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John Young

Camper/Hiker // Climber // Backpacker // Camper // Hiker // Trad Climber // Sport Climber // Boulderer // Mountaineer

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    Where ever I can afford to be.
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    High places. Remote places. Lonely places.

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Backcountry.com Siphon Street Full-Zip Hooded Sweatshirt - Men’s

Backcountry.com Siphon Street Full-Zip Hooded Sweatshirt - Men’s

Rating for this product: 3 5 days ago

Easily worth the SAC price but not much more. The inside feels like butter, and the techy details are nice, but wool? Where? And the outside will pill up if you're not careful with your washing. Graphite = Black. But again, on sale... buy it!

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Old School Fleece

KUHL Full-Zip Hooded Fleece Jacket - Women's

KUHL Full-Zip Hooded Fleece Jacket - Women's

Rating for this product: 4 5 days ago

My wife loves her hoodies, and she really loves this one. It's very nice, with two exceptions. One is that the fleece is old school fuzzy see through stuff. Two is the inner stiching looks... cheap, where you can see it.

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Just buy them.

Black Diamond Dynex Sewn Runners

Black Diamond Dynex Sewn Runners

Rating for this product: 5 5 days ago

There's nothing to think about; they work, they're light, buy a dozen and move on.

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Go Light!

Wild Country Neon Keylock Screwgate Carabiner

Wild Country Neon Keylock Screwgate Carabiner

Rating for this product: 5 5 days ago

Great locker. Snappy, light, solid feeling. The opening is just a tad small, but this is the price of light. I own several and use them for just about everything.

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New Standard

Metolius PAS Personal Anchor System w/ Element Locking Carabiner

Metolius PAS Personal Anchor System w/ Element Locking Carabiner

Rating for this product: 5 5 days ago

Does just about everything a daisy chain does with none of the disadvantages. Packs down very small when not in use.

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Perfection

Wild Country Helium 10cm Quickdraw - 5 Pack

Wild Country Helium 10cm Quickdraw - 5 Pack

Rating for this product: 5 5 days ago

Super light, no nose hook to catch the anchor or the rope, perfectly tensioned wire gate. Yes the thin dog bone does get twisty but I do not see this as a bad thing at all.

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Worth the money.

Icebreaker BodyFit200 Boxer w/Fly - Men's

Icebreaker BodyFit200 Boxer w/Fly - Men's

Rating for this product: 4 5 days ago

Comfy, breathe well, nice fit. The elastic band is, however, a bit odd; stiff. Still I love these shorts.

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Perfect Light Hikers

Asolo Fugitive GTX Hiking Boot - Men's

Asolo Fugitive GTX Hiking Boot - Men's

Rating for this product: 5 April 30, 2009

Sticky rubber. Stiff heel cups and heel locks. Good fore and aft flex. Instantaneous break in. Light. These are the absolute best boots I have ever worn. No complaints after two years of wearing them everwhere.

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Almost perfect.

La Sportiva Exum Pro Approach Shoe - Men's

La Sportiva Exum Pro Approach Shoe - Men's

Rating for this product: 4 April 30, 2009

On the hiker / climber sliding scale, I found the Exum Pros to be more hiker than climber. The rubber is very good, though not tacky like the Evolvs or the Montrails. On the other hand the sole, with its softer heel and braking lugs will work much better on your descent. As light hikers they work great!

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Great hiking climbing shoe.

Evolv Stryker Approach Shoe - Men's

Evolv Stryker Approach Shoe - Men's

Rating for this product: 5 April 20, 2009

Great approach/climbing shoe. I love a shoe which is more climb than hike, and this shoe is it. The sole towards the fore foot is thinner and much more sensitive than a sneaker type shoe. I like this feature a lot. The Trax rubber is very sticky.
As noted however, the orange in the picture is WAY off from the orange in real life.

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Amazing

Sole Dean Karnazes Signature Edition Footbed

Sole Dean Karnazes Signature Edition Footbed

Rating for this product: 5 April 20, 2009

These insoles turned a pair of good fitting 8 mile hiking sneakers into perfect fitting unlimited mile hikers. I've ordered two more pairs!

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Quality material - Odd fit

Icebreaker BodyFit200 Boxer w/Fly - Men's

Icebreaker BodyFit200 Boxer w/Fly - Men's

Rating for this product: 3 March 2, 2009

As others have noted, they ride a little high. Also the elastic band bends in the middle in an odd sort of way. IF they weren't made of super nice merino...

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Nice warm WOOL

SmartWool Adrenaline Mid Crew Hiking Sock

SmartWool Adrenaline Mid Crew Hiking Sock

Rating for this product: 5 March 2, 2009

My fave hiking, walking, working socks... EVER!

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