EddieE

I had a friend who used to eat Jalepenos before he went to bed to stay warm.

Maybe we should all get trashed, go to V-World and do our best to get lambone fired. That way you won't have that excuse any more See ya'll there. I got room for people headed back to Ballard afterwards. [This message has been edited by EddieE (edited 08-27-2001).]

He wasn't at Washington Pass either...but a group of Mountaineers kicking rocks down on me was.

Another thing to consider with rigid (ice-climbing) crampons is their vertical frontpoints. When you're front-pointing up steep, hard snow, it might be preferable to have the horizontal frontpoints for better bite. Vertical ones have a better chance of cutting through and sliding out. On low level stuff I agree that rigids are a pain in the butt for anything other than approaches to an ice climb. The new semi-rigids with an aggressive secondary point (Black Ice and Sabre Tooths) do a great job at everything. [This message has been edited by EddieE (edited 08-24-2001).] [This message has been edited by EddieE (edited 08-24-2001).]

Books on tape are KEY. If I remember right, Flying J truck stops will lent you rent them, and then return them at another Flying J down the road. Oh yeah...you can camp free at any campground as long as you wake up before the campground host. [This message has been edited by EddieE (edited 08-25-2001).]

Where are you going with those things? I used to sell them in my shop, so I haven't worn them outside. They seemed like a great boot and I didn't get any feedback from others suggesting anything otherwise. [This message has been edited by EddieE (edited 08-24-2001).]

I accidentally let it slip out that I involve myself with this site...Damn.

Not necessarily a story of survival, but motivational nonetheless, is Goran Kropp's solo trip to Everest. With no support the entire way, he rode his bike from Norway to Kathmandu, humped all his gear to basecamp, soloed Everest (with no porters), and rode his bike home. I saw his slideshow a little while ago, and the guy is literally off his rocker.

Get a Pontiac Aztec with an airbrushed picture of Dru on the side. That's what you need.

Subaru wagon. You can sleep in the back, they are at home on winter roads (my chains are still brand new), and they get good gas mileage. The things run forever, too.

I just read Alfred Lansing's book the Endurance. Shackleton puts Twight to shame.

If you have partners to climb with out here, you might avoid the hassle of bringing fuel bottles/stoves by leaving the stuff at home and use your partner's. The duffle bag is key - make sure you lock up the zipper and tape up all the sharp points. This time of year you can get away with just having a synthetic fill jacket and gore-tex. Leave the plastic boots at home if you have heavyweight leathers. Are you going to make it to the CC Climber's fest?

Erik and PP - I see your points about TR'ing to preserve the rock - you guys are right...but I still wouldn't call top roping a "purer" form of climbing.

A top roped ascent is an oxymoron. If you favor dumbed down, rehearsed gymnastics moves, why even go outside? Climbing gyms have plenty of that. Climbing was born out of desire to go higher and wilder...away from the masses. Top roping - fine...redpointing - whatever; but don't confuse those two with the spirit of 'climbing'.

I'm going back to climbing in wool knickers. [This message has been edited by EddieE (edited 08-20-2001).] [This message has been edited by EddieE (edited 08-22-2001).]

It is in his opinion. If you climb stuff as hard as he does, escaping by the skin of your teeth is part of the game. We all have our comfort zones, and if we all climbed at the same level, we'd all have our own books. He puts an emphasis on the style of an ascent, rather than the summit - I don't think that's such a bad deal. I've met the guy and I think he is a cocky bastard, but he has this style of climbing wired. [This message has been edited by EddieE (edited 08-20-2001).]

How about the Buckaroo in Fremont?

How much longer do we give Bjorn?

I have some BD Alpine Pants and wear them everywhere. They're expensive, but worth every penny.

hi. [This message has been edited by EddieE (edited 08-17-2001).]

ohhh...that's how it works.

I think we hit a time vortex to the very beginning of this site...where are the sleestacks?

This is a climbing website, but someone has to look out for the sport-o-climbers who may want to break free of the crags.

It seems they've been rebuilding since the shakeup in '96 and, just recently, the change of leadership. Nevertheless I know some guys who work for them, and they are pretty good. No shame in going guided as long as you use it to learn, rather than have your hand held.

What if you're out climbing? If you're on this site EVERY day you're a poser.