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Regional > Northern Utah & Idaho Reply: UTAH - 2015/16 Ice Season Nov 22, 2015 Stairway, Nov 21. Left of center not "that" bad. Right side falling objects from above. Stairway, Nov 21, 9 AM Cold damp wind, Stairway, Nov 21,… View Message
General > Mountaineering Reply: Multipurpose Mountaineering and Ice Climbing Boots Nov 4, 2012 Most of the ice climbing I did last season was in Scarpa Phantom 6000. Light, double, and for me anyway, they hike very well. View Message
Partners > Extended Trips and International Partners Reply: Aconcagua argentina Aug 29, 2012 So is it safe to assume you will be doing the Normal Route from Horcones? View Message
Partners > Extended Trips and International Partners Reply: Aconcagua argentina Aug 28, 2012 Brian, I have a friend in Breckenridge CO who manages annual charity trips on Kili, and he uses a machine for a few weeks before he goes. He says it helps a lot, but a cynical… View Message
Partners > Extended Trips and International Partners Reply: Aconcagua argentina Aug 28, 2012 If you will be coming pre-acclimatized, what are you needing other climbers for? View Message
Regional > International Reply: elbrus in late july 2012, any suggestions? Aug 15, 2012 Congratulations. Thanks for the wireless info - I'll be heading back first week of September and will need that since I have one long layover in SVO. View Message
Regional > International Reply: elbrus in late july 2012, any suggestions? Jul 22, 2012 You also asked: 1. Are there any international banks that I can use in there to get cash? A) There are banks at least in Terskol. Tell your driver before you leave the a… View Message
Regional > International Reply: elbrus in late july 2012, any suggestions? Jun 16, 2012 It would be really tight for your visa. Some processing centers charge a lot for express service, so you should first check into that. Then unless they've changed the rules (wh… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Scarpa 8000 Fit Jan 31, 2010 Next step up from a liner - very thin ski sock, but yes, foot expansion at altitude and possibly foam expansion at altitude. I ordered in the next size up to try - thanks all f… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Scarpa 8000 Fit Jan 28, 2010 The molding place I've been going to is more appropriate for ski boots, and they use a thin sock for the molding, but say to use a thick sock after and it will pack out some.… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Scarpa 8000 Fit Jan 28, 2010 In-home testing of Scarpa 8000 so I can return them if they don't work. Ski-boot like fit, with about 1/2" of room at the end of the toes. Only thin socks fit. I can wiggle… View Message
General > Mountaineering Reply: i need to get insulated mountaineering boots for u… Aug 17, 2009 M11: I've had them up on Orizaba. Not as warm as Batura, but they did the job. Also, not as nice as Batura for walking in scree (sole a lot stiffer feeling). Overall better… View Message
Regional > Northern Utah & Idaho Reply: Warm Wasatch Ice Jan 22, 2009 "willing to find it" isn't an issue - lol. No, I'm just not one of those dirtbag climbers who can wander around in the woods all day. I work for a living so have limited tim… View Message
Regional > Northern Utah & Idaho Warm Wasatch Ice Jan 15, 2009 Is anything at all in? Heard negative reports for Provo Canyon and Maple. Heard neutral on Pricecicle. Been up on Great White, Neutral. Anything on BCC or Scruffy Band area? View Message
Regional > Northern Utah & Idaho Reply: Big Cottonwood Canyon this Weekend...? Oct 20, 2008 IME on 3300 S is a good store and not too far from the mouth of BCC. LCC is only a few miles south of BCC. View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Moab or SLC Oct 20, 2008 Moab: stores small, understocked, run by trust-fund babies, fewer housing units than potential renters (unless you only count people with cash), no jobs, identity crisis (is it… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Reply: Self-Belay Lead climbing Oct 13, 2008 Screamer, doh! Thanks for the good idea. View Message
General > Beginning Climbers Reply: Easy sport climbs Oct 10, 2008 Lol, bolting flames... and Moderate Route flames.... It seems that here in Utah, for the most part, they figure that you'll do a couple of 5.6 and 5.7, then get really re… View Message
Regional > Northern Utah & Idaho Reply: Madness in rock canyon. Oct 10, 2008 Just tossing some gas on the fire, I guess, but IF, say, you are climbing a route and can't make it past the crux, and you bail, unless you have some skilz, you're going to… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Reply: Self-Belay Lead climbing Oct 8, 2008 While we're here, anyone take a whipper on a mini-traxion? View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Reply: Self-Belay Lead climbing Oct 7, 2008 This is "rope soloing" - in free soloing there is no rope. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: La Sportiva SCORPION Oct 7, 2008 It looks like it's a lace-up version of the Mantis. If so, it's fairly middle-of-the-road. Decent enough edging, decent enough smearing. Okay toe-pointing, okay hooking. Not ex… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Best Ice Tools and Crampons for Beginner Ice Climber Oct 7, 2008 I think one issue more serious than forearm strength is fear. Some people going leashless are afraid of coming off, afraid of dropping a tool, afraid of ? and just overgrip… View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Reply: Self-Belay Lead climbing Oct 7, 2008 One thing that is probably a very very good idea at the very beginning: Set up some top-rope solo and see if you even like it. Then do some mock-leading on top-rope solo. By… View Message
General > Training Forum Reply: purchasing therabands in boulder or downtown denver Oct 6, 2008 I got a similar product, Asian knockoff type, at Sports Authority. They do the job, that's the most important part. If you dig around on Amazon, one of the vendors has free… View Message
General > Ice Climbing Reply: Grivel X Monster Oct 6, 2008 I second that opinion. View Message
General > Big Wall and Aid Climbing Reply: Self-Belay Lead climbing Oct 6, 2008 You can either: 1) take the rope with you and have to carry it and figure a way to keep it out of the way and feeding 2) leave it at the bottom and carry only a loop with… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: All around helmet for fat head Sep 15, 2008 REI normally carries the Grivel and the Camp helmets. Try both. I have the Grivel, but it doesn't breath well IMHO. View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Rei dividend 2008 aka "If Walmart had a baby it wo… Mar 13, 2008 Profit is what's left in the bank at the end of the year, after all the expenses. It's good to have a little, but you just pay taxes on it, and can't do much with it, but if yo… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Best alpine/all-around harness? Feb 24, 2008 The Petzl "haul loop" is about an inch diameter loop of 3/8" tubular webbing - worthless unless all you want to do is haul a rope up behind you with little to no drag (not sure… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Best alpine/all-around harness? Feb 23, 2008 I've tried the Petzl and the Camp. Both are fine, with minor differences in fit. The clippy things to drop the harness without unbuckling it (on the Camp) would be awful to… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Free Serving of Narcissism in the April 2008 Issue… Feb 22, 2008 I can't imagine Alpine ever being cool. You did say extreme few, life and death, edge, and quite frankly, that doesn't describe sport climbing. View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Interpretation of The Yosemite Decimal System Feb 22, 2008 Hence all the genetic freak teens on-siting 5.13+. If your lactic acid ATP pathway (blah blah blah) means you never pump, and you weigh in at 110lb, and can do 1-finger chin… View Message
General > General Climbing Reply: Free Serving of Narcissism in the April 2008 Issue… Feb 21, 2008 I think I saw something like this going on 20 years ago in the sport-climbing spandex blow-dry generation. Climbing was cool for a few months. This stuff comes and goes.… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Rei dividend 2008 aka "If Walmart had a baby it wo… Feb 21, 2008 My wife was stood up by 4 clerks in the shoe department of the REI at 3300 South in Salt Lake City. Carrying a $200 hiking boot to try on, she went to the little doorway to the… View Message
Gear > Climbing Gear Discussion Reply: Rei dividend 2008 aka "If Walmart had a baby it wo… Feb 20, 2008 Shop there whenever I'm in town - their consignment shop isn't bad either. RE: REI (back on topic) I'm wanting to make a custom T-Shirt +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++… View Message

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