EISPIRATEN

Cool. I have spares, but like climbing gear unless you know how to use it the gear itself is pretty useless. I'm happy to share what little I know (emphasis on little) but if you are keen on it you may find an AIARE level 1 to be a good introduction.

wesx3 do you have a shovel probe and beacon?

I am too, took an AIARE-1 a few years back, did a microscopic bit of touring in CO same year. Fully ditched my alpine setup and no the few times I get inbounds it's on the touring rig. A work friend is also in this boat. 2020 snow looks not great but we did an exploratory trip to Baldy/SanAntonio la...