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    boots for the Cascades?

    in Newbies

    Posted

    Boots?

     

    Fit fit and fit...and your personal level of comfort.

     

    People have gone up in the red Trangos but most will be happier with a little more boot.

     

    But once again fit. Especially on the long slogs. Something in the Nepal or Trango Extreme's from Sportiva. Freeney, Triolet or Mont Blanc from Scarpa. Apex XT from Kayland. Best advice would be to try on a bunch and see what fits best.

     

    Any of the guides Gyro listed will do you right.

     

    Good luck!

     

    I agree with this advice the most within this thread.

    Crystal gets a ganj-o-la

    in the *freshiezone*

    Posted

    Hmm... I thought you were referring to a pass in Nepal...

     

    Lift ticket prices don't bother me - they keep the road open and I ski the backcountry on the other side. The only days I go to the resort are when the avvy danger is too high (i.e. huge powder day).

     

    Unfortunately, I don't know how I will be able to teach my kids to ski because, as has been pointed out, you gotta spend at least a solid season at a resort to really get it down. I guess Snoqualmie is a great place to learn though...

    Ski Mountaineering with Tele gear...???

    in the *freshiezone*

    Posted

    This month's Backcountry ski mag has a feature on ski mountaineering. It highlights some things to consider depending on your chosen mode of travel; AT, tele or split board.

     

    Yeah, I have it and have read it...unfortunately I don't think it addressed any of the things that bother me.

     

    My 2 cents: Suffer with duckbills until you can afford NTN - the best of all worlds (tele and you can climb with them easier because they don't have a duckbill)

     

    Yes, I think I am going to suffer with duckbills for now...I can jerry rig at least one of my pairs of crampons to work well enough. When I can afford it, I think I am going to invest in a good AT setup though...lighter and I find myself using p-turns more and more these days with the big boots and stiff bindings than I used to back in the day when everything was so floppy I had to use tele turns.

    best overall digital camera for climbing

    in The Gear Critic

    Posted

    I currently climb with the Pentax Optio WP ( link ) which is around 5 years old at this point and on its last legs (fell out of jacket pocket while changing layers on a climb - luckily landed on the ledge at my feet and just shattered the viewscreen). I swapped the stock lanyard for a long one I got at a cell phone store that goes around my neck with the camera in my chest pocket.

     

    I recently read some reviews of all the water/shock-proof cameras, this one won the competition hands down from an image quality standpoint: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1

     

    Apparently, there is a new one out (TS2) that did not make the review.

    AT-Setup vs Your Height-Weight.

    in the *freshiezone*

    Posted

    5'9" 145 lbs, 171 cm length @ 99 mm waist. REally good all around (one-ski quiver) skis (Atomic Janak) but I would like to move to a 2-ski quiver with a slightly fatter (not much - 105-ish) ski with mildly rockered tip and flat tail (like the Coomback/Stoke/or one of the niche skis like prior or dps) for winter & general conditions plus a traditionally shaped lightweight ski in the 86-90 mm range for spring corn and ski-mountaineering. I would probably go in the upper 170s for the winter ski (rocker reduces effective length) and lower 170s for the light ski.

    Gibralter Ledges or Fuhrer Finger saturday 3/20/10

    in Climbing Partners

    Posted · Edited by dbconlin

    Dear prospective climbing partner,

     

    I am hoping to spend Friday night at Muir and summit Saturday via Gibralter ledges. Weather outlook looks perfect. Alternatively, would consider a one-day summit and ski descent, so let me know if that appeals instead.

     

    All my normal partners are busy this weekend...anybody want to joing me??? PLEASE...I would rather not solo.

     

    PM me or (better yet) email to dbconlin [at] gmail

     

    Cheers,

    David

    Ski Mountaineering with Tele gear...???

    in the *freshiezone*

    Posted

    I find myself wanting for some AT gear, primarily due to the lack of climbing prowess of tele boots. In fact, none of my 3 pairs of crampons fit my tele boots very well. Plus the duckbill and flexibility in the toe do not lend themselves to stepkicking, particularly on firmer substrates (frontpointing).

     

    However, I don't think I can afford a new set up right now what with the price especially of boots but also the Dynafit bindings. Interested in hearing what limitations and solutions people have experience with tele-ski-mountaineering equipment, ie. what works and what doesn't.

     

    Thoughts?

    Rainier this Fri-Sat: Ski Emmons

    in Climbing Partners

    Posted

    My partner just cancelled on me - anyone wanna ski the Emmons with me?

     

    I was planning on leaving work early tomorrow (Fri), driving to the White River, getting permit, and hiking to Schurman. Then summit, ski descent and back to car on Saturday.

     

    PM me ASAP with your contact info if interested.

     

    Some glacier experience/ski mountaineering experience required - no complete newbies, please.

     

    Thx,

     

    David

    Need Dragontail N E Coulior info!!

    in Alpine Lakes

    Posted

    I believe Scott, Luke and I took the red line with green variation also in May 2007. The climbing was difficult (I thought) with unconsolidated snow over shitty rock and little opportunity for pro.

     

    I looked through my photo archive but unfortunately nothing shows it particularly better than any of the photos already posted.

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