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This might be better in the topic that Atreides linked above, but I use the JetBoil a lot and really like it. I use the cup it came with and pour in a little hot water to keep the fuel warm and the flame roaring. Same technique Atreides uses with the Reactor and the squishy cup. I also bring a Nalgene gallon bag and fill it with lots of snow. Get the water nice and hot, but not boiling, and pour it into the bag to melt the additional snow. This works pretty well and I average ~12L of water with a couple boils from one 110g canister. Admitted this is above 20F. I haven't used it below those temps. Just more food for thought from a JetBoil user!! Great discussion!!

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Email sent on remaining screamers!! Holla!!

With all the rain on Saturday night, ended up over in Vantage. It was wet and rainy until about 10miles from the River and then it was dry. We climbed in the clouds for about 90min, then had 2hrs of shirts of cragging in the sun before the clouds cooled it back off. Fun to get a little Feb cragging in!!

Thanks for the heads up Kurt. That is a good start... we might check out Clem's Holler and the Javelin area as they get a lot of sun. Weather today is great and tomorrow looks good too (for rock, not powder snow, which is what I would usually be looking for this time of year)!!

Thanks for the info. Hard to imagine much of Index is dry right now, but with all the El Nino "magic" out there it just might be true!

I'm jonezing for some granite... any local thoughts on dry rock come Sunday?? That or I'll be on another search for freshiez!! Thanks!!

I think my New Year's Resolution is to be able to do one thing in this video. This guy is impressive!!! http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/journal/culture/video/winger-for-the-weekend-23

The Simond Piranha tools pictured in Josh's post are mine. He found another deal he preferred. If anyone is interested in these tools hit me up. $80 for the pair!!

Still looking for crampons?? I have some Grivel Rambo 4 crampons in solid shape with a new set of mono-points. PM me if interested. $170 with new points + shipping.

MF-- Where abouts at X38 is that ice setting up?? I know of a flow above the Dry Tool wall, but this looks different. Thanks!!

Great climb and great pics!! Did ya'll take crampons. Heading out this weekend and just finalizing the pack list. And thanks for the West Ridge rap beta!!

Sounds like a sweet 3 day trip to me!! Amazing to get it done in 13+hrs. Ya'll just keep rolling!! Keep up the amazing pics!!

I only carried a cord-o-lette for awhile, but after taking a self-rescue class, the cord-o-lette is money "just in case". And it is always there for bail cord. You can go as light as you want, but you always need enough to get home safe!! And I've found Spectra isn't as good for prusiks or other friction knots... cord is great!! But it really is personal preference and what you feel you can get away with out in the bush!!

Camping is great and pretty cheap but do get reservations. But if you wanna be on the cheap, the BLM road is just West of the Entrance on the West side (coming from Oakely). If you come from Almo, drive all the way through the park and turn Right just outside on the west side. You can get water in the park either way. Highly recommend Tribal Boundaries in the City and Shock and Awe at Castle Rocks. Both easy 10 sport climbs. And Fred Rasmussen, a sweet 5.8 crack. Rock!!

Couple ideas I found: http://www.knick-knack.com/howto/climb/build-a-climbing-rope-washer.html http://www.cragx.org/equest5.htm Maybe a good idea to try and combine the two.

Going to Joshua next week for 5 days of sunny sweetness. Anyone wanna throw out their 5 best J-Tree climbs. Trad, sport, or bouldering... whatever. Looking to rock for 5 days!!

Nice job EO!! Jealous!! Once I get this tumor off my A$$ (known in layman's terms as an office chair) we should get out!!

I bought some last week and attached them over the top of the rubber based on my grip. Works pretty good for hanging around my garage. But I didn't make it out on the ice yet.

Seriously, these shoes are new. Used 6 times and they are too tight for me. No one needs a sweet pair of shoes for cheap?? http://www.northernlightstrading.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=1016!281 Need the $$$ to buy my size!!

Bought these shoes a size small. Very little use, mostly indoor, as seen in the pics. I just want to sell these and buy the correct size. $90. Hit me up!!

No worries... just throwing out some things I noticed to help in the conversion. Keep up the great work!!

I'm noticing some quirks with the Past 24hr section. I select "Spray-Free", but when I go to the next page, it goes back to Spray-Full. It does this every time I change the page. The Active topic selection does the same thing every time the page is changed. I also noticed that now ALL new posts come up in the Past 24hr list instead of just listing the thread they are included in ONCE. Not sure if this stems from my above problem, but makes for a much longer list of threads. Just some observations... Thanks!!

Just got back last night. We summited on Saturday. Everything is great all the way up. Use the Crystal Pass variation and then over the False summit. The Summit rocks are indeed a challenge right now as there is one place you can access the rocks from the snow. The one bridge we used is falling fast. But the trail in is fine and the last avy chute before Glacier Meadows is fine... just have to drop down a little and back up to the trail on the far side. Much more rain up there and the summit rocks may be tough to get onto, unless you wanna climb from the bottom all the way up on crappy, loose rock with little protection. Definitely better done in July, but good luck!!

Joe you are the man!! Hope ya'll were "super-safe" on the bivy ledge!! Don't let vonHagel see this TR or his cast will explode with jealousy!! Great Work Bro!!!