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I have too many crampons and don't want to become the next nolse BD switchblade crampons. great shape, only two seasons of use. $35

no kidding. but how could I think to do that with Pablo saying "think think think think think" in my ear???

I'll go just to put John in his place. 2nd place, that is! haha! I'd be down with some seattle-area carpool. looks like this may be the one preseason drytool thing this season. stoke!

Colin Haley and Dan Alyward climbed the NE ridge in winter (early March) a couple years ago.

A friend is looking for a good sports-oriented physical therapist who would be good with lower back issues, specifically L4/5 disc herniation. anyone have reccomendations? Prefer folks who would be covered by Regence/BlueShield, but I think that is a lot of them. Thanks Dave

I just hope that they will continue the tradition of the dry ice festival. It would also be super cool if they brought indoor drytooling to seattle.

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Ill take the RPs

pizza pizza

Bad Thai food?? that should go onto the Index excuse checklist! Pete, what'd you guys do? just eat apple pie?

Here's another question for the chouinard informed folks, what's the deal with holes in the hexes? It sounds like maybe there was a drilling template that came with the hexes? were they ever sold pre-drilled? When did the asymetrical hexcentrics come on the market? thanks

I swung the reactor a few times and it is definitely something new: a leashless tool with the swing of an ice climbing tool like the Viper. The grip is sticky and felt good in my hands. It is also big enough to accept thick gloves. With the price point I imagine they'll be selling a lot of these. I'm pretty sure Kurt was using a tester pair of these last winter, so he may have more to say..

oh you know, surely just a little alpine adventure...

pm sent for the ball nuts and zero cam.

wow Colin, that is fantastic. The Eiger of Fairbanks

This is great info Gary I usually aim to allow people with 800x600 screens to be able to see a whole image on the web, in a web browser. Thus for web pages I typically downsize my digital shots to 600x450 (or 450x600).

interested in rock hammer

wow, that is rad. thanks mike

Tim- Sunshine looks amaaaaaazing. but of course, you've walked right under it. I've done most of the Kraus McCarthy on snowpatch. fun route, about 5.8. I think Joe Puryear has some pictures of Furry Pink on his website. That and the Wildflowers route looks cool. Other classic but hard routes include All Along the Watchtower on the howsers (up to 5.12, or a lot of .10 and .11 with a small bit of aid). Also, I've talked to two parties who did the East face of Piegon spire and really liked it (long 5.10 route)

the adjustable fifi's have two special holes in them that allow you to cinch it in. Kong makes them, I wish they would just make the hook part larger! A friend who I did a lot of aid climbing with destroyed a pair of these (russian aiders) in our travels. I think they are a great idea, but usually poorly implemented. Clipping the slings to your leg w/ a carabiner is about the easiest jugging setup ever--no feet slipping out of the slings. What happens with time is: the hooks on the knees start to bend closed. The rings on the ladder bend and break. the hook part on the leg tends to work around it's padding and dig into your leg. The sewing on the leg strap starts to get really abraided, and if I recall, one of the buckles for the wrap around your leg broke. This all in about 20 or so pitches. If someone made them out of radical space aged materials like forged steel or milled aluminum, they would be great. Fish products was working on their own redesign of these, but seem to now just producing the Trango version. you could probably make your own with a reference and some hot ideas. good to see ya out there this w/e robert

I would not reccomend going the way you describe. this is also what is described in the Beckey guide. It is far worse than either Rat creek or Hook creek: longer, just as many downed burned logs, and the very real possibility that you won't be able to cross the creek once you get under the mole. From what I've heard the "easiest" way in is via the St. edwards plateau (as per Nelson's guide), but I haven't done it.

ice definitely looked there and thick tuesday, but it was warm as hell. I'm sure it is slush city. might go in the cold of the early morning, esp. if it cools down.

Thanks for sharing Andrew. It's a great reminder to us who go ice climbing in the spring to remember what's above. Glad to hear you and your partner were okay

Rad! way to go Mike-rrrrrooooo!

There is more specific information on rc.com about the old guide book to scaling the arches from way back as well as which named arches you can actually climb. I think the complete ban on "all named arches" not just ones named on the quadrangle is what has preciptated from this event. (Just look at the hoards of hikers who scramble up and walk across Double O arch.) to Potter