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Howdy folks, Just moved up to Bellingham and am looking for partners for fast and light alpine climbs in the north cascades and surrounding areas. I prefer big single push efforts and am comfortable leading up to low 10s and easy ice. Im pretty flexible on objectives and really just want to spend as much time in the mountains as possible. Ideal partner will be focused more on efficiency and safety than crushing the most epic line. Have gear, experience and all that jazz. Also able to ski approach/descents. I will be working a normal mon-fri schedule.1 point
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Trip: Mt. Index - Lake Serene photo trip Trip Date: 03/23/2021 Trip Report: I did a morning hike up to Lake Serene last week to fly my drone and get some new views of Mt. Index. Thought some of you might enjoy a couple images. Gear Notes: DJI Mavic 2 Pro Approach Notes: I thought there would be a good boot pack but the last traverse was snowshoed and I punched through a bit.1 point
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Hi, I can definitely shed some light on this topic for you. I'm a little bit of an expert on sperm, and I've been known to always have sperm on hand... First things first, you're right to assume sperm can last a long time. Sperms lifespan when frozen can actually last, well, technically, forever; the subzero temperature has to be around ~-195.6c and once it is, the real magic starts. The frozen sperm is actually suspended in motion and because of the rigorous temperature, virtually no bacteria or microbes can affect the sperm while in this state! It is worthy to note that cryobiology is still a relatively modern science, as well as, fertility treatments, but I believe there has been a documented case of 30-year old sperm working for a couple. Animal sperm has been tested the most and frozen animal sperm has lasted since the late 40s and 50s. What fascinating stuff! Now, to answer your question, if the donor has signed an anonymity waiver AND the sperm bank decides to not go rogue on confidentiality, it is technically possible for a young woman to be inseminated with her father's sperm. There are many documented cases of children born from IUI, ICI, or IVF having complications, as well as, development issues. However, the probability of your exact situation is highly unlikely, but not impossible. The statistics regarding IVF/ART techniques born children and birth defects/abnormalities are, roughly, ~6-7% probability vs. ~3% probability for non-IVF babies.1 point
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Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them cracks and splinters. That is the “loser,” and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round. I have found that, in general, the brown and red M&Ms are tougher, and the newer blue ones are genetically inferior. I have hypothesized that the blue M&Ms as a race cannot survive long in the intense theater of competition that is the modern candy and snack-food world. Occasionally I will get a mutation, a candy that is misshapen, or pointier, or flatter than the rest. Almost invariably this proves to be a weakness, but on very rare occasions it gives the candy extra strength. In this way, the species continues to adapt to its environment. When I reach the end of the pack, I am left with one M&M, the strongest of the herd. Since it would make no sense to eat this one as well, I pack it neatly in an envelope and send it to M&M Mars, A Division of Mars, Inc., Hackettstown, NJ 17840-1503 U.S.A., along with a 3×5 card reading, “Please use this M&M for breeding purposes.” This week they wrote back to thank me, and sent me a coupon for a free 1/2 pound bag of plain M&Ms. I consider this “grant money.” I have set aside the weekend for a grand tournament. From a field of hundreds, we will discover the True Champion. There can be only one.1 point
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This isn't complicated. People such as 5th generational warfare human thought control operators such as myself are working to destroy the human race. I mean, its common sense if you think about it. We fiercely battle our archnemesis DanO every day on the Internet. He is an amazing foe. We are here for your precious bodily fluids. We use psychic warfare, and of course vaccines, and yes chemtrails. Infowars.com should be your primary source of knowledge. Set it as your home page.1 point
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Haha, that Right Gully really ties the mountain together.1 point
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Hey all! I’ve been climbing/scrambling on and off in WA since 2013 but most of my past partners have moved away. My main interest is photography/videography and I’ve been doing solo treks/scrambles but would love to have people to shoot to give some diversity to my work. You’ll see it’s mostly static landscapes these days (Instagram @natedphoto or natedphoto.com) so I could use some new material to get out of the rut. My favorite things are low-technicality sufferfests with aesthetic compositions so please help me find opportunities to carry my heavy camera gear through insufferable terrain and conditions. Climbing-wise I’m a very competent belayer/follower and am comfortable in any level of commitment/remoteness/length but grade wise I’ve never climbed much harder than 5.10b alpine trad. I’ve got a wilderness first aid cert, have done AAI alpine mountaineering and technical leadership 1, army special operations basic mountaineer course, and have climbed things like Baker, SEWS, Liberty bell, bunch of crags in Leavenworth, ptarmigan traverse and have experience doing very low-grade “exploratory” FA type stuff in Mongolia. I have a small rack and rappel kit I carry for emergencies when I’m solo but I’m not “current” on my trad lead skills. In the past have led multi pitch trad to 5.7/8ish. I come with an active Garmin inreach so you get complimentary emergency service contact as well haha. If anyone is looking for a competent teammate who can produce great photo/video memories of your climbs let me know! I’m planning a solo north pickets traverse June 14-20 so you’re welcome to tag along!1 point
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Trip: Tahoma / Mt. Rainier - Gibraltar Ledges Trip Date: 03/13/2021 Trip Report: @aikidjoe and I hiked / climbed Gibraltar Ledges on Saturday, March 13th. Left the parking lot Friday evening about 5:30pm and returned about the same time Saturday. Skinned to Muir with a great track(s) and easy snow conditions. Had our fingers crossed that the hut would be open - alas, four to six folks had set up in there. Given we're not done with the plague quite yet, we elected to dig a little double-wide snow coffin and settle in for an open bivy. Thankfully the wind was light and our 20 degree bags were sufficient. I want to thank the gentleman who came out of the hut and insisted we stay in there, the gesture was appreciated! We felt good sleeping out despite the insistence that there was 'no covid' in the hut. After a solid 6+ hour sleep, we left Muir about 6am. A superb bootpack led all the way up to, across, and out of the ledges. Roped up at the shoulder of Gib Rock (~12,500), shortly after Joseph put his whole left leg in a hidden crack. Wands on the upper mountain were helpful in navigating crevasses and led pretty nicely to the top. We ran into three skiers who got to enjoy some chalky, not really icy snow on the upper mountain. There was also one set of ski tracks in Gib Chute which appeared to be in great shape. Looking down the Ingraham, it was clear no one was descending that way and getting down it would be a pain with how broken up the glacier was. We hit the summit crater about noon and decided to call that good, based on having to re-cross the ledges in the afternoon sun, as well as some threatening clouds gathering on the other side of the summit zone. Descending was made easier by whoever left the wands up there. Not to let Joseph be outdone, I also managed to put a whole leg in a crack that was thinly covered by some wind transported snow. Getting back across the ledges after noon was a tad stressful, fortunately no rockfall occurred on the way through. The nice snow we had skinning up the night before had transformed into a crusty nightmare just below Muir. It got softer and more consistent by Pan Face, which made for some fun turns on tired legs. No trip to Rainier is complete without a wildlife sighting - this parking lot fox was pretty tame and hardly wild. Can't believe it had been almost 4 years since my last time up Rainier, almost forgot how much fun the slog can be! It helps to have great weather, a solid partner, and nice folks ahead to break all the trail. To paraphrase a dear friend, the mark of a good weekend is whether or not one's soul was refreshed. By that measure, it was certainly a soul refreshing weekend. Spring is here and the mountains are calling! Gear Notes: 60m skinny cord, glacier gear, sunscreen, warm layers, splitboard w/ ski boots Approach Notes: Well established trail all the way1 point
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Trip: Mt. Shasta - Cascade Gulch Trip Date: 04/18/2021 Trip Report: Cascade Gulch April 17th - April 18th, 2021: Checking into the local forecast centers the night before this climb I read “If you plan to climb Mt. Shasta, now is the time”. Snowfall had been light and winds heavy throughout the Winter. The Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center noted that precipitation was 47% of normal. Our climbing window had a wind forecast of 10 MPH at the summit. Clear blue skies. Low of 17 degrees Fahrenheit on the summit. The Cascade Gulch summit bid began at 1000 in Bunny Flat. My three companions and I packed our gear, wrote our itinerary for the rangers, and headed to Horse Camp. The Cascade Gulch route had been described to us as having a crux at the point Whitney Glacier meets the ridge of the mountain. The options as we understood them for traversing the crux included: 1. Ice climbing slightly above the Whitney Glacier bergschrund 2. Traversing the ridge line itself 3. climbing down onto Whitney Glacier and crossing it. We had decided not to bring a rope or crevasse rescue gear. We brought our ice tools along and decided that we would either solo ice climb over the bergschrund or scamper over the ridge line. Within one hour we made it to Horse Camp. We continued clockwise around the mountain for another three hours and made it to Hidden Valley. The snow was fairly consolidated and we did not find it necessary to wear snow shoes. We set our base camp, looked around, and talked for a bit before turning in for our early morning summit bid. We awoke at 0200 and made it out of camp by 0315. No water was available at our Hidden Valley camp so we melted snow to replenish our water stores. We spent the next several hours heading up Cascade Gulch, staying climbers left to the bottom of the Gulch as we ascended. The Gulch was still covered and we walked on snow the whole way up. The saddle was obtained around 0530 with great views of Shastina. We turned away from Shastina when we hit the saddle gap and continued up a hill, maybe 800 feet, staying on the Eastside of the ridge. Snow was patchy as we climbed with lots of ice. After cresting this hill Whitney Glacier came into view. The ridge line provided a clear path and we stuck to the Eastside of it as we approached Whitney Glacier. Around 0700 we came to the base of a series of gendarmes. Below the gendarmes the route was completely covered in ice for several hundred yards with a 50 degree plus slope (guessing). The ice climbing would have required a several hundred yard traverse and maybe 200 vertical ft. gain. At the highest point in the bergschrund the traverse would put you just 10 feet above it, although that was not apparent to us until we could look back at the bergschrund after the crux was completed. This ice and snow route appeared suitable for ice screws and even snow pickets in some places. Unfortunately, we had decided not to bring any and the overall group confidence level for soloing the snow/ice traverse was low. We began exploring the rock towers and slowly making our way across them. Most of the rock was in good condition and we were usually able to find large pieces with good holds. Most of this traverse was Class III but entering Class IV terrain on several portions was unavoidable. At least three short sections involved exposed no consequence climbing. As we climbed we did loosen some rocks at times. Slow careful climbing and route selection was key on the rock towers. Approaching the last tower there was no way through it. The tower was a giant formation of choss. Climber's left was a steep ice drop off into the bergschrund, climber's right, towards the West Face, was a short but steep 45 ft snow chute down to the base of the last gendarme. We climbed down the snow chute and hugged the gendarme until we saw a small gap in the tower. We took this gap in and we briefly climbed on Class IV terrain until we poked to the top of the tower. From this point, we climbed back down onto the Eastside of the ridge and found ourselves on top of the ridge above Whitney Glacier. This section was relatively flat and we walked leisurely along until we hit Misery Hill. Misery Hill was almost completely barren. We powered up, encountered some more snow and ice once above, and navigated the short section to the summit. Coming down, nobody wanted to repeat our climb through the gendarmes. We exited down the Red Banks left of The Heart (climber's left), glissading where we could and making our way down to Helen Lake. Two of our party were sent to power through to Hidden Valley to pick up the gear. This group of two shot through the first window of Avi Gulch and did a traverse around 9,600 until Hidden Valley opened up. A rendezvous with the entire group took place at Horse Camp and we all walked out to Bunny Flat. Gear Notes: Standard mountaineering pack sans rack or rope. Technical tools included only crampons and ice tools. Approach Notes: See Trip Report0 points
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Classic dissinformation ops, tons of well written garbage mixed in with bits of truth, but nutty stuff thrown in for good measure. Spray enough of it so that the good information is lost, understand it. It is 5th generational warfare. What is happening. It is not complicated, make a single political party dictatorship, get rid of the constitution, kill enough, or dilute enough conservatives etc to it pull off so make a one world government dictatorship. Here is a long, but interesting video that shows much of the alternative debate on, Mrna vaccines, mutations, herd immunity and so on. https://www.brighteon.com/f11b921f-5271-4c73-8263-7f2be2bb0971 It is possible the Mrna vaccines will drive the creation of more deadly covid viruses and that can lead to futher vaccines and deadly mutations, a death spiral for society. Got your popcorn?0 points
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Note, I give where possible, links to evidence of what I am writing about. https://www.globalweatheroscillations.com/david-dilley0 points
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Why would people go along with such a crazy program of murder and control? Simple, if you control the end times story, you control the people. Christans have their own end times story which is mostly harmless to society. However the enviromentalism end times story is designed to raise army of communist/fascist vipers to make a lot of dead bodies. Like we must stop CO2 emissions or the whole world will fry and drown in the future and we must stop CO2 right now or this is unstoppable!!!!!! Well this end times story is all lies. Look up the web site Globalweatheroscillations.com by David Dilley, and study the information given there. Remember the dark elites count on you being easily influenced by their 5th generation warfare operations.0 points
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Notice, how they operate? This is classic dissinformation, if can't debate put up nonsense. They count on you, the reader being stupid and distractable. So are you? Are you sheep for their slaughterhouse? Dr Delores Cahill. The communists/fascists would scream at her white nationalist, but cannot get away with it. https://www.brighteon.com/ede48292-d8db-4fb4-a559-bd60857343c5 So her prediction take the Mrna shot, and be dead in 5 to 10 years after a lot of misery. The USA constitution is not perfect, but hang on to it for dear life. It is very possible to improve the democracy design in the USA, but the dark elites will only do psychopath tricks to destroy, not make it better.0 points
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Understand, this is not accidental, this is a form of warfare. Once the elites use these vipers to make that single political party ran republic they will remove constitutional rights and then take your property and KILL YOU.0 points