robpatterson5

So sorry to hear this, I hope things get better for you soon.

I'd grab the micropuff pullover here - $40, its as warm as the compressor jacket, if your a medium it fits over all your layers (no hood) and light - add a down sweater and your golden even in really cold temps http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1038849/Re_FS_Cleaning_out_the_closet_#Post1038849 For serious warmth I really like my EB Peak XV

I really like mine - size it to cinch around your neck, very much depends on the other insulation your packing but I reach for mine before my 2lb 15degree bag

Its an odd pack to recommend but I really like my old Osprey Ceres 38 for this. Great A-frame ski carry, w/ easy on off. Good diagonal carry, and the rear pouch is great for stowing warm jackets/skins. Quite a few straps but surprisingly efficient. I think these days though there is no reason for your pack not to do double duty as safety gear - I'd be looking at the AviLung packs for sure, and if I had the money I would get an airbag. As for the packs themselves, I prefer top-loaders, but think for day skinning rather then ski alpinism that the Covert 32 looks really nice.

I'm kinda shocked how large the leaders packs everyone is suggesting is -- my vote would be the BD Bullet, burly for rock+not too large at 18L. I can fit everything for a day of ice in it, the 2ed can carry their own stuff in another or carries a 30L Other then for alpine I think the Bullet is perfect. For an Alpine daypack the MEC Gennie is my vote at 30L.

thnx.I'll pass - just wondering if they hold as well as angles

Anyone used the Ti pins NWAlpine has on their website? I ended up with a pair like them, and was just wondering if anyone has used them in anger, and what they thought?

I really like the Fox I have - the Alp Monster might also work?

glacier rescue gear, ie: glacier/scrambling rope, carabiners, prussics, harness, slings, anchor stuff, ect. Rain coat; windshirt or softshell; helmet; headlamp (small/light i.e BD Spot); summer climbing boots, 12-point steel clip or semi-auto crampons and you should be good. Most brands these days are good, I like a light helmet like the Meteor 3, Saberteeth and the red Trangos are nice. Two luxuries that I REALLY like having are a pair of light collapsible 3-section trekking poles and a bothy (not bivy) bag. You can also add light canister stove and sub-1lb down hoody or 100g primaloft fill hoody to the list. This is great list:

This has been covered a few months ago - Esprite Alpine Escape line sounds like the one to get. Reading your post now, I kinda wonder how it works compared to doubles though.

Ya, when we went it was for 8-9 days to wait for a window and to tag the other 11,000ers there. Took us a long 1.5 days to the base of the Kain. 3 days is totally doable with a light pack - its about 27-30km from the trailhead to the base of the Kain (and about 1/2 of your total elevation gain from the parking lot) if you fishook around Mt. Resplendent to Extinguisher. The first 7km you can bike. I think for those 3 day trips they hike up to the outlet of Berg Lake and work their way up the icefall/ledges there? When we were there in Aug 09 the glacier was highly fractured - not sure how possible the traverse from the Mite to the Kain is along the base?

Think the flight is from town and heard it was about $400/head. Good option though as the hike is a solid 1.5 days to the Kain if your moving fast, add in gear for a several days and its a long/heavy hike. Weather moves fast there. If you have a few days to your window I'd suggest hiking in - the 'copter is nice as it gets you into position to take advantage of the window. The hike down is nice. Talk to Yameneska - they do this all the time.

Not quite as fast as slapping a pair of jugs on the rope but you can always use two bieners to set up an alpine-clutch on the rope, with a 120cm sling as a foot loop. Attach your short rappel prussic/Reverso/ect to your belay loop - and jugg away. Works really well. As fast if not faster to set up as any of the other methods and all you need is one double length draw, 1 locker and a prussic. Remember to tie back up knots as needed. If you plan on simalcliming two Tiblocs or Ropemen and slings work too, and Batmaning works for a bit. Lots of variation there

Well I climb a fair bit of limestone and like the holding power, also occasionally there are narrow pockets where something narrow sometimes fits better - I agree though, C4s form red on up are pretty awesome. Just wondering if the 1in MasterCam has any advantages, besides the smaller ones (incl black) are really truck!

Wondering what people think of the Red (#1) C4 vs the Green (#6) MasterCam. I'm not the biggest fan of the Green PowerCam but love the Master Cams up to black (.75) - thinking of getting a green Mastercam to replace a red C4. Any thoughts?

Rather then "grabbing a beer" with you if were concerned about "technical minutia" like your being found guilty by a Federal Judge of falsely representing your CE certification how about you respond to that. Here. In the open. Where everyone can read. At the same time you can clearly lay out this whole Mad Rock/Climb-X/Pagen Gear relationship, and disclose the exact ownership of manufacturing and intellectual property; conflicts; ongoing and resolved legal issues; and disclose actually (and preliminary) judicial findings re the above.

I'm with genepires, 2mm anybody?

Green and "Organic Hemp foot beds" ...Grass Moc? Or a pair of Benjamins - b/c their green and worth that much? but in that case you got to print them with a overly xeroxed and contrary pattern of Benjamins - would be really cool

How about the Trad Moc? Alternatively, the Gecko, and Kermit the Shoe, and high moc come to mind. Also what about naming it after a route/area in the PNW - the Malamute, Chief, Index, ect

Think Esprite (sp?) in Canada makes that - comments have been that it is better then 5.5 TecCord

craziest I ever heard of was being told how someone has used a 60m 2mm or 3mm cord as a pull line on the Grand Teton. Worked for them but if it had broken.... 8D Thats the lightest I've ever heard of, sounds like the Esprite line is the way to go though.

FYI here some beta for you Enjoy the traverse!

cool, thanks for the considered reply - I wonder if anyone else has any comments? I usually climb in a R1 hoody and R2 vest if it is cool, but the combo has been a little light for me on a few occasions when where a 100g PL1 hoody has been too much overtop. Dont usually take a fleece jacket with me b/c of weight and bulk but have been carrying a spare R.5 top b/c of this - I'd been thinking about the nanopuffs to save a bit of weight and also for their windproofness. I just got a pata ascentionist and my memory of their readymix was that the windproofing was lacking (but have been reassured that is fixed)...

I was just thinking of asking about the nanopuff as a mid-layer, sounds like its fairly sweaty even with a R1 for winter?

I have a huge ID pertex bivy, 10-12oz ish and easily fits a winter bag and more. Great bivy but rarely use it in winter, if you have a skinny bivy I might see myself trading to save a few oz in the summer.