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Why should all buyers of BD crampons pay for that shit? I don't give a fuck about that - or 90% of the other causes BD donates money too. I'd be happier with cheaper gear.

Total costs mentioned above, for a circa 2000 tool design, were in neighborhood of $50 - tool + pick at my friendly machine shop. (this was a mostly unoriginal design) Offshoring is of course cheaper. Liability, Marketing, Distribution etc. pushed it substantially higher. If I get a chance I'll try to access my old HD - it has a copy of a business school study of Black Diamond - their costs were slightly higher ($60-70) but the majority is still 'other'. No, it's not bullshit, it's just the retardation of evaluating something on the cost of manufacture, not on the 'total' cost. That shits dirt fucking cheap. If you'd like I could take you a tour of the machine shop whose owner quoted me those rates - it's way more impressive than BD

WELCOME TO WORLD OF FUCKING CLIMBING GEAR! YOUR ICE TOOLS ARE ABOUT $20 TO MAKE!

Based on my recent experience Diamox is completely incompatible with me. I've heard similar stories of body incompatibility. #1 - it railed my water consumption - from 2-4 liters a day to 8-10 liters. No other adverse affects (i.e. sun sensitivity, nausea, dizziness, etc) #2 - it didn't reduce the altitude symptoms. Still had nasty headaches, etc. (I was in Peru, went from 0m to 4750m in 4 days, spent 9 days >4000m with full pack)

Seattle

I was hoping for another cragging bivy in the back of the pickup - you romantic with the Red Dog, me redolent with 5.4 sweat and scarily chalk encrusted in incompetence.

Alpine bivies only bitch!

Ewww! Climber Cooties! Ewww!

curmudgeon, curmudgeon, curmudgeon

"overhanging slab pitch being of profound excitement" - arthurs pass guide

Wasn't that the reason behind the founding of Verve, the Anti-Chouinard?

Courtesy of Patagonia, a series of videos on what he used to climb the Rupal Face http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?assetid=10109 the gear videos worth a watch - homemade heat exchanger, etc.

I'm taller than betas. now be a good little dear and take your soma, and go 'recreate'

It's not like people would ever believe the Republican party has a conscience!

But the trendlines are positive!

at a loss for words (does that happen as well?)

sounds like a compliment

hadn't pegged you as the pegging type

but, but fish do need bicycles!

damn. driving women to talking matters into their own hands.

I'm sure I'm not alone in believing the world would be goodness and light if he never posted again. I just wish he had better reading comprehension.

You are a gamma - it's expected. Now run along and let the Alpha's talk.

registered almost 2 years and it took you that long? Another Fucking Gamma, just what the world needs.

Could you please explain you post? Viewing of what? Im slow, please spoon feed lick it off the floor gimp.

He is referred to as our Dear Leader now Citizen foraker. Government Appartchiks are to be referred to as Comrade, such as Comrade Kip Hawley, TSA Director