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Sounds like a great day out. I hope to make it up to the park next month! Nice TR.

Wow. Thanks Dane. That was over-the-top helpful. Plus the link for cheap gear??! Thanks for the help!

Looking for some feedback from some LaSportiva users out there... I use the Spantik for up north and when it gets real cold, but I'm trying to find a boot to use on water ice (most of the time) and trips into the 'pine. I'd like to avoid having three boots (ie, spantik for AK, batura for alpine, and extreme for ice/mixed). I also have circulation issues. It seems like the Batura is the hybrid I'm looking for. Any experience? Can they handle ice/mixed? How do they walk?

Rockered skis are for the soft, period. Pow, cut-up, and crud. Any ski that is made at one extreme is not going to be great out of its comfort zone. Would you take a slalom race ski in the crud? I think the answer will be they won't perform well. BUT a rockered ski is totally worth the sacrifice in my opinion. If you have an all-around set of boards adding a rocker would be sweet quiver addition. A good ski with moderate rocker would be the Salomon Rocker or Czar. They only have rocker in the tip which would help your concern with versatility. Go for it. And rockered skis always ski short, so go big!

I'm just starting to get into ice climbing and looking for a partner this winter. I have a flexible schedule, dictated mostly by when it snows (skiing comes first). It would be cool to get out on the rock a couple times before the winter. Should be great fall granite weather coming up. My friend and I are also training for an Alaska Range trip again this year and will be doing a fair amount of alpine. Probably a winter Rainier (prolly Gib Ledges) and a spring Liberty Ridge. Let me know!

Just got the pack, and the hipbelt removal is no problem. I've only used it trad cragging so far, but it's been great. I'm glad I got the heavier fabric. Should hold up. Thanks again

Thanks for the advice! I think those sound like a great fit. Maybe we'll do two day trips...

Great photos. You have a great eye for it. How is the guide's wall? I'm planning a Teton trip this weekend and taking some less experienced climbers... Any route suggestions?

Jealous, stuck at work. Great work. Pingora is on the ticklist for this summer...

I really feel it's worth it to buy the best camera based on image quality. If that's the case, the FufiFilm FinePix f50d is my choice. I use mine a tiny sea-to-summit water sealed bag and it's perfect. I don't see too many oportunites to use a camera underwater in the mountains. So I'd rather get a great camera and not drop it in a lake. Getting a lesser camera because of a "shock-proof" feathre isn't a trade off I'm interested in. I shoot semi-professionally and would recommend taking a look at a dpreview.com. A great in depth digital review site.

I was totally sold, until I saw a 40L Anarchist for cheap in the yard sale... Damn.

That's what I'm leaning toward. Seems like the best compromise between a ski pack and climbing pack...

Anyone have any experience on the North Side in the winter? We did our first winter trip this year on Gib Ledges. Looking to climb some ice next year. I know it's outta season, but thought I'd see if anyone has any experience... Approach? Conditions? Really bad idea??

So I'm shopping for a new 40ish L climbing pack. It's gonna see a lot of ski time though. Anybody with experience using BD packs in this size? Choosing between: Speed Sphynx Quantum Anarchist

Took a 20 footer on a 9+ (i hate +'s) in Ferguson Canyon in SLC. Ran out the top section of a weird face climb with hand cracks trying to get to a fixed pin. Pitched off backward with draw in hand. #1 camalot. Still have it. Bent stem an' all. Anything with a plus is officially a sandbag. Especially around Little Cottonwood.