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I was actually having fun with this. I am looking for a guess. 4th of July weekend on one of the busiest routes in the cascades. How many people/tents at the base camp?

Can anyone give us an idea on how many people (or parties of people) we could expect at the base camp for the easton route on Mt. Baker?

Regular length Couloir marmot bag with gossamer shell. Lighter than the standard shell and very breathable. I like these as they do not tend to condense as much moisture inside on multi-day trips. Weighs 3 lbs 5 oz. Excellent condition - $250 See pictures at http://bozeman.craigslist.org/spo/2848410759.html

These are an extra pair I would like to sell. In great condition; I've field-tested the release many times . Size Medium. See pics at: http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/spo/2052303646.html

Brand new (in box never used) Stainless Steel Cyborg Pro crampons. See pics at: http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/spo/2052290915.html

I have a brand new pair of Stainless Steel BD Cyborgs that I need to get rid of. Never used.

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175 cm waxless guides with Mountaineering boot compatible Silvretta medium sized bindings. Used for approaches, mountaineering and B/C turns. $400.00 http://bozeman.craigslist.org/spo/2033988247.html

Excellent approach setup. Karhu XCD Guides (waxless, shaped ski) with Silvretta 500 bindings. The bindings work with any mountaineering boot that has a front and rear rand. Bindings are size medium; skis - 175 cm. My new AT boots are too small for the binding so I have bought a pair of 165's. Will consider selling without the binding. $400? $200 without bindings.

Granted, this is Montana but there is something to be learned from this one. http://www.mtavalanche.com/video/youtube http://www.mtavalanche.com/advisory/10/02/17 "Extreme luck was involved that no one was injured or killed". In particular, listen to the very end of Doug's audio in the second link to get the full impact from a very experienced Avy professional. From the GNFAC website: " SADDLE PEAK AVALANCHE Take a hard look at the photos. If you skied off the summit on Monday and find that your tracks are now obliterated, I'm asking, "What did you do to arrive at the decision to ski that slope?" Now that it slid there's no real argument about whether it was stable or not. It wasn't. But hundreds thought it was good to go. Perhaps I would have been one of them. But I know I'd want to puke looking at those photos knowing how close I would have been to dying. Seeing other tracks in fresh powder is commonly mistaken as a sign of stability, but it's not. Folks think that slopes that get skied often are safer because the weak layer gets broken down and compacted by the tracks. But in this case the weak layer was impervious to tracks because it was preserved under a supportable hard slab. Supportable until yesterday. Three inches of snow water equivalency fell in under 48 hours. Strong winds created drifts adding even more weight. And facets hibernating deep in the pack finally couldn't hold up any more snow. That's what happened. We are extremely lucky. I could just as easily be writing my condolences to 15 families this morning. Many people would have died if the slope slid the day before or a few hours later. Most days skiers are stacked on top of one another exposed to avalanches from above. Luckily it was triggered early in the day with few skiers around. Consider this avalanche the one and only free wakeup call we'll ever get. There's a lot to learn. The slope slid on a beautiful day with many tracks on it. It was undeniably unstable yet provides us with an opportunity to re evaluate how we ski, make decisions and travel in the sidecountry. " Just sayin'

"ok. now vee shoot"

Discussion including BD engineer comments. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/934486/2

Nope those are sold. http://montanaice.com/node/1247

I have a brand new set of BD Stainless Steel crampons. See the post on this thread: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/927619/Black_Diamond_Cyborg_Pro_Stain#Post927619

Just saw this on line. at http://www.silvertipmountaincenter.com/index.html they have new Awax on sale. Plus other tools etc.

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I cringe at the sight of people using tools (of any kind, especially ice tools or crampons) on the inside of their $60 ice screws. Then notice they have to do it on every screw. All it takes is a little dust or dirt on the tool (wood, plastic, wood, whatever) or in the ice and you are scratching away. Think camera lens clean here. Just old school it - tap and blow. Works 99% of the time if you treat your gear with care. IMHO

These are the brand-new 2010 BD Cyborg Pro Crampon. Very cool. Asking $185 ($200 in stores if you can find them). They are full step-in crampons for technical ice or mixed climbing; brand new, never used. Dual front points can be reconfigured in multiple ways including monopoints. Stainless steel construction is rust and corrosion proof. Front bail and rear lever for mountaineering and climbing boots with front and rear welt. From the BD Website: The Cyborg is a high-end ice and mixed climbing crampon with a lightweight stainless steel design. * Distinctive stainless steel construction is lightweight, durable, resists snow balling and won’t rust * Low-profile micro-adjust heel lever offers precision fit * Adjustable, hooded frontpoints and aggressive secondary points * Pro version accommodates boots with a toe welt * Includes dual-density ABS I won these the other night at a raffle. They look really nice but would be pair #4 so I need to sell them before I use them. They just look too cool. Pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/adventurephotosMT/Cyborg#

Camp Awax Ice Tools, leashes, extra leashes, extra pick, removable rests - $250 Selling a pair of Camp Awax ice and alpine tools. Used for one season on water ice in Montana and the Volcano ice routes in the Cascades. I purchased these as my first set of serious leashless tools because they can be configured four different ways for leashes/leashless waterfall and alpine climbing. As a leashless tool they have a detachable pinky rest, excellent clearance and a great swing. (Detach the rest for alpine plunging.) A set of semi-leashless wrist leashes (from Camp, not home-made) allow you to quickly hang from the tool while placing protection. It's a nice compromise if you want the extra support. A set of standard leashes can be attached if you would like to use them in a traditional configuration or as leashes in the Alpine (essential). Finally, I have used an umbilical of my own making (not included) for alpine climbing where loss of a tool would be disastrous. These tools are one of, if not the, lightest tool on the market. They swing and stick better than most other tools and the package includes an extra pick with hammer. Although the tools have some scratching the picks are in excellent shape with only minor resharpening. They have not been used for dry-tooling. I have added extra padding to the grips for a better feel when climbing leashless (can be easily removed for smaller hands). What you get: 2 Camp Awax ice tools (one with an Adze pick and the other with a Hammer pick) One additional Hammer pick 2 removable pinky rests for leashess climbing 2 Camp semi-leashless leashes 2 Camp standard tool leashes Multiple pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/adventurephotosMT/CampAwax#

Take a close look at the Aztarex. Used them on Lib Ridge this year and was very pleased. They plunge well and swing like only a Petzl tool can swing. They too have the retractable rest for leashless use. However, you need to remove and replace a screw to change over.

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Traveling through E Wa tomorrow. Any Beta on ice conditions or is it all bad?

I'm looking for crampon parts - Heel levers and toe pieces. Grivel preferably, newmatic ideally, step in as well.

After a 20 hour adventure the other day I've decided to give the old headlamp the retirement it deserves. Narrowing the options has left me with the following list: BD spot Mammut TX1 BD Icon I would like to have AA batteries for other device compatibility. But weight and brightness are the two top criteria. Comments?