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quote: Originally posted by Greg W: Recently (in the past year or so) MEC has stopped shipping most of their climbing gear to the States. I was told this is mainly due to US-based companies raising a stink. I have never had a problem buying gear on my trips to Vancouver and bringing it back across the border. ...For what it's worth. Its cuz MEC wont agree to sign a vendor agreement saying that they will sell gear for a certain minimum inflated price above what they buy it for. So they sell it all the time for basically the price you get a close out deal on. I think their markup is 22% and mostly the markup on gear is closer to 50% and 100% on clothing. So most manufacturers sell to MEC (its about 90% or so of the Canadian market, I'd guess) but include a covenant restricting MEC to only selling in Canada. The only ones who don't, generally, are Canadian manufacturers (except Arcteryx...I'm talking like Serratus, who MEC own anyways, and blurr and so on) and Euro manufactuers without a good US distributor. I bet they do the same thing to Barrabes next.

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just theorizing cause i never climbed N ridge only cole-dem, (but i live next door), i would say, early may if you ski, otherwise late june/early july. based on frieds that have done it... expect 2 pitches of WI3 ice and the rest is all 45-50 degree snow or thereabouts. thats a long way 2 go for two ice pitches!

quote: Originally posted by trask: Heh Dru, if you shoot a mime, do you have to use a silencer? i think you just gotta point your hand and pull the finger....

MC 900 Foot Jesus. the album is called "One Step Ahead of the Spider". The song is a classic but i cant remember the actual title offhand. damn i hate this jobto work in this dumpyou gotta be a slobeverybody gets on my nerves in this placethink ill take the afternoon off from the rat racean exciting careerdont amount to much but a pain in the rear etc. except, this song isnt on the 1 step ahead album but on the previously mentioned one, Welcome To My Dream, with the aforementioned arson track (I light The Fires while The City sleeps etc.) [ 04-03-2002: Message edited by: Dru ]

quote: Originally posted by trask: Want some spray?? It can be arrainged. REI and sprayPerhaps in haiku form, ifthats appropriate?

quote: Originally posted by Stefan: I tried Lindeman in December, but we did not have all this beta becuase I didn't do my homework--we walked out in a downpour. I have decided to go up the Nesakwatch drainage and then traverse over to Lindeman from there. I would very much like a trip report when/if you do it. [ 04-03-2002: Message edited by: Stefan ] Isnt that kinda brutal bush and rock ridges to cross over? I would recommend either 1) going in via Radium Lake and traversing over MacDonald2) approaching from south end of Chilliwack Lake via Hanging Lake. Both of these are longer than Center Creek, and require more technical travel, but are more aesthetic than the Center Cr. valley. Center Cr, despite the bridge being out, is more direct and faster than any other option even if you hike all the way.

quote: Originally posted by tivoli_mike: almost....can't quite reach it. OHMYGOD!!!!! the lurkers are sprayin again! More!

Anybody wanna compare REI and MEC? I never shopped at REI so I can't comment but I got friends working at MEC who know their stuff and make more $$$ than minimum wage, too.

Isnt it dangerous to climb Olympus? Zeus chucking thunderbolts, Ares sneaking around getting it on with Aphrodite behind Hephaestus' back, Kallisti chucking that golden aple around the place, not to mention all the maenads and hamadryads and whatnot. Plus the pagans complaining that you are desecrating their sacred summit. And the airfare to Greece?

When a problem comes along You must whip it Before the cream sits out too long You must whip it Well no one gets their way Until they whip it So whip it Into shape Stand up Get straight Go forward Move ahead Try to detect it Its not too late To whip it Whip it good.

quote: Originally posted by Dru: I really liked it when I found out that Scott is still getting email notifications everytime someone replies to this thread. HEE HEE! . More email for you scottie boy.

Did trask show up or what?

quote: Originally posted by Country Jake: I have a great boulder in my back yard, I am not worryed about fallling and hurting myself on the 30 feet or so routs, but resently my long time girl friend and a few of her girl friend have showed an interest in the sport but all of them are... well... kind of girly girls... I have never palced a bolt in a rock... ever... and would like to top rope this boulder so they can learn to climb an fell comfotable with falling. How do I go about placing bolts? 0) Ask an experienced bolter to do it for you. provide hardware and beer. If that dont pan out, then: 1) Drill a hole. 2) Insert bolt 3) Hammer. 4) dont fuck it up (hole to deep, not blown out, overtightened, undertightened, etc) or the bolt will be worthless. Practice placing about 20 or so in concrete patios, bridge abutments etc. first. Sounds like too much work? well what the hell, you can buy 3-4 crash pads for the same price as a power drill. Since its at home at least you dont need a cordless drill. Or you could just use a whole bunch of webbing and build an enormous, clumsy TR anchor set up tied off to something on the ground on the other side of the boulder. Probably way cheaper. Less env. impact. you set a good example for the girlz. huh! mebbe you could get Strickland to donate some hangers i hear he is acquiring a large supply

Do they make those Russian Buttes out of titanium? Or is that what you get if you spend all night sleeping on a Russian portaledge?

Sounds like the 1960's Appalachian Mountain Club. We must be the Vulgarians then

quote: Originally posted by fern: heh, dru rides the small bus. I knew this. Dat da mutherfukkin Shortbus, foo! www.shortbus.net

quote: Originally posted by chucK: ...and when they opened up her hand,they found a snail inside. Yesterday my second wifeFell in the afternoonSlipped into the stereoAnd talked about the moonWell this was only temporary So the doctor saidSo I watched a football game And she went off to bedI see the seaThe sea seees me.

and isnt it easier to digest too?

A wolf is just a dog. But a mountan lion is much more than a housecat.

The hut sleeps 6 good friends or 4 normal people. There are usually about 20 people sleeping in the area on most weekends. So... take your chances. There are no dry rocks nearby to sleep under. (Actually everybody plans on camping and no one ever sleeps in the hut. Shhhhh.) weart N face looks rad. doing traverse along NW ridge also looks good. i walked all the way around weart but didnt climb it yet. the cairn on weart can be dangerous, it fell over on a friend of a friend and broke her leg.

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what about www.maltliquormakesyouclimbsicker.com?

the big question locally is, are the moss, slugs, trees and so on found at Squamish and Index endangered or not? I doubt it. cliff ecosystems are more important to endangered species in the dry interior ie at Skaha and whatnot. a cleaned but rarely climbed route at Squamish will completely regrow in 10 years. thats way faster than a clearcut that takes 200+ years to return to old forest dominance.

Who was it that stick clipped Britney's navel ring again?