jpeacock

Rescue Specialists in Leavenworth are a lot of fun: http://www.rescuespec.com/ took their WFR course (WMA certified) last spring.

hey all - black diamond is still selling the prophets from their website: http://www.bdel.com and the straight shafts are discounted to $140ea! (bent shafts are still $230ea) a great deal for some alpine ice tools, especially as I've been told the BD BP's were discontinued and not being sold anymore.

I like the Arva 9000 - it's digital, so I can search very quickly, and it has a lit display, so it works in the dark. It has both an lcd distance display, signal strength lights, and beeping pattern (faster when you get closer). when I race people with analog beacons, I am faster. the tracker dts is the only one that can beat me, but I understand that it's range is less. Range is also highly dependant upon depth of burial and orientation under the snow. jason.