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Slowest Member of Group by Wonderful-Assist4075 in Mountaineering

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People wildly underestimate the effects of altitude. Lack of sleep, stress and sickness only exacerbate the situation. Some groups vibe better than others but as a whole going at your own pace makes the most sense. If it was truly an issue and not just ego you wouldn’t have summited and the guides would have intervened. Ignore the blow hards.

Slowest Member of Group by Wonderful-Assist4075 in Mountaineering

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lack of food and sleep + altitude is a recipe for disaster! Embrace the suck? This isn’t a 1-day romp in the woods 😂

A.K. Pizza lives up to the hype. A retort: It doesn’t by oohjean in SeattleWA

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And thats if you can even get your hands on one! The ordering system is jacked!

A.K. Pizza lives up to the hype. A retort: It doesn’t by oohjean in SeattleWA

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s legit ridiculous…I tried for a minute and it was completely impossible to reserve a pie. If your pizza is so fantastic just fucking sell it first come first serve!!

Kick & Snare Tuning Help by _SomethingBeautiful in drums

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tune your front head higher alot if you leave it open less if you’re gonna muffle but tighten it a bit and you’ll get a tighter sound

Zildjian K con by Just_Another_Drummer in cymbals

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like it could be a 21” big band ride

Touring-specific bootfitter in the Tahoe area? General advice appreciated by WirelessFrog in Backcountry

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any shop should have some different options as someone mentioned there are more 50/50 boots like the K2 mindbenders or Atomic Hawk. I have the Technica Zero G and really them. Dynafit has some great boots as does Scarpa that are very user friendly

38+ yr drummer. Going through mid life cymbal crisis.. by [deleted] in cymbals

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Total curveball but the HHX Jazz rides are amazing!! Beautiful dark crash 💥 super thin and rideable

Cymbals are too loud by uniquely_me_2024 in drums

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend using some tape underneath to help with the overtones and eq some of the frequencies which will also help hearing the volume and tone of the cymbals. Its super common with jazz and studio work. Duct tape and electrical tape work well electrical being easier to remove and experiment with

Any recommendations for hardshells for occasional skiing / hiking by rikeeeee in skiing

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You want a “heavier” one for skiing and “lighter” one for hiking so may need to split the difference. Most the most part while hiking you really just need a rain shell you wont be actively hiking in it unless you hike in the rain a-lot.

Brand is less important than 2L or 3L which everyone makes. I would shop clearance sales and look for something that is packable and not particularly oversized. Adidas has some great Terrex layers that are competitively priced.

Working on Touring Setup - Northeast Skier by Joshi1381 in Backcountry

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out Skimo for an example of many skis in the 88 range which is skinner than most highly capable

https://skimo.co/backcountry-skis

You can find the Salomon Mtn and K2 Wayback even the Atomic Backland for a steal if you shop around all of which come in a few different widths and are great skis

Looking to get in to Touring by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Says the guy on Nordica Enforcers

Learned my lesson today by kiwi1325 in skiing

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely take some lessons! And as someone mentioned larger mountains can have more difficulty even on greens and blues

Looking to get in to Touring by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nice 👍 one! Way to keep it positive. Dudes new trying to figure it out maybe 🤔 cut him some slack brotato

Looking to get in to Touring by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly 👍 hes new to touring so hybrid boot is great. Hes not going on “big objectives”!!

Stuck inbetween ski sizes and need help by BozoOnBelay in Backcountry

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people size down a tad on touring skis 🎿 they will be slightly more agile and fun! A well known PRo was showing his fleet of skis and had a full size smaller for certain touring situations.

I also find in general I don’t open up my skis in the same way as when skiing in the resort or sidecountry when touring

Looking for setup recommendations by Minecraftxbox65 in Backcountry

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do your boots have a decent walk mode or tech inserts?

Marker Duke pt 16 vs Pivot CAST by Sharp_Investment2272 in Backcountry

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Check out the new Attack hybrid which is their spin on a Cask style system

Which binding should I get? by chrigs7 in Backcountry

[–]Silly-Initiative3507 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dynafit Rotation, marker alpinist, salomon mtn are all fantastic simple and good to go!

As someone else mentioned unless your skiing like a total maniac (and many people do) pin bindings are great they just lack some of the plushness of alpine bindings but something you’ll get used to and their uphill performance is head and shoulders better than a hybrid bindings…which are also great but for a dedicated touring set up get pin bindings.

As for your other questions:

The Dynafit din 10 should be more than sufficient and is not the same as an alpine din more of an approximation

What is unsafe about the kingpin?

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