| As if we don't have enough on our plates... Since I'm sure 99% of you live somewhere on or near the East Coast, that means that tropical storm Isaias almost assuredly had some effect on you. Even if it was only some heavy rains. But the fast moving storm really impacted the densely populated Northeast. For us here in northern New England, the storm came through late afternoon on Tuesday and was totally out of here by early morning on Wednesday. While certainly not nearly as bad as hurricane Irene in late August 1999, trust me it was quite sufficient. |
| ERGONOMIC Ice Axe |
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| After climbing for 15 seasons with the original Petzl ERGO ice tool, how does the new(ish) ERGONOMIC stack up? |
| Here I was working away and always this mumbling and bitching from below, and finally the shocking ejaculation "This is a lot of shit." From then on I felt I was battling two opponents, the wall and Peterson. |
| —Royal Robbins, Tis-sa-ack |
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Although since removed, this was the view of Cathedral Ledge a few days ago.
Appropriate or not - what do you think? |
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