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Pman
Trad climber
Upstate NY
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Sep 14, 2007 - 07:51pm PT
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How else can we get all the crap that we "might need" up there????
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Sep 14, 2007 - 08:03pm PT
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RE:
"for the alpinist, Karrimor ruled"
yes, and too bad the essential winning attributes of those products has sorta died out, favoring, I don't know, some sort of limp, hard to use pin-headed tourist gizmo-laden thermo formed abortions...
lets count em - big pack, how many operations to open,
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.............
oh yeah, great stuff - works super in a carpeted air conditioned office...
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Sep 14, 2007 - 08:43pm PT
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Modern gladiators:
Second ascent of the grand West Couloir, Aig du Plan, 1976.
Jello probably solo’d it.
Photo of Gordon Smith by Kerry King, Mountain 56
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maestro8
Trad climber
Sunnyvale, CA
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Sep 14, 2007 - 08:54pm PT
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As far as carrying a pack on short climbs, it makes a lot of sense at the Leap.
...to avoid dehydration on your two-hour epic up East Wall?
...to avoid the five minute hike required to reach the base from the trail?
...to blend in with the rest of the ultra n00bs there?
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Sep 14, 2007 - 09:01pm PT
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You guys have it all wrong, a sippy cup won't hold even one 16oz OE.
If you can't carry the load;
find a friend who can!
steelmanky-why do you think they call it a ten gallon hat?.
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Sep 14, 2007 - 09:06pm PT
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RE:
" Hey, you're dissin my buddy Jello's fine accomplishments in pack design. "
hell no, early Lowe stuff was clean and a necessary step in evolution.
where its gone since then is kinda lamentable but probably necessary too.
is it really "market driven" or part of psudo-corporate pissing match where everyone in the business is busy imitating TNF etc?
right now, I kinda think packs are like the cars of the 40's.
PS - nice pic AC
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Sep 14, 2007 - 10:26pm PT
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Sep 14, 2007 - 10:28pm PT
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During the Facelift, if you paid your way to the sushibar, the next morning I will gladly supply you with a Sushi Wrap if, and only if, you wear a backpack and carry it up a climb. A Grade I 5.6 would be preferred. And I'll make you two wraps if you stuff it in a FISH back (maybe a haul bag - they are big, after all....).
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Sep 14, 2007 - 11:05pm PT
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This random thread has turned into a classic!
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Sep 14, 2007 - 11:09pm PT
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Doug Scott and Chris Bonnington
climbing on the SW face of Everest
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bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 14, 2007 - 11:19pm PT
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Talk about classic packs...what about the old Jensen pack.
My first real pack. Classic!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Sep 14, 2007 - 11:38pm PT
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Sep 14, 2007 - 11:40pm PT
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now Todd, that's a real fine shot.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Sep 14, 2007 - 11:40pm PT
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Hey;..it's a FISH pack;....bomber!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Sep 14, 2007 - 11:43pm PT
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Lowe pack;...bomber!
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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Sep 14, 2007 - 11:45pm PT
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What the....
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Raydog
Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
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Sep 15, 2007 - 01:02am PT
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Traverse of the Gods -
Eigerwand
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Sheets
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Sep 15, 2007 - 01:08am PT
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My ginormous pack carries my emergency midget.
You never know when you're gonna need a midget in a cowboy suit.
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tetonhack
Social climber
jackson wy
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Sep 15, 2007 - 01:12am PT
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Come on now Russ, you don't don't want to get dehydrated or worse yet caught up on the Nut Cracker in just yer huggies
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 15, 2007 - 01:14am PT
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Brents... you have seen my reserves.... I need no food or water for days on the vertical desert.
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