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Lost black Men's Patagonia puffy jacket. Believe it may have been left at the Motherlode on 11/3.

Just have her try on a bunch at REI (with weights!) and see which she feels most comfortable with. The weight should sit high on her hips. Personally, I've had this backpack for 7 years: https://www.rei.com/product/127756/deuter-aircontact-lite-60-10-sl-pack-womens Its gotten a ton of heavy use, its...

Of course everyone is different, but I would not personally ever ask to jump on another party's toprope. Nor would I be very comfortable with a stranger asking to use my rope. The bigger issue here is that if you're at a crowded crag, no one should ever be leaving a rope hanging on a route unused. R...

Whats up with the new area in the online guidebook? Where is it?

What size are the women's solutions?

Yes, climbing has an impact, I would never argue that it doesn't. I'm just not sure it can fairly be described as excessively negative, especially in the Red. Sure, climbers cut trails, cause erosion, and trample down the base of crags. But how much land in Ky has been rescued from oil pumping/dumpi...

Seems a little unreasonable to say that the increased popularity of climbing has caused 'excessive environmental impact', without giving any evidence to back it up...

It could also be argued the increased popularity of climbing has caused increased environmental awareness.

I am also very interested. Still available?