhappy. Problem is that they are overkill for my skiing abilities. I feel ashamed that as begginer skier I have them. I tried few Scarpa models and they killed me. Good skier can do magic in Adrenalins. My initial goal is to buy Dynafit Aero model but I couldn't try them anywhere in Vancouver.

Congratulations to Jordop, Steve and Ben for being mentioned in new Gripped Magazine for their outstanding climb in Waddington range. "... Steve Harng, Jordan Peters and Ben Stanton spent a week climbing amongst the peaks at the head of Sunrise Glacier in the northeastern Waddington Range. Their outing was the beautiful eight pitch South Buttress of previously unclimbed Isolation Peak Number Two D 5.9 250 m. ..."

If you have moment maybe you can have look into the Elfin Lakes side: http://www.pzs.si/forum/viewtopic.php?t=509 You should go there this late spring. I am going there again with my friend. Only one thing was bitter from our trip. We left extra gear in the hut and some guys stole few things.

In addition' (if I got it right?) Climbing gear editor claims that Enclosure SHOULD be warmer regarding to amount of filling they put in. We, owners of the parka, know that body is 200g and sleeves 170g. Looks like way how Cloudveil made it, didn't give expected performance output. I was just few evening out on -10C and I've never tried DAS before. My enclosure was $90CAD+Tax, and I couldn't resist to buy it. I love it

Scott, Looks like is harder to climb up trough this verbal avalanches than to climb A+A.

DAS parka won 1st place in gear review (new issue of Climbing mag). My Cloudveil Enclosure didn't rate high but I got it for a fraction of the DAS price. It's not bad and there is always better solution.

Dru, you are adventurous guy too. You climbed solo in remote areas without fear. I know Scott ... He is very determined person and he knows how to take care of himself. You should see him soloing Arete on Mt. Wedge.

Cloudveil Zero-G looks like good choice. I love mine. Z

Thank you for your report. Z

This is my friend's web-site... http://www.alpiner.net/114.html Z

... Other Info Ohhh boy is it coming down! It has been a blizzard all day. Duncan just called down with the afternoon update and said it is so deep that if you step off the track where the snowcats have been you sink in chest deep! So with 60 inches at the base and over 75 inches up on top, according to snocountry.com's data base, we now have the highest snowbase of any ski area in the world! We are also advising you that due to this tremendous snowfall, in simple terms: stay out of the backcountry. It is extremely unstable and extremely dangerous. We will be doing extensive snow control work inside the ski area the next few days to prepare for opening day, so please be advised of that as well. Stay tuned, because it is looking like this coming Tuesday, will be the deepest powder day opening we have had in more than 25 years! We will be posting photos from today sometime this evening once the photographer makes it in from out on the mountain! ...

I liked your post. Don't worry too much about comments. Dru is giving this forum specific flavor. Without him (and people like him) forum will be so dry and boring. So, I always appreciate to hear some news about new equipment. It's funny that I live in Burnaby BC where Arcteryx is located but I didn't know anything about Naos packs. I read after your post about them on some sites in Netherlands.

It was hard to read your post ... Thank you for sharing your emotions. Be strong and keep up going. I don't know what else to say. Zoran