Dave7

thanks for the stoke!

Matt - Thanks for the andy kirkpatrick heads up, looks like his website has a vast wealth of knowledge.

There is really no excuse for that type of behavior. As a civil servant your held to a higher standard of professionalism. These mistakes and errors in judgement by these police officer can lead to worse problems down the road. Hopefully SPD nips this type of behavior in the bud and takes corrective steps to better train their officers.

thanks everyone for their input, looking forward to testing it out soon. The silent partner looks sweet. Wish it wasn't so expensive.

http://climbinglife.com/rock-leading-and-rappelling-systems-advanced/how-to-solo-aid-climb-13-34.html Anyone use this system? Anyone have any advice to make this system more efficient?

saw this on mountain post, figured I would share the love. "e-OMC.com has a 25% off NON-SALE items through 21 Dec. code: OMCGEAR2011" cheers

you mean you don't store your gear in a ridiculous mess like him??

it is awesome.

ascenders +1

Hilarious and awesome.

great write-up, i wish i could have been up there!

Looks like a fun climb! Good job guys

Good Luck Mark!

ill take the tcus if they are still available

+1 NWAlpine Hoody. Picked one up this year and love it.

+1

Neat!

i may be mistaken, but I thought I saw some totems on sale on Mountain project. I hope you get them back.

NICE!!

IMO I usually rock just a base layer and softshell for that temperature range. I try to avoid climbing or doing anything in my hardshell if at all possible.

do you have pictures?

I am thankful for your share!

Thanks for the share...Impressive self rescue...hope he has a quick recovery!

thank you for sharing your experiences! Good luck and best wishes!!!!

I bought La Sportiva Spantiks last year and they have been great for cold weather. I have used them all over the cascades during the winter. Plenty warm and they climb well for me. There have been reported issues with the lacing system, however I haven't had any issues. The bigger downer is the price point. Hopefully some sales may pop up soon? I got a good deal on brand new ones last holiday season (about 40%). IMO these boots are awesome for cold weather climbing. I think Dane Burns blog has an in depth review on them.