Maine-iac

I have the Stretch Latitude and I really like it. It has yet to allow water all of the way through even though its primary use was as a rain jacket. I found that it breathed quite well, mind you I tend to sweat a tad less than some, if I got hot skinning I would just unzip it all the way. The pit zips are nice, although as with most zips they don't actually do a whole lot. The hood fits a helmet great, but because of that, not very well if you don't have on a helmet. So far the only annoying thing I have come across was I got a grain or two of sand stuck in the bottom part of the zipper, so I couldn't actually get the jacket zipped up. It was a mad rush to get the sand out before the rain hit, because I could see it coming! Overall I suppose it was worth the 300 I spent.

Once the first few big storms blow through that area come winter time, won't that bring down many of the problematic snags that the FS are worried about? This link was on the FS page and it lists the areas/trails closed. Maybe come winter the FS will have a different position on access, in terms of human powered, to that area. That burn zone is going to be some sweet skiing once they open it up!

Source? Err.... The FDA. Also think back to when this issue first came around; what just came out? Sigg. Also, if BPA did do anything bad, you would already be screwed so stopping use wouldn't actually help any.

DAMN Hugh! Those things are sick!

Get a pair of LINE skis. www.lineskis.com I just got the Prophet 100s after ridding a pair of Prophet 80s for a number of years. But out of those you listed, personally I would get the BDs; mind you I have never ridden any of them. I have a few friends who have the kilowatts and they love them, so it looks like the verdict is just a little bigger.

I just got the new LINE Prophet 100s in the mail today, and a tele setup for my old Prophets! Tis going to be a good winter.

Click and watch It is ludicrous to have courts playing with somebody's life like this. First he is convicted, then with two hours to go they suspend the execution. The witnesses are coming out and saying he did not do it and that they lied. This case just shows that we are still a racist country (at least in the south). It is just like the eye of blind justice, whatever that means. Shit is slowly but surely hitting the fan. The world is corrupted, and we have some knuckle-head person from who-knows-where trying to get elected. If I was religious, this is how I would interpret things.... just my 2cents

If you do get the Explores, spend the extra and get the breaks for them. Their leashes suck. The Velcro is shitty, they are not quite long enough, they suck. Also if I get caught in an avy (knock on wood I don't) but I don't really want my skis flying around behind me as I get sucked into that vortex.

If I can find a decent weather window, a ride up there, and probably a partner; A winter climb of Rainier is #1 on my list. Say you get up to Muir and it is just dumping and shitty, well then you get face shots all the way back to your car. If things are good, you get a ski off the summit.... What's not to like?

What are the predictions for this coming winter? From what I have heard we are in a second year La Nina, and it should be similar to what we all rocked last winter! What have other people heard?

We were on the correct ridge of S. Sister. We popped up no more than 20 yards away from the true summit, when we crested the summit cone. The thing that made that ridge hard was that the sun had set by the time we were halfway up it. As for the starting time, maybe an hour or so earlier... but also one group member had never climbed any of the Sisters, and the other two group members had only done South. Here is a link to photos, since I can never figure out how to actually put them in a TR on this site. http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2184111&l=ee76b&id=11519689

Really what the hell are people thinking. The life expectancy in the US is 77, and this bloke is 72. The guy has malignant melanoma, and apparently his brain is going because he could not remember how many houses he has. That and all of the other stressors involved with destroying humanity means that statistically he is going to die very very soon. As for that women... she should just drive her ATV off a cliff. Sometimes I wish people would pull their thumbs, or heads in the case of a few people, out of their asses.

One time I went to the State Fair and there was a line for the Ferris Wheel, Imagine that. Fact of the matter is on a busy weekend like labor, day everybody and their dog gets out. Even on normal weekends from what I have seen at Smith all of the classics are taken. I think I went there 6 or 7 times before I ever lead, let alone climbed, one of the "Bucket" routes, which I and a few others consider classics. You just need to spend time up in the gullies or on the backside. But on the plus side, Labor Day is one of the last holidays before the rain/snow comes.... So fresh alpine will be back in!

I have the same question. I have been trying to compare them from many different companies, and none of them say about fill weights. Any thoughts on Patagonia's DAS, or Down parka, or OR's Megaplume?

Come on man..... To be continued?? With that last photo, this could almost be compared to having your partner stop just before you have a big..... joygasm.

F*CK this shit. First person to take the rolling pin out of their asses, I'll vote for. If neither removes the pin then I am moving to Scotland. It is similar to the PNW and has much better whiskey.

From reading the Teton Gravity thread, it seems like the new BD boots have a wide forefoot and a slim heel. Here are some reviews which I found helpful. Garmont boots: http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1024 BD Factor: http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1012

I also saw that Garmont came out with a few new boots, which a few days ago when i looked at their site I had not known about, so I will probably look into those as well. Rotary, what year are you?

Anybody use or seen the new BD boots? I am looking to get a pair of new Alpine/AT boots and just looking at my options. I am also looking at a pair of Garmonts.

Just called Petzl wondering why the Sarken is not in the States, and it was released in Europe in June, and is due to be in the States in september.

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A friend of mine has the task of cutting a brand new Petzl climbing rope (still in packaging) up into 8 foot sections because some bone head bought the wrong one and returned it.

This is awful, kids should not be given the power to wield a weapon like a gun, while unsupervised. A similar thing happened last fall here in Oregon. A guy was riding on the back of a 4-wheeler (he and a friend were driving down a dirt road in the woods) and saw movement in/behind a bush and the guy just randomly fired a shot into the bush. Next thing he knows, a college aged kid falls out into the road. He shot the kid in the neck, severing his spinal column. I don't know whether to say thank god the kid lived or not, but people need to get their fingers off the triggers and put them back up their asses where they are the vast majority of the time.

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Main/57986/Number/777653#Post777653 Way off on the Noob list.... it was in the gear critic. I ended up getting a Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W120; it takes fantastic photos and is very easy to use, but I find it way too fragile for the outdoors. I have to be very aware of where it is all the time to make sure I don't bounce it off rocks. It is now in a tupperware case to protect it.

If you look back through The Noob postings, I asked the same question and got some good responses. It is probably 2-4 pages back, I asked around March.