JayB Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 CloudVeil Serendipity jacket. Best/most versatile piece of gear I've ever owned. Worked great as a light-wind breaker for summer peak bagging, and kept me warm and dry while getting poured on as I was dragging my ass up a still forming icefall last weekend. Ended up with 1/2" of verglass on my helmet, but the H2O never made it through my jacket. It also kicks ass on approaches, as I can throw it on over a light polypro top and never have to change layers or endure yet another sweatbox experience in a shell that supposedly breathes. Might not be the right coat for a downpour in the Olympics, but it kicks ass for everything else. [ 12-14-2001: Message edited by: JayB ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacier_dup1 Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 I second the vote for the Yellow TCU. There seems to be a placement for it on nearly every gear route. Marmot windshirt - going on 8 years. Use it as a 1st/2nd layer on alpine, packable insulation on long routes, light shell for running or cool days, mid-layer under leather jacket for winter motorcycling. Just bought a Petzl Reverso - It's supplanted my Wild Country Variable Controller as belay/rappel device of choice, especially for multi-pitch. My $15 down jacket I got from Cabela's returns department. Most bang for the buck (or duck). My ugly grey camoflage boonie hat. Just because. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt.Caveman Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 I have a red alien. I bought it this spring. It goes in on every pitch. I guess I already got my money for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 my lighter with a picture of a guy with googlie eyes holding a keg spout that says "One man keg party!" oh and a yellow ALIEN (kicks butt on the yellow TCU) [ 12-14-2001: Message edited by: chucK ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalturtle Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Hands down My Arc'teryx Gamma SV jacket. Does everything well, from summer alpine to winter ice to bacon and eggs. Oh yeah is pretty good too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexus Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 JAyB, I want your CloudVeil jacket. Friend had one and it was sweet. I haven't been able to find one though. Best gear, toss up between my #6 curved nut (three falls and holding strong) and my ice ax -- it slices, it dices, it arrests, it cams, it opens beers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 My naked lady lighter from the dollar store on University Ave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 Thank God for my BD nut tool. Since I spend most of my time cleaning gear that is firmly jammed, yanked and hammered into cracks, (except traverses which go unprotected for some reason ) i really need a beer bottle opener when we are done climbin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_h Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 #2 camalot, ahh yes the #2 camalot, i love the #2 camalot. perfect hand size, puts a smile on my face everytime, i wish i was in the creek with nothing but #2 camalots. yes, the #2 camalot is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallstein Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 The following is a paid advertisement from Colorado Custom's Hardware.__________________________________________________ You don't know what your rack is missing until you use your partners Hybrid Aliens. Hybrids will make those flaring jingus cam placements into one piece anchors. Pin scars are no match for the blue/green hybrid. Expanding flakes dont move a millimeter when the blue/black is placed behind them. For more information please contact your local outdoor retail shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckie Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 tikka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Wallstein: ________________________________________________You don't know what your rack is missing until you use your partners Hybrid Aliens. Hybrids will make those flaring jingus cam placements into one piece anchors.... Not really off the mark though, I used a couple from someone else's rack and after placing them a time or two I was drooling...picked up a couple that a local shop couldn't sell and were blowing out and then filled out my set a little while ago courtesy of Barrabes. For clean aid and pin scars they are a godsend, makes tied off stacked pins look plain silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 Best gear: Simond Piranhas, they always work, everywhere.Wild Country Rockcentrics, simple, light, effective and poundable into icy cracks. They are to big hexes what rocks are to small ones.Pink and red tricams, I don't leave home without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeclimb9 Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 a pair of Boreal Aces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboy Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 I love Hexes! When I climb with them I get the respect. They are the old school slung kind and people assume I been climing longer than I really have! I love Tri-Cams too. They work well and they piss off people that don't understand them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Pumpington Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 Have to agree with JayB on the Cloudveil jacket! I've loved mine since I bought it.Schoeller is creating some kick ass materials!What about Petzl tibloc? Using 2 for a simple z-pulley system is quick and light. Oh, and my sexy susie blow up doll...never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted December 15, 2001 Author Share Posted December 15, 2001 quote: Originally posted by willstrickland: ... tied off stacked pins .... A lost art in itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neri Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 My 5 X 8 Integral Design tarp and endurance sleeping bag cover, my nylon Western Mountaineering Apache sleeping bag, Patagonia puff ball, petzl micro, Arc’teryx Gamma SV jacket, makalu boots, GoLite Gust, my Cassin aluminum crampons and my Grivel air tech racing that’s practically sums my favorite gear also the gear I almost always take with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted December 15, 2001 Author Share Posted December 15, 2001 I've got a #1 HB Quadcam that's saved my ass numerous times. It seems to fit somewhere on just about any route I do and is easily placeable with two fingers. The only drawback I have found is trying to place it wearing anything other than thin gloves. My Denali SuperGaitors have kept my feet dry and warm going on twenty years now. (I have replaced the rands four times.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 Yellow Metolius TCU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 pair of Quarks, or 2 pink tri cams - toss up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrogers Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 .75 Camalot or my 168 K2 Eldorado Snowboard. Both have saved my ass a number of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Pumpington Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 How about BD Neutrino 'biners? Petzl Mini/Pro traxion? Petzl Tikka? Oh, and whatever group gear my partner has to carry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 Its the piece of gear you need, when you need it. Not your "favorite", left back at the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E._Hobbs Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 I also must say my Yellow Metolius TCU. Found a brand new one stuck half-way up the Saber route on Castle Rock. Added it to my rack and have used it dozens of times. Have subsequently added 4 more TCU to my rack--still like my o'll yeller the best, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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