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no one moves Great thread no one gets hurt

Picture of the 3rd Class ADK4Life This is a pic of the 3rd class part the hardest move is getting out of the couloir (3rdClass.gif) My son toping out much loose gravel and not a place to fall, his mother would kill me! (CMTop3rd2.gif Summit Bivi, very cold (SumitMMCM.gif) I hope this is...

A classic route!! ADK4Life I would not be concerned about theft at Iceberg lake (formerly East Face Lake I guess since it's almost always frozen they renamed it?) as there is not a lot of through traffic on this side of the mountain. Most peeps do out and backs up and down the MR or other...

La Sportiva boots rock M-man Sportivas are the boot and I would highly recommend the Nepal Extremes, for winter and high mountain summer use. They are not as warm as doubles but are lighter and more comfy; they also are fairly nimble on rock and ice. They are narrow. I use an OR foam lined...

Paul_Bear I agree with Pvon, Head straight for CB and there are plenty of places to camp once you are past the Blow down area. We pulled sleds all the way to CB trail and then carried up close to the ridge. From from this high camp Seward, Don, Emmons are all in reach. I would make sure you get...

Grumpy I have said before on this forum your brilliance, balance, and wisdom have been a great source of inspiration to me and have been appreciated by all. How far we see ahead has much to do with how far we have traveled and yet still we have no reason to look back. I am glad Mrs. Grumpy...

Trangos or bust Pucknuts(?) I use their alloy product to save weight (mainly in the Daks) and for short alpine hops. They stand behind their products and are based out of Colorado and are an easy company to deal with. ( (303) 530-3035 Oliver) Regarding general crampons for alpine rockwork...

Northway West Mil Brook Lumberzac We left from the rest station, did Macomb, South Dix, (you could move on to East Dix, and then back to South Dix, then over the Hough to a col good for a bivy. Then up and over Dix and back to route 73. I think we could have done this in one long day with...

I would love to try them I agree with Warren, I would love to try them, but I am going to wait until there is more use and endorsement. Even with children I have never considered being an early adopter :D Michael

Old and Lazy Spencer Thanks for the great Beta! Being kind of on the lazy side we are going to have snowmobiles take us in and pick us up. While I am not so crazy about this from and environmental standpoint, I do fly to remote locations to stage a climb and both time and life is to short. A...

Friendly Rangers SherpaKroto We have made friends with the Rangers, but shudder to ask outright about Biviing, ya know above etc. and where etc. We haven’t found any regulations yet. We plan to go up Abols and wonder how far you can drive up in the winter and how many mile the trip would be...

Exploring a weekend trip Wright, Algonquin, Boundary, Iroquois and Colden. Camp near Colden Lake, and traverse Colden if conditions permit Would love to have a party or four Michael

Wanna finish!!! Hikerick Saving the best for last!! We will all be out there for you. No Whiteface or Cascade Less the rest demure Michael

Count on Your Gear? Warren I remember your shoe failure on Seymour, If only I had my spare plate, which I understand you now carry the weekend would have had other possibilities (you did summit Seymour and safely descend). We use our MSRs in place of crampons so they suffer much more abuse...

Mitt system I have never used down except for MTB in winter as they are to prone to moisture and compression as well as not being a flexible system. I do as the Sardog1 does [/CODE] Michael CM