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Re: Helmets on the Mountaineer's Route (Rentals)
m.c. reinhardt #46974 05/01/08 01:24 PM
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Has anyone mentioned Wilson's Eastside Sports in Bishop: Wilson's Eastside Sports | 224 North Main Street | Bishop, CA 93514 | 760.873.7520 | fax: 760-873-7370 as a possible place to rent helmets?
Re: Helmets on the Mountaineer's Route (Rentals)
bradL #46989 05/01/08 08:14 PM
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I don't know if the novices need helmets, but anybody climbing BELOW the novices certainly does! :-)

You friends need helmets. It won't help against big rocks, but a small rock off the helmet is a funny haha, a small rock off the noggin is not.
Re: Helmets on the Mountaineer's Route (Rentals)
garys #46999 05/02/08 01:06 AM
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Just checked at Wilson's this afternoon, and they do not rent helmets. Sorry!

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