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Al Shaver (Al_T.Tude) - BPL Professional Member
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All Forum Posts by Al Shaver
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Whitney Main Trail Lots of good advice above. You live at sea level like me (unless your east bay locale refers to Lake Tahoe) so your body's reaction to altitude will be your #1 concern for safety, enjoyment and... |
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Revolutionary "Whipsnake" Pack Just saw the release of this extraordinarily flexible pack with amazing capacity. Video also features French inspired hiking wear. Place your orders quickly as I'm sure that the first productio... |
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Ridiculously Warm Hood Thanks for the great review, Roger. I have no experience with the Crestone Hood which you recommend only for very cold environments. I have much experience with the Nunatak Down Balaclava which is ... |
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Useless and Dangerous Jorge, To paraphrase a greater writer than me: Mountain running is useless like poetry and dangerous like lovemaking. |
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No Worries I just fill it with my mini BIC, KFC spork, 1oz wing stove, .5 oz fuel tab, soap vial and Ti wind screen with paper clip and no lid and toss it in the top of my pack. If you remove the lid with a s... |
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trekking poles as mid pole The $270 Black Diamond Megalight comes with a pole link convertor. Don't know if they will sell it separately. You can interlace your trekking pole wrist straps, point the poles opposite direct... |
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New Record Geoff Roes' record time referred to above was 15:07:04 |
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Driving Up Whitney? Art, Good luck driving your car to the JMT southern terminus at the 14'497' summit of Mt Whitney! > As Jorge and Kenneth posit, a trail doesn't need to start at a parking lot. To ... |
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Wild Caloric Supplements While backpacking and canoeing portage linked lake loops in British Columbia, Salmon Berries made up such a substantial portion of our diet that our "waste" began to resemble the local be... |
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Northern JMT Terminus My two cents: Jorge and Kenneth, Good points all around re. direction of travel and starting points except for the "Happy Isles" sign. I know of no such sign. I have had this conversati... |
All Reader Reviews by Al Shaver
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Backpacking Light Merino UL Pants The wool seems to live up to all the hype for comfort and warmth, but mine came with a small hole in the inside thigh. I received them as a wrapped gift from my family, so didn't inspect them '... |
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BPL Beartooth Merino Wool Hoody 5/5 for meeting all of the unbelievable performance claims for merino wool. Cool when it's hot, warm when it's cold, virtually no stink build-up after days of sweaty use, no scratchiness, nice... |
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Sport EYZ ultralight sunglasses Manufacturer says to not re-insert into film cannister case. I put them flat in a quart ziploc bag when not in use - works fine. I like that they are cheap and light but I mostly love that they pack i... |
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Petzl Meteor III Climbing Helmet At 232 grams/8.2oz this is the lightest helmet I've seen. Foam helmets such as this are not the most rugged. It would be crushed before it made it to base camp in the Himalaya. For me, chin st... |
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Camp XLH95 Harness As a gram weenie I couldn't pass up a 3.5 oz harness. If I'm going to spend the day at hanging belays or there is a good chance of falls, I'll take my 15 oz Black Diamond Momentum AL. For ... |
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Trango Superfly Screwlock Carabiner Agree with Craig. Only negative is the exposed hook. Lightest locking biner without the hook that I know of is the Black Diamond Positron (keylock)Screwgate (54 grams) |
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Petzl Tikka XP For my camping, trailrunning and climbing/mountaineering applications this is about the perfect light. I also own a Tikka and Tikka Plus. Each generation shows an improvement. The diffuser lens is far... |
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Aloksak O.P 12.5 x 20" Yes it does take effort to seal the bags properly and not cut or tear them, I do wish they were more durable and their diameter is slightly smaller than Ursack, Bear Vault and Backpacker's Cache s... |
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i4ULENSES 2007 Bedding down at Whitney climber's camp holding the topo at arm's length, squinting by headlamp illumination to discern "is that crux on the East Buttress 5.6 or 5.8??" That's whe... |
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Tiny Knife - Gerber Micro-Lite LST No Mike, nothing is simpler or lighter. I keep one (tied closed) on my climbing harness and another in my repair bag when backpacking. Unfortunately gerberstore.com informed me in May '07 that thi... |
