Steddy

too bad you're not on the same break schedule, mike - we're off the last week o' march. think you're ready for a break yet?

well now EVerybody's climbin' climbin' climbin'! grin.

time to send out the applications!

not even going for the sale, what a man. clintoris, he's just about said it all. small chance the lillooet area (BC) could have something, but I bet I ripple some smirks by mentioning it with this season. BTW, your name rocks.

Mr. Tumblemark, that was a great read; Mr. Alpinfox, you crack me up. I second the call for a list and probably move to some new threads.

This post found a rather quick death, but deserves discussion in my opinion (oh i forgot IMO!). Perhaps you've already found dual v. mono , but dry terrain isn't the subject. Gadd touches on it here , but i think the page hasn't been updated in a while. Read about it in his book and I think you'll agree he has a little different point of view. One point here is that when he said on his old page, "[sabretooths] are the only crampons I've ever used that you can truly smear with...", he does have a good point. A foot placement on a blank face/slab section with a single pointy moinopoint finds a whole lot less friction than two wide frontpoints which can be aided by the secondary points in some situations. I've done an off vertical pitch in both (first generation) sabretooths and darts and noticed a beneficial difference. I was surprised. Think of those small pockets inside corners, however, and that long mono can reach where two fat stubbies can't (amongst other situations, pro/con). FFT.

FWIW, one of gadd's plans, BUMP! I know I'll figure his older plans out sometime...

Hey - I know the author!

These (bent) conduit fasteners are what I had laying around at the time. The tools work fine this way, but then I did a climb where many moves had the tools clearing bulges and this happens: Time to find a beefier piece of hardware. I know many mixed modifiers have worked this out already. Please tell. Of course, these can be bent back and forth a few times. Good way to test if you're not sure you need to drill your tools or will even like it. They're not all for foo-foo (fu-fu?) mixed moves; they work nice when you're choked up on the shaft in lower angle terrain and such, too. [edit:] yeah, i'd say forget this idea unless the stuff is laying around/just want to check it out/cheap, etc. i think it's probably one of the quickest ways, though. next plan is to put my own spin on the ideas from this article pointed out to me by lyle.

Here's a quick, uninvasive way to put another ledge on a tool. Cheap and easy. The trimmed zip ties aren't adversely noticable under the tape. Makes holstering even more fun with two hooks.

We could spray into his voice mail instead...

looks like i might not be able to rope any of my loser friends into a road trip. i have friday afternoon to tuesday night free. interested in using my vouchers (set of two) at silver star, apex, big white, sunpeaks, getting outta' bounds, and maybe looking for some ice. or screw the skiing. flexible. child molester sleeps two fine, but i'm not a molester. ski fast? climb well?

i'm not at home right now, but i believe the latest issue of Climbing reviewed single wall tents, touching on Stephenson designs. if I remember correctly, they had some bones to pick - not free standing, functionality, etc. the review doesn't appear to be on their web at the moment, but the read would be worthwhile.

...Starbucks, Galyans, Dicks, Starbucks, Kwiky Mart... All aboard, now! C'mon and doo the right thing! ...contend or be happy?

so did ANYONE climb/check ice this weekend? no tr's, no nothing, sad story for the ice climbers... A neurosis is a secret that you don't know you are keeping. Kenneth Tynan. -- and one that you are. steddy.

DUDE! That's Layton in the black on the left! Perverted grin, happy to be there.... ...sizin' up that kielbasa.... well, almost

i remember this nested knot thing too, but can't remember using it - any advantages besides neatness/no tails to hang up? are they still easy enough to untie after being welded?

i dunno if this is how luwayo describes them, but here's a low-brow way i did it a long time ago. (the tube goes across the ski, bungy just simply loops it with a simple knot ). it seemed to work ok, but you're not going to get super lift unless you use a large diameter. looks a little hokey, but they work. my real 2 cents is get some modern heel pads with wire lifters built in (but that of course would defeat the purpose of cheapo homemade craftiness).

i was looking for a mounting template at climbhigh, and came across their web specials. four diff. crampons under $100, civetta's, more -- check here.

i've got the sticker template if you want it (which comes with bindings). i don't think i'll ever use it. i'm sure you know the ol' six pack at the ski shop trick...? (read: accuracy & speed)

I prefer to carry a purse - a great place to hide my balls and carry the vagisil.

i thought the ones i sewed on mom's sewing machine when i was 15 were pretty rad. luckily i read and wised up to not using home-sewn runners about the same time i made 'em.

Trail elevation view of GWTF

If this is the correct Manning Mixed chimney and even if it's not, one would likely get drenched getting there, although i don't know the approach options down there. There was a 5m wide cascade of water in the circle and you can imagine what was below.

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