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Without getting into it... Believe me, I tried. Fuck skis. This is generally my mindset.. and I do generally buy, pretty much, "the best," when I commit to something. So I'm not gonna skimp on the bindings or skins.. but it seems to me that the board itself just matter that much, so long's it's light and you can ride it well. I've been renting Mountain Shop's women's 160ish Voile/Sparks setup, and I love it. I wish it was lighter, but it could be about as light as splitboards get, for all I know. My old Sims seems a little lighter Primary boots are Phantom Guides, this season

Howdy I'm finally serious about going the splitboard route. Serious as I am, I'm NOT a serious snowboarder.. this will be a vehicle for climbing only. Fast and easy up, fast and easy down.. So I want it as cheap and light as I can get. Bindings are obviously gonna be the hardest thing to go "cheap" on, if I want light.. so I've pretty much already resigned myself to the fact that I'll be spending $250-350 on those, used.. plus another $160 probably for some new G3s I've been seeing on sale lately.. the Voile DIY kit is $160. That's putting me at mid 600s without the board, I DON'T want to double that by buying an actual splitboard. In fact, I want to hold the cost RIGHT THERE by using my old ass Sims 152 "mermaid" snowboard. If you're early 30s and grew up local, you remember the board I speak of.. So... two questions - Firstly... Being 5'8" and not much of a snowboarder to begin with, how is that length for my intended purpose? Would shorter or longer be better? How much better? Secondly... How much has technology changed since the old Sims boards of the mid-90s? Will I potentially regret cutting skins to fit this board that I will eventually throw in a dumpster in a fit of frustrated rage, or will a climber/not-really-snowboarder like me know or care much about the difference? Thanks, -Ben

Interesting... I wonder how much this ad tells us about the collective mindset of the era

Sportivas KILL my pinky toe, Scarpas do not.

I took the cat track to Silcox, then went straight up the middle o' Palmer. I think I probably lost it about 500' up from Silcox.

Somewhere between Silcox and 9,000' on the south side of Hood last weekend.. anyone pick it up? Stupid liners are $45

If it's sink in to my dick or walk on a skin track, I walk on that mufuckin skin track.

I take a short, fixed bladed skeletonized knife.. I think it's a Buck. Cheap, like $25 or something at bimart. Weighs nothing, cheap enough to lose without caring, use only for food or emergency sling/cord chopping, so it stays sharp.. But will function as a tool pick bolt tightener or screw-driver in a pinch. I used to take a leatherman, then a basic Swiss army, then just the blade- never used all the other tools, and it was just unnecessary weight.

This TR calls for yellowing and slightly out-of-focus pictures of dudes with bright primary colored gaiters and frosty mountain-man beards.

Took floatation... Was a great day till I ditched the splitboard and started slogging up toward the headwall. I fought maybe 150' of snow for over an hour and a half. I'm half surprised I didn't just sink all the way through to bedrock. Bailed. No one summited that mountain today.

What it is Anybody wanna run up something steep with me tonight? Fast n light... No gear, just tools and enthusiasm. Start after midnight- I gotta work all day and party till midnight with my boys.. Then head out and hope to be moving up by 2:30 or 3 at the latest Reid, DKH, maybe West Gable on iRock? Short approach FTW. 503-707-zero145 -Ben

Howdy Just looking for some beta on the waterfalls dropping down into the Nisqually canyon. Was up there for the Kautz last summer and couldn't help but notice there seems to be an abundance of potential ice lines... Is there as much ice climbing potential in there as it seemed? Thanks -Ben

You'll need years of therapy

Underwear and a headlamp from the As Seen On TV store

Howdy Who uses skiboards in an AT setup for climbing? What are you using, and what do you think about it? Thanks -Ben

I know weather looks shittay, but I think it'll be OK for the routes I'm looking to do. Reid Glacier Headwall, full headwall version, is first choice, Devils Kitchen Headwall as consession if conditions keep us from getting over there. Will be very cold and windy, but wind will be straight out of the west, after blowing hard out of the southwest for the last week. Soong as we stay off north and east aspects, I think snow will be bomber all the way up and down. If you have never climbed with a stiff wind in your back, it's actually pretty pleasant- almost feels like it takes 10lbs off your back. If not, we fight up into the crater and knock out DKH, full headwall variation.. Will be completely windless once inside the couloir, and should be great ice all the way up. I'd prefer to simul-solo as much as possible, up to all of it, but I can bring a Serenity and a handful of screws if you'd rather belay through the steps. But please at least be comfortable (or just willing!) to simul-solo 95% of he climb. Shoot me a text! 5037070145 -Ben

This is what I've done in the past, but they don't last very long before the shell layer peels off the membrane.. Just want a good permanent fix for these brand spanking new pants eta - plus, the rip is right next to a seam, and the patches seem to peel off even faster, on seams and folds and things

Membrane is fine. I ripped it.. totally my bad

Rab... I talked to them, and they said I'd need to ship it to their authorized repair shop in Seattle. I just don't want to ship it... would rather walk in some place, have 'em weld a patch on, and walk right back out

Howdy Anybody recommend a Portland Metro area shop for waterproof/breathable membrane repair? Thanks -Ben

I actually did this today, and almost immediately located leaks... so I guess that answers that.

I decided to invest in a pair of ice climbing gloves. I'd read that the Mt Hardwear Hydra EXTs were completely waterproof, highly dexterous, and decently warm for their super light weight and dexterity. Well they soaked through completely in probably less than an hour in high 20s and stretched out so much that they flopped around on my now-frozen fingers. And barely any of the moisture was sweat- that was almost all melt coming in from the outside. WTF? Completely fail. Defective? Did I somehow misuse them? Am I somehow failing to understand their purpose? What's a glove that does what I need that won't fail me?

Is that from rubbing on the inside of your pant leg, or did you have your pants bloused?

Either left them in the day lodge next to the climber's hut, or in the parking lot (and probably ran them over when I backed out). Women's Ultralite Titanium, powder blue with flowers (hell yea, brah), pow baskets, and two blaze-orange tape rings. Beers for good deeds

Starting to think about keeping the Extreme, buying the Guide, and thinking about a Baruntse or Spantik if these BC climbs come to fruition.. I figure the Extremes will still be warm enough for all of my day assaults on Hood, probably most or all of the lower elevation stuff I hope to tick this year, and the Guides should cover my bases on the big volcanoes. Sound?