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  1. Marko
    This is a very good way to go. I've got an old pair of Lowa Denalis with Intuition liners fitted by a guy at Marmot. Zero heel lift and toasty to -40°.
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    Both. The 'fat' rope takes basically all the weight, but the 6mm also threads through the rappel device. I haven't used the Techcord for rapping, but I imagine it's somewhat less user friendly going through the rappel device.
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    Gary, I've had pretty good luck stuffing 6mm cord into a gaitor and/or into a jacket front, and then pulling it out while rapping.
  4. Marko
    Bigwalling- What is clip cleaning? Same thing as back cleaning?
  5. Marko
    Very impressive and inspiring adventure gents! I'm thinking yours was the most significant ascent in the Cascades done in a helluva long time. It's something Doorish would pull off! Cheers, Mark
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    It's funnest when the whole thing is plastered in snow!
  7. Marko
    Yet another fine photo from Mailbox Peak: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showphoto.php?photo=12756&sort=1&cat=509&page=1
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    Holy crap, that had to be some amazing flying. Cheers to the Pakistan army pilot. Glad Humar is down.
  9. Marko
    Ha! I like that bit. Good climb gents!
  10. Marko
    It's nice you manage to get out in the hills once in a while Sky! Did you see the two Richards up there?
  11. Marko
    Oh man, you guys pulled it off! Friggin' great job! I'm very psyched for you guys, that must have been a hell of an adventure. Inspiring! Cheers y'all, -M
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    Finally found the CD with some Stuart photos on it. Maybe moving can be constructive after all. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=172 I seem to have managed to put them in reverse order however... -M
  13. Marko
    If you stay on the ridge crests there are 2 short bits that you may want to rappel.
  14. Marko
    Something mellow like Cathedral Rock NE Buttress (the C.R. above Cooper Lk) or Sherpa W Ridge & Stuart or... -Mark
  15. Marko
    With crampons and an axe you should have no problemo.
  16. Marko
    Holy shit youth, your 2 week holiday was more successful than my entire 25 year climbing career! Nice job up there! Any photos from A-strain?
  17. Marko
    Not really, aluminum has almost 4x the thermal conductivitiy of carbon steel.
  18. Marko
    This is exactly the reason smooth pads are WAY better than corrugated pads for your typical sufferfest. When you crawl into your tent during a storm you're going to bring in some snow that ends up sitting on your pad and melting there. The smooth pads make it easier to brush the snow off before it melts. Evazotes also seem to absorb less water on their exposed surfaces than the blue pads. I'm thinking maybe the cells are smaller.
  19. Marko
    Man that looks great! Way to make good use of the last of that stellar weather. No wonder in the early '90s we started calling the peak "Mt. Nelson".
  20. Marko
    So very nice. Well done! Especially spicy what with that compact rock no doubt. -M
  21. Marko
    Cool adventure
  22. Marko
    Man, I'm still drooling over the pictures of your climb. Please, more, more!
  23. Marko
    Holy crap! That thing looks amazing. You guys did us all proud! So...
  24. Marko
    Very goddam cool!
  25. Marko
    Nice job out there, and a hell of a lot better trip report than some of these other assholes'! Cheers
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