[TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009

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#880223 - 05/04/09 10:48 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glac [Re: Sol]
marc_leclerc old hand Registered: 04/11/08 Posts: 1159 TRs: 30 Photos: 37	Nice work.... there are strong jealousy vibes being emmited in your general direction _________________________ "There's no place for self-delusion when you're battling gravity"
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#880227 - 05/04/09 11:37 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glac [Re: Sol]
ropegoat member Registered: 10/20/07 Posts: 144 TRs: 2 Photos: 18 Loc: Portland, OR	John inspires the rest of us to get the fuck off the couch. I only hope my trip north goes so well as that. Props John- Way to get it done right!
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#880240 - 05/05/09 05:39 AM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glac [Re: ropegoat]
letsroll old hand Registered: 01/18/04 Posts: 1043 TRs: 9 Photos: 20 Loc: In the shadows shadow of Snibb...
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#880256 - 05/05/09 08:31 AM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glac [Re: letsroll]
mountainmatt old hand Registered: 02/05/06 Posts: 859 TRs: 15 Photos: 150 Loc: Freaky Fremont	Just plain ol' awesome man! Makes me want to save up for a trip up there next year
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#880297 - 05/05/09 12:14 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glac [Re: mountainmatt]
AlpineDave old hand Registered: 10/07/02 Posts: 843 TRs: 3 Photos: 2	Way to send John & Doug!
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#880513 - 05/06/09 04:37 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: John Frieh]
powderhound old hand Registered: 07/11/04 Posts: 934 TRs: 16 Photos: 225 Loc: wandr'in	Originally Posted By: John Frieh the best I could do was a little over a week off and the list of people willing to gamble the money on a week trip to the gorge was very short. I dont blame them... the odds of spending the week eating, sleeping and shoveling out the tent were good. that was me Making me wish I would have just ditched this CPA shit and spent some time and $ at the Ruth...glad you slayed and didn't get slayed. Lets get ready to roll to The Wadd.
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#880616 - 05/07/09 10:11 AM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glac [Re: Sol]
rocky_joe addicted to cc.com Registered: 02/25/08 Posts: 400 TRs: 10 Photos: 68 Loc: High Horse Mountain	WOW, I've now looked at these photos 8 or 9 times...still fucking amazing. _________________________ On a never ending quest to not pay retail.
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#880631 - 05/07/09 11:31 AM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glac [Re: rocky_joe]
pink sprayer Registered: 10/19/06 Posts: 6726 TRs: 1 Photos: 241	fuckin eh john, sounds like all your dedication is paying off big time. good job ya schmuck
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#880637 - 05/07/09 11:51 AM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: Dane]
RobertSmith n00b Registered: 06/13/06 Posts: 31 TRs: 0 Photos: 0	Doug is my MOG. If you try and steal him you will be very sorry.
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#880643 - 05/07/09 11:57 AM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: RobertSmith]
John Frieh sprayer Registered: 11/08/03 Posts: 5380 TRs: 31 Photos: 948 Loc: PDX	Problem here is on this trip I was the MOG... so you might want to make sure/remind Doug that he likes being the MOG or start hitting the chocolate milk Thanks for all props everyone... glad you liked the TR
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#880645 - 05/07/09 12:17 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: John Frieh]
Doug Shepherd n00b Registered: 02/11/08 Posts: 41 TRs: 0 Photos: 0	Hahahahaha I love it. The nice part about being a MOG is there is plenty of you to go around. The chocolate milk idea both frightens and intrigues me. BEEFCAKE! However, Both you will have to fight off the wifey for your piece of the action. She's tiny, but fierce. Oh and nice job Bryan, making John go North with a hate bag. Some kind of friend you are!
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#880677 - 05/07/09 01:18 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: John Frieh]
crackers addicted to cc.com Registered: 01/03/06 Posts: 660 TRs: 0 Photos: 9 Loc: PDX	Awesome guys! I'm stoked you guys pulled it off, and awesome props to mr homebuilder for the discipline to stay fit to pull this trip off! (and of course, i love that sexy white pack) BTW, I would not make any plans that are contingent on fighting off Doug's wifey. She is fierce.
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#880780 - 05/07/09 09:51 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glac [Re: Sol]
Braydon addicted to cc.com Registered: 02/20/08 Posts: 430 TRs: 2 Photos: 9 Loc: The Quah!	badass _________________________ "The only easy day was yesterday." - US Navy SEALs
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#881835 - 05/14/09 10:43 AM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: John Frieh]
wfinley old hand Registered: 04/27/04 Posts: 796 TRs: 3 Photos: 2 Loc: anchortown	Originally Posted By: John Frieh [soapbox]I find it comical that climbers will gladly drop $$$ on new gear (that they only end up selling a few years later when something "better" comes out) but refuse to spend any $ on a training seminar... something they will "own" the rest of their life and will only improve/enhance their climbing. Go figure.[/soapbox] You're missing the point; the reason climbers buy new tools, fatter skis and lighter packs is so technology will enable them to climb harder and easier with less training! Nice job on the routes; we flew in a few days after you guys and watched the aves rip in all directions. For those who don't have a clear idea of what the objective danger on the approach to Wake Up is like - here's a pic of the hanger belching.
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#881940 - 05/14/09 06:16 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: wfinley]
wayne1112 spray'prentice Registered: 05/14/01 Posts: 2544 TRs: 25 Photos: 182 Loc: relative	Wake up and escalate! Good on you youth!! _________________________ http://waynewallace.wordpress.com/
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#882010 - 05/15/09 09:34 AM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: wayne1112]
John Frieh sprayer Registered: 11/08/03 Posts: 5380 TRs: 31 Photos: 948 Loc: PDX	Youth? Surely you are mistaken sir wfinley: TR?
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#915947 - 10/19/09 11:17 AM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: John Frieh]
John Frieh sprayer Registered: 11/08/03 Posts: 5380 TRs: 31 Photos: 948 Loc: PDX	Better late than never? Reconnected with Tim this past weekend who Doug and I met during this trip... he passed this pic along. The two dots in the couloir are Doug and I on The Escalator on Mt Johnson:
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#915998 - 10/19/09 01:50 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: John Frieh]
pink sprayer Registered: 10/19/06 Posts: 6726 TRs: 1 Photos: 241	pink say's "john frieh".......
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#916003 - 10/19/09 02:01 PM Re: [TR] Alaska - The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier 4/25/2009 [Re: pink]
Pilchuck71 enthusiast Registered: 05/26/09 Posts: 372 TRs: 9 Photos: 116 Loc: Bellingham, Washington	Originally Posted By: pink pink say's "john frieh"....... "is my new hero" ??? _________________________ MATER MEMENTO MORI
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