James

don't you mean master-beta?

shit! half the people veggie and i climb with are the mirror image of the Olympic Master... just over in the cascades. no offense to anyone of you cascade masters reading this... but damn we've done some stupid ass summits! i will say this though, my tolerance for pain and misery has gone up 10 fold since getting in with that group. maybe someday i'll be 1/2 as tough as stefan of course i know that in the back of veggie's twisted mind i'll always be a pussy sport climber... fer' sur and just to put some perspective on these super summit baggers i did a trip last winter with a guy whose DOG reached its 200th summit! (the dog was about 5yrs old)

rei brand sleeping bags are shot from day 1. in my opinion (not that you will care) don't go cheap on your sleeping bags. ie only buy bags with high quality down/construction and if you're buying a synthetic get primaloft or polar guard delta. go to promountainsports for the primaloft bags.

hey that's not the 'tude we're used to seeing from the antagonizer... get in character man

whoa! antagonizer is all fired up. go man go! you gonna f*ck the brain holes when you're done

okay so i will likely take a beating on this one but... what are some good techniques for cleaning pins on alpine ice routes? thanks in advance!

kweb check your pm inbox

ahhh. klingon reveals himself as "horny bastard" #1 you said it first buddy. i think our ride is pretty full to the lillooet drink o' thon, but if that changes your welcome to come along. i'm harmless myself (as in married) but i'd watch out for the klingon. as for you capt. kirk... (i love how these names can evolve) if icegirl isn't down let me know and i'll follow you up some slushy fun sometime. cheers mates

whoooohooooo aiyyyaaaaaayiiiaaaa bring on the ice... cold beers in lillowet!

weiner! oh um i mean winner

chucK has reminded me of a term used to taunt people that have yardsaled it (another good one) while at a safe distance on the charlift... FUBAR. anyone know what it means?

veggie i still have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard at your reply

i have a pair of the long ones that are just too big for my 160lb will sell the PAIR (used only once) for $15

vegetablebelay sick hard pull-down i like the term manky... i use it to effectively communicate to my partners that i do not intend to lead the indicated section w/o actually having to say that i am pussing out (that's just implied)

maybe we should let chucK demostrate the solo-fall, and when you do that chucK, please keep quiet so that anyone below you can stand there unknowingly until your drops down on them like a ton o' bricks (that's not meant to be a fat joke spray on!

caveman. i was at castle that day the walkie talkie came u tumblin' down... and it DID hit me. i had no idea they were mtnr's. i can't remember exactly but i think she didn't yell anything b/c she didn't know what to call out... radio? wtf! its like when you're rock climbing and something falls... rock! bitch! rock!

caveman... do you find that you scare off many would-be girlfriends with those sharp serrated gonads of yours that can take you up the EDM?

that's the right area. the lower falls is lower angle and can hold alot of snow. when the route is bare top to bottom it is 50+ meters. 2.5 hr drive for a snow plastered route... but when you're in the 'ham visiting the in laws for christmas like i will be... happy holidays!

as per david letterman (years ago)... paul newman owns a volvo wagon with mods that "from 20-80 will chew anyone's "

when i get a dog he will be a black lab... and i'm gonna name him PROPHET

what's the condition of the rambos? prerusted for convienence antiballing plate?

vege... call me when you go man

i've heard that the dates have been moved to jan. 25th-27th, but i can't back that up. i consider the guy who told me this to be reliable, and he is planning our trip to the festival, so i hope he's right just wanted to pass that heads up to everyone out there planning to go. cheers.

hey dru. last time i was at whistler for a ski trip with my wife i brought my tools and crampons in the hopes of finding something to boulder around on. although i wasn't looking aggressively, the few people i asked about ice climbing in the area looked at me like i was from another planet (or maybe just the US so where is the good climbing up there?

this is a great topic to bring up will. from the little ice climbing i've done i've found that my hands get absolutely frozen. the warmest system i have are some big wools mits with a shell (and liners of course) but the dexterity sucks. i find that my hands lose alot of heat to the ice just from contact, and so those $$$ gloves with knuckle pads are attractive. however, i've held off on buying them since i've never heard anyone say they are worth it. so terminalg., i'm wondering if the padding helps with warmth or just bashing? and also freeclimb, are you serious? if you stand behind those things i would spend $15 just to give them a try. anyone else like padded gloves? bd ice glove, or the moonstone sauvage which you can now get for $80 online? suggestions please!