The Rock, Ice & Mountain Club is hosting the Tahoe Adventure Film Festival at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma on February 1, 2013. $15 For more information go...
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Paul Minault
pmillsmin
Jan 25, 2013 12:12 am
Correct. The website explains that bears have dull teeth but rodent teeth are sharp and can get through the regular ursack. Hence the "Minor" model....
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Chris Kantarjiev
kantarjiev
Jan 24, 2013 11:29 pm
I love my ursack, but I mostly consider it rodent-proof, not bear proof. Mine has the aluminum liner, but I don't often use it. As far as I know, they are...
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robert shattuck
carvermarks
Jan 24, 2013 8:19 pm
All of the Ursack mishaps I have heard about have mostly involved human error––not thinking to tie the darn thing to a tree, but yeah, even that seems like...
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Linda Sun
tb00958
Jan 24, 2013 8:01 pm
The newer version of the ursack has an aluminum liner, and odor barrier plastic bags, and is reapproved by Inyo. But it adds a lot of weight and bulky. ...
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Paul Minault
pmillsmin
Jan 24, 2013 7:12 pm
All, For those of you who have backpacked with plastic bear-proof food canisters and cursed the weight (and found you couldn't get all your stuff in one...
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Emilie Cortes
emiliecortes...
Jan 23, 2013 8:45 pm
Hello all, This year the annual national dinner of the American Alpine Club is being held in the SF Bay Area. There are events on both 2/22 and 2/23. The big...
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Garrick Meeker
garrickmeeker
Jan 19, 2013 1:20 am
Is anyone interested in skiing Basin Peak (Castle Peak area) on Sunday? We can summit Castle Peak too if you want....
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Alberto Hung
hung_pitman
Jan 7, 2013 4:59 pm
Prepárate para la temporada de montaña 2013, te invito a recorrer nuestro web site y ver nuestros programas y precios: www.albertohung.com Saludos y buen...
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Mario Molina
in2theunknown@...
Jan 6, 2013 1:40 am
interested in doing a long week ( 9 or so days) of ice in late Feb/early March. Finishing up a contract for the NSF in Antarctica, so not up to date on...
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Serge Melle
icyfrostyday
Dec 25, 2012 1:36 am
interested in some:  - pulleys: what kinds, type, pictures - bike: what kind, pics, price - futon bed: pics  thanks - serge  ...
I am cleaning out my library. Just reduced some prices and eliminated sold books. Please check it out. These prices are for a single book. If you want more I...
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rimfounder
Dec 5, 2012 10:24 pm
I am cleaning out my library. These prices are for a single book. If you want more I am willing to haggle. Please let me know if you want a better description....
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rimfounder
Nov 28, 2012 7:21 pm
These prices are for a single book. If you want more I am willing to haggle. Please let me know if you want a better description. I will update periodically....
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Tom Cronin
tombcronin
Nov 25, 2012 7:42 pm
Not sure he'll bring the golden ice axe with him, but Piolet d'Or winner STEVE SWENSON will present a multimedia show entitled "Climbs in the Karakoram...
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Serge Melle
icyfrostyday
Nov 14, 2012 6:47 pm
hi - our group has an extra group campsite reserved over thanksgiving that we will not be using, and so are offering it up for sale for whoever wants it. it...
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Marek D.
syrius2010
Sep 26, 2012 12:25 am
Thank you all for your words of wisdom....
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camburns@...
mountaincam
Sep 25, 2012 2:52 am
The "Here-is-how-it-happened-if-you-car-to-read" link is not working here. My car can't read, by the way, though I've been training it for decades. Camster...
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Bill Parker
parkerwp
Sep 24, 2012 11:54 pm
Marek, I'm glad you survived to tell us this story. Each man's sense of acceptable risk is his alone. Even in the most mundane of tasks, accidents can occur. ...
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Serge Melle
icyfrostyday
Sep 24, 2012 4:42 pm
i guess this is all a matter of interpretation.  can one free solo while climbing safe? one could say "yes - i don't free solo drunk or during...
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syrius2010
Sep 24, 2012 4:02 pm
... No. That phrase I've been using for years. But if I did not climb safe I would have been dead long time ago. Mountaineering is a dangerous activity and you...
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Robert Smith
lechassuer
Sep 23, 2012 9:50 pm
so does "Climb Safe" have a new meaning for you now?...
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syrius2010
Sep 23, 2012 6:37 pm
Indeed I was in trouble this time because I was completely in solitude and got stuck in a narrow icy crag and could not get out. It happened on Friday, Sept...
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pietri58
Sep 22, 2012 4:48 am
Looking for partner(s). I arrive in Argentina on the 4th, and depart the 25th. I am interested in talking with anyone who might want to join. I last went in...
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Alberto Hung
hung_pitman
Sep 15, 2012 2:52 am
Al aire el N°49 de Montañas Peruanas: nevado Andavite, Augusto Ortega, Sinkayjirka, Friends... el agradecimiento como siempre a las empresas, agencias,...
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Emilie Cortes
emiliecortes...
Sep 15, 2012 12:04 am
All, one final reminder that the AHF annual dinner is in just 3 weeks! See below for deets. If you want to sit w/my peeps, I've been told the first table is...
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Alberto Hung
hung_pitman
Aug 10, 2012 5:24 pm
Hola amigo montañero, ya esta al aire el nuevo número de la única revista OnLine que difunde las montañas del Perú, el N48 del mes de agosto, esta vez te...
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Emilie Cortes
emiliecortes...
Aug 2, 2012 1:07 am
Hello all, Helping the AHF get the word out to the climbing and adventure communities. I go every year. It's a great dinner, good community, and a rare...
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Eric O'Rafferty
orafferty
Jul 21, 2012 3:13 pm
I've done it as well, but it was in winter and I think the camping options were probably a bit different. :-) As I recall, we camped in a bowl around 9.600'....
