i have that one too. the also make a 95 gram.:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeLau
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ance&n=3375251
http://www.backcountry.com/store/CMP...ml?id=zTNA2dCc
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i have that one too. the also make a 95 gram.:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeLau
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ance&n=3375251
http://www.backcountry.com/store/CMP...ml?id=zTNA2dCc
No gear loops? I guess hang the gear from the pack loops?Quote:
Originally Posted by AltaPowderDaze
Other ideas:
- skip the belay device and use a munter and a prussik for autoblock
- use tubular webbing for the harness. Webbing doubles for slings.
One could take this gram-shaving to complete silliness.
i have 1 gear loop on the harness and 2 on the pack. this one is best used for quick raps, etc.
I just bought CAMPs alu crampons and iceaxe. I bet it took off more than 1kg on the weight. Super light. Crampons with proper cllick on attachment, and adjustable for stiff and bending bootsoles. It feels as it is made of cardboard or something, but supposedly it is very durable. According to the salesdude the crampons have been used on everest (by the sherpas - hmmm).Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeLau
Not enough experience with that to give reviews, but I went with it. As long as you don't have to ice climb proper - lets say not more than 60 degrees and not hard ice, I would be comfortable with that setup. FWIW.
None. Everyone I know that has owned any has reverted to steel.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeLau
Whilst heading up the Midi arete in early season after a bout of kite skiing. Flingle who is an experienced ice climber and much more experienced alpinist than me had to borrow one of my steel axes to make headway. We were on neve that was becoming ice. Not that blue or grey glacial stuff.
What I'm trying to say is that if you can't put a dent in it with you ski boots or you ski edges are feeling a bit lacking then Aluminium crampons and axes are about as much use as a Chocloate fire guard.
patagonia grade 5 jacket, 12 oz. welded seams, no stitching, the pants are even less, (but i don't have them) jacket is very durable and breathable, i think as good as my marmot goretex xcr alpinist alloy jacket and HALF the weight. you need to ski on an AT ski or tele ski (lighter weight) never carry a tent, bivy all the way!!! down sleeping bag mtn. hardwear phantom 15, 1 lbs 15 oz.
the grivel rep in my area says the aluminum crampons are really designed for adventure racers, or someone looking for a lightweight setup AND know that they won't last longer than a season or two depending on usage
Thx idris and dan - most of my approaches are mixed routes with rock and ice and perhaps the alu crampons won't be so good especially when Im not gentle with them. Will stick to trusted and true steel grivels.
I have one of these too for spring and wet weather...but I wish it would "breathe" a bit more. Sometimes I feel like I'm wearing a hefty bag. I have the pants as well and same deal with those..even more so due to the lack of zip-vents (jacket has pit zips though).Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler
The price was right though...I think i got the pants & jacket each for like $50.
Sprite
looking for the last gram to spare at the haute route (alu cramps and camp superlight harness already included) I saw that a) there are backpacks such as the millet prolight 35 that saves some 0.4-0.5 kg compared to traditional 35 liter packs, b) patagucci guide pants are a 0.5 kg save compared to usual pants, but c) goretex paclite jackets, albeit lighter than XCR, might be a bit too light for really bad alpine wheather
Euro-mags (don't think this lot have got round to distributing in the US yet) should check out:
www.cilao.com
A guide friend of mine has the pack and harness and is very pleased with them
I have to disagree a bit with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by verbier61
Obviously they are colder, but if you are doing haute route type stuff, you still would carry a down/polarguard vest or jacket with you.
That could be put under the jacket if very cold, or over it on breaks.
While climbing skinning, you would get along with 1 or 2xpolypro shirts + paclite.
Promising looking jackets in paclite series are Haglöfs LIM Ultimate jacket :
250grams...
http://www.haglofs.se/resurs/ImgWrit...2&BildStrl=250
Arxteryx Alpha SL (347grams) +
Alpha SL pants (246grams) = 593 grams total.
My old TNF bibs weight about 1 kilo...
Also the new AC2 backpacks, for example acrux 40L backpack weights 1.5kg.
http://www.arcteryx.com/ac2/images/a...0-titanium.jpg
I just wonder how they carry?
Or the Grivels Airtech 40L for those who loathe weight.
http://www.grivel.com/Products/img_z...ttaglio/14.jpg
530 grams...
Dont know how to carry skis with that though.
One thingy is that if people want to avoid carrying water, getting a small steel thermos is a good idea.
Yes,it weights about .5-1kg, but when you have boiling hot drink in it, you perhaps double the amount of fluids by adding snow...
And you have some hot stuff that´ll keep you warm.
On shorter trips you also dont have to carry a stove and fool around with it.
It´s weird that in going light you can easily halve the amount of weight that you carry...Obviously at the expense of you´r wallet.
But if people are in need of upgrading stuff, AND dont use the same stuff for daily resort use, then why not?
Speaking of packs, I got a Granite Gear Nimbus Ozone that weighs 3lbs (3800 cubic inches) and wears like a dream. Never had a more comfy pack.
uh, I guess this is really something..... how to say.... personal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meathelmet
I was really motivated to cut weight and use paclite instead of XCR but the day before I really got too much cold
Indeed!Quote:
Originally Posted by verbier61
Sorry...:redface:
I have a pair of KONG Alu crampons that are light and have held up well to abuse on rock, ice, & snow. They are a solid fit on my Denalis and Mega Rides...and they also worked well with a pair of overboots (40 below).Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeLau
upallnight, did you clean your PM box? some days ago I could not reply to your last PM
ciao
yes...i did...but it keeps filling up. it is clear now.Quote:
Originally Posted by verbier61
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Originally Posted by upallnight
Understandable now that your avatar has shown what a hawt piece of ass you are.
RAWWWRRR!Quote:
Originally Posted by kidwoo
I have a lite weight Patagonia jacket that I love. The only problem is the elastic sleeve cuffs. When I was in a rain storm on Ranier, water dripped off the cuffs into my gloves. Can anyone reccomend a lite weight goretex equivalent jacket that as velcro cuffs that can fit over gloves?
Try to find the older/original version of the TNF Diad. (The current version is pretty nice too, but it weighs almost twice as much -- although that still makes it quite light!)
Looking back over this thread, some other lightweight recs:
- for insulating layers, Montbell (their synthetic vest weighs as much as a polypro-type short-sleeve shirt, and their lightest synthetic jackets weighs as much as a long-sleeve shirt)
- for tents in good weather, BD's Epic-material series (or yeah, just don't bother with a tent in that case)
- for tent in bad weather, Rab Summit Extreme
- helmet when you need mountaineering protection, Kong Scarab (super comfy, plus certified for biking, horsies, and water in addition to climbing), BD Tracer (didn't seem as comfy, though much more affordable), Petzl Meteor III (none of the Meteor helmets have ever fit me well, but that could just be me), or new climbing- & skiing-certified Camp Pulse
- wind layer, ditch the heavy schoeller or polartec jacket and get some flimsy windshirt (e.g., Helly Hanson Mars, Patagonia Houdini, Montane models)
I've recently discovered that light doesn't translate well to protection from the elements. I was on a spring hike in Glacier National Park this year and we got hit pretty hard with a rain storm. I was wearing my marmot precip and my light weight rain pants and got myself good and sweaty. By the time we hit 7,000ft we hit 40mph gusts and I looked at my sleeve to see that my jacket was turning into ice!! A couple of more gusts hit us and we had to turn back fearing that we would most certainly be frozen by the time we got to the pass at 7800ft. If I would have had my patagonia six chuter bibs and patagonia latitude jacket I would have been fine so thats what I'm gonna carry from now on. Sure it weighs a little more but my life could very well depend on it.
Truly waterproof + highly breathable + ultra light = a tough (impossible?) combination to create.
The backpackinglight.com scene is really in Event material jackets: not the very lightest, but quite light, and apparently truly waterproof yet highly breathable. (My Rab tent is made out of Event and so far it's very impressive, although I haven't subjected it to difficult conditions yet.)