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Its a great vid!

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Stay strong, mate. This definitely puts some things in perspective for me... I hope your treatments are going as planned and that the best things come from it...

Totally.... AND DENALIDAVE! I survived Denali! Thanks again for the rad overboot deal

Cry about the damage or rejoice at the first-of-many battle scar?

I was on the mountain for 21 days in June-July of this year. I used the REI expedition -20 sleeping bag and I was comfortable throughout the entire climb, from the airstrip to 17,200 camp. I can't recall ever shivering in my bag at night. For a parka I used the First Ascent Peak 15 jacket and found it to be the best combination of warmth, bulk, style, and packability out of any of the other jackets my team mates had. I would recommend a -20 bag as insurance for comfortable sleeping and safety. Hope this helps.

Good thing I climbed Big Mac this year....

Arcteryx Altra 75 is what I use. It's perfect for anything from a short backpacking trip, to a 3 day climb in the cascades all the way up to full on expeditions. It performed wonderfully under the massive loads we were carrying on McKinley. I'm a fan of the side zips to grab stuff that might be buried. I think my next pack will be the Naos 75... Check out Arcteryx stuff. Mainly Altra, Bora, and Naos series. http://arcteryx.com/Product.aspx?EN/Mens/Packs#Over_60L

Poor college student is beginning the working+saving/fundraising/sponsorship journey to climb Cho Oyu in 2013. Anyone want to join?

My neck started hurting while I was training for my McKinley climb.... Climbing Denali with a heavy ass pack/ sled didn't help it at all. I've spent my summer hiking/mountain biking/rock climbing.... I just climbed Shasta last week and the pain got a little worse.... I'm only 22!!! FUCKKKKK

The Hotlum/Bolam is in pristine shape! Perfect cramponing snow from 9,800 to the summit. Perfect temps, beautiful weather. Go climb it!

I'm pretty good with crevasse rescue... Had to set up some z pulleys on Denali back in June. We could definitely go over it. I'm thinking I'd like to try to do a single push climb... sounds fun. Two days max.

Well lets hit Rainier while those skills are fresh in your head!

I want to climb in early Sept. Any route. Any speed. I'd be willing to do anything from a 2-3 day push up the emmons to a 16 hour up and down on the DC. I want to tag that summit. Cmon guys....Anyone down?

I'm looking to climb Rainier in early sept... You interested?

You interested in climbing Rainier?

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Timing is a little tight for me... Lets do a different/cooler route....? (with less people on it)

Perfect timing for me. Do you have transportation to the mountain from seattle?

I have some buddies headed up to Seattle for a music festival in September. We're thinking of driving up on the 1st and driving back down on the 5th. I want to tag the summit! I'm a pretty strong climber and would be willing to do pretty much any route in any time frame (single push to 2/3 days). Skills in crevasse rescue are pretty fresh as I just got of Denali a few weeks ago. WHO WANTS TO CLIMB!?!?

I don't think I'd trust a biner like the Stubai keeping me attached to a rope when I'm crossing a huge field of crevasses with two others... I'd rather be locked at all times.

One or two of these might be nice to have handy on a cold and shitty weathered alpine route. This would probably be a nice biner to attach yourself to a glacier line.. It might even be nice to have for crevasse rescue situations... These companies have to keep coming out with new stuff to out compete the others. If the biner is reasonably priced I'll probably buy one just to fiddle around with... Maybe I'll use it to hang some sweet art in my apartment hahah

Black Diamond just unveiled its latest innovation in carabiner design: Magnetron Technology. Essentially, Black Diamond has created auto-locking carabiners that use tiny magnets to prevent the gate from accidently coming open. Here's how it works. A small steel insert is placed inside the nose of the carabiner. Two tiny locking arms are located on either side of the gate, with small magnets inside. When the gate is closed, magnetic attraction automatically snaps the two arms closed and effectively prevents the gate from popping open. When the gate is released, the magnets in the two arms repel each other, keeping them open wide enough to ensure that the gate smoothly closes without interference. Two new carabiners are slated for release in July 2012 using this technology: the Magnetron GridLock and Magnetron RockLock. Prices have not yet been announced. Check out video here Whatchya guys think?

Get the Arcteryx Alpha LT--That jacket kicks ass. I upgraded to the Alpha SV for increased burliness and I've been happy with my choice though the LT was lighter and easier to pack. Can't go wrong with Arcteryx, bro!