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for me it's
extra days worth of food, fire starter, gloves, socks and sunglasses. I don't go out unless it's pretty cold, preferably with snow on the ground.

In GEAR » Do you carry redundant backups of critical gear?
August 15, 1:31pm

look for a preowned black diamond lighthouse
weight is right at 3# and it's a palace for someone solo. with 30 sf of floor space there's no need for the vestibule when traveling solo. it will stand up to wind and snow with the best o...

In GEAR » Hilleberg Soulo or Mountain hardwear EV2
August 11, 4:19pm

+1 for feathered friends
if it can be done with a down bag, they can do it and probably have done it before.

In GEAR » Who all is making custom sleeping bags (not quilts), stateside or abroad?
August 05, 9:53am

+1 on the gamont vetta
also look at the salewa ms mtn trainer mid and the ms rapace. there are a lot of boots out there that will fit your discription, the real issue is finding the boot that fits your foot. if going t...

In GEAR » good light mountaineering boots
August 01, 7:53am

my layering for cold to very cold
your choice of white/light colored synthetic base layer long sleeved shirt. i have 3 that i pick from. next on top is a 3/4 zip polar stretch/R1 style hoodie followed by a hooded wild things wind...

In GEAR » Shell layers for winter?
July 27, 9:27am

for sizing, call tom and tell him
how you'd like it to fit and go from there. in my experience, nunatak is very customer service friendly.

In GEAR » Nunatak Skaha
July 21, 3:42pm

the climbing rangers on rainier have them as part of their kit
they appear to use them to monitor for hypoxia and to monitor the response when they administer 02. i've seen it in action. once where they put the climber on O2 and the level went from the l...

In GEAR » hypoxia meter
July 19, 4:00pm

sherpa adventure gear made/makes
a really light merino hoody. don't remember exactly what it was called, but it was something like kush (sp). a buddy had one and he swore by it. it didn't have as deep a chest zipper as i...

In GEAR » winter layering-lighter R1 hoody?
July 07, 3:20pm

Mountain Hardwear BMG in large
if this pack work/fits you this is a pretty good deal: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1074533/Mountain_Hardwear_BMG_size_Lar#Post1074533 i know a couple of guys who...

In GEAR » expeditition backpacks
July 06, 2:59pm

What are your plans
having some idea of what you are going to be doing with the pack will help in getting pointed in the right direction. as mentioned above, if money is no object dan mchale can/will pretty-much build...

In GEAR » expeditition backpacks
July 05, 9:16am

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