Steve McGee

What do you mean by 'wreck the environment'?

I had Ramer's in the 90's and I liked them a lot.

I could probably put this in the ice climbing or other thread. Basically I want to wear mountaineering boots in my bindings. I have 404, and they are way too heavy. I'd love to find Emery Chrono bindings... In the past I had Ramer AT bindings and I found them to be pretty good at least for me because I ski pretty mellow, even if it's steep. But I have not come across those since 2021 and they were $100 and an older version. Does any company currently make mountaineering bindings? All I see is either Dynafit or heavy tanks for ski boots. Eventually I might just try Silvretta 500's easy go.

Holy moly I just happened to scroll down to see what else they had and issues one and two were being sold separately from the rest! YAY!

Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately they didn't have issue 2 about the Christmas ascent of Pillar d'Angle, which is mostly what I was looking for.

MAN! I've been looking for these. Thought it might have been "On The Edge" magazine, because there's so little info on them. I had them all, too, and gave them away in a huge box of tons of magazine back issues when I moved into my van in 1995. I'd love to get these issues again!

I saw these on your blog. Prices are low enough I kept the tab open for a while. Last time I bought skis they were $40... Can't adjust to current prices. :😫 I'm really not familiar with the new stuff at all, but my friend lent me a pair that are tanks and I wouldn't even want to hang them off a chair lift seat. I need something lighter. Last year for a couple of days I rode 130's with my acrux boots. I think 180 military ramers were my last pair of skis 20 years ago. I'm mentioning this because I hope you might recommend one from your quiver. I'd need them shipped to Sandpoint. Just read reviews on a couple and the Cho Oyu and PDG might be good. I prefer corn and steep, and like I said, lightweight.

Finney caught on hunting cam sustaining himself for months in the wilderness.

Serious necro-post - but this thread is linked to very popular blog posts that come up at the top of search results - so my input on FF: I used a Helios jacket for 6 years in the Sierra, it's a great weight for that. Then, for another 8 years sitting in my unheated house, leaning back in the chair eating a tub of fried rice or a bowl chicken rice soup resting on my chest watching YouTube. The teal jacket had become brown with greasy stains, I wore it daily for hours. Gross. But this is a testament to the materials and quality of the Helios. Even the elastic pocket trim remained unfrayed even though they were almost black with use. The zipper finally failed. I bet if I'd cleaned it, the teeth would have stayed whole and I would still have it.

You should provide three accurate measurements: Length from the top of the hip belt to the stabilizer strap buckle (that's the pull buckle that's attached to the pack with a strap to the shoulder strap) Length from the bottom of the hip belt to the stabilizer strap buckle Width between the shoulder straps at their peak. The main reason McHale packs cost so much is that they're custom fitted.

Hi. After inventory, I'm missing: #1-14 23 83 89 93 114 123 125 142 143 145

Have you sorted out your duplicates? I’m looking for some specific issues

SMC made *shallow angles. I'd be happy to take them all.

Awesome! I'll be up there in the middle of the month.

Awesome. Cass and I were eyeing that area on A peak when we were out there in early March. I'm surprised to hear the ice flows on the left went at AI3. Seems like really great terrain with good, featured rock. From the one route I've done out there, the rock didn't seem to be open enough to take much gear. Although that's only one route and rappel to inspect things. I also thought it would be too late in the year to head out again, but obviously I was wrong. Amazingly I won the enchantments lottery so I'll go there in May. Doubt I can get away with taking more time off from work until July, though, so I probably won't get out to Granite Lake again until next season. Still have a couple lines I'm interested in, and thanks to your high-res photos I can see they'll probably go. But might be too hard for me.

That's awesome! Looks like great conditions. Photos on your web page make it look much more exciting than what I saw on Facebook.

Ended up climbing waterfalls in WA. Was great.

Trout creek will be in the 30’s apparently. Not as bad as most places.

My trip to visit family in CA was canceled, and I'd like to spend time this next week to climb. Weather is harsh now but hopefully clear mid-week, clear enough to settle avalanches. I was hoping to climb Hood on the drive back, but I'd still go there. An alternative would be Trout Creek or Vantage. Just want to climb and I've got a week off.

No news?