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Eli3

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  1. I've been using quiver killers for two years now, primarily in the back country - they have a few issues, but nothing too major. I switched over to binding freedom's slotted inserts last year for a new pair of skis and found them much easier to work with (and they are cheaper!). When properly installed with loctite, i've never had a loosening issue (besides with free rides). I'm ~230lbs and ski 20-30 days a year pretty aggressively.

     

    Downsides:

    *Don't work with free rides - for some reason, no matter how much loctite i put on the screws and how tight they are, free rides toe piece always come loose. Two friends of mine have had this same issue.

    *Make sure to use loctite

    *Make sure to let the inserts sit in a cup of acetone before installing them, as sometimes the OEM doesn't de-grease them

     

    Upsides:

    *I didn't have to buy another pair of bindings for my wife, just skis/skins (she only tours a few days a year)

    *Much easier to bring multiple pairs of skis traveling and lower risk of breaking bindings in baggage

    *Easy to replace a broken dynafit heel piece in the backcountry

    *Can swap out alpine bindings with dynafits on my big skis for resort days

    *Don't have to have an extra pair of bindings for rock skis

    *Lower commitment to buy skis. If you mount yourself, its ~$30/pair to mount with inserts, much cheaper than the $300-$600 cost of new bindings

  2. I don't climb enough anymore to justify having this stuff, i've never been much into craiging, mostly easy alpine, so it all has seen moderate-light use and has never been fallen on.

     

    000,00,0,1,2 BD C3s ($35/ea with nano beaner)

    0.5, 0.75, 2, 3 BD C4s ($35/ea with nano beaner)

    set of BD nuts ($40)

    set of BD hexes ($40)

    2x 13cm BD turbo express ice screws ($20/ea)

    4x yates ice screamers ($10/ea, http://www.yatesgear.com/climbing/ice/index.htm)

     

     

     

    hm2453 at hotmail.com

     

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  3. Selling some ice gear as I haven't been climbing enough lately to justify it! All ice screws in excellent condition and none have been fallen on.

     

    *Pair of old style BD cobras, with leashes in good condition $200

    *4 green yates ice screamers, never been fallen on/extended, $10 ea.

    *2x 13cm ($20 ea) & 1x 16cm ($30) turbo express screws

    *1x 16cm petzel laser ice screw ($30)

     

    drop me an e-mail at spcmtn8 at hotmail dot com.

     

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  4. Trip: Sahale Peak - Que Sabe

     

    Date: 4/15/2009

     

    Trip Report:

    Eric and I headed up to cascade river road for an attempt at the forbidden tour, and bailed because we are huge wimps. However, we got up sahale and had some fantastic alpine pow! Full TR

     

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    Approach Notes:

    Gated at eldorado TH. 1/4 mile to continuous snow on road, should be a pretty worn in skin track every which way in boston basin by now.

  5. Trip: Manatee Range - General Exploration

     

    Date: 8/3/2008

     

    Trip Report:

    It won't let me back date my trip report, but I went exploring up in the manatee glacer area in august and thought the beta might be useful:

     

    I've always wanted to check out the coast range, so two friends of mine and I picked one of the 'easier' accessed areas in the hiking and climbing british columbia guide book and went for it. Amazing terrain, I'll have to head back up there this spring for some skiing. The recent weather has finally given me some time to finish the writeup!

     

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