Wopper

quote: Originally posted by Wopper: Hey TNF - I am available as well. I am not going to Alaska but you can sponsor my summer vacation to Wyoming. I am a mediocre climber doing moderate routes. Since I am also fat and slow your photographer should not have any trouble staying ahead of me to get some great shots.

[ 04-24-2002, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: Wopper ]

Endless philosophical debates about bolting are boring. Go M's.

Dru - A great example of one sarcastic comment leading to another. [ 04-22-2002, 04:54 PM: Message edited by: Wopper ]

Chuck - Rodchester is not a guide. He can hardly get himself up most routes, including the Tooth.

If memory serves me correctly there are not supposed to be any motorized vehicles within the National Volcanic Monument, which is basically the majority of the mountain. They are allowed in the forest around the mountain but not on the mountain itself. Anyone have any updated knowledge of the regs.

I have never used a hanging stove in my tent and do not own the vestibule. I always use the stove outside. I guess my mentality is that if the weather sucks so bad I can't use the stove outside, you will find me on a barstool. I would be hesitant to pay retail on a Bibler but if you can get a pro-deal, they rock.

I have never used the ID but own an I-tent. It is a great tent and I really like it. Besides the cost(I got it for a wedding present) the other downfall is the size. They are small and don't allow for a lot of storage or roll around room. You need to like your tentmate. For a night or two it is fine but longer than that and you will probably be wishing for more space.

I am headed down to Black Butte Ranch next weekend for a mellow 3 days with the wife. Neither of us has been in this particular area before. I am wondering if anyone has any info on some good hikes/snowshoeing around there. We are not interested in going to Bend or Smith and thought we would take the opportunity to explore a different area. Gracias.

If "the man" didn't have me chained to my desk, I would be sitting my big, fat ass on the couch with a clicker in my hand. What exactly will this cost me? Send the bill!

The title of this thread should have been "Dorks."

There are numerous campgrounds that are cheap and have good facilities. We were there about 5 years ago in August and though the campgrounds can and do fill up there was always somewhere to park my truck and crash in the back.

Freeclimb9 - Do you only girth hitch pro when running out of/attempting to conserve biners or do it all the time and not take any biners with you? From your argument above, you state that you only do it under certain circumstances but you also seem to be trying to make the case that it is acceptable to do it all the time. If it is so safe and you do have a doctorate of proctology why is not taught this way in every article/book/course/hands on teaching I (and apparently the majority of this board) has encountered? Just curious, mon.

Ivan - I say go for it. I also think you should lead on 6mm cord. If you are going to save weight and money you might as well do it right!On a more serious note, take heed to what the posts above are saying about investing in some 'biners. The life you save may be your own!Oh yeah - Rodchester is right about 36" slings - they suck for alpine climbing. [ 03-19-2002: Message edited by: Wopper ]

I was out spending my dividend last night and while checking out the biner rack looked at some Omega Pacific biners. They appear to be of comparable weight(no I did not look up the specs) as the other biners, they have all the ratings and certifications yet they are cheaper. Does anyone have first hand knowledge/experience with their gear? Good? Bad? Other?

I have a bunch of neutrinos, used to have one more but I dropped it down the Reid Glacier Headwall a couple of week-ends ago, and agree witht the statements above about using them with gloves. With out gloves they are great, with gloves my fat fingers have a tough time with them.

North Face JetStream. TNF no longer produces them but you can occasionally find them on internet specials at sierratradingpost.com or reioutlet.com

I am headed down to Hood this week-end. Does anyone have updated beta on the requirements to use the chairlift? I have not been down there for a number of years but if I remember correctly it cost about $10 and you need to have an avalanche beacon. Is that still the case? Can climbers still use the lift?

Sleep in your tent in the hut.

Drove up to Baker to do the North Face a couple of years ago, arrived late on Friday night and started moving crap around to get comfy in the back of my truck. While doing this, my partner says, "What did you do with my bag that has the tent, rope and tools?" I reply, "What are you talking about?" About 20 minutes later we were back in the truck driving home to Seattle. Stopped in Bellingham, he calls and wakes up his girlfriend and she says, "Yeah that bag is on the kitchen floor, I was wondering why you left it."Another time, Rodchester's nephew (Carlos Buhler wasn't there) pulled the drop your glasses at Ingraham flats while roping up for the summit trick. Realized while getting ready to descend and he had to wear my RX glasses with duct tape. He looked like a jackass but it worked. His glasses were sitting next to the tents where he dropped them. [ 02-21-2002: Message edited by: Wopper ]

Are you sure that isn't Carlos Buhler?

Don't mention those screws. They will yank the thread!

I know we deserve the spray for this one but I thought it might be worth a shot. Rodchester and I made a total gumby move on Saturday(2-2) and believe we left two BD Express Screws. One is a 13cm and the other 17cm. We tracked them to the belay tree on the right side of the upper, main flow. This is right before the final 15-20 feet of flow of the lower area. Did anyone happen to find them? Will reward honesty with beer.

I am much to old, fat and out shape to take on such endeavors. Is the Playmate team allowed to participate? If not they should make an exception.

What kind of helmet were you wearing Lambone?