
skeletor
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The road past Mt. Bachelor is closed now, and along with it, any easy access to the South Sister trailheads.
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http://blog.biocision.com/4342/cold-cropreserved-bodies Hey, why not use a photo of a dead climber if it helps market your product? This company is just pathetic.
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I've flown with my axe a lot, never as a carry on. although my friend tried once--claimed the airline ok'd it on the phone. nearly gave the security folks a coronary. and that was pre 9-11 I usually pack a duffel bag, lay my pack empty on the bottom and put the axes on top of it. I have a rubber guard that slides on the adze and the pick, then I have a leather guard for the spike. Put my trekking poles there too. then I pack other clothes and gear around it. Friend of mine uses a combo of cardboard and plastic film canisters (remember those?) all held together with duct tape. good luck!
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[TR] Ecuador - Pinchicha, Antisana, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo 1/16/2012
skeletor replied to sharp_end's topic in The rest of the US and International.
thanks, cale and sharp... -
[TR] Ecuador - Pinchicha, Antisana, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo 1/16/2012
skeletor replied to sharp_end's topic in The rest of the US and International.
can i ask what guide service you used and if you were happy with them? -
Welcome to C.O.! You might want to connect with the Cascades Mountaineers (no relation to the mounties up north). There's a lot of people from the club that head up to Smith Rocks regularly, and a lot of people who do more alpine & glacier climbs. they usually have a meeting the second Wednesday of the month at Environmental Center on Kansas street in Bend, This week they're having a gear swap... www.cascadesmountaineers.com
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Glacier glasses?
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Climber on climber crime sux big time
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Seeing that photo of the two kids on his website is heartbreaking. My condolences to family and friends.
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Awesome! Great photos too! Thanks for posting!
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Nice! Way to get after it! I love February TRs.
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FS: Mountaineering Boots (Koflach Arctis Expes)
skeletor replied to CaleHoopes's topic in The Yard Sale
How do you fit 10 womens in a plastic boot? Is it like fitting popes into a Volkswagen bug? -
Sorry, pindude, I guess I wasn't being clear. I meant my estimate of my wands' length at 2 feet was more a factor of rounding error... I didn't go measure them, I was sitting in the office writing that. I know that being six foot tall I have to lean down to place one of those, and so I was thinking it must be less than three feet in length. The wands I buy at Home Depot are about three feet long. You're spot on.
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Rounding error... The other issue with bamboo poles, is they're thick. Those green gardening wants are much thinner. I'd return the bamboo if you still can...
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I made the same mistake a few years ago on my first trip to Rainier. I bought 4-5 foot high bamboo poles. It's totally overkill. Better option is to go to the gardening shop at Home Depot and get the thin green gardening wands. they're about 2 feet long and plenty for mountaineering. Another tip I picked up, get some reflective tape, helps to find the wand if you're unlucky enough to be descending in the dark.