Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013 - 2015 - Official Thread

[Bobbo]

I just put on my Steel Feathers for the first time since summer started. Man it feels so thick and weird after three months with Warehouse's lightweight denim. 

Seven months to go. Let's do this!

[Slowitchu]

I feel you! 
I almost never wear shorts, but this summer has been amazing in Sweden so I couldn't wear my Hagbergs, wore them every day last summer though. 

[Bobbo]

Yeah, it's been crazy hot. Can't really complain, haha. 

[FLDenim211]

I have been alternating on a pair of 3sixteens and my Comp pair, just depends on how i feel from day to day.

[BlueOctoberFan]

14 months in on my 18oz Onis.  They have had some very minor repairs at stress points around the crotch, but nothing major.  They have held up really well, and I'm happy with how they're turning out.

[Megatron1505]

Oh wow, they look like beautiful indigo denim rain 

[louisbosco]

yeah. oni's fades have been known to be like streaky rain. the only fabric i can remember which has the same characteristics would be the old SC40400 fabric.

[cander49]

Ok, time for the most pictures I've ever posted at once! My girlfriend and I recently traveled to Tanzania and climbed Kilimanjaro! Actually, Daria was already out there for 5 weeks to run a program for Engineering World Health, and then I spent 2 weeks with her. We reached the highest point of Kilimanjaro (Uhuru Peak), at 5895 meters (19341 feet). I've done a lot at high altitude, having run above 4000 meters, but this was a whole different ball game. What an incredible and humbling experience! I'm not sure if it was harder than running 100 miles in a day, but it was definitely at least one of the hardest things I've ever done. I wore my jeans every step of the way (although I had snow pants on top of them on the way to the final summit).

 

Pre-climbing:

Dancing at a night club in Moshi:

 

Hiking near Usa river:

Hung out with some locals:

Tried their corn-based brew:

Local wildlife:

Plaintain tree:

Edited September 1, 2014 by cander49

[cander49]

Safari (next 4 pictures taken by Daria's student at EWH):

 

 

 

[cander49]

Starting the climb:

 

Day 2:

 

 

 

Mt Meru:

 

Creepy crow at night in black and white:

 

One of the best sunsets I've ever seen:

[cander49]

Day 3:

 

Day 4:

 

Summit day.  We reached the peak literally minutes before sunrise, which yielded some of the best photos I've ever taken.  These were all on my cell phone (as with all of the photos above, except the safari ones), so it was even more incredible in real life:

 

 

 

 

 

Took the snow pants off on the way back down.  These 2 are from Stella Point, with Uhuru just over my shoulder.  Jeans are more dirty than they've ever been:

 

[cander49]

Uhuru from Barafu on the way back down:

 

Snowing hard on the way back down:

 

Shoes got really really beat up:

 

Shoes after a cleaning back at home:

Edited September 1, 2014 by cander49

[cander49]

We also just moved into a new place back at home, so here are some photos on the jeans on her massive sheepskin rug that we just put out:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They're getting a few repairs tonight!

Edited September 2, 2014 by cander49

[Max Power]

One of the best posts so far. I envy your trip (& Jeans).

[Davil]

Nice photos Cander

[louisbosco]

those look incredible. both the jeans and trip photos.

[Bobbo]

Amazing stuff Cander. The sunrise at Kilimanjaro must have been incredible.

[louisbosco]

it's always hard to post after such an amazing update from cander. but here's some combs...

 

[Bobbo]

You could have published something shittier Louis. Nice combs.

[louisbosco]

hahaha. thanks. would have an update soon before i would struggle to really wear them come year end's summer heat.

[Megatron1505]

I love how alive Superfuture is keeping this contest. We've been blessed with some great competitors and some amazing shared journeys so far, thank you everyone for sharing your denim and your experiences.

[cander49]

Amazing stuff Cander. The sunrise at Kilimanjaro must have been incredible.

 

Thanks everyone! Yeah, it was such a unique and incredible experience... I would highly recommend the climb to anyone outdoorsy. It was much harder than I anticipated, but that just made it more rewarding. If anyone is thinking about going and needs info on guides, send me a PM and I'll happily recommend the crew that helped us up. Behind the scenes was a group of 11 people helping us every step of the way. We had a lead guide, assistant guide, cook, food server, and 7 other porters (carried tents, sleeping bags, cooking equipment, even a portable toilet!). By the way, that toilet was possibly the single most important piece of gear we had... If you climb it, don't go with a group that doesn't bring a toilet. The squatty outhouses along the way were super busy and not maintained. Let's just say that you're going to get some $hit on your boots if you don't have a portable toilet.

In any case, the crew members were all really genuinely nice people, and thanks to doing it through a smaller less-known company that we heard about through word-of-mouth, we got a tight-knit group of guys that all knew each other and worked together well. Big shout-outs go to Emmanuel (the guy without a hat) and Joshua (on the right with the green baseball cap), our guides, and God (awesome shortened name for Godfred, next to me with the similar hat), the food server/porter that taught us some funny slang in swahili and kept our spirits up when we were feeling the altitude.

Edited September 2, 2014 by cander49

[greathoudini]

Amazing update cander. Must have been a great experience.

[Danny @ Rivet & Hide]

Fantastic photos from Cander

[el_toro]

HC-SF-91

 

-S610LX-

sept 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

i need a few repairs

[Bobbo]

^Look at that. Samurais kicking ass. Well done El Toro. 

[el_toro]

Thank you Mr.Bobbo , canders pair are so amazing!

[louisbosco]

looking good everyone. close to the last stretch!!

[summ3rhays]

What an amazing trip Cander!  Thanks for sharing the pics.

[spitfiredealer]

Awesome Cander