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Hey, I'd recommend a set of BD from .3 to 3-4 then add finger sizes in either aliens or master cams dependant on what you can find or what to fit your fingers better (master cam triggers are kind of slippery for those with bigger hands) Ultimately the choice is yours, play with as many cams as you c...

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squamish does sometimes get some ice, but its a loooong shot.
Pemberton and Lillooet(sp?) are the places to head for for coastal ice climbing. Feb should (might?) be good for the duffy lake area. Try to get your hands on Don Serls "west coast ice"

good luck.

A friend of mine who has done lots of cleaning recommended a 30" demo bar with the curved ears sharpened to cut through roots for my project. It does the trick, tie it off in the middle and it hangs horizontally behind you. also try to do the bulk of work on rap, Wayyyyyyyy easier. Good luck.

trying to train endurance by traversing till my arms fall off, find its more usefull for me since I'm climbing trad 90% of the time. Power is coming back from bouldering in the almost ok weather at Flemming here in Vic. (dont feel too mad, its not that great, been snowed on a few times) SOOOOOO stok...

There were some interesting things, but in the end it seemed to just degrade into a metoulious advert. Most of what he said was common sense, and seemed to just be a set up for "metoulious cams.. bla bla bla." I mean if your leading trad and it comes as a shock to learn that cracks full of ice, mud ...

It was 15 that went missing on me as well, and I agree with just grabbing them in the store, but Im out in the middle of no where (powell river -oh god so much rock ahahaaha) and dont want to risk missing out.

I had the opposite problem, I never bothered to renew and kept getting issues for a year +. Alpinist has missed an issue with me though, that hurts, and Its always late.

The Fairley guide has some of them. Kind of vauge though.

mostly for pigs, but a good multi-purpose cord would be nice, somethin' I can jug on occasionally as well.

yeah, thanks I saw the beal on the BD site a while ago, just the shipping charges ream ya, $85 for my haulbag, but might just bite the bullet. I agree with the durability but Im also thinking weight, so I'll probably try the thinner cord and see how it works.

Any suggestions? seems any time I've asked around its always just on the rolls, and with my luck never enough. Does anyone know if anywhere local carries these? I just want a good haul line. Thanks.

I agree there is a fine line between gardening and hacking the s$%t out of the crag, but anywhere that has the traffic of the bluffs is bound to generate problems, it's a trad park anyway you look at it. I say forget it and come up north to put up some F.A.s on good stone, and bring your saw, you'll...

I dont know, standing on copperhead time bombs gives a pretty good buzz.

I did the Nanaimo jump years ago, good stuff, go for the dunk. Also I just got back from N.Z. where a friend did the original comercial jump, and the nanaimo one looked cooler. Just strap it on your ankles and go, its not a bad jolt at all.
have fun.