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Lee sides are gonna be super loaded after today's dumping and three days of scouring west wind

Actually, no.. no, later does not look better. Hmm... hmm... hmm

Sounds like you've got the situation sized up about right, bro... I'm probably gonna call this one off. I'm pretty sure I still have all my sick time for the year, and the forecast is looking hella better this next week. :-0

Howdy Who's been up this week? How's the snow? Gonna be making a trek up around the east side of the mountain and wondering if I should bring the split or leave it in the closet Thanks -Ben

dibs on the cyborgs if he falls through

BUMP.. updated with new intel

The poor battery life and inconvenience of having a GPS bulging one of the few pockets one generally has available in climbing clothing make this impractical. I also don't trust GPS altimeters as much as a solid baro-alti watch.

I carried a multi tool for a while, but they're fappin heavy and I never used anything but the blade.. so I switched to a regular cadet size swiss army, and discoverd they're very easily dropped and lost, and are also heavy.. so I just stuck to my Benchmade 9050 AFO.... but you know what? It's also heavy, but worse, really expensive. So I started looking for a really cheap, simple, lightweight knife, and settled on a $20 BiMart special - Paklite Caper Super light, easy to hang on to, fixed in a nice light sheath I stick on my pack hip belt. If I drop it, I'm only out $20. I also like that I can get it out and cut with one hand.

Let me know if the Phantom falls through..

I've had both.. I don't think either are any better in low light. That's what the light function is for

Howdy What have you been sticking on your young alpinists' feet? Thanks, -Ben

Holla... 503-707-0145 I'll be passing througthe Beaverton side of Portland in like 30 mins, if you're local.

It's cheap for a reason. What's their warranty look like? Only experience I have with their down jackets was a nice light 800 fill jacket I got the wife- the zipper broke about the second week, then a seam opened up and it started leaking. I never did take it back and see what they'd do to make it right, so I can't be too critical.

What is this Pencil thy speaketh of?

I was actually totally on board

Good condition Thanks -Ben ETA - Looks like I'm actually a full blown 28 in the TLTs... updated.

Lol @ "They are heavy"...yes, compared to leaving the large gear at home and looking for a smaller placement, they are heavy. Compared with carrying double #4 and double #5 camalots they are good value for the weight. I agree with your advice overall though. Best bet is to just take less gear. Chose climbs within your ability so you don't need to sew it up and can climb through to those smaller placements. Much more enjoyable that way. I don't remember what the exact weights were (5 minutes googling would drag up results), but UL Powcams weigh about the same as BD Hexentrics. Some Hexes actually weigh slightly more than their UL size counterpart. People call BS when I say that... great way to wager for free beers.

Did you upgrade?

I switched to all Metolius UL Powcams and TCUs, got rid of doubles except for a couple small-medium pieces, switched to 23s for racking beaners, Photons and Contact Runners for draws, went from an Adjuma to a CAMP Blitz, grabbed a 60m Serenity from Bluewater twins, switched to Titan for anchor cord.. I bought a hex set before discovering that they're not actually any weight-savings over UL Powercams- Metolius cams are freaken light. I'm gonna forsake my Reverso for a Mega Jul if I can get my hands on one. I didn't weigh my before rack, so I have no quantifiable weight savings.. But it's definitely a LOT lighter. Then I tore my rotator cuff in a splitboard accident... so's gonna be a while before all this shiny new gear gets broken in.

The only place anywhere near Portland with any snow is, in fact, Mount Hood.. The Timberline Lodge parking lot is where many tens of thousands of aspirant mountain climbers have learned to self-arrest and dig snow graves and such.. just cruise on up and have at it.

Howdy Lookin' for a pair of Spantiks for the wife, size 38. Good condition, por favor. Thanks! -Ben

No buddy? Seems to me I remember someone selling a 90 recently on this or another climbing board, but didnt find it.. Anybody see that?

I never knew you couldn't link ebay... I've certainly linked plenty of eBay auctions, and so have many others. This must be one of those long-since forgotten rules that's never been enforced (last post in this thread was '08)... until now.

Need any ice screws?

Did you stick them upright in the snow, or leave them behind a rock on their sides?? And what colors? I see skis stuck in the snow all the time, but I don't go inspect them- assuming they've only been there a few hours, and will be gone again in a few more.