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i just bought the marmot precip pants, otherwise i'd take you up on your offer DPS. anyone know anything about the mammut mamook gtx boots? im thinking about getting a used pair from whittaker mountaineering but im a little hesitant since they're used. i'm wondering if they'll smell, be worn out. i emailed them and they said they were part of the rental fleet for a few months. what do yall think

i am looking for a pair of hardshell pants. i need a 30 inch inseam and am having a hard time finding the right kind. i'm going to be climbing the eldorado peak and adams in june so i have a little time. i can get 40% of mountain hardwear, patagonia, the north face and possibly arcteryx. ill get the beta ar pants if i can but if not what would yall recommend?

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$225

Brand new pair of scarpa omegas with tags still on them and original box. I got them from another cc member but they didnt fit me properly. Asking $250

deal goes off tomorrow. any suggestions?

i'm looking for some gloves and found the black diamond soloist for $80. are these good gloves or should i look at something else? i don't want really bulky gloves but i want them to be warm and have good dexterity as well. any recommendations would be appreciated

i understand what yall are saying about the boots. i do plan on doing a lot of mountaineering and def plan on taking a trip to alaska not too far down the road so i would like to go with a boot that will work for everything. with that being said is it still a bad idea to go with a double plastic boot? if i could get a pair of scarpa omegas for around 250 would it make it not as bad of an idea haha?

Thanks for all the info and advice. I'm going to get a pair of boots and the two I'm looking at are Scarpa Inverno and the Omega. Any other suggestions. I know some will tell me those are overkill, but I plan on doing higher elevation climbs eventually and climbing during late winter/early spring and I really don't have the money to spend on two pairs of boots. Also, will the Arcteryx bora 80 pack I have work for most climbs or should I look for a lighter pack as well?

Thanks for all the great advice and info. I really appreciate it. Sorry to hear that Daniel. I hope you get to feeling better. I just recently found out I had a tumor on a nerve in my knee and things weren't looking so good but turned out ok. I hope things turn around for you

I spoke with Alpine Ascents and they said 250 a day for private guide which I didn't think was too bad. They also said it would take three days for Mt. Baker, and the pack weight would be around 65lbs. I was kind of wanting to do a lighter climb. I guess I'm just being picky now. So does Mt. Adams have glacier travel or is more just like hiking up steep snow slopes? Do you really think my friend and I would be able to do it and if so how many days for the climb? Is it easy to navigate? If someone could send me a pm with more details on what I need for Mt. Adams that would be great. Just bought a petzl cosmitec ice axe and I have an arcteryx bora 80 pack and north face 20 degree bag. While I'm at it with all the info requests, any good climber want to take two people up haha. Sorry for the long post but I would prefer not to die my first trip out. Thanks, Hewitt

I am new to mountaineering so I really need some help. A friend and I were looking at using guides to climb Mt. Baker. Is this smart for fist timers or are we biting off more than we can chew? We live in Mississippi so before we travel to Washington we really want to make sure we have everything in order. We plan to do this frequently so we are getting a little bit of gear as we go along and plan to rent the rest for now. Any advice on times to climb and best beginner place would be great. Would it be bad to find a local to guide us up Mt. Baker or do people even do that? We are both broke ass college students so the guides like Alpine Ascents and RMI will probably break the bank. I would really appreciate the advice. Thanks, Hewitt