Lori I had the bic I was carrying fail at 13,000 feet on the CDT so I hear you about lighters. Gallingly enough, some of the others in my group got theirs to work. I think it may be about the lighter having the necessary gas pressure to work in the lighter atmosphere. It wasn't that cold.

Jimshaw, I had a primitive thought about your leather thong! You could get double duty out of that if you wore it as well as used it in trees. I can't carry this motif any further but if anyone else wants to run with it...