Paul

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Paul's Alpine

Created January 25, 2010
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Paul's Backpacking

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Paul's Climbing

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Paul's Misc

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Paul's Skiing

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Great Shoe!

Five Ten Grandstone Climbing Shoe

Rating for this product: 4 July 14, 2011

I had a pair for a year and were great. They edge very well and don't stretch. They are synthetic, so they ended up stinking pretty bad. I had sized them too small on accident. After wearing holes in them, I switched to the La Sportiva TC Pros. I wear an 11.5 street shoe and the 44.5 TC Pros were nice and comfy. I ordered a new pair of Grandstones in the same size and they are a half size too small. So, I'm going to go up a 45. I'm going back to the Grandstones since I'm so used to the stickiness of the 5.10 Stealth rubber. I've become a diehard high top trad shoe guy now. My only complaint is that they stink.

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Never climb without it!

Wild Country Ropeman Ascender

Rating for this product: 5 June 30, 2011

Regarding the Ropeman MKII (gold one pictured):

I always carry this on my harness or in my pocket. Lightweight, smooth action, and easy to use.

It saved our butts when rappelling with a single rope and 5mm pullcord. We were rappelling on wet slab and the ropes were soaked. This caused a massive amount of friction. We couldn't pull hard enough to make progress. I set up the Ropeman on my harness to space haul on the 5mm pullcord. Surprisingly, the Ropeman grabbed the pullcord with no slippage! Long story short, we made it off safely.

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Give them some time....

La Sportiva TC Pro Vibram XS Edge Climbing Shoe

Rating for this product: 5 June 29, 2011

My first time in these shoes was in Yosemite and they were very unnerving while breaking them in. In the meantime, I wouldn't lead with them. After a few multi-pitch routes, some gym climbing, and best of all...some steep slab on Glacier Point Apron, which really boosted my confidence in them. I have now come to love these shoes.

Most obvious is that they are edging machines! I have never been able to edge so well. My first climbing shoes were the Mythos, then the 5.10 Grandstones, and now these. They are relatively way more comfortable when stuffing into cracks...even finger cracks.

UPDATE:

I LOVE these shoes now. I no longer wear my 5.10 Grandstones and am selling them now. I don't think I'll ever wear anything other than the TC Pros!

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Awesome!

Dynafit TLT Vertical ST Alpine Touring Binding

Rating for this product: 4 January 4, 2011

I love how light these bindings are! So far they have worked great. My only gripe with them is that they can sometimes be a pain to align the front points into the boot toes on steep terrain.

Update: I recently took a decent fall and both skis popped. However, one of the leash cables actually broke. Not at the crimp, but the actual cable broke! Lame. Luckily, my friends were faster than me and we able to retrieve my ski that shot away like a missile. Time to get some brakes!

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Sweet!

Warm

Nice!

Great Harness

Needs a wind guard

Love `em

Nice

Awesomeness!!

Wild Country Tech Friends Full Cam Set

Rating for this product: 5 February 8, 2010

This is my first rack of cams and wanted a set that was well regarded and at a good price. So I gave these a shot and have been happy ever since. They are easy to place, smooth, and lightweight. I like the stronger spring rate as well. The free `biners was a very nice touch as well! I haven't taken any falls on them yet, (knock on wood), however I have built numerous top rope anchors with them and they have worked flawlessly. Thanks BC for the great deal!

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So I've been looking to pick up some tele skiis for our approaches

Scarpa Terminator X Telemark Ski Boot

December 5, 2009

So I've been looking to pick up some tele skiis for our approaches for mountaineering and was wondering if these types of boots are crampon compatible? I have a pair of the LS Nepal Evos and cringe at the thought of cramming those bricks into my pack. Thanks!

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Great Rope

Mammut Infinity Climbing Rope - 9.5mm

Rating for this product: 5 March 30, 2009

I'll admit that I didn't purchase this rope from BC since I had a coupon for another place. Sorry guys!

I bought this rope for alpine climbing. Even tho I haven't used it for that yet, I used it when I went rock climbing for the first time. I did a few sport climbs a couple weeks ago. We top roped, rappelled, and then my friend lead the way up and out.

The rope handled great and broke in after just a couple hours of climbing. The rope ran real smooth and was smooth on the rappels. My friend liked the rope since he wasn't used to having the midpoint and ends marked on his ropes. I'll post up more after our Whitney MR trip next month.

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So Far, AWESOME!!

La Sportiva Nepal EVO GTX Mountaineering Boot - Men's

Rating for this product: 4 March 10, 2009

I bought these boots a few days before a trip to Sequoia for a mountaineering skills seminar. They arrived the night before. I wore them around and they became easier to walk in as time went on. They are stiff, but not bad at all.

People were commenting on them as well as saying I was brave for wearing brand new boots for a 6 mile round trip. I wore some thin Smart Wool hiking socks, which were plenty warm. However, due to my skinny heal, the heel of the boot would travel up and down rubbing my heel, eventually a blister. I tried to tighten the laces, the lace locks are sweet, but without the tongue inserts, the bottoms of the lace eyelets pushed down into the top of my foot. I then took a break, put on heavy weight wool socks, tongue insert, and I was good to go, but the blisters still hurt. Once I got some mole skin and duct taped my heels, I was good to go for the rest of the trip. The bottoms of my feet were perfectly fine with no hot spots!

I only gave 4 stars since these haven't been put to any more torment. As far as warmth, as long as I was moving my feet were toasty, at night and sitting around, not so much, but I don't have good foot circulation. I don't give credit the boots credit for the blisters since I have a narrow heel.

Overall, awesome boot and awesome service from Backcountry.com!

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Where is the SupeDry option?

Mammut Infinity Climbing Rope - 9.5mm

March 9, 2009

Where is the SupeDry option?

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How well do these work in general mountaineering and glaciers?

Black Diamond Cyborg Crampons

February 6, 2009

How well do these work in general mountaineering and glaciers? Would it just be overkill to use a technical crampon or is it a no-no?Thanks.

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