offroadfanatic

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Old style. Included is some sweet hose clamps to keep those android leashes in place and some road bike tube sections to protect that carbon fiber! WOOT! Anyone? All reasonable offers considered.

The view was incredible. You could almost pick out the Hogsback on Hood from the summit. Just an incredibly lucky break in the weather!

Trip: South Sister Winter Ascent - Cheating - South Side Regular Route Date: 1/27/2011 Trip Report: Left the car (parked at Dutchman Flat - Check overnight parking regulations beforehand) about noon Wednesday and snowshoe traveled for about half an hour. Got picked up by some snowmachinists who took us to the Devils Lake Trailhead. Snowshoed up to about 7200' and set up camp. Gorgeous clear night with light winds. Left the Camp at about 7:30 am to a hard crusty snow with just crampons on. (Took us a while to figure out the crampon situation as the crampons my partner had didn't fit his boots ) Crater ramp and about last 2000' of ascent was about 2" of snow above solid ice. Winds around 20mph. Summit at 11:30 am. Descend, took down camp reached the Devils lake TH at about 4:30. Caught a ride out after about an hours of snowshoeing back to the snow parking lot. Perfect conditions. Earlier start would've lended to a more stable descent. Lot's of snow balling underfoot. Un-roped travel was a bit sketchy at times due to that, but all manageable. Good trip. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=274714&id=500083502&l=b9900003ee Photos there. (I always have trouble with uploading photos. Sorry) I'll try to upload some when I get back to Cinci. Gear Notes: Snowshoes Crampons Mountaineerng Ice Axe (If you fly out from Cinci and only bring your AT boots, rent mountaineering boots instead of using them with snowshoes Approach Notes: Snow machines. Put your thumb out. They tend to stop. Nice. Edit: Added Parking Area

Just summited last Thursday. Caught a ride in. and a ride out on a snowmobile. (cut HOURS off the trip) Went on snowshoes. Conditions were great. Quite icy. Would've rather been on Skis but snowshoeing was great. Camped about about 7200' Took four hours to summit. About 2" of snow above hard ice for the last 2000 feet. Four hours to summit from 7200'. About 4 hours from the summit and to pack up camp all the way back to the road. (Butt glissading helped) TR and photos to come.

Gotta be some sort of ice up there now with the recent precipitation. Might be a perfect time for NF Routes.

Received the axes today! Thanks for the fast shipping! Everything is GREAT! Pleasure dealing with you! How about that photo on Figure four? The one winning? What is that Ten Gallon Buckets? One of the most climbed routes at Smith?

Man! Wish I had an extra $350. Or I'd be all over those Phantom Guides. Sick boots. Scarpas fit so well.

PM'd on the Cobras

What you want for the tools?

Got any pics?

what he said.

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If Paul doesn't take em' I will.

what year are these?

I love the climbing out there! So much climbing so little time. solar slabs is a classic! The "walk off" the top was about the worst walk ever. Better to rap off. Takes less time. Pics bring back good memories! Good report.

I also have the 350. I couldn't wear the 320 because the leg loops were too small and the fit was weird. I've got big thighs and a small waist. I also use it for everything. Super low profile. Super light. Seems very durable. As or more comfortable as any harness I've ever sat in.

sweet photo man. Like the TR. Short and concise.

Any new grads who can't find a freakin job? Graduated in June 09 with a Mechanical engineering degree and about 40K in debt, and an awesome resume. I've applied for about 100 jobs and not even a callback. Student loans are due and I can't pay em'. Starting to e-bay the gear. Stupid economy. Maybe I'll just try out at RMI this winter.

Hogsback is the right. If you follow that up and to the right you'll come to Pearly Gates. Everyone on the left there is heading up the Old Mazamas Chute. Which is a non-technical route. The first coloiur after cutting left from the Hogsback is 2'O Clock Coloiur.

I've had good luck with Cincular. Now AT&T. With reception on Half Dome in Yosemite and on the top of Mt. Hood. FYI.

Sweet shots man! What are you shooting with?? Yes! AT Setups are SWEET! Good for going up in the soft snow too! WAY better for going down than your butt! Yes! Alpine starts = good idea for Hood. I can't believe how much snow there is compared to last year! Awesome!

Had my First Ascent XV Jacket in a four day trip to the Tetons two weeks ago. Freakin' loved it. Such a nice bit to have after my down sleeping bag got so wet it wasn't lofting much anymore, and to wear it while melting snow and cooking. At 32 oz it was worth the weight. Didn't absorb ANY water. Seems like everything got wet but the shell on the XV jacket was surprisingly weather and water resistant. Used it as a pillow and even when water from melted snow had puddled up the jacket always lofted up.

I just picked up the Igniter pants. Both the Compressor and the Igniter are 100g primaloft insulation so VERY similar. I was sitting in snow for a few hours and didn't get any noticeable water though the shells. The Compressors are full zip, and the Igniters are 7/8 zip, which makes them a pain to put on with crampons on. So I would say YES. Quite comparable to the compressor pant. Almost exactly the same thing except for the side zips.

My vote is for the Cilogear. Go pick it up if you can in Portland. Hang out, talk to Graham. I thought it was really cool to walk in and have a tour of the MFG facilities and see some of the older versions of the packs and just talk gear for a while. I got a 60L Worksack and I love it. carries really well. Quality is top notch. Just a pack I love putting on every time I do. I've mostly used it cragging but I'll be using it next week in the Tetons and plan to write up a full review on the pack for alpine.