Yard Sale

Last updated 5/1/13

 

 

This blog will be a regular feature here.   I will update it daily or as required.   The gear listed here is NEW or LIKE NEW past some field testing.   I guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised at the condition of the gear for sell here.   On the RARE occasion it isn't in that condition  I mention the fact and I make sure you know the actual condition before your purchase.  I've tried to price it according to what I have in it. But not everything here was a pro deal.  Items listed will change on a daily or weekly basis as they come and go.  

*If you are interested in something don't hesitate to buy it immediately on Pay Pal.*

Ten minutes later it might well be gone and deleted from the thread.  If it is listed I actually have it or I'll refund your money in full just as quickly.

When I have recently posted items for sale (every month or so)  I do not leave the web site unattended for long.

If you like the Cold Thistle blog, here is a way to support those efforts and get a great deal in the process.  Pay Pal is the easiest way to handle a transaction here.  We are both protected that way.  I'll ship anywhere you are willing to pay for.  Prices DO NOT include the shipping.  I prefer USPS if that is acceptable.  We can square away the shipping costs via email.

email and Pay Pal is rdburns@cnw.com

Prices are firm, Pay Pal only for payment.
If you don't use Pay Pal don't bother asking.  I buy and sell a  lot of gear as I write about it on Cold Thistle.  I am not into dicking around trying to sell it.  Prices as marked and you pay the shipping.  I ship within 24 hours of payment via US mail.  * If you want it..don't ask me silly questions via email...simply send the amount required via Pay Pal.  Then I am happy to answer your questions and refund your money if you aren't satisfied with the answers.*

Arcteryx Aphix Hoodie Lg Chili Peper (red)  new $150

Atom Lt pullover L  #115.

Arcteryx Gamma SL Hybrid Hoodie Lg  $130.

Patagonia Northwall Jacket Large,  paint brush Red,  $175.
Polartec Power Shield Pro soft shell, lined with R4 fleece

 

 

Outdoor Research Axiom Jacket   Orange, Men's Large, like new $130.

Boots:

Dynafit Zero 4 Carbon size 28.  Formed once.  Skied on lightly less than one season. $300

Scarpa Aveolite lace up liners.  Good for most plastic double boots.  $30, size 11.5.  Older version but looks to be the same pattern here, but elastic in the toes, no laces. unused
http://www.scarpa.com/scarpa/products/MOUNTAIN-LINERS/p_10025

TRAD shoes

Boreal ACE is a fully lined, medium stiff, all-around, low cut shoe equally competent climbing micro-edges, cracks and friction slabs. The ACE has probably been used to put up more hard crack climbs in Yosemite, Indian Creek and Joshua Tree than any other shoe - except maybe the BALLET GOLD.  If you wear a men's 10.5 US street shoe (UK9.5) order this size for comforatable crack climbing and long routes. I you want the ACE to be "stiffer" for standing on knobs and thin edges go down 1/2 size to a UK9.   Like new, USA 12   $100 plus shipping.   ($139. retail)


Boreal, bright blue Ballet Gold, size 10.5 UK, 44.5 Euro, minor wear on a new set of thin C4 soles by Remuta when the shoe was new and prior to climbing on the original.  $50

New old stock La Sportiva Syncros (white purple laces)
size 44.... $50 and shipping

Arcteryx insulated  Kappa Pants. Large Black $175 (new with tags)
http://www.arcteryx.com/Product.aspx?EN/Mens/Pants-Shorts/Kappa-Pant#Insulated_Shell

Mtn Hardware pants

Ridgetop, 3/4 length, soft shell pant, $40, Large (new with tags or just new) black.  Perfect summer alpine pant.  Not bad as a winter pant either in mild conditions.

Ridgetop pant being used at the Ice Fest, Hyalite Canyon, late Dec 2010

Blue Ice Octopus Pack, new, unused still in the original shipping bag  $110.00

New Sun Glasses


 Gloves are XL


Hardware

Life-Link Carbon Speed Lite Probe, new, in the bag, $40
Carbon Speed Light 246 Specs
Total Length (246 cm or 8'1")

• Pack Length is 18"
• Weight 6.5 oz.
• 6' mark for depth gauge

  

 

 

 

Blue Ice Gear

To clean up  what I am doing  on this blog *Blue Ice Gear* has moved to here:

 http://blueicegear.blogspot.com/


Boa Leash:

Product overview:

The Boa Leash is an extremely lightweight leash with simple tool connections and adjustment possibilities, we hence call it the king of minimalistic design and comfort. The leash is delivered without carabiners which creates a negligible weight and allows the climber to use his or her preferred carabiners as explained in the instructions manual. A double loop allows to fine tune the length when connecting to the harness, giving the climber an excellent amount of freedom to adjust the leash for best result.

Ice screw and tool sharpening?

For anyone needing picks, crampons or screws resharpened for the upcoming season now (August and Sept) is a good time to sort through your gear and send it off.

If you are local or looking for someone to do it for you I started doing this several years ago commercially. I have a full metal shop and work on similar things every day and have for a long time....been climbing waterfall ice and working on tools since the sport began in the early '70s.

I'll do your gear just as I would my own. It is always a compromise between sharp and longevity. I go for sharp 99% of the time but want my own picks to give a reasonable service life as well. Majority of the work is with a hand file so heat isn't an issue.

I also charge a little differently.

Labor costs

Option 1 $20.00 Option 2 $25.00 Option 3 $30.00 Option 4 $40.00 Option 5 $50.00 Option 6 $60.00 Option 7 $75.00 Option 8 $100.00

$20 is a minimum charge or $60 per hr shop rate (I break that down by 20 min periods) plus I pay the priority mail return shipping. Hopefully that makes it easy to send in everything in your (and your buddies) gear stash that has a ding that you might not want to pay $8.00 a screw for. Cost effective for you. Time efficient for me. Take a look at your screw threads as well. Easy for me to remove the major thread nicks and polish the screw tube so it is easier to place in really, cold, hard ice again.

Typical, mildly trashed gear, would be 6 picks and 6 screws resharpened in an hour. Some more, some less obviously. But you can start there as an idea of what can be done in an hour. You send them in, I sharpen them and bill you. Send me a check or pay via Pay Pal after you get the invoice. If something looks funky or expensive to fix I'll call you on my dime first. Turn around is typically 3 or 4 days usually less except when I am out climbing.

This is NOT my major source of income but it is a serious business for me. I do it because it is easy for me (I have the right tools and years of experience) and ice climbing is still a passion. I treat your gear like I treat my own. I know a quick turn, done right, is what we all look for.

Cold Thistle Nomic HAMMERS fits Quark and Ergo as well

       Ally Swinton on a 13 hr ascent of the Colton- MacIntyre, GJ,  9-2011. photo courtesy of Dave Searle

Below, Bjørn-Eivind Årtun photo looking up at the head wall of "Dracula".




Proven on Foraker's Dracula and host of Cascade and Canadian climbs over the last 4 winter seasons.

Update 12/3/10
At Bjørn-Eivind Årtun's suggestion from his  successful '10 Alaskan season we have redesigned the C-T Nomic hammer to make it even lighter instead of the original 7mm face. The new hammer will also fit the newest Petzl Nomic, Quark or Ero tool heads and picks cut for a hammer or adze as well as the old with no modification to heads or the newest Petzl picks.

I had preferred a one hammer set up with the 7mm hammer.  The newest hammers have changed that.  Two hammers offer great balance with or without the pick weights.  Makes an even more fun pure ice tool. with an extra 38g of weight.    A technical tool like the Nomic will never be ideal for pounding pins (that won't change) because of their large clearance of the handle shape, but our smaller profile hammers certainly make it a lot easier and save the head of the tools, hammering or camming the head of the tool on mixed. They are easy to attach with perfect fit and finish.

For long committing alpine climbs they are a minimalistic option that works.   For banging in the occasional pin on your ice climbs they work.  Using them to protect your tool head while cleaning or camming the head on mixed ground...they work.

Our current hammers easily fit the newest picks from Petzl. They are CNC machined from bar stock chromoly steel and then heat treated to hammer hardness and hand finished in our shop.

There haev been slight changed for the better compared to what is pictured below.  The C-T hammer will fit all the new Petzl tools and the old Nomic as well, That includes the new Nomic, the new Quark and the new Ergo.

A pair of C-T hammers on the newest Quark gives you one really SSSwwweeeeet alpine technical tool with the option of the very best production picks currently available!

Jon Griffith entering the first ice field after the Hinterstoisser traverse, with first gen, hammers.  We are now on 3rd gen hamemrs.  © Will Sim

I choose to have the best climbing tool and have a just manageable hammer. If you anticipate the need to pound a lot of pins bring a alpine hammer as a third tool. If that is the case most will be a lot happier with an alpine hammer than any one's Nomic hammer, including the C-T hammer.

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/947206/Re_New_Nomic

Not all Petzl heads are created equally. Our hammers are.  We have found a few tools that require very minor (1 in 20 maybe)hand fitting the pick and hammer with a file. It won't take much and is easy to do. If you can sharpen a pick any fitting required will be easy.

There is a 1 in 20 or less, issue.   If you have difficulties fitting the hammers once you have the picks and hammer in hand check the depth of the cut on the head and the amount of clearance.  As I mentioned the Petzl quality control in this area isn't always the best.

You need the slot in the head to be cut deep and close to the shaft or you will need to cut the bottom of the hammer to mate the bolt holes.  These are factory heads that did not need to be modified.  But you can easily see the difference in where the hammer and picks fit into the shaft.

This is a head and shaft that will need the CT hammer modified.  Easiest way to do that is cut a bit off the bottom of the hammer so the bolts line up in the head.  Better imo is cut the head in the shaft with a small file...but much harder to do.   Either way it won't change the strength of the hammer pick interface..

Hammer are $60 ea. (will fit the current production picks and is now even lighter with a 4mm hammer face...38g per hammer and much easier to fit than the earlier Petzl offering )


Photo courtesy of Alastair Swinton soloing the Chere route, N. Face of the Midi, Chamonix.

They are done, they are shipping and they are one genration better! No dicking around on the fit. Simply bolt them on with the current Petzl picks. A new stronger and more durable design. Designed to fit perfectly on the old or new tools.

Please NOTE! Feb 3, 2013..... We are now shipping hammers again. The stock won't last for ever. I have sold out every production run in the last 3 years in just weeks.  No additional shipping charges for International orders!  Just ignore the add ons if you are ordering.

 

Nomic/Petzl options

1 hammer $60.00 USD 2 hammers $120.00 USD 4 hammers $225.00 USD Canadian shipping + $10.00 USD Euro/Asia/ROW ship + $15.00 USD