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guanoboy
May 6, 2005, 12:35 AM
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I've got my eyes on Sunkist, the Shield, and Mescalito, any suggestions for the most useful hybrid alien sizes.
thanks
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climbinginchico
May 6, 2005, 1:10 AM
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All of them. As many as you can get your hands on.
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peroxide
May 6, 2005, 3:48 PM
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I will second the "all of them" comment. For the routes you mention as well as the rest of Yosemite that has fallen under a hammer at one time or another.
I bought a full set minus one, used all 3 countless times, and wished for the one i was missing. Now i have two sets.
They just find homes where you would otherwise need to do crap camp placements or slam in a pin. they are awesome.
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epic_ed
May 6, 2005, 3:55 PM
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I haven't done any of the routes you mention so hopefully someone else wil have more specific route beta, but pins scars, in general, tend to be more prolific in the blue/green, green/yellow, yellow/red sizes. The black/blue is certainly useful, but not as frequently as the other three in my experience.
But, heck, buy all you can find regardless of the size. If you find you have too many (yeah, right) you can always re-sell them quickly and maybe even for a profit. Hybrid Aliens are about the only piece of climbing gear that actually has a chance to appreciate in value since they are a rare find.
Ed
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mattm
May 6, 2005, 4:00 PM
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In reply to: All of them. As many as you can get your hands on.
I'll "third" this - I've got a full set of offsets as does my roomie and 2 sets of regulars - If I had to do it again, I get 2 sets of offsets first...
(Reason for my purchasing order was the gunks lover the regulars and I was climbing there at the time - now I find myself in Squamish and, like yosemite, the place LOVES the offset - they go everywhere)
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guanoboy
May 6, 2005, 8:56 PM
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thanks, i'll look into a full set.
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stymingersfink
May 8, 2005, 4:33 AM
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In reply to: thanks, i'll look into a full set.
Uh, double that.
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lambone
May 9, 2005, 12:19 AM
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The Two middle ones get used the most.
But the smallestt and biggest ones have saved my ass when nothing else would work.
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texplorer
May 11, 2005, 8:03 PM
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On Mescalito last year we had a double set up to the Green/Yellow.
We found on Mesc that we used the Bl/Gr and Gr/Yw a ton, occasionally the Bl/Bk and the Red/Yw only only once.
That being said I have used the Red/Yw quite a bit on other routes and free-climbing.
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leatherneck
May 11, 2005, 9:06 PM
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Mountaintools.com $209 for a set of hybrid aliens
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leatherneck
May 11, 2005, 9:08 PM
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Mountaintools.com $209 for a set of hybrid aliens
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mandrake
May 11, 2005, 9:33 PM
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But they're backordered 3-4 weeks (as of last week). I get the idea that most everyone is, but check with your local shop.
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texplorer
May 13, 2005, 10:21 PM
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Just saw a complete set go on ebay for more than 10 bucks per cam over retail price.
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