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Another option would be to buy an ice axe that works decently on ice, like a BD Venom, and then buy a single real ice tool (probably with a hammer). If you're climbing snow routes with short semi-technical icy sections this could be good. And you can always buy a matching tool later.

I tried neti. It wasn't very unpleasant but it also didn't do much good.

SUPER FUN and then flipping us the bird... thank you for your contribution.

Nice job, sounds terrifying!

I'm all for sharing stoke... but this is so content-free it's pointless. Don't you have any pictures or stories?

Well... the first one is a nut, and I can't tell what the second one is. Kind of looks like a bolt. It does look like quite a whipper if she peeled off right there!

Since when is gunk desirable?

You can also buy Clint Cummins's book at the store in Index. Or print it out yourself.

I've never used the brakes but I have heard from a lot of people that they make life difficult. They make it hard to rotate the heel piece and also might increase the force needed to release by causing extra friction. I think the breakable leash is the way to go. I have seen plenty of alpine skis go rocketing down slopes despite brakes, I think brakes just don't work very well ever. To the OP, I almost never come out of my Dynafits before I should. When you step in you might need to clean some snow out from under the toe. Otherwise I wonder if there is some misalignment in your toe piece or something? Does everything look cool? Maybe snap your boots into the bindings and check it out thoroughly. If that's all good maybe there's something in your skiing style? I don't know. I have a pretty bad backseat habit and the toes still keep me in. I actually usually ski with the lever flipped up but without ratcheting it up at all. BTW The ONLY way you should be able to release from the binding in tour mode is if you pivot so far forward that the boot toe flips the switch out of touring mode. If you're releasing when in tour mode my guess is you weren't really locked in- you have to pull up pretty hard and make it click four or five times. At least my TLT classics are like this. I always use one finger on the front tab and my thumb on the back tab and pull HARD.

What is gunks?

Technically no, the rope is not designed or rated for this. But some people do it.

Seriously you guys.

Yeah, you can't do it with a sling anchor, really. If the knot comes out you fall to your death. I think the stopper knot idea only works with chain anchors. What you CAN do is clip a biner through whatever the knot is, and then clip the rope back onto itself (around the anchor). Now it just tightens up when weighted, but you can pull the retrieval line to undo it all. Just make sure the whole mess will move properly when you pull the retrieval line.

I... I tried but I don't have a gag for the body of this post. Try to come up with your own.

Well... I think calling canyondweller a wanker there was a little harsh with the info given. I guess maybe Crillz is rock-solid at the grades given but we just don't know it. I am a pretty seasoned trad leader, and RC to BOC is stellar. When climbing it, I was glad that I know how to place gear that will unquestionably hold me if I fall on it. There was gear readily available the whole way. Make your own decision. At Private Idaho, Battered Sandwich seemed like it would be an awkward lead (it was an awkward follow). But if you like weird chimneying bring some big gear and go for it. Magic Fern and Senior Citizens in Space were easily protectable and fun, the latter would be especially casual.

Someone seriously thinks she will be on the ticket? I think that is absurd.

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Ideally I'd lock kevbone and raindawg inside before tossing the match.

A worthy idea no doubt- I'd encourage you to do the math first though. It might be a good idea and it might not. From an economic angle, the cost of a different car might be able to buy you an awful lot of gasoline. From a eco/green angle, producing a new car may impact the environment more than driving your existing truck. You've probably thought about it already, I am just hearing a lot of people saying they want a more fuel efficient car, and I'm starting to get suspicious toward some of it. I heard on NPR something about used Geo Metros selling for $7k, which sounds like folly to me.

That is interesting. Also interesting that "perlon" seems to have come to mean the rope-like stuff we use for prusiks and cordelettes.

Seriously. Wow, I went over there and looked and he's an even bigger jackass there than he is here. If he wasn't such a jackoff his post could have led to something worthwhile like "hey, watch when you're placing gear in volcanic tuff, it might not be as solid as you think." Instead it is 7 pages of bickering nitwits arguing about what the word "huge" means. Way to go everybody. This thread needs to be burned to the ground.

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Sugar is pretty cheap. A rice daddy might be a better investment.

I will ask you next time. Oh god! it was wet.