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I like my Nepals. They've been fine for me over the past few seasons. As they're the only pair of mtn boots I own, the have done standard volcano slog routes as well as technical rock and ice climbing and they've never really left me wanting much more. Flexible enough but stiff enough, light enough but warm enough, a great jack of all trades boot for the Cascades. Can't really go wrong with them

I picked up one of the new etrex 20 models from Garmin 9 months or so ago and I really like it. Smaller than the other GPSMap series units but just as functional, cheaper, and lighter. Battery life has been better than I could have hoped too. One set of rechargeable NiMH lasted 6 days of constant operation doing mostly tracking with the occasional position check in ~20F weather (turned off at night obviously). The new etrex series also uses the Russian GLONASS satellites in addition to the GPS constellation and satellite lock times are fast and accurate. Pretty affordable too: http://www.spadout.com/p/garmin-etrex-20-gps/ Lots of free user maps out there too for the Garmin units, so you don't have to worry about plunking down the cash for Garmin's maps. I found USGS quads for most of the country with a simple google search.

Pic from earlier in the day: [img:center]http://i.imgur.com/rSVBm.jpg[/img]

Holy crap, that's awesome!! Looks like you guys really made the most of the weather

Nano is sold, Petzl still available. Feel free to make offers

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This is the third time in the past two weeks I've heard this debate. It doesn't matter, do what you want to do and have fun. You can tape if you want to, we can leave your friends behind...

Very cool! It's awesome to see a DIY design and manufacturing process that will turn out a very nice product that competes with the big guys. Looks as if the lights will be significantly less bulky than Petzl's offering if the production runs are like the prototypes shown. Thanks for sharing

I've used a 2nd gen kindle and a kindle fire in temps in the teens without any issues. It being a great thing to have on Denali, especially if you're stuck in a tent for a few days waiting on the weather.

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Growing up in Philly, I swore I'd never live in another city as I really hate "city life", but I love it here in Seattle. In my opinion, Seattle has all of the culture, amenities, jobs, and social life of a big city without the big city feel. All of that and only 1-3 hours away from some great climbing and skiing makes it a no brainer for me anyway. It allows me to develop a good career, have an awesome variety of things to do and people to see at night after work when the weather sucks, and go climbing/skiing after work when it's nice out. It's a good balance I feel.

Here's my brief overview of what people have said: Canon S100 - Small, light, IQ is pretty good, does RAW, little pricey but that's what happens when you put stupid things like GPS on a camera Panasonic LX5 - little bigger than the canon but great IQ, does RAW. A little "outdated", but LX6 should be coming out soon Nikon AW100 Sony NEX5 - m4/3rds CCS that a few seem to like. Too bulky for my goals though Olympus E-5 - another m4/3 ccs with high praise.

Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like the S95/S100 is a solid favorite, along with the LX5. The Canon G series also looks promising, although bulky. I'll have to stop by some stores to check them out. That Lytro cam looks awesome as well. I hadn't heard of that kind of technology but it seems like an interesting development that would be able to add a lot of creativity into photos. Too bad the output is in their own propriety format. The 4/3rds cameras look interesting, but I have a feeling they will end up too bulky in the end, at least the one's I've held so far are. Been looking at the Ricoh GR IV as well. Apparently they have some of the best one handed shooting controls and ergonomics in the business, which seems pretty sweet for climbing. Might be hard to find in shops though to test out though. Yep, that describes exactly what I'm looking for. I've climbed with a DSLR for a year and it became more of a chore to get pictures on route, not to mention the fear of scattering a month's worth of pay in plastic and glass on the ground. I found I wasn't taking pictures because of this, and then started wondering why I was lugging this beast around in the first place.

A mobile site would be sweet. Is the process involved or is there some slick converter out there? Seems like lately I get most of my browsing time done on my phone during meetings

I lost my camera up in Yodelin a week or two ago. It's a yellow/green Sony point and shoot. If you happen upon it, please let me know and your efforts will be rewarded with beer. Thanks!

I tried a search but couldn't find anything within the past two years, so I figured I'd start a new topic. I recently sold my Canon 7D, and lost my point-n-shoot somewhere up in Yodelin (if you find one up there, PM me), so I'm now cameraless and in the market for a new one. Ideally, I'm looking for something small enough to take into the mtns with me that won't feel like I'm carrying the kitchen sink, which is ultimately why I ended up letting the 7D go. I'd like to have the same manual control as the SLR to be able to control my shots. Also, if it's not easily accessible, I'm not going to take as many pictures, so I'd like it to be small enough to store it on a pack strap or in a shoulder pouch that's easily accessible during climbs. What do you guys use? Any recommendations? There's too much info out there on this stuff. I'd rather hear recommendations from other climbers rather than a guy in a lab in ideal conditions scrutinizing every little pixel. Thanks!

You're going to pay more for a 60m single with a dry treatment than you would a shorter, thinner rope. If you're just using it for snow/glacier travel it won't be seeing much wear, so you don't need something that'll be super burly to withstand abuse that ropes take on rock. Here's a good plan; 1) Go to REI and pick up this rope which is good for dragging across snow. 2) Use your 20% off coupon and it'll be a steal (~$70). 3) Use your dividend on top of it and it's even cheaper, or free. 4) ???? 5) Go climbing and profit! If you're still sold on the full length single, justropes.com has some Edelweiss ropes on clearance for good prices.

Taking a road trip/bachelor party through the Canadian Rockies to Edmonton for my buddy's wedding in July. Planning on climbing like crazy while we're making our way out there. Any suggestions are welcome as we've never been climbing in the region before. That wedding/climbing trip is the only big thing happening. Probably dragging a keg up the snowfield again, same as before...never gets old. Hopefully nobody steals my tent this time. Also helping lead a team up Rainier for a charity climb, which should be a bunch of fun for a great cause. Never climbed in Darrington and would like to check it out this summer. Other than that, climbing local stuff and trying not to do anything too stupid.

I have one of the first gen neoair pads and I like it a lot. Has held up for 2 years and probably 75+ nights without any leak issues. I'll throw my bivy pad from my pack under it if it's really cold out. Best space/warmth/weight combination I found out there. If one of these does start to leak, a bit of seam grip and you're good to go. I've bought two neoair pads from the REI garage sale for $10, fixed them with seam grip, and gifted them to friends to use. The deal was too good to pass up and a good way to do it on the cheap.

Consider the K2 Sideshow for those goals if you haven't looked there already. Rips in firmer conditions (potatoes, wind effect, hardpack) and does well in all but crazy deep powder, and even then they're manageable and still a fun ride. I picked up a pair in 174 at the beginning of the season looking to use them for an all around touring ski that would do well in the mank and in the spring too (already have a wider ski so deep powder wasn't a concern). I haven't been disappointed yet by this ski. They aren't the lightest due to the titanium sheet, but the performance difference is well worth it in my opinion. Makes for a great inbounds ski too. I was incredibly surprised by the amount of rebound I got off of these, akin to my GS planks. A really great ride that's worth a demo. Good luck on the search, and have fun out there!

Check boxes are good. What about a date range where the user could enter specific dates? So if I wanted to find all of the Rainier TRs for 2009, I'd just type that range in the specific fields. Something like that is kind of there in the "search" feature already on the site, although you'd have to translate how many weeks/months etc ago your range was. It's not an option on the TR search though. I don't know if this would be hard to implement, I know very little about this internetz stuff.

Month range/time of year would be very helpful. Thanks for all the work you're doing. It looks awesome and I'm excited to see the final implementation!

Likewise. I was in between a small and medium and Bill sent the medium on faith for me to try on. Fit well and paid after. One of the grommets ripped out a few weeks back and he had me send them in for repair, free of charge. Great customer service at NWAlpine!!

Bump for price drop

I rack gear with BD neutrinos and just about all of my draws are made out of WC Xenons. Love the action and full size of the WC biners for my case of hamfistitis. They're pretty light without breaking the bank too if you buy them in the 5 packs. Just got 10 for a little over $50 to replace various draws I've lost/partners have kept last year. http://www.backcountry.com/wild-country-xenon-wire-anodized-carabiner-5-pack