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These are great tips, as is the Teton Gravity discussion on cooking intuition liners. I've done two pairs in the oven with good results, and I think I'll try that again. The trick is to NOT flex the liners at the ankle while the liners cool. That keeps the heel tight. But do use a fat toe cap for wiggle room and warmth. Along with a very thin pair of socks. Looks like daughter and I will get some quality time together fitting her new boots over the holidays. I got her the Koflach Degre pair from Ebay. But just yesterday I saw a used pair of Scarpa Invernos in her size at Sierra Trading in Boise for $15, in case the Koflachs don't work.

My daughter with the ice climbing bug needs boots for for xmas. She wears a 'normal' women's size 8. She's thinking a double boot for warmth, but not so huge she can't climb mixed routes. So no Olympus Mons boots, or models like them. I've found a Koflach degre size 8 on Ebay with intuition liners that we could re-cook. A good choice? The boots would be lighter than most warm singles, but warmer, I would guess. Any ladies out there with strong opinions about fit? Performance on rock and approaches? Dane's blog had some good things to say about this boot.

I hope the guy meant to include a comma between al-qaeda and mccallboater. As a librarian, may I suggest Eats, Shoots and Leaves for his next book to read?

Ditto Pindude's comments. I too was one of those Spokane climbers who appreciated your commitment to the local climbing scene, especially when I was first starting out. Now I read your stuff to see what the cutting edge is doing. What's with Americans avoiding vaccinations for preventable, ugly diseases? Where is all the misinformation coming from? Who is paying to push that crap? Who benefits?

Trip: Sawtooths - Cutthroats and Couloirs, fall edition Date: 10/22/2011 Trip Report: Post from Idaho Outdoors Forum - Cutthroats and Couloirs fall edition Just in case you Washington and Oregon folks thought that all the good skiing is in the Cascades, I offer a re-post (with permission) of a trip report from the other forum I lurk at. Gear Notes: Fly fishing gear is required. But troglodytes may use worms. Approach Notes: Drive to Idaho.

I bet there are at least a few permanent snowfields in the Bitterroots on the Idaho side, and a few small ones in the Idaho Selkirks. Gunsight peak's snowfield used to last all summer, but the dry years of the past decade may have done it in.

Approach. Drive up the Lick Creek road East of mcCall to the last switchback before the summit, 11 miles. You are actually climbing up the lake fork creek drainage at this point. Park. Hike East up the drainage, gaining about 1500' elevation, most of it in the last headwall 1/2 mile, to the summit between the Lake Fork and North Fitsum Creek drainage. About a 400' drop to the lake.

That's my buddy Keith and his pack. Keith is the King of Old School. You should see is ski gear. He gets out there lots, regardless.

Lake 33 near McCall, Idaho offers lots of moderate granite adventures. I'll be back! More pics and info here. Nice clean vertical hand jams about every 3 feet, for a 1/4 mile. More of same. Still more.

One could do both as part of a 4-5 day trip to the Kootenays. But once you look around at Mulvey Basin, you will be tempted to just stay there. Classic routes abound. The N face side of Gimli is a lot of fun too. So whoever goes to Lion's head next, can you do me a favor could please help me confirm who the two guys from Bonners Ferry were that first climbed it? I suspect my Dad Bob Pace and Everett Davidson in the summer of 1938, but I would like to know for sure. The book just says 2 guys from Bonners. Bob and Everett approached from Smith creek, after visiting my uncle on the Smith creek lookout.

I've wanted to get up there for a long time, but it's a 11 hour drive from Boise. Laird's book mentions the oldest entry in the cairn is from two guys from Bonners Ferry in 1938 or 39, and I figure one was my dad. Did you happen to read that entry?

Weight no object? Paco pads. Or AIre camp pads. REI has a nice burly camping pad I just bought for river trips for the spouse.

"I tried to make a point of not raving about one brand of boot, ski or binding...(although i did mention the tech bindings) just that things have really changed in a very short amount of time for AT skiing. My kit including skis, boots and bindings is less than 11.5# total. On anything I can ski or climb it isn't the gear isn't holding me back." All good points. I erred on the side of skiing power over climbing ability in my choice, and when I was shopping, the TLT5's were a bit to dear anyway. BTW, I tried to climb in thrift store Scott Superlights way back when, with predictable results. I never hesitate to bludgeon with technology what I lack in skill and fitness. But I'm also guilty of being a cheapskate.

Totally stoked on my new Scarpa Maestrales. $600 was a huge bite for me to swallow, though they are less expensive than some of the competitors' offerings. They probably don't climb as well as the new $1K dynafits the Dane raves about, but they climb way better than any other AT boot I've ever had. The 45 degree fore-aft range of motion, and the super comfortable lace up liner makes front-pointing manageable. Plus they can handle just about any ski I would want to climb uphill with. This should probably be in the Rants and Raves forum, huh?

Do not rule out Idaho. There is always a need for folks with your skills, plus all your outdoor vices are attended to. Twin Falls, Boise, Idaho Falls and Pocatello all fit the bill. Coeur d'ALene and parts north are too dark and rainy in the winter for my taste, though a sunny day in the Selkirks is hard to beat. For smaller towns, I think McCall is perfect. But when I faced the same question 11 years ago, Invermere, Nelson, Cranbrook, Whitefish, and Sandpoint were contenders. Ketchum would also fit, but it's kind of expensive. Plus the vib there is more East coast than small town Idaho.

My kids at 3 were very happy crawing around on 5 foot high boulders in the city park. No gear, no special anything, just moving on stone. Both have turned into pretty fair-dinkum climbers. My son moved on to other interests at about 16. He loves stuff with no gear, like running. All my daughter could talk about on her 21st birthday phone call last night was how she sent a bunch of 5.11s in New River Gorge in KY last week. I don't think she mentioned booze. We did something right.

The "performance fit" is with those new orange Scarpas? I bought a pair and fitted them big, for thick socks, lots of toe room and cold temps. Thinking I'll appreciate that in central Idaho some day. I've been out on some 0 f days with no problems. Will they work in AK? I too looked at that peak when I lived up there in 82, but also never saw the weather/work window open up to do it. Way to go!

ALL SOLD.

It looks like summer! Is there honestly that little snow this year?

Bump yet again. Here is all that is left: Dynafit 700L boots, with Intuition liners, $100 firm same boots, with stock liners, $75 firm Salomon Prolink Comp boots. Mondo size 27. 314MM boot sole length. Fits a US men's size 9.5 $40

Bump again. I just shipped the Fishers, so what is left is the Dynafit boots and the K2 8611 skis plus the Silvretta 505s. Lowered prices: Dynafit 700L boots, with Intuition liners, $100 firm same boots, with stock liners, $75 firm Hagen 1200 Superlight skis and bindings are no longer for sale. K2 8611 skis WITH the Silvretta 505's, $175 firm same skis WITHOUT the 505's, $65 firm. The bindings alone are not for sale. Shipping skis to most places in the NW runs about $30, so I'll ask you to pay $15.

Check out my K2 8611s for sale.. I want to pull the 505's off of them, so your 404's might even fit the same screw holes. Not sure about that. I could get them to Olympia from Boise this weekend if you are interested. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/995621/FS_AT_Tele_Alpine_ski_and_boot#Post995621

No, but I was thinking about just that while skate skiing this morning. Better yet, how about a rigid crampon that fits on NNN skate or classic race boots? Instant fruit boots with an approach ski! The crampon would have to provide enough rigidity to make up for the lack of same in the boot, but I could sketch out something pretty quick. Anybody else ever consider this? My classic nordic race boots have an integrated gaiter, a just-right hight, and lots of torsional rigidity. What they lack is a heel clipping surface. My wife's NNNBC boots could work well too, but they are heavier.

Bump for the sold tele gear. Make an offer on any of the rest of the stuff.

I don't own one, but I wish I did. I used a 3R on a week long ski mountaineering trip one time and was very impressed. Great in high winds, lots of room, went up quick, and oh so very light. The owner took care to not wear boots inside and had no problems with tears, as others complain about. The tent was a veteran of lots of long trips, including a Denali climb.