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Last week, I wore: --Lightweight base layer top --Arc'Teryx Gamma MX Jacket (Atom LT for stops) --Arc'Teryx Gamma LT Pants --La Sportiva Nepals --REI All-Season Gloves (switched to Black Diamond Viraga gloves after the Cleaver) I was plenty warm. Could have worn a hardshell on top instead, and the Trangos would have worked too (silver Trangos would be a good compromise).

The 0.5 C4 is amazing. 0.3 and 0.4 are mediocre. I prefer Aliens and Master Cams starting in that range, though the new Black Diamond X4's look like they might compete.

Not my blog, but not a bad response… http://raphaelslawinski.blogspot.com/2010/12/faux-alpinism.html

Reception at Helen Lake is significantly better than Horse Camp. It's not perfect, but considering you're on a mountain it's pretty good. I have to fight to get a signal around Horse Camp, but up around Helen Lake I have it in my tent.

HMG's gear is worth its price tag. Yes, it is expensive, but the engineering/design and fabric cost of those is insane. I have a couple of their products, and they are wonderful.

The Fifth Season in the town of Mt. Shasta will be closed by the time you'll arrive; that is normally my first recommendation. If you'll be on the south or west face, 4 season fuel will surely be superfluous IMO. On the north side, probably so as well.

Cold Cold World. Randy does custom work, and his prices are more than reasonable.

The TarpTent Moment is a solid tent. I've waited out North Carolina thunderstorms in it as well as some good High Sierra snowy nights. Roomy, with a big vestibule. Not the greatest as far as condensation is concerned, but adequate venting and mine has never leaked. A little heavy, but the optional pole makes it freestanding, and sets up faster than you can say "TarpTent." The geometry of the tent makes it roomy for one, but you'd have to spoon with your tentmate. Lots of room around the middle for gear or tossing and turning, but not much at the head or foot ends.

PM sent.

This deserves a bump. Missing plenty of stuff, but a really, really good tool.

It felt like the entire point of that clip was to see him at that moment. I am now more impressed.

PM sent re: crampons.

Will you ship? I'll take them if so.

Second in line.

What gives Dane? Did you get Blue Ice to make you a custom pack, thinning the herd, more in process at Randy's skunkworks?

Kudos!