toddtsuyoshi

found it... pm sent!

i've been using an assault 2 since the beginning of summer and have slept in conditions ranging from hot and dry to super saturated cold air and strong winds. in the past i've always used a bd firstlight but decided to try something different this time. condensation does its thing just like any other single wall tent. i find the condensation to be equivalent to a bd firstlight (as in if the air is saturated, you're going to get condensation on the inside of the tent). one thing that i have appreciated about the assault is having guyout points on the sides of the tent. when used on a small ledge these don't help much, but when pitched on a bigger platform, the guyout points adds substantial room inside the tent and much stability in the wind. the price of the assault surprised me, so when i bought it i expected to open the package to unveil a piece of junk. not true. the fact that it includes a vestibule is a sweet deal. in the end however, i feel like i could make argument for the firstlight as well. i have been extremely happy with both tents (assault and new and old firstlight) knowing full well that i was going to have to deal with condensation at some point.

we skied in "breezy" conditions.

i got your rack... glad to know you left it there as there was a backpack at the bottom, a rack on top and some rope draped off part of the north ridge. i was a little worried something happened to someone up there. still a little confused about the backpack and rope! i live in north seattle. how should we go about getting your gear back to you?

doesn't happen to be the scarpa technos in size 42 i posted about earlier?

don't worry, tomorrow night we'll get back to normal weather... rain.

I spent friday climbing at index and just realized that i have no clue where my rock shoes are. I'm thinking that they might have fallen out of the trunk as we packed up... anyway, if anyone's seen them please let me know and I'll pick them up from wherever!

16's would be just fine... the ice is fat up there right now!

you mean scary as hell climbing below the rap wall.

I'm looking to let go of my wild things andinista... It's in great condition as I've only used it 5-6 times and there are no wear marks or holes. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/897363/Wild_Things_Andinista_and_Spee#Post897363

i completely agree that we need to watch the crap we leave around in the mountains. it's our responsibility to keep them clean, and maybe this does mean not rapping in the middle of aasgard pass! but i'll be the last to judge colin as he is an excellent climber. i'll also be the first to admit that i've done stupid or unnecessary things too! i'm human, just like everyone else on this site. we all need to go though a process of learning. two years ago i wouldn't have thought twice about leaving "another" sling at a rap station without cleaning some old ones. now, i'd never leave a new sling without cleaning most, if not all, the old ones. colin has been rock climbing for about 5 years, but this is the first year he has really gotten into alpine rock. he is learning much faster than most and i commend him for that!

ah, i do remember colin mentioning the rope... he tried to retrieve it after his rappel but said it wasn't going anywhere. as a matter of fact, i'm almost positive i remember colin mentioning that the rappel was an easy option BECAUSE there was already a bunch of slings there! good times at aasgard pass! o yeah, now there are 4 slings since colin backed it up...

I'm also one of the three from seattle who was climbing serpentine that day. Here is the other one of us... rappelling down the cliff in the middle of aasgard pass HAHA! and, it was great fun climbing with you and salz!