Wanted: Ice tools..

[climbergrrl]

Does anyone have some ice tools just hanging around waiting to be used? I'd be interested in taking them off your hands for you. :becky: In an entirely legal sense, of course! Quarks or Mosers or whatever, I don't care too much, as long as they do the job. Leashes are nice, but not necessary; same thing goes for those grip rests or whatever those little thingys at the bottom of the handle are called!

Please PM or call me if you've got some gear you're wanting to get rid of (or if you just want a climbing partner!).

Heidi

[skinsk]

Heidi,

Just the usual warning. . . do you want second hand gear?
I've borrowed gear in Korea-- but from Chung Seong-kwan, who has an extensive resume, speaks English, and probably takes better care of his gear than I do (my crampons are somewhere in my parents basement. . . ) and has better knowledge of when to retire it, etc.

I bought after my first time ice climbing in Colorado. You can get some OK deals here, probably better now even, as the sport gets popular. You can also order online . . . cost more to ship, unless you make friends with our US Army/AF. Anyway, like your rope and rack, it's an investment (you'll use it mountaineering as you get older:). . . they'll always be cutting edge gear coming out each year, but for most of us, what you get now will last until you get your money's worth, i.e. depending on usage. You'll also have warantees and guarantees if you order online.

People modify gear (to their own preferences), drop it, dry tool, etc. . . I really liked reading up, talking to people and choosing crampons, ice axes that best suited my needs. . . I felt I knew and understood it better. Even just to read all those little inserts and tags:)

something to consider. . .

[climbergrrl]

Good points...hmm.

Thanks as always, Sonia, for the sage advice.

;) Heidi