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that taluscat kid is unstoppable

A lot of manufacturers cap their boot size at 47.5, so I feel your pain. Scarpa Summits come in sz 48 - good boots for winter mountaineering, but I find them a bit sloppy for steep ice; it's difficult to tighten them enough for a really secure fit. However, out of the box they were a comfortable boot and were warm. Vasque 47.5 seem to fit big so you may want to give some of their models a try.

lol Dru the depths of your depravity continue to surprise me

Besides MEC? ArcTeryx ($$$), Serratus (are these guys even in business anymore?), and Outbound (think camping section at Walmart) are all that come to mind. I'm Canadian and besides ArcTeryx and the occasional better-than-average product that MEC creates, I look to the US for good quality packs, eg. Cilogear, Osprey, BD

bump for ice stoke

Climbers approaching east face of Snowpatch Spire, Bugaboos, BC, Aug. 2005

You don't have to go all the way to Ouray for an ice course dude. American Alpine Institute can provide instruction, either in a group or on an individual basis.

Marc, how's high school going? Are you a senior this year?

No longer $600 at MEC due to recent general retail price increase. Now $695.00 CAD so maybe not such a good deal for you guys in the US after all?

I don't know how to post a .jpe image, but here's a photo of the BS col from August 10th, two days before the slide: http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/mcr/attachments/20090813/c39fb91a/attachment.jpe The approach around the S face of Snowpatch via the Snowpatch Pigeon col looks like the way to go..... http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/mcr/attachments/20090813/c39fb91a/attachment-0001.jpe

I'd be surprised if you couldn't find water between the memorial and the start of the route, either from a melting remnant snowpatch or from runoff further up.

More pics North ridge with Tantalus in the clouds Sean on lead approaching summit

nice work fellas

Sick yo that hogan dude is hella badasssssss

Sorry for the drift - why don't you look into Crossfit? I know some people who've seen big gains from the program. As far as i know there are two crossfit gyms in van - one d/t and the other near Clark. Worth looking into if you want to tear shit up.

G-spotter, what's it like dodging bullets out there in gangland? I heard that the Bacon Brothers have taken control of Pick-a-Part, Dinoland, and the Tim Horton's on Vedder rd. That's some 'wack shit yo

In summary, Americans should not visit Canada because it is like a third-world socialist country whose citizens say 'eh' a lot, like beer, and grow the dank chronic. You're likely to get better health care service in Haiti or Rwanda. If you come to Canada you could DIE!!! Stay home - leave Canada to the savages.

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But doesn't Bill Gates own a majority share of Apple? I understand that if his family had Apple products it would appear that he endorses them, but he owns everything!!

thanks for links fettster

Nice work fellas! After seeing you at the Rambles we climbed Isadorth - it was in decent shape but no harder than 2+. The previous day we climbed the lower half of Belmore Gully, which didn't exceed grade 2 in difficulty. We walked off on climber's right. Upper pitches looked adventurous, fat, and steeper. My partner, who had only climbed ice twice before this weekend, swapped leads with me while climbing in flexible leather hiking boots and strap-on, hinged, Salewa 10 point glacier crampons. I am amazed not only by the size of his cajones but by what he was able to do with non-technical gear. As mentioned on westcoastice.com, approach is currently easy to both Belmore and Isadorth - park directly across from them on the hwy and cross Cayoosh creek using snow/ice bridges.

haha you are a perv Dru. How can you take this thread to 'that' place? Deeply twisted......

Looking for partner(s) to climb ice in the Pemberton/Duffy/Lillooet area this weekend. Have car and will be leaving from Vancouver. Send me a PM.

Scarpa Spirit sz 31 at MEC. Not sure but if you're lucky the inner boot size options may be 31 and 31.5... edit: BTW, I wear sz 48 Scarpa mountaineering boots and was sized for a sz 29 AT boot during a boot fitting session. So maybe you can squeeze into a 31 and be comfortable after head molding.