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As far as the Arcteryx Cierzo, I put holes in my mine on 2 out of 3 trips I used it. I was very unhappy with the fabric, and as Daniel said, pretty awkward when not full.

6'1" 165 lbs...186 cm/102mm. I too only afford to have one pair of skis, but about 60-70% of my skiing comes off groomers because I'm to cheap to pay for lift tickets. Stable enough to get through crud, great in everything else. Coreupt Candide Pow.

I don't know if this will help you at all but... We drove from ellensburg...on the way down we went 82->84->15. We left around 7 pm and pulled into the campsite in the early/mid afternoon. We hit SLC traffic, other than that easy drive, though relatively remarkable landscape. Way back we drove through death valley, through bishop, reno and up central oregon, through bend etc. Much more enjoyable drive and only a tad longer. I don't know how you are with road trips, but I suggest mixing up the routes to enjoy your time spent driving! Have fun.

If you go to alssports.com , they have select sizes on c4's and c3's which are on sale. Then add coupon code ALS to get another 10% off. Equates to c4s for $40 and c3s for $47 edit: After going back to get the link, I see now the size I ordered is gone, so order quickly!

I've always thought it funny how, after a weekend during the winter months, there will be approximately ten new trip reports about various single pitch ice routes that were climbed at snoqualmie pass (half of them being the same), when every year we have a thread created to WA State Ice Conditions...

hey mr. Layton, I know kat and Matt Cook really well. Can I bum floor space of you for next year?

How about Thursday?

Mr. Telemarker, Your trip reports are always awesome. Nice one, yet again. Thanks for sharing.

Enough spray...to actually answer your question: In regards to pure WI, I have used: contacts, sabretooths, dart, sarken and dartwin. My favorite: dartwin. I feel I get good placements with them (like my vertical ice picks on my tools) and having two of them I feel more balanced vs. my old dart monopoint. There is my opinion. I suggest making lots of friends and asking to borrow their gear when climbing simple single pitch climbs. Hell buy me a six pack of some real dark beer and you can try my dartwin and sarkens.

Hmmm...the old well this pro person uses/says this, so therefore its the best. Then there is the counter, well just because it works for the pro doesn't mean it works for everyone, etc. While I have heard the the dual horizontal points are great and the end all, guess what? They didn't work for me. Why? Because I listened to Guy Lacelle when it comes to pure WI. PS...Did Will Gadd use sabretooths on his WI10? it would appear not...

Nice work guys. Way more ice climbed than our trip in october! David, this whole jobless thing is working well for you! You sure you're going to be able to give it up?

That second to last picture is awesome. Looks like a great trip.

Mr. Bunch of K's or someone else, Since I haven't been up there to climb since december, could someone tell me is the bootback for chairpeak going up from the summer trail or the winter trail?

Personally I think everyone should stop climbing at vantage. It is too dangerous for people from seattle to drive over on spring weekends.

Thanks guys. No more sitting belays. And the only legal implications my friend had was to buy me beer for the night.

Normally I wouldn’t care to share this type of story but nevertheless… I always wear my helmet when I am climbing ice and mountains. However, I'm very inconsistent when it comes to wearing a helmet while cragging. Over the last couple weeks at work, I've seen some young men (read: my age) with head bleeds due to sports and possibly preventable injuries. This prompted my reaction of, "I should wear a helmet whenever I climb, ski, etc." Well I'm sorry to say that when I went rock climbing yesterday I didn't bring a helmet! Fool! Anyway, at the end of great warm and sunny day of climbing, my buddy wanted to climb one more route. I belayed him while our other two friends were just relaxing. We climbed a sport climb arête thing just left of stem and seeds/bob's your uncle. Originally I had been belaying beneath, the route, but opted to move over a column so I didn't have to crane my neck so much. About fifty to sixty feet up, my friend dislodged a rock the size of a grown man’s chest. I heard him yell, so I took up whatever slack there was and looked up. However I was surprised to see him still hanging onto the rock and the aforementioned rock plummeting toward me. Keeping my brake hand tight, I rolled to my right away from the rock, making sure to protect my neck and head. The rock crashed into the column I was sitting next to, about a foot away, where I had been originally belaying. About a football size chunk of rock hit my hip and the rest went careening down the ledges towards one of my friends on the trail. The impact of the falling rock left a dinner plate sized crater on the top of the pillar. My friends on the trail were scared because they saw me disappear and the rock fall pretty close to where I had been sitting. After a few moments of stunned silence, we all regrouped. I was very fortunate that all I have is a sore/tender left hip with some bruising and that everyone else came out unscathed. A lot worse could have happened, should the rock have hit my back, leg or something along those lines. Long story short, wear helmets, pay attention and be safe. Thanks for listening to my sob story.

Bump for updates.

By no means is that one comprehensive but there is more than enough to keep you busy.

Cloudveil Enclosure Hooded Jacket sold Patagonia Down Sweater: Gold (phosphorus in the link), Size M - $65 Only used on one climbing trip, one ski day and handful days around town. No holes or signs of wear. See details here Once again, no pictures since my camera is out of comission.

So stupid question...the obvious snow pyramid of a peak is Pleiades? That looks to be an amazing ski from the summit if given the correct conditions.

OP biners sold. Sale pending on the draws. Bump for the cam, $30 shipped to your trad rack!

I have the ID bugaboo event bivy. Is that what you're interested in? I could possibly sell it for the right offer.

everything sold

While I don't want to interject into this passion filled argument, I believe the reason that eldiente and pete_h are opposed to such an idea is the fact that this guys left arm is now a walking billboard for BD and its ice tools, which shows more dedication to advertising rather than climbing. That being said, I noticed he went with the Titan pick rather than the Fusion pick. Does that mean he climbs more ice than rock? Bad idea if you live in PDX.

There is at least one TR on here of a guy doing it solo I believe.