Wow... it never occurred to me that it would come across that way. First of all, I'm not selling my shoes because I may still go to the climbing gym from time to time (and frankly, they are much more worn out than my rack-- I didn't start trad climbing/leading right out of the gate), also belay device can sometimes be necessary for glacier climbing, which I still intend to do. And finally, I'm a first time poster since I don't climb much anymore and I don't frequent this site. A friend of mine recommended that I try to sell my gear at this site when I mentioned to him that it was unlikely I was going to get back into climbing again anytime soon (too many other demands on my time). I've got my initials all over the gear and the tape clearly wasn't put on yesterday, so no, it's not hot. Also, I do have some BD ice screws for sale as well, but thought I'd see how this posting worked out first. Geesh.