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Jul 14, 2017 Bump. Price drop to $75 + shipping.  View Message

Jul 9, 2017 Selling my BD Speed 40 backpack, thought I was going to use it for ice climbing but subsequently sold all my ice climbing gear and now have no use for it. Never used and in lik… View Message

Mar 26, 2013 Here's a post I did a while ago, if you have any questions shoot me a message! mountainproject.com/v/build… View Message

Dec 29, 2012 Anyone know if G Dodge, Wyalusing, or Starved rock have any Ice yet? The silo I normally go to isn't open yet and I'd like to at least get some ice in soon. Thanks, Brooks View Message

Apr 20, 2012 UPDATE: Finally finished the cam today after running into really the only roadblock of building it... the trigger bar. between snapping bits and bending bars I had really ba… View Message

Apr 16, 2012 UPDATE: Got the teeth cut into the lobes today and started assembling the cam. Got the upper part of the trigger wires attached and a trigger bar machined. Unfortunantly, th… View Message

Apr 14, 2012 UPDATE: Yesterday I added lightening holes and trigger wire holes to the lobes. Geting really close and all the machining that's left to do is to machine a trigger bar. I w… View Message

Apr 12, 2012 UPDATE: Getting close, got the cam stops/spring pins installed in the lobes today. Just have to add lightening and trigger wire holes and finish the trigger bar them I'm bas… View Message

Apr 11, 2012 UPDATE: After messing up another lobe (lesson learned, go slow) I milled another and got it cut today. After that and a bit of searching, I found a drill bit slightly larger… View Message

Apr 10, 2012 UPDATE: Spent yesterday and today cutting out and finishing lobes. Ready to begin cutting holes for axle and lightening holes. Can't find a drillbit that works though, so I… View Message

Apr 6, 2012 UPDATE Cut part of the plate today and began milling it to the correct thickness. Was able to Finish that and cut the plate into three parts to begin making lobes. The four… View Message

Apr 5, 2012 UPDATE: Finally got back to work today after having to spend all of yesterday finding parts for the milling machine that hasn't been turned on in 2 years. Got the trigger ho… View Message

Apr 3, 2012 sorry, forgot. dimensions right now are 5.5 inches long by 3/8 inches thick by 1/2 inches tall. Will probably change a bit though after sanding. View Message

Apr 3, 2012 UPDATE: Metal arrived yesterday, brought it to school today and began working on it. Got the stem cut out and a hole for a sling drilled. The other marks on the stem are whe… View Message

Mar 29, 2012 Queens Throne isn't an OW, but I highly recommend it. It's really easy but an incredibly fun route. View Message

Mar 24, 2012 Hey everyone, thanks for the replies! Pretty psyched to get working on this. Bill- as far as I know, i don't have any testing equipment at my disposal, to test it I will pr… View Message

Mar 23, 2012 This tri at my school I chose to take manufacturing with metals as my elective. We pretty much have free reign over what we get to build, so I decided to build a cam (won't act… View Message

Jan 25, 2012 Thanks everybody for the advice. Looks like I'm going to go with the Nomics, now I just need to save up money. Thanks, Brooks View Message

Jan 24, 2012 Queen's Throne at Devil's Lake. Pretty Easy, but so much fun. Too bad it isn't longer... mountainproject.com/v/queen… View Message

Jan 16, 2012 I am considering saving up for a pair of leashless ice tools. I have an older pair of cobras that work fine, but have no support and are a little too strait to use leashless. T… View Message

Jan 12, 2012 Well with no ice to climb (yet), i made these to hang on my wall to practice ice climbing. they are surprisingly fun and can be sort of hard. View Message

Jan 12, 2012 Nope, understandable concern though. I have a small face in my backyard where our creek has cut away a hill. Just something to practice drytoolng on. Also was thinking about so… View Message

Jan 11, 2012 Would 5.10 grandstones work? View Message

Jan 10, 2012 I am thinking about getting some raptor crampons to convert some shoes into dry tooling/ mixed shoes, so that on warmer days (Iowa winter right now) I can dry tool at the local… View Message

Nov 26, 2011 These are my favorite climbing shoes I own, I like them more than my Anasazis. They have a really good mix of comfort and performance and the rubber on them lasts forever. View Message

Nov 22, 2011 Thanks everybody for the advice. I think for now I am going to stick with leashed tools, considering I got both cobras with android leashes for $175 from a local gear swap. For… View Message

Nov 20, 2011 I recently got a pair of older BD cobras (still have old Chounaird logo) and was wondering if there is any way to modify them to make them leashless. I have looked at the grive… View Message

Sep 26, 2011 Can't go wrong with the Mad Rock Mad Pad, the Organic Simple or Full Pad are also good View Message

Sep 3, 2011 Committed 2, great UK climbing video. Dosage V, some pretty sweet stuff. King Lines, Sharma. View Message

Aug 15, 2011 Sweet, thanks View Message

Aug 15, 2011 On my trip out to colorado this year me, my dad, and my cousin camped in the spruce lake campground in RMNP and could see these two rock features from the lake, can anyone iden… View Message

Aug 4, 2011 A good book that I used when I was in Boulder last summer is Front Range Topropes by Fred Knapp. It lists tons of areas around Boulder, Estes Park, Golden, etc... View Message

Jul 26, 2011 I have a petzl elios helmet size two and am taking it and a GoPRo hero out to Colorado with me. I'd like to take the camera up a few climbs with it preferably being it on my he… View Message

Jul 22, 2011 I second governor dodge, not much in terms of roped climbing but lots of good bouldering. In terms of gyms the closest one might be the Iowa City one, but i know that if your i… View Message

Jul 21, 2011 Bump, still looking View Message

Jul 6, 2011 I really like my scarpa vapor v's, good mix of comfort and performance. I also have some Velcro Anasazis that are really good but also really tight, I can't wear them for very… View Message