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Graham Parrington

Backcountry Snowboarder // Mountaineer // Camper/Hiker

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    Cascadia
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    Riding pow, backcountry corn harvesting, glacier climbing, alpenglow happyhours, and bonfires on the coast.

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light and functional

Wild Country Titan Screwgate Carabiner

Wild Country Titan Screwgate Carabiner

Rating for this product: 5 August 25, 2009

these lockers are great. they are lighter than my other locking biners, are a good size for building anchors, clipping in to ice screws, finishing off a double bowline on the harness, or clipping to a belay device... and they are moderately priced as well. the screw action has never failed. probably not big enough for a munter hitch...

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Best board i ever rode...

Voile SD Mojo Split Snowboard

Voile SD Mojo Split Snowboard

Rating for this product: 5 March 6, 2009

as some have said, this board is stable, and is excellent for shredding pow, blasting through pillows and crud, and rips corduroy better than anything i've ever been on. i'm 5'6" 150# and i ride the 166. these things are definitely an improvement over the Freeride! this is the longest board i've used, and i love the stability, which is nice for riding and stomping landings. the softer, wider tip and narrower, stiffer tail are great for keeping the tip out of the deep stuff. The Mojo's are also lighter than the Freerides: the Mojo 166 weighs the same (8.5#) as my Freeride 154... For those about my size and weight, if you're worried about the larger size of the 166, go for the 161. don't get the 154 if you're anywhere near my size. you'll sink your tip, have less stability in soft snow and crud, and have more chatter on hard snow conditions. don't do it!! i also highly recommend the mountain plate bindings for hard boots, and the Scarpa Matrix boots, which improve skinning, traversing, turning speed, and the inevitable two-plank downhill moments which are "spooky" as mentioned below due (partially) to the geometry of the board halves...

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Good for splitboarding

Black Diamond Punisher Glove

Black Diamond Punisher Glove

Rating for this product: 4 February 26, 2009

I use these for backcountry and frontcountry splitboarding. they're warm enough most of the time, and too warm every once in a while, so their range is impressive. the nimbleness is the feature i was most looking for with these gloves, so i could transition from uphill to downhill quickly, which they perform quite well at! i find the cuffs too short for my needs much of the time. after a couple years of heavy use, there is some wear on the pittards, but overall, they seem to be holding up well.

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Black Diamond Punisher Glove

February 25, 2009

That sounds like a fantastic setup. The Enforcers would be hard to cram in a mitt.Adding to that: you'd have to get a size or two up from your normal fit for insulated mitts to fit. my OR mitt shells fit over my punisher gloves, but not the isulated liner...

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one more thing...

Voile Split Decision Mountain Plate Kit

Voile Split Decision Mountain Plate Kit

Rating for this product: 5 February 12, 2009

using AT boots with these bindings also seems to boost skinning performing - more power transfer, much easier edging on hard snow, more stiffness = less effort. getting at the pin to release the slider plate is much easier with these as well.

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Voile SD Mojo Split Snowboard

February 4, 2009

My search of the forums and talk with other splitters indicates for edging use soft 3 strap hard shell AT boots like: Garmont Mega lite, Scarpa F1, Scarpa Spirit 3, Scarpa Matrix. For less demanding splitting and more feel downhill, stiff soft boots like Burton Driver X, DC Ghost, or Salomon Malamute.

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Voile SD Mojo Split Snowboard

February 4, 2009

it'll work. just keep your edges sharp. especially on the moon.

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Voile SD Mojo Split Snowboard

February 4, 2009

i bought my splitboard on sale. i think it was from backcountry.com or mountaingear.com. cough up the cash, or be patient. alternately, look at networking websites like turns-all-year.com or teton gravity research.com, or better yet, in splitboard.com. you'll find someone with a splitboard for much cheaper, if you're willing to buy used.

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May not ever go back to soft boots...

Voile Split Decision Mountain Plate Kit

Voile Split Decision Mountain Plate Kit

Rating for this product: 5 February 3, 2009

I got these bindings recently, along with a pair of Scarpa Matrix AT boots, and I love this setup. Like others have said, there's no loosening of the bindings, like with straps, there's much better power transfer, and the bindings weigh half as much as my strap bindings, which were on the low-end of the weight scale. Much faster and easier to get in and out of bindings, and dramatically speed up transition times. Ski boots are great for booting up coulies, are much warmer, and work better with crampons. Though ski boots weigh more than snowboard boots, just remember that you're likely to carry your board on your pack, but your boots stay on your feet...

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get these

Voile Split Decision Crampon

Voile Split Decision Crampon

Rating for this product: 5 February 3, 2009

these will save the day. even on powder days with a little wind, you can find bare patches where these will come in handy. perfect for spring touring to get the corn. used these on Mt. Rainier on the wilson glacier. ascended 30 degree boilerplate no problem.

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Voile Split Decision Crampon

February 2, 2009

yes. but only if you fix them to the boards, which is easy. they work fixed to the board if you need your heel lifter, or hinged, for lower-angle, less scary skinning.

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Sparkle Ninja Thumbs Up

MontBell Ultralight Thermawrap Pants

MontBell Ultralight Thermawrap Pants

Rating for this product: 5 October 6, 2008

Aesthetically, the looks of these pants are, well, subjective! Not as "cool" looking as some models, but who are you trying to impress? Cute marmots? They're light as hell, warm as heaven, pack small, have full side zips, and water beads of them better than my softshell. They work very nicely with my one pound sleeping bag, primaloft booties and parka. Plus i get to ack th' fool and bust out some sparkle ninja shenanigans. Just don't drop the roach, right?

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