Alpinisto

PM sent on several books.

PM sent on avy beacon.

PM sent on avy beacon.

Seconded...

PM sent on Chaos jacket.

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PM sent on Compressor pants.

Not sure they could make a buckle system that's as lightweight as a set of laces. While the buckles would likely make for a more secure and stable fit, the added weight and bulk of the buckles is probably a deal-killer with the light-is-right crowd.

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Interested in the Mammut gloves if the deal falls through.

I have no dog in this hunt, but somebody please buy that WT Belay Parka -- that thing is a steal for what Chris is asking for it! I love mine and can't justify buying another as a "backup", as I've got too many friggin' jackets already, otherwise, I'd be all over it myself.

PM'd re: Alpinists.

Keep an eye on Steep and Cheap. They had the Windshirts for sale within the last week or so -- I'd bet they'll be back sometime soon.

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^^^This iz korrekt. ^^^Also korrekt. The flat section at the top of the Petzl clipper makes it easy to rest a screw or two there while you're digging for the proper length one underneath. Brilliant design.

Dibs on the yellow Master Cam.

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E-mail send on the 8,000M peaks book.

E-mail sent re: A17-A19.

Jon, check your PMs.

E-mail sent about several items.

Why don't you just buy another Nano and simply take it to a tailor and have them slim down the torso?

"I want to go to there!"

Um...wouldn't that be called the 45L? +5 (or whatever we're up to) for Graham and CiloGear. I loves my 30L, 60L and 75L.

"Americans can always be counted on to do the right thing...after they have exhausted all other possibilities." -- Winston Churchill The Marlboro Man..."Live Free or Die"...the (rapidly disappearing) belief in upward socio-economic mobilty...these staples of 'Murkin culture, along with many, many others, highlight the fact that we as a nation don't have the social responsibility/oblgation genes that they do in ,say, Europe. A lot of this is likely rooted in our frontier mentality, an understandable position to have given that we were blessed with the massive amount of acreage our country enjoys. ("Huge...tracts of land." ) As noted above, they don't have this in Europe, and haven't for centuries, which is why they are decades ahead of us in some areas of environmental stewardship/protection. This doesn't mean they're better or we're worse...we're just at different places in our "wilderness history" and our respective views and legislation reflect this. The argument of limiting access vs. building infrastructure to manage increased visitation is a classic one, and there is no right or wrong answer, IMO. In some areas, due to geographic and/or demographic reasons, one solution may be preferrable over the other. (See the comments about the Whites vs. MRNP in the posts above.) Coming from the position that one solution is the right answer everywhere and for all time is misguided. As Dane notes, this is good discussion to be having, and the measured, civilized tone in which it is occurring here on CC is refreshing. Keep at it, boys!