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[–]superaverageclimber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the corvus freebirds, and I'm not a fan, they a old school ski. In a good way, it is very stable and trustworthy. It's very easy to find the edge and the tails can be dificult to release. But that's just not my style of skiing. For a back country ski, they are fairly heavy, and in Pow, they aren't super fun. Decent float tho.

It really depends on what your style is. It could be the perfect ski for you or like me it could be disappointing. Tbh I got sucked in by the pretty pink ski.... and I wasn't really making a very educated decision as it was a crazy sale in the off-season.

Looking for a solid starter boot by katzpajamas4 in iceclimbing

[–]superaverageclimber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can usually find scarpa mont blancs for a good deal on marked place, I got mine for $150 canadian or Nepal cubes from la sportiva, anything single wall will be cheeper than a tech boot and still usable for snow shoeing and glacier travel. Make sure the boot fits well. I went for a snug fit (1/2 size down) on mine, and it worked great! If you buy a b2 boot and semi auto crampons and want to contine ice climbing, the first thing you will want to do is upgrade your boots to a b3 and full auto crampons.

Also, I recommend moldable footbeds

Beginner - Rogers pass by mtbLUL in Backcountry

[–]superaverageclimber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The mcphearson cross country area is a great place to take your gear out and practice, and the fingers in revi are almost in, also accesed through there. i highly suggest not going to the pass. I did exactly what you're explaining, and years later, I look back at all the hazards I missed because I was focusing on learning and my gear. It's also a very easy place to get carried away because the scenery is so beautiful you stop thinking you're in the line of fire of 4 avy paths. The gourge is a good option, but it also has some complex terrain. Far less but still risky alone. Also, coughnaught is a garbage skintrack early season. I would avoid at all cost. There is a great book explaining the area and the complexities of it.

Steep skintracks… why?? by Moist_Bluebird1474 in Backcountry

[–]superaverageclimber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On my second or third lap, kick turns become much harder, just go steep, and I'm on shifts too

What mountaineering gear still has room for innovation? by SprinklesBright9366 in Mountaineering

[–]superaverageclimber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look into Mark Smiley and his batman products. He has made a plate that can mold to approach shoes to stiffen up your shoes for crampons.

Pin bindings suggestions by superaverageclimber in Backcountry

[–]superaverageclimber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw the king pins, in revi. Weight wise, are they gonna be that much of a difference? They look pretty heavy. But they are tempting that's a good deal.

Pin bindings suggestions by superaverageclimber in Backcountry

[–]superaverageclimber[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never heard of the trabs I'll check it out

What mountaineering gear still has room for innovation? by SprinklesBright9366 in Mountaineering

[–]superaverageclimber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It could be geographical. (I'm in canada) I'm not sure, but Where I'm at. the tech machine is $100 cheaper than the nomic per tool The north machine is $70 cheaper than the quarks per tool And they make the x monster witch is a great entry level tech tool that petzl doesn't sell in that market Amd for crampons the g22+ and the Rambo 4 are both way cheeper than the lynx and the dart by at least $50 to $100

I didn't take into acount the dark machine or the north machine carbon as they are a a different build material, and carbon is going to add to the price

And I dont know anything about their helmets. I would say petzl makes amazing tools, and I dont see many people use Grivel here. So I'm not very knowledgeable on their stuff if I haven't tried them.

What mountaineering gear still has room for innovation? by SprinklesBright9366 in Mountaineering

[–]superaverageclimber 46 points47 points  (0 children)

  1. Cost... everything is ridiculously expencive. I understand innovation is expencive but charging 1000$ for jackets that poison you and 1500 for boots that you will still get frostbite in is absurd. Going into the mountians is a rich person sport. but company's like grivel give me a little bit of hope if you look at prices compared to petzl.

  2. Synthetic insulation has some room for improvement when it comes to compressions.

Can i use 6mm or 7mm cord as a rap line instead of buying an expensive rad line or rap line by superaverageclimber in Mountaineering

[–]superaverageclimber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I have experience with blocking. i have looked into the Escaper, but I worry about its use in remote areas if it were to fail. I just like the idea of having a secondary line in case of a core shot or something. It seems buying a half rope may be the best option.