Its a longshot ...not sure where else to post this, but if anyone here in TGR-land lost a ski near the top of Middle Ferks at Crystal Mtn... I found it on Sunday melting out of the snowpack when I...

The Element is attached with four velcro straps, three of which are backed up with a small metal hook to reinforce the velcro strap once it goes through the specific webbing loops on the backpack...

saw a picture of the climber from earlier in the day showing that one of his poles was a whippet. He did have an axe, but it was on his pack and during the slide there was nothing in his hands....

yesterday was a fucked up day on Hood. I think I'm done going near the southside route on weekends. A couple buddies of mine and I headed up Sunday morning to ski the west crater rim. We made...

thank you all for the great information... I really appreciate it.

I read that as of a few weeks ago the upper portion of Buttermilk Rd is a bit of a mess and has a soft closure on it. Anyone know if thats still the case or can one get a regular-clearance car...

yup, got a guidebook that I'm quickly trying to get through...just a little overwhelmed by all the options and the limited time we'll have. thanks for the recommendations on the best bang for your...

big favor to ask.... my wife and I are taking a spur of the moment trip from the PacNW down to the Eastside next week. We've hiked the JMT and SHR before but never toured in the Sierras and we'll...

The Muir Snowfield exceeded expectations Saturday- all the old dirty neve was covered up and suncups smoothed over. The new snow won't last, but fresh, almost powdery snow before summer is even over...

yeah, my current doc said that if I opted for surgery, they'll take a pie-wedge of bone out to realign my big toe in addition to cutting off the bunion. Figured I'd get it done late summer so i can...

Yup, My current podiatrist has taken xrays a couple times through the years and it's definitely a bunion. Before I opt to have his office do the chopping, I'd like to find a doc who comes...

Too many years of doing sports before getting good orthotics gave me a pretty bad bunion on my right foot. For the past 10-15 years, I've managed it with my orthotics, taping, padding, and getting...

I picked up a pair of TLT6's this winter, and my local ski shop has done a fine job of blowing out the toe box to make room for some pretty significant bunions. The end result are some big bulges...

I remember seeing a brief description of that trip on G3's website 10 years ago...blew my mind that folks managed to pull off a traverse like that. Great to read a few more details from their...

Paseo in Fremont (close to downtown..about 10 minutes by bus) has one of the best sandwiches around... order the Carribbean Roast sandwich...you won't be sorry....

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Ah...no, did not bore out the holes in the base plates.... that seems like a more likely culprit. Thanks

i didn't drill through the plastic cover, but I did cut it all off with a utility knife before I started.

read all the various tgr threads and wildsnow information before getting starting, but I've just finished screwing my bindings into the inserts on my new Manaslus and I'm wondering if there's...

not to hijack this thread...but I've got a question about base repair also. I blew out an edge earlier this season and had to cut away a 1/2" x 1-1/2" chunk of ptex to repair the edge. Once the...

i doubt the issue is the method of cleaning the jacket(s) as my wife's Arcteryx jacket is used just as often as mine and cleaned/nikwaxed on the same schedule, yet her Theta SL is going on six years...

thanks guys.... good point about giving the pack straps a bath from time to time.

and i'll take a look around for an eVent jacket to try...glad to hear that might be holding up better.

Brit-...

None of my climbing/skiing partners have had as many problems with goretex jackets through the years as I've had and I'm curious if the delamination issue I repeatedly have is at all common.

The...

move your post over to the tech talk forum otherwise you probably won't like the replies you get here....

last season I put a crack clean through an edge on my old first-gen BD Verdicts, but the edge stayed in place so I didn't think much of it. Last weekend I guess I hit a few too many patches of ice...

I know plenty of folks that have been happy with the work Jim Mates has done, but it didn't go well for me.... my gripes are as follows... I asked for his pricing upfront so I knew how much to...

2x..... didn't have a positive experience at Custom.... but Sturts does great work...taken several pairs of boots to them and always been happy.

never gone into a crevasse unroped (thankfully), but punched through on rope more than a few times.

the worst experience was after a storm that wasn't in the forecast forced my partner and I...

if you're gonna use skis while dragging your sled, make sure to bring some 6' or so long lengths of pvc pipe to make your sled stay put behind you....having a sled race past ya why skiing downhill is...

thanks.... i hadn't even thought about the heel bushings, but these bindings have at least a couple hundred days on them, so i'll take apart the heel and see how the guts of the binding are looking.

i've been using dynafits for a decade, but today they really failed me and I don't have a clue what was going on.
This season I mounted up some JJ's with dynafit classics (dins set to 8)...they're...

man...i couldn't imagine using 7mm mits...it would be like paddling with barbells in my hands (guess it would be good training for summertime). even on winter days in Washington when the air temp...

i wouldn't worry too much about it... maybe slather a bunch of lock-tite on that screw as well as gooping some epoxy where they chip occured. i figure that metal heel piece is held in place by the...

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whats 'Muntainering'?

aside from using overboots on summit day, i used them almost daily over my down booties to keep the booties drier and warmer... and fwiw, i used 40below brand ones.

pack some chemical heater...

god thats awful.... my condolences to all her family and friends.

How the hell was the drunk driver already back out in society if they killed someone just four years ago? Hopefully they get put...

plenty of folks do the two boot thing on Denali (though I still think its unnecessary, especially since you can find decent AT boots that are only a handful of ounces heavier than regular ol Koflach...

ditto on adding a shim under your footbed to take up volume if needed but you can take the shims out when just milling around camp. so, you're not using these boots above 14k? Intuitition liners are...

the fiancee finding some good turns in the Crystal bc today....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEotiTXtk2Y

found some spooky looking layers 2' down and 4' down, and new snow coming down was...

dumb question, but how often do SD cards fail? I've carried a few 16gb cards on multi-week backpacking trips and never had them crap out on me.

yeah, i saw that too..was hoping that i wouldn't get dinged WA state sales tax, but once in the shopping cart, tax got added...price goes up to $720.

avoid Ymir Yurts...

thanks for all the advice guys....sounds like there are a few options i'd be happy with, but since i really don't want to carry multiple lenses in the backcountry and i would like a bit more range...

is the 15-85 really that good? from my limited research, i always hear 'get a fast lens' and 'don't get something with too much range or you'll have compromised optics' but it would be nice to...

i bought my T1i refurbished from Adorama.... even with the kit lens it was a lot less than a new camera body.

thanks for the comments. sounds like theres a consensus that a faster lens is going to be better than going for something with a really wide zoom range.
i do want to monkey around with primes...

got a trip coming up next weekend and somehow all the previous years I've done an annual trip to Rogers, I've had a fair amount of blue sky, no new snow in a few days, pretty safe and straightforward...

thanks. is it worth the extra $$ to get one that has image stabilization? I hadn't really been considering lenses that didn't have stabilization, but maybe thats not as important as I had...

Been using the kit lens that came with my T1i for about a year, ready to upgrade. I primarily take pics of skiers and landscapes, in bright sunlight and also in crappy low light conditions. I...

absolutely.... i got no problems with folks choosing to SUP, so long as they act in a respectful manner and do not endanger others. From my limited experience around SUP users though, it seems like...