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I just got one of these and was really impressed. Maybe I've been living under a rock for the past year or so, but these headlamps with the super bright LED along with an array of small LEDs are super nice. This one has 3 power settings and a strobe for each set of lights, pretty much what you would expect. I like that it has the batteries up front, three AAAs, just like the tika. It's a little bigger than a tika due to the extra big LED. Usage wise, I was blown away at how bright and far the high beam shone. I'm not really that good at judging distances, but it was at least 1-200 feet and concentrated as a spot light. For everything else I just used the small leds to save on battery and it gives about as much light as my tika. not sure how long the bright spot light will last on a fresh pair of batteries, but I haven't noticed much decline after a full 12 hours or so of use. I didn't like how the band attaches to the headlamp though. You have to take the band and slip it into some keepers on the actual headlamp. maybe they did this so you could put it on a bike easier? dunno. But, with a real solid yank, the headlight could pop off the band. I fixed this by putting the band on, and the placing duct tape over the slots. easy...

for what it's worth, I made my own grivel double spring-like leash the other day. cost about $5: $1 - swivel from the hardware store $2 - shock cord: 10 ft $2 - that red non-climbing tubular webbing: 12ft you can get the webbing and shock cord in the rental department of REI. I threaded the shock cord into the webbing, tied the swivel in the middle, and then adjusted the shock cord and the length of each 'tentacle' so it felt about right and then tied overhand knots in the ends. you can pick up the little mini carabiners at REI and tie them in here, or just clip in regular ones. I ended up cutting off about 1 ft of excess shock cord and a little webbing. looks just like the $40 grivel, but better b/c of the swivel.

great show Mark! I know where I want to go next!

fun looking place. end of season though? not quite!

I bet you could make your own at Cafepress and just buy one. that way it could have 1000 pictures of you yOU YOU!

dude, it was so totally WI5.M9+ AI2- R/X

there are actully two images: a big and a small

He is, but last time I checked (about 1999) he didn't sell the winter climbs book anymore. I think this is the route described in there. Mt. Kent is great when it's in condition. so close, and fully visible from I90! nice climb guys!

what I find funny here is that between working on the orgasmo-ray gun, choda boy has highlighted the important keys for the search engines. then next time someone types "rei blows the whole world" into google, they're going to get a ear full! good to see you're fishing again J

well, you'll always pay the price if you want to show a big picture. however, I think (if I read close enough) that it doesn't start the preloading of the larger image until the user clicks on it....

killer! you guys rocked it, beautiful line.

Craig- I'd get one of these: they are cheap (~$10) and you can fit about 10-11 screws in it if you use the sleeves and then just roll a few in the middle. No need to carry caps or condoms when ice cragging again!

the north face of index looked in on Friday

fuckin a sky. nice!

Ah, imposter!

http://www.iceclimbing.at/default.asp?dir=/0008160 Pretty neat page about modding your tools. riveting your triggers right to the shaft. nice.

that's awesome colin. tu as la chance!

Welcome to the road to injury! Let us know what overuse injury you get first! My guess will be both rotator cuffs simultaneously starting to suck. happened to me!

how was the OR show kurt?

way to go after it Tim, and from halfway around the world no less!

Great job on the guide Dave! I think they hit the nail on the head with this one: an inexpensive book, with a select list of good accessible climbs that is comprehensive to most popular climbing areas in the state. The quality of this state-wide book is very high as Dave has probably personally climbed each and every route in it.

dude, I drove past world class rock climbing just behind the dorms yesterday... and I saw ice formed there in early december. Pullman is the best kept secret of washington climbing!!

go back to eating your freedom fries josh. nothing to see here. stay in USA please.

or just buy one whippet. I've had really good results arresting with that setup.