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Zac St Jules
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Mar 20, 2014
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New Hampshire
· Joined Dec 2013
· Points: 1,188
Thought it'd be a fun end of season thing to post some Q&A for ice climbers... Im curious to see the variations... Favourite climb: Favourite climbing area: Favourite tool: Favourite crampons: Favourite boots: Favourite screws: Favourite picks: Best looking crampon: Best looking boot: Best looking tool:
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Michael C
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Mar 20, 2014
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New Jersey
· Joined Jun 2011
· Points: 340
I'll bite... Favourite climb: Little Black Dike, WI4, Catskills Favourite climbing area: The Narrows (only been once, loved it). Favourite tool: Nomics. End of discussion. Favourite crampons: Petzl Lynx. Favourite boots: Only wore one pair...Scarpa Inverno. They do the job, but I'm looking to upgrade. Favourite screws: Express Screws. Favourite picks: Nomics. Best looking crampon: Uh? Best looking boot: Thigh High Stripper Boots (slowly losing interest in these questions) Best looking tool: Toss up between Ashton Kutcher and Shia Leboof (sp)
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Max Forbes
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Mar 20, 2014
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Colorado
· Joined Jan 2014
· Points: 108
Favourite climb: Standard Route Frankenstein Favourite climbing area: Smugglers Notch Favourite tool: BD Cobra or Grivel Quantum Tech Favourite crampons: Petzl Sarken Favourite boots: Nepal Evo's Favourite screws: BD Express Favourite picks: N/a Best looking crampon: BD Stingers Best looking boot: Mammut Nordwand? Best looking tool: Quantums
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RafalA
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Mar 20, 2014
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Canmore, AB
· Joined Mar 2014
· Points: 20
Fun! Favourite climb: Curtain Call, Jasper Nat'l Park, Alberta. Favourite climbing area: home - the Canadian Rockies Favourite tool: Cassin X-Dream (ice), BD Fusion 2 (mixed), BD Cobra (alpine) Favourite crampons: Petzl Lynx (ice), BD Stinger (mixed), Grivel Air Tech (alpine) Favourite boots: Scarpa Phantom Guide Favourite screws: Petzl Laser Speed (new ones) Favourite picks: Cassin Mixte Best looking crampon: BD Stinger Best looking boot: LS Batura 2.0 Best looking tool: E-Climb Cryo2
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LawHous
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Mar 20, 2014
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Colorado Springs, CO
· Joined Jul 2012
· Points: 481
Favourite climb: The Ribbon, Camp Bird Road, Ouray , CO Favourite climbing area: RMNP!!! Favourite tool: Nomics Favourite crampons: Petzl Darts Favourite boots: Anything Mammut Favourite screws: BD express Favourite picks: whatever fits Best looking crampon: Hmmm Darts are pretty slick Best looking boot: Mammut Eiswands Best looking tool: new BD tools are looking nice
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Jeff Johnston
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Mar 20, 2014
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Bozeman, MT
· Joined Sep 2010
· Points: 110
Favorite climb: The Green gully WI4 Favorite climbing area: Hyalite Canyon Favorite tool: Cassine x-dream for ice green fusions for mixed Favorite crampons: Grivel g14- ice and G20- mixed Favorite boots: La sprotive Napal EVO Favorite screws: BD express Favorite picks: Cassine x dream mixed Best looking crampon: Chouinard Rigid Crampons Best looking boot: Boreal Fruit boots Best looking tool: Grivel carbon force
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Mike Hasse
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Mar 20, 2014
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New York, NY
· Joined Nov 2010
· Points: 365
Favorite Climb: the Penguin (WI 4, Frankenstein Cliff) Favorite Area: Cathedral Ledge, NH Favorite tool: Nomics for steeps, quarks for alpine Favorite crampons: BD cyborgs (Lynx's just don't fit my boots well enough) Favorite Boots: Nepal EVOS Favorite Screws: BD express Favorite Picks: Petzl Cascade (older style) Best Looking Crampon: Petzl dart or dartwin Best Looking Boot: Mammut Mamook Best Looking Tool: BD Cobras
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beccs
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Mar 21, 2014
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Ontario Canada
· Joined Mar 2012
· Points: 200
Favourite climb: Beowulf in the Ghost Favourite climbing area: Hard to say, hard to say Favourite tool: Nomic is best for me Favourite crampons: Started using the Petzl Darts on my fruit boots, they're pretty rad. Favourite boots: Vasque M-Possible Favourite screws: Grivel 360 (haven't used the newest ones though) Favourite picks: For drytooling: Krukonogi, For ice: no huge preferance Best looking crampon: BD Stingers Best looking boot: I liked the old yellow Sportiva Trango Primes Best looking tool: Depends on the tape job.
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Zac St Jules
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Mar 21, 2014
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New Hampshire
· Joined Dec 2013
· Points: 1,188
Michael C wrote:Best looking tool: Toss up between Ashton Kutcher and Shia Leboof (sp) HAHAHA...I see what you did there.
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Worth Russell
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Mar 22, 2014
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Rosendale, NY
· Joined Oct 2010
· Points: 40
Favorite climb: positive thinking poke o Favorite climbing area: Catskills Favorite tool: quantum techs Favorite crampons: petzl darts Favorite boots: scarpa phantom guide but just upgraded to salewa pro Favorite screws: petzl laser sonic speed. Got it from a friend and only have one but it's the best Favorite picks: sharp ones
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