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dude if you have the reactor WHY are you looking at the jetboil. jetboil sucks for climbing. they dont work in the cold. the one i had (returned to rei) failed in the wind at 10kft on shasta last spring. its great for fairweather stuff, but completely unreliable and frankly dangerous for the cold/wind. if my buddy didnt have a whisperlite we would have been in trouble. the reactor is the SHIT

I have a new pair of Nepal Evos and some plastic Koflachs Degrees i got off ebay for like 120. Obviously the Evos are way lighter and more manuverable and the plastics feel a big sloppy, but I'm not sure about how warm the evos are as I've never had them out in winter. I know the plastics are super warm (though you sacrifice a bit of precision). what do you guys think? which would you take up winter alpine and snow climbs in cali? specifially shasta and palisade climbs. thanx

yeah its so i can get one placement then stack tools and pull up

those are beautiful! did you varnish the handles?

ive seen a big bro placed onces, ill tell you, i wouldnt want to fall on one. id rather fall on a cam any day

What is that monster cam??

ok pics fixed. i paid 200 (which i thought was a lot, but i like the way it looks)

holy shit. now THATS a rack!

the pack hanging up i just got for the winter, its brand new, so is the tool with the adze. i dont know what to say i paid a lot of money for this shit. i try to take care of it

i just uploaded them to photobucket. i dont know how to make them smaller. if anyone knows id sure appreciate the help

I followed the "so you want to sharpen your tools" article and this is what i came up with. I screwed up a little bit, but overall i'd say decent.

Mine is a disaster. Its getting cleaned tomorrow, then i will post an "after" pic.

Seller told me it was from turn of the century and he got it from an antique shop in Switzerland. He said it was a military man's axe, "AZ" bearing his initials. Can anyone who knows more than me confirm the age/authenticity? It looks like the original sling material on it. Makes a great conversation piece in my office!

yes normal east face route

i bought a Western Mountaineering -10 Lynx in the Microfiber XP

I'm heading up towards the end of Nov. I've been up there in late fall, but not winter. Anyone whos climbed it in winter before: what can I expect in terms of snow level/temp/conditions. Also what kind of pro did you take. thanks

Bags are $25 but have a lot of stems, seeds and shake in them at that price. ps, I think Feather Friends or Western Mountaineering bags are the way to go. Much higher quality down. not my bags bro. haha. we don't do seeds and sticks in norcal. I just picked this up for 545 shipped in long WM Lynx

Ive got a Marmot Pinnacle 15Deg bag I use for backpacking and non-winter mountaineering, but I'm planning on doing a few 14ers this winter and I think a warmer bag would be needed and I'm looking for advice. I'm considering getting a below zero rated bag like the Western Mountaineering Puma -25 or the Feathered Friends equivalent, but I'm wondering also if a 0 Degree bag like the Western Mountaineering Kodiak might be sufficient. I don't want to have to buy another bag if I decide to do a bigger mountain some day. Advice?

I have a ACR Terrafix 406. Call REI's 800 number and see if they have any more. I got mine on clearance 2 months ago for 400 bucks. They're not on the website, but REI may still have some in the wearhouse. Whatever you do, don't get a Spot--those things are worthless shit

lol, dont buy a bibler. im 6'2 and my head and feet touch the ends of my eldorado. the ahwahnee might fit you?

black diamond flick locks. period.

i saw some guy with that cold cold world pack through hiking the pct when i was up in tahoe a few weeks ago. had never seen anything like it. now i know what it is

the last time i bivy sacked it in this 15 deg bag i woke up with the footbox soaking wet too..... not a problem for one night trips, but for multi-day makes me a bit leery

surefires are great