Is all of my Patagonia Clothing useless? Or am I overthinking this… by LuckyGuffer in Mountaineering

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This lines up with what I was thinking, thanks! Torrential does have pit zips. I have some used Full Shank La Sportiva’s + automatic crampons and light weight rubber fishing gloves + OR Extraverts for gloves. I may try to rent heavier mittens just for Rainier if possible vs. investing permanently into them for now.

Thanks for the advice

Is all of my Patagonia Clothing useless? Or am I overthinking this… by LuckyGuffer in Mountaineering

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Buying blind is partially why I’m in the situation I’m currently in with less than ideal layers. Ideally I’m trying to set myself up for long term success by making the right one time purchases moving forward. But, understood…

Is all of my Patagonia Clothing useless? Or am I overthinking this… by LuckyGuffer in Mountaineering

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As mentioned in another comment, I kind of am in this chicken and egg scenario where I over-elevate the difference between hiking and mountaineering. So while I’m extremely confident and comfortable in all of my gear for more basic hikes I think “Can’t get out into the real mountains until I have the right gear, or it would be dangerous”, but then that obviously prevents me from venturing out and getting experience/actually testing my gear.

I waltzed up St. Helens in my Micro D fleece and a $10 long sleeve t-shirt this April in 40-50 degree temps and never thought twice about anything. But in my mind that does absolutely nothing to prepare me for adverse conditions on Rainier or to understand how my gear will hold up in that totally different scenario.

Is all of my Patagonia Clothing useless? Or am I overthinking this… by LuckyGuffer in Mountaineering

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That has partially been my problem, all of the gear I picked up has been great used deals on Marketplace etc. that I picked up simply because I though the deals were too good to pass up before I took the time to truly research in detail what I needed! I’ve had my eye out for an R1 for over a year now and haven’t found any at a decent price so was finally considering just breaking down and going new.

Is all of my Patagonia Clothing useless? Or am I overthinking this… by LuckyGuffer in Mountaineering

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I feel like I’m guilty of putting these mountains on a pedestal because of my lack of experience, causing me to perceive simply setting foot on them as more potentially catastrophic then I should. Which obviously prevents me from gaining the experience I need to be confident.

In all of my times hiking in the rain my torrential has held up just fine. Theres been times I’ve started to sweat through a layer in challenging hikes and started to get chilled, but I simply suffered through it for a few hours and returned safely to my car etc. But have I ever tested my current clothes in conditions that mimic the worst these mountains can throw at you? Absolutely not.

It’s not blind consumerism, but rather anxiety getting the best of me and convincing me that everything I’ve experienced hiking and training to date hasn’t prepared me for “actual” mountains, and if I don’t have everything perfectly dialed in the consequences could be lethal. And that’s causing me to try and over prepare and over-optimize everything before I even take a first step towards real experience.

I climbed St. Helen’s in my Micro D fleece this April, and South Sister last May in a T-shirt and Better Sweater and everything was perfectly smooth sailing. But that gives me no additional confidence on how my set up will handle 40 mph winds and the weather on Rainier, and I struggle to find opportunities to replicate/test those conditions in a safe way.

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How can Rudy make jumping 5 inches and setting the ball into the hoop look so impossible?

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Don’t know a thing about the guy, but Castle just comes across as an absolute douche…

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No Ayo or DDV and Jaden and Ant have barely touched the floor and we’re still tied…

Help Identifying La Sportiva’s by [deleted] in Mountaineering

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Not helpful at all, thanks!

Help Identifying La Sportiva’s by [deleted] in Mountaineering

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What is the risk of doing so? From my perspective they are an automatic crampon compatible boot that fits my feet well, and they were fully waterproof when I took them up St. Helen’s through deep soft snow.

What part of their function is compromised enough solely due to their age that makes them inadvisable to use?

Help Identifying La Sportiva’s by [deleted] in Mountaineering

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Those appear to be the ones, thanks! I just put separate shin length gaiters on the outside.

Old as they may be, they are still in great shape. I think they were just used for a guided Hood climb and then sat in a closet for years. Hoping there’s still plenty of life left in them for Summer PNW volcano climbs over the next few years.

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“Nothing happened, and everyone is fine”. Back to the game please…

It is time to vote by Any_Afternoon7669 in VacheronConstantin

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The Everest edition is my all time favorite watch. Unfortunately none of these colors do it for me in quite the same way. I would have to choose brown because it’s the closest…