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John Tarver is right. That was all for the penstocks running down from the dam, to the powerhouse at the bridge. You can read all about it at the dam (?) and at the Lake Wenatchee rest area. It probably was operational into the fifties. It suppied power for electric locomotives thru the Cascade tunnel. There was also a power house in Skykomish. Into the eighties, by peering thru the windows one could see old package boilers

Maybe if you knew there is literally an "application" to get a solo permit, you would have some business posting in this thread. Otherwise stop spraying my tread. I'm sorry if you think I was spraying all over your troll. I know there is an application, troll. My point, troll, is that there is not a list of right and wrong answers inside the CFR. The only enforceable requirements to the application is to fill the application out. In any event, good climbing and happy trolling

Yea, those journals are rags. Hell, one of them isn't even a paper. Go for the Seattle Times, page B1

Is there really a mechanism for denying a request? I actually doubt there is a set of requirements which must be met To the OP, nice troll

[img:center]http://cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/500/medium/DSC034001.JPG[/img] The ice screw shown is an MSR, circa ~1974 to '78. BITD they were the screw of choice for smoking dope out of, due to the slot between the hanger wires and the built-in carb hole. They are very heavy, and are manufactured with some sort of American fine machine thread on rather heavy mechanical round tubing. Never the less, when they first came out, they were a huge improvement over the existing ice screws on the market, which was dominated by Salewa tubular screws. Chouinard came out with a screw about 1978, followed by the Lowe Snarg, probably about 1979. These were superior in some aspects to the MSR screws, although the MSR screws were still superior in some climbing aspects. No ice screw has approached MSR ice screws as a dope-smoking device. MSR ice screws were especially popular in the NW, due to the localized nature of MSR's market. In the late '70's, Larry Penberthy sold MSR to REI, and many of their products were discontinued. Penberthy returned to Penberthy Electro-melt. There were rumors of an individual who looked like Larry Penberthy hawking glass bongs outside Grateful Dead concerts for a number of years. The veracity or these rumors are questionable, and like the reports of the death of Elvis, should be taken with a grain of salt. The bolts look like internal pill drop-in's. There also appears to be some sort of home made holder for drilling exterior pill self-drive bolts. Also pictured are pulley sheaves by SMC, to be used on oval carabineers. As one might guess, the mechanical advantage of these was close to zero

Would you be interested in a trade? I have an old Forrest ice axe that is apparently of interest to collectors.

Given that we now have satellite images of Skamania County's property boundary's and Wa St Parks and WaDOT property, it should be easy to discern ownership of the lot. Then 1) Did SP own the lot? 2) Was the lot signed? 3) Would a reasonable person believe that SP owned the land

If that's the case, his defence will surely be sparse

That was undoubtedly in Federal Court. County District Court, where our OP is headed, probably does not have that ability. They are there to try the defendant on the stated charges. Yes, that is the key. If I understand correctly the OP was under the impression that his chosen parking spot was either off SP land, or a pass was not required because the area was not posted. The Ranger told him that a pass was required "to enter the park". This is not correct, and the Ranger did nothing to dispel the impression that a pass was required to park at that location, which was inside the park. I actually doubt that the Ranger could be required to appear in court. They can probably supply a written statement in lieu of a court appearance

If you get a ticket for 15mph over the speed limit, but prove in court you were only going 5mph over the speed limit, you are innocent. Because the ticket was for 15mph over. Traffic court isn't like criminal court, where you can be found guilty of manslaughter when they were trying to get you for Murder 1. In traffic court, it's all or nothing, zero sum.

Unnecessary, the WSDOT is probably even less knowledgeable about the Pass than anybody. The ticket is a Discovery Pass violation, and to be enforced the parking lot must have signage. If it did not, you

A) is a poor idea, and will not work out in your favor B) is something you'll eventually have to do C) is what you should do in this case. You may or may not be guilty, but it appears that the Ranger is enforcing the pass as a requirement to enter the park, in which case you are innocent, because a Discovery Pass is not a requirement for pedestrians. If you were cited for parking on State Park property along the highway, I believe you would still be innocent, because the lot must be signed.

From Supertopo http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/14607/Cheater-sticks

I'm thinking the only torpedoes those two need are the double ended variety

Insert gag reflex here They won't.

What's the "cause", exactly? All I got was that a married couple wanted to climb a bunch of climbs and ran out of money.... Not to be cynical, but back in the days of my road-trips, running out of money meant going back home and working for a bit. Now if there is a "cause" that I'm not aware of, perhaps I'll feel differently! Seems like they are the cause. I would not say your cynicism is misplaced on these two

You also can't spell worth a shit either You, yourself, may actually be a poseur

A little demanding aren't we? I wasn't aware that you own the internet, this board or this thread. You kind of get what you pay for. I guess you must have taken a big dump this morning, sniffed the air, and said " by god, my shit really doesn't stink".

To each his own I guess. It sounds like those Frenchies were very hard

I would guess not, they are the property of the Don McCune estate http://donmccunelibrary.com/catalog.cfm The one DPS speaks of is "North Cascades". Mount Rainier sounds like it would be cool, a 1968 winter ascent of Liberty Ridge, and I remember watching "Mount McKinley" when it was first shown. Larry Hegerness became deathly ill. "Katmai Climb" with Buzz Merceau is good, as well as the North Slope stuff

I don't think there really is any such think as price collaboration, it is all just collusion in the eyes of the law. And it is probably something that the Fed's in either the DOJ, or even the Dept. of Agriculture may look at, especially if Democrats remain in the Whitehouse.

'rents? You talk like that, and you're in your fifties?

I thought Boyne owned both Crystal and the Summit http://www.boyneresorts.com/

There is active commercial gold mining at the Lone Jack Mine and it's environs, near Twin Lakes and Mt. Larrabee. There are many active mines in the Harts Pass/Azurite Mine area, which is encompassed in the "Head waters of the Skagit" portion of the ALPS proposed increase to NCNP. Most of this mining is of a non-commercial variety. History would suggest that there is little chance of large mining activities occurring or succeeding in the North Cascades. But without 3-D ground penetrating X-Ray glasses, it is all a guess.

Seattle Times article http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001984553_post21m.html