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Seems counter-intuitive to gather opinions AFTER your purchase. Perhaps you could get out there and let us know what YOU think of it.

I would say this route will be in its prime after all this snowfall, several days of a melt-freeze cycle and then a good cold day. I was writing it off this year, but I'm motivated now for many routes on Hood.

OR, got in office, cleaned house, submitted a balanced budget to the legislature, and had more money than before for the NWAC. Things like the NWAC are important, and can ultimately save money in the long run by saving lives. There's a large laundry list of programs that I'm sure could be cut. Perhaps this list is a good start: http://access.wa.gov/agency/agency.aspx There must be a few things we could trim to save the NWAC.

C'mere, I'll show ya!

I would second that, I have been in situations with my ETREX where I wanted to take a waypoint and even up on a ridge, but in the trees, this thing couldn't get but one or two satellites. I was surprised. WTF!? As far as out in the open, in alpine, awesome! I looked at ones with a mapping function but I would agree, the resolution isn't that great. Stick to the basic models unless you are REALLY into the bells and whistles that come with the more expensive models.

Nice work Jeff. Way to keep on it. Good read.

Just picked up the lastest, and though so far it's a pretty good issue, I'm not impressed with the cover photo of Clint. Don't get me wrong. I loved the Eiger Sanction. And I know he did all his own climbing in it. But to put a grainy picture from the movie on the cover of a magazine that has numerous better choices within the issue was a poor choice. They got my $12.95 anyway.

Adjusted for inflation, they've never been cheaper.

I hope this helps. Good luck Nolse.

If we're all bitching about advances in convenience, maybe we should all go back to steel carabiners and pitons, goldline, and fucking heavy wool knickers. I'm no fan of Lexus or any other luxury car, but it seems we all piss on the things we don't use, but embrace and drool all over the LATEST in climbing gear. WTF?

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Great topic! Several years back my wife said, "we just can't keep drinking a big bottle (1.5L) of wine EVERY night." The solution? I started buying boxed wine. Problem solved.

I've had quite a bit of success dealing with Pragdesh...or is that Pradeep?

Sure the Aztar is shorter, but only by 3cm. You can make that up by where you hold your hand. And yes, it is a little bit lighter...good for many conditions, not good for others. I like the Quarks a lot. But I think the question was "Best all-around..." So, I took all kinds of criteria into consideration. Cost as well. For me, steep alpine, some mixed, etc. and at $150 bones (which is how much I paid for mine), I love 'em!

I appreciate that undermind. Thanks!

1 vote for Aztar

I'm having a hell of a time finding Verticals anywhere. I called Koflach...kind of a joke. And their website is no help: Dealer Locater "Coming Soon." No one in Portland has any. Anyone know of a shop in or around Seattle? Or Bend? I reluctant to buy them mail order, but I have even looked at MGEAR and others. No one seems to have any, or any in my size (10).

Stuart sounds tasty. But it too may be a bit soon.

You know, I'm not sure. I know I don't. But I bet either my dad or a couple of the other guys that were with us do. There were quite a few people climbing that day. The people that were coming down off the summit as we almost got there said that it looked like a pretty good eruption (compared to what had been going on in the months prior). I remember looking in that direction and expecting to see a cloud over St. Helens and then realizing how huge it really was. You just saw a dark mound in the distance, then this massive wall of black that went straight up, and then drifted to the east. It really was an awesome sight. But none of us truly knew the magnitude of what we saw until we got back to Portland.

1974 - Mt. Hood. I was 10 and tossed my cookies going around Crater Rock. Nice stench! Been up almost 50 times since. A friend and I were trying to complete the Mazamas 16 Peaks patch by age 16. He did it. I fell short by a couple of years. Climbed St. Helens twice before it blew (Sugar Bowl? Dog's Head? Great glissade of the Dog's head! ). Was on the summit of Hood about 8:45am on May 18, 1980. That was something!

I tend to like the BEKVÄM orange spiced UDDEN with the lemon spritz FÖRHÖJA on the side...

I heard this story on the news tonight and I was thinking, I'm sure there is some sort of a reasonable explanation for this. Now that I've read the article, I can totally see it happening. And frankly, there is no issue. This blood-pathogens bullshit discussion is irrelevant. People bleed all the time. In sports especially. Think of the crap people mop up with their lacerated...whatever. The coach licked it under very specific understandable circumstances. BFD

Yeah, the station I was watching, predictably, dry-humped the event endlessly. Barker? Thoughts?

Maybe it's just me, but I like Ad-Aware and Spybot. It's bad enough that the hackers of the world target Microsoft OS. This is just one more thing they can focus on to corrupt. Maybe Lynux or a Mac is really the way to go.

That was truly motivational and inspiring in this pathetic "winter" we're having. Thank you!