Contributions by jo(r)ch (4)

It's an ice axe... Good for glacier walking; serviceable for light technical tasks. It got me up about 400 feet of 50-55 degree incline mixed ice and snow.

These and a pair of shell pants and I was good to go at 12 degrees F and the sloppy/slushy next morning. Good undergarment for cold, breaths well in the warmer weather... A little pricey. Don't let them lie to you, I still stank after three days.

pricey for socks, but I still have all my toes. It was down to about 12 degrees F; my feet weren't warm, but no frostbite.

Good pants, price was tolerable. Wore them on summit climb to ~20k feet at about 12 degrees F. Combined with fleece long underwear, it was plenty warm -- waterproof was good even on the slushy way down the next day. No complaints.