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Re: Re: Removing Black Diamond Trekking Pole Grips
Clayton I put GG grips on BD alpine carbon corks, which are 18mm. It's pretty tough to get them all the way on, but some adhesive helps to lubricate them and eventually they'll go. I used...

In GEAR » Removing Black Diamond Trekking Pole Grips
May 18, 9:33am
Re: Re Re Need a new camera
I'd look at a used canon s90 or s95. There's lots of great deals on cameras that people just try out or move on to the newest model.

In Photography » Need a new camera
May 09, 9:42pm
Re: Re: @ Eugene (or anyone) re: Anakondas
Good info, Peter. Primary use is backpacking, usually longish miles, off trail, often with canyon entries/exits up to short lower 5th class. I've been using trailroc 245/255 with mixed succes...

In GEAR » need trail runners for very rocky/talus/scree conditions
May 08, 5:57pm
@ Eugene (or anyone) re: Anakondas
Eugene, are you using the x countries or the Anakondas? I hadn't seen the Anakondas; they look really good. I've been eyeing the new Roclite 243s and the Anakondas look quite similar and ...

In GEAR » need trail runners for very rocky/talus/scree conditions
May 08, 4:22pm
245 mesh
The new red 245 has the same mesh as the 255, which is about 500x as durable as the blue 245 mesh. It's insane that they think they have to put different mesh on every shoe. Figure out the b...

In Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2012 » Inov-8 TrailRoc
May 02, 6:55pm
dominguez
Nice. I tried to do this loop in Feb and it was just too damn muddy and cow hammered up on top to enjoy it (ended up just camping up above Little and finding a route to the floor the next day). H...

In Post-Trip Reports » Down to the River - Dominguez Canyon Backpack
May 02, 6:50pm
Westcomb Crest (pertex equilibrium)
I've been using a Westcomb Crest for a month or so as a replacement for my lost Houdini. It's pertex equilibrium and weighs only 4 oz in a small. Feature set is very minimal and if I keep...

In Editor's Roundtable » Windshirts: 2012 State of the Market Report - Part 2: The Present and Future of Windshirts
April 28, 3:47pm
Re: DP Merrills
Agreed. I've been using a DP2M for a couple months now and it's nuts what it's capable of for the size, price, and weight. I recently made some 16x20 prints for a show and I don't...

In Photography » DP Merrills
April 28, 3:41pm
Re: Re: Escalante and the Waterpocket Fold
Thanks all. Nick, appreciate the feedback. I had intended to figure out how to do the "read more" before this post because I knew it was a big one but didn't have time. Figured i...

In Post-Trip Reports » Escalante and the Waterpocket Fold
April 18, 9:16am
Escalante and the Waterpocket Fold
Lots of photos and report here: http://outlivingblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/escalante-and-the-waterpocket-fold/

In Post-Trip Reports » Escalante and the Waterpocket Fold
April 17, 8:38pm

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