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I purchased these all new and they are unread. I've not climbed for a long time due to an injury and they've just sat on the shelf gathering dust. If you want to see pictures PM me and I can email. I based prices on Amazon.com. Extreme Alpinism, Mark Twight. $35. Out of print Alpine Climbing, Techniques to Take you Higher. Houston and Cosley. $10 Accidents in North American Mountaineering; 2000 to 2012 (13 editions, will not split them): $50 Glacier Mountaineering. An illustrated Guide to Glacier Travel. Tyson and Clelland. 2000 edition. $5 Prefer pickup in NE Portland (33rd and NE Broadway area) but inexpensive shipping via USPS Media Mail is an option. Thanks!

Accidents In North American Mountaineering. 2000 through 2012 13 issues total New. So obviously no markings/writing. Very slight shelf wear on the 2012 as it was sitting on top of the pile. $75 Will ship USPS Media Mail at your expense. Prefer local pickup. NE Portland (NE 33rd and I84) Prefer Venmo for online payment.

Bump, following still available: Accidents in North American Mountaineering. American Alpine Club. 2000 through 2012 (13 total). All in as-new condition. $60 for all 13. I don't want to split so please don't ask. - Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast, and High by Mark F. Twight. $10 - K2 Life and Death on The Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain. Ed Viesturs. Hardback with dust cover. read but in good condition. No marks. $3

Bump. I may consider reasonable offers, especially if you take everything.

I have the following books for sale. I've owned them all from new. Unread in excellent condition unless marked otherwise. Local pickup (Portland, OR) or I'll ship via USPS Media Mail (cheap but slow). Payment via Paypal gift please or cash. If my pricing is out of line, let me know via PM. - Accidents in North American Mountaineering. American Alpine Club. 2000 through 2012 (13 total). All in as-new condition. $60 for all 13. I don't want to split, at least not currently. I'll change this ad if I change my mind on this so please don't ask. - Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, Fast, and High by Mark F. Twight. $10 - Glacier Travel & Crevasse Rescue. Andy Selters. 2nd edition. Lightly read, very good condition, very slight mark on edge of pages. $7 Has this cover: http://images.mountaingear.com/customers/c1299/490004/490004_detail/zoom_variation_none_view_1_550x550.jpg - Mount Rainier, A Climbing Guide. Mike Gauthier. 1st edition. $5 - K2 Life and Death on The Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain. Ed Viesturs. Hardback with dust cover. read but in good condition. No marks. $3

I believe I have answered all PMs. I have updated the ad with what I still have available. Again, if you want something please send me a PM.

Excellent condition. Used only a few times. Rock climbing was never my thing. La Sportiva shoes. Barely any wear. Has some chalk on them from the chalk bag. I can't find any markings on them with model or size. I wear a size 10 1/2 shoe. Obviously being rock shoes these are a tight fit. Ocun padded harness Metolius Chalk Bag I'd like to sell everything as one lot. $75 + shipping. I'm in Portland, Oregon for local pickups. Non local payment via Paypal or USPS Money Order.

Guys, I have a ton of PMs already. Far more than I expected. I can't sort out the order of PMs and the order of posted replies so please reply via Private Message only, then I can be fair and go in order. Also, if you've sent me a PM, I will have replied to you. If you've changed your mind, I would really appreciate it if you just reply letting me know this. No shaming, but I can then move onto the next person. Thanks!

Bad knee forces me to sell out. Most of these items were bought just before I screwed up my knee and it's not got any better in last 3 years. They are all either lightly used or unused. Marked as such. 3 Yates pickets. Two sling verson. One wire version. I think one of the sling ones was used once (at least I can see a few small chips in the paint on the bottom but it could easily be from just sitting in my gear draw) but the other two are for sure unused. I'm seeing them for $30 (bare) and $40 (cable) online. So $80 for all 3 with the slings (new). $75 if you don't want the slings. Osprey Eclipse 42 (large) alpine pack. Perfect for day climbs. Used but in very good condition. $50 128oz hydration bladder. New. See it new for $41. Still sealed with original seal (bite valve). $20 8850m collapsible climbing wands. 2 packs. $20 a pack. I believe these are no longer made. new in bag LaSportiva Nepal Extreme Boots. Size 44. Lightly used. Color is off because I waterproofed the leather. Maybe 4 outings on them. One lace broke and was replaced. $200 obo ------ Mammut lightweight slings, never used. They were just coiled. Shorts list for $9.95 and longs for $13.95. Asking $28.00 Other slings/etc. Lightly used, no falls on them. best offer Binas/etc SOLD: Petzl lockers at top SOLD: Neutrinos (wire gate) at top SOLD: Large oval in middle above ice screw SOLD: pulleys, atc, reverso at right side Still available: - Standard non-locking ovals at left. - Two angle gate non-lockers above ice screw. - Two smaller lockers just above ice screw - Cassin Ice screw (new)

1) I have a pair of La Sportiva Nepal Extreme boots for sale. Size 44. Used about 4 times. I waterproofed the leather which is why they are not longer bright yellow and a lace broke. Apart from the replaced lace they are in excellent condition. Based on this ad I'm asking $200.00 2) Also have a pair of Grivel 2F crampons (cramp-o-matic) with Outdoor Research crampon bag. $50.00 3) Also have a bunch of other climbing supplies: 2 Ice axes, one Petzl curved (used once) 3 Yates pickets, 2 with draws, one wire (all unused) 2 sets 8850m collapsible climbing wands (new in bag) 1 Petzl Elios helmet (orange). Replaced under warranty and then used once. BD alpine harness lots of carabinas, draws, reverso, atc etc. Maxim 50m 10mm climbing rope and bag - never used Mammut 30m 8mm glacier rope and bag - never used Mammut Lobster style Gore-Tex mittens - excellent condition Misc other stuff. I won't give the stuff away but I'll make a fair deal on it. You're welcome to come inspect in detail. I'm located in Portland, Oregon. I'd prefer to not ship but I will, in which case payment would be via USPS money order.

Items still available. Sorry didn't have e-mail notification on new PM set. I'll go 35% off of REI price. Plus shipping. Else I'm keeping them.

Grivel AirTech Light (new classic) crampons http://www.rei.com/product/716229 Exactly as above, new in box. Never used. Obviously MINT. Say 30% off? Free local pickup in PDX else you pay shipping (whatever method you wish, I'll charge just what shipper charges me). Payment via cash, USPS Money Order or Paypal (if Paypal, you need to be willing to use personal payment and EFT, else cover the Paypal fees).

Ignoring for a moment the battery recall (can't meet spec) ... the specified battery life is a lot lower on the II than the I. http://ridetoeat.com/spot/specs.htm for comparison Probably still ok for climbing but for other activities the reduced life is a pita. I'm waiting for more reports on how the increased gps sensitivity actually works (more often than not failure to transmit location is because it can't get a gps fix rather than couldn't xmit to the globalstar).

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Mammut Champ climbing/bc pant, size 26. Excellent used condition. Worn 3 times. Info: http://www.mammut.ch/en/productDetail/1032676_v_001_58/Champ+Pants.html Sizing: http://www.mammut.ch/images/men_pants.jpg I lost 30 pounds so they no longer fit. When they fit me I was a 36x30 in several styles of blue jeans (26 is the short inseam version for upto 31" inseam, see the above sizing chart). Retail for $199. Asking $110 local pickup or $120 shipped. Happy to e-mail you pics if you PM me your address. Payment, cash, money order, Paypal (cash/eft only, no credit/debit card funded payments).

This is a good point. Other than an inadequte set-up or failure of pro that initially held, I do not have a good response. More importantly, why would he call out on his cell saying his two buddies had gone for help, if instead they'd all be involved in some self-arrest accident which only he had survived. This discussion is only useful if people don't throw out all of the "probable reality" previously established.

This makes no sense to me. I'm still going with the conventional wisdom that all 3 dug the first cave (it was a viable cave AFAIK and thats hard to make with a dislocated shoulder). Some time later the missing two climbers left to get help. Interesting that the phone call he got out included no mention of being injured. Lots of things to speculate on here but non too useful. Got to assume he was injured before the cave was dug/entered.

My understanding of this is: 1) The note they left in the rental car (not the one later found at HR Ranger Station) said they were planning on descending Southside. Cooper Spur only in case of emergency. 2) The person who originally reported them missing was waiting for them at Timberline and called it in when they didn't show. All of this points to South Side being the planned descent route. I've not seen the photos, have they been published (/me doubts it). I was working on the assumption that they summited late (due to disclocated shoulder), hit bad weather at the summit and were unable to find the descent route through the Pearly Gates. I can't imagine hanging around the summit (in any weather) if someone was injured. Doubly baffling if the pics end up showing good weather at the summit. I carry a GPS with me with waypoints for upper/lower end of the gates, but it's only of use if it's working. Otherwise in a whiteout it's experience + good compass skills (if you've got a good sense of where you are on the summit) I wonder if this being their first ascent of Hood (think it was) played a factor here. t

Like my nose, the left foot has been growing slowly. I could have sworn it was only a 1/2 size bigger than the right but recently multiple measurements have confirmed it's a full size. Had the issue since early teens my first recollection of buying shoes. I've had mixed luck with insoles and second socks. Never seems to help with slippage on the right. The Nepal Extremes I got were with hindsight a little tight on the left foot (in order to not slip on the right -- I thought they'd give a little ROTFL). The 1/2 size up slipped badly on the right and nothing we did in the store would stop it (extra insoles etc etc). For me the issue is moot as I have to wear custom orthodics (I pronate badly) so anything I own which don't fit the new orthodics is going to be chucked/eBay'd. Oh well, gear shopping is fun. Yeah, I was thinking of trying some plastics with heat moulder liners. Only downer is that the store (Mt Shop) can't guarantee that they will solve the slipping and once I've moulded them, Pottery barn rule applies. As for the combo approach/snow. Yeah, several people have suggested the Trango's. I intend to be a lot more careful buying from now on. Thanks for all the advice. Tony

Holy sticker shock Batman. Wow.

Yeah I have the exact same problem with the Nepal Extremes. On Hood, as soon as I get above the Palmer, I have to pretty much constantly keep wiggling my toes to keep my feet warm. It could easily be a circulation/sizing issue. Also, they just murder my feet on any kind of non snow approach. I'm either going to sell them or keep them for Ice Climbing. I'm in the market for two pairs of boots. 1) pure winter snow boot - my problem with plastics is that my left foot is a full size bigger so the right always slips. 2) Decent 3/4 "shank" pair of boots for spring/summer climbing. Good for snow but also ok for a fair bit of trail approach (say 10 miles). I could have swore I saw a review in Backpacker a while ago of a pair of synthetic leather mountaineering boots with a heat moldable liner. It "claimed" all the advantages of a plastic but with the flexibility/sizing of a leather boot but I've never been able to find them. I was probably hallucinating :-)

Yeah it has nice features for sure. I'm not sold on the Pertex Quantum fabric though, especially for down. I think their Endurance jacket 21.5oz is probably closet to the Volant. Their heavier duty Summit Jacket is interesting. 34oz but only 8.8oz of down. The FF Frontpoint (30oz with 13oz of fill) seems to compare much more favorably here. Odd. Bummer you can't try out the Rab stuff locally.

What do you see as it's advantages over a Feathered Friends? The comment on the ProLite website We've used similar down jackets and parkas from Western Mountaineering, Feathered Friends, and Marmot, and one thing is perfectly clear after you spend some time with the Rab Neutrino: it blows away the competition." is interesting but I wonder if it's fact or more marketing hyperbole? 220gr is a full ounce less insulation than the FF Volant. Plus I think I'd rathet have tuck stitching than through stitching. Also it's $80 more than the Volant w/ Hood. Clearly they are British which is a point in their favour ;-) One the subject of down and it's waterproofness. I was talking to someone from the Mt Shop recently. He had a FF EPIC sleeping bag and as an experiment on the last night of a multi-day skiing trip in the Wallowas when it was raining hard he put the end 5" of his bag outside of the megamid for 4 hours. Zero moisture got inside.

Whats the name of the closeout place? Think it's under the Morrison Bridge or in that general area.

Thanks everyone for all the info. Found this on CC whilst poking around. Seemed to give some interesting quantifications: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/110666/page//vc/1 I'll have to do some poking around to find out the fill weight of the various synthetics mentioned on this thread. I'm guessing the FF Volant would fit the defition "good baffled down jacket" and thus be warmer than the 8oz Primaloft. I agree, the Go-Lite price is good. You can always stuff harder, but all depends on our relative pack size etc. Wouldn't mind checking one out (if for no other reason than other CC articles suggest checking it 1st hand for sizing). Anyone know of a store in town (PDX) which has one. I doubt it but doesn't hurt to ask :-) Time to start hitting the stores .... Thanks again