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no tight jeans! guess there won't be a seminar in Portland

i demo'd the "rocket tent" which is the exact same tent but made with cuben fabric. I'm assuming this tent offers more ventilation than the cuben one I used which was a drippy sweaty mess. There are a few problems with the tent design. My big complaint is there is no netting in the enterance. If you want to door open to vent you're leaving yourself open to bug attack (even for skiing this can be an issue in the spring), and if it's snowing mesh can stop the flakes from getting in. You can add your own if you're crafty, but still, i think it's a fatal flaw. The other problems are if you're using your poles/probe, you need to dissamble the tent to tour. Not an issue if you are on the move. Also, it requires several point to be staked out, further eatting into your kit for the day, or requiring a perfect spot on turf, or other anhors in snow. I think the firstlight is worth an extra pound in winter for set-up ease and room (an odd statement), and for summer I have never fouund anything to beat the Betalight tarp in terms of weight or room, and it's great in winter for a one night stay (or more with a groundcloth).

i think you should be able to link to your ebay items. ebay provides a good interface with some buyer and seller protection, and you could give climbers a heads up on here.

needle and thread, covered with seam grip (prob not necessary for a small hole)

looks like you could drop one or both loops if you want to decrease mechanical advantage. I'd be down for mountaineering or hauling heavy loads...both of which I try and avoid as much as possible. speaking of which, my new petzl Microtraxion is sweet. it weighs 3 oz and has been indispensable for hauling moderate loads, tagging up packs, as my harness ascender for jugging (so much better than a grigri), or top-rope soloing. That and a couple DMM revolver biners and I've got an ultralight and functional (dmm biners are multi-use) rescue/haul kit. love love love it!

wonder how it would haul a large bag on a wall?

black diamond finally posted the specs on the new X4 cams. The .75-.4 look a bit lighter, same range, obviously more flexible. Below that ranges look similar to Aliens but slightly narrower, harder metal, sized down to a black alien. Totem is supposed to introduce a small unit in their standard model, think I'll wait for that instead.

A Short Drive With Fred [video:facebook]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150905398355324&set=vb.615215323&type=3&theater Can someone fix my link so it's watchable?

My junk shades the wife in Freemond Canyon

Lost Temple Peak with Lost Temple Spire blended into foreground (peak to left is something else)in the Deep Lake Range, wind rivers.

Bryan Schmitz on the ultra-sandbagged 10b pitch on Lost Temple Spire

Sam Lightner working the new 5.13 on Castleton

sounds like a waster of money and marketing dollars well spent

osmo makes good shit i find most cramping to be related to in this order 1) hangover 2) not being fit enough for a specific motion 3.) tired,hungery,thirsty 4.)electrolytes - odds are you've got plenty o' salt and not enough water or energy

What a bad name for a book. Frozen water is less heavy by volume as it is one of the few substances that expands when solid, one of the top reasons life can support on earth

quoted from moutainproject (not my post) Very sad. I hope he has plenty of friends and family to visit

i don't even need to see what grade it is to know that mad props are deserved!

was the suicide note still there (was there on 9/11/2001)

a super lightweight hammer on a straight shaft with an "alaska pick" for a 3rd tool and pounding in pitons thats about 2' long. glacier crampon that only has one horizontal front point and two downward points (no other points) for ultralight and super sktetchy approaching.

Dane's bullying me! make him stop!

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Writing inflammatory articles or making blanket statements to "make you think" is fucking annoying and lazy writing and only polarizes ideas btw. of course, i do it all the time

is it illegal to sell naked photos of myself as a child to perverts?

btw, there are a ton of holes in Twight's obviously meant to ruffle feathers piece. I'm sure the ethics committe will invalidate accomplishments on a case by case basis. all our accomplishments, failures, and lives are predetermined by genetics and the laws of physics anyaway. Free will can't exist. That article posted from the CAJ makes a most excellent point about the element of luck. I also heard there's something going on in Syria or something

The whole argument hinges on whether you climb for yourself or for others. If you climb for others (profit, attention, or competition) then I agree. If you climb for yourself then who gives a fuck what you do or how you climb as long as you don't ruin it for others. I listened to a comedian who made a very interesting point. With advances in equipment and training, top end athlete are pretty much performing at their genetic potential. Might as well just give out a medal for "the tallest" person, or allow and encourage doping and see what we're really capable of.