Dru

They're probably out of stock till next May

Here's a good reason not to consider iowa:

quote: Originally posted by willstrickland: Yeah, but canada won't let me immigrate right? you could claim refugee status because you are persecuted as a homosexual in the States! try asking Charles Verticalswamp for a date.

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Purple what the Fu*& I dunno man I dont entertain myself but I'll take a wild guess and say "Playschool". I gotta confess I dont get this. they bought a bunch of the old purple arcteryx color officially named "berry". i think they were gonna spray paint them or save them for combat in purple areas only

quote: Originally posted by Matt: Thanks for all the good info! I've participated in a number of rescues As a rescuer or victim?

Congrats on busting through the 800 barrier Caveman. Who got the pack contract for US military? CDN military ordered a bunch of packs from Arcteryx but were disappointed they wouldn't make them in Camoflage color. So when you guys invade Canada look for the purple spots that will be the CDN military's backpacks.

And it works with other pictures too, sometimes, except for tims nutty squirrel

Dont get excited Beck. I only go for stinky guys.

Like this too:

Pat McNerthney was quoted in that Icicle fire thread. He didn't say anything about Barfing Hoof though.

"I'm a hoser baby, so why don't I drill you eh?"

I found one on Slesse it was Ok but I prefer Arcteryx Khamsin & Nozone. Found the Ice Sac to be kind of uncomfortable when carrying full loads. great for day cragging with a trad rack as long as you were just hiking into crags though.

...And anything that good is worth repeating

quote: Originally posted by mattp: Mike - I've already stated - in the rangers lie thread - that as far as I can tell you are an exceptional ranger. I, for one, would probably head your advice, rather than rejecting it out of hand as I would the advice or information I hear from so many other rangers. But tell us -- how did you convince the park management that you should actually encourage mountain climbing? He pitched it that the new rangers need rescue training and real rescues are cheaper than hiring someone to play the casualty

quote: Originally posted by Jman: Wouldn't a rope work better? No the best thing is a 30 foot aluminum extension ladder. you wear it around your waist

quote: Originally posted by lambone: I would have been done two weeks ago if it wasn't for Caveman! What all that hot lovin' you guys have been up to has left you too tired to write?

quote: Originally posted by Stefan: Dru, Which Needle Peak are you speaking about for your favorite scambles? The one across from Yak on the Coquihalla Highway. Description and photo on www.bivouac.com

quote: Originally posted by erik: drul, what about penguins in bondage? i would have thought that route would be right your alley?! I'm not good enough to lead it and I'm too proud to toprope it.

Spray must be the most massive form of information (in the sense defined by Claude Shannon c. 1942) because, as Einstein observed, mass distorts space, and all threads on this board eventually seem to veer more and more towards spray. Eventually the weight of all the spray will form a Black Sprayhole from which not even light will escape - you won't be able to get up from your computer or turn it off, just post insults and argue about beer and retrobolting. I'm just doing my part to help that happy moment along!

Lots of American silly overpriced microbrews. Compared to Granville Island, Bowen Island, Whistler, Tree, OK Springs, Big Rock and Unibroue... poor you. That Bowen Island Hemp Cream Ale even manages to combine the two pleasures. And then there's "Bowen Island Blonde..." - a guy I know made a habit of climbing a beer named after every summit conquest. Sure he drank Rainier after Rainier, Sam Adams after Adams, Oly after Olympus, but what he really wanted was to be drinking Bowen Island Blonde

"Whose mountains are better - Canada or USA?" USA - crowds, quick access, lotsa routes, expensive CAN - bears, difficult access, lots FAs to do, cheap, better beer Spin it out into 5,000 words or so and you will be fine.

oh yeah, allthumbs don't understand climber talk. ha ha!

Which one - the one in Smith or what?

A highly personal list based on what I remember as fun. I would repeat any of these routes in an instant except maybe Lillarete just because I'm kinda burned out on Salal creek at the moment. Ask me again next year. Single pitch crack: High Mountain Woody,Malemute, 5.8+; Single pitch face: Idiot Savant, Cheakamus Canyon, 10b; Multipitch crag route: TIE, Snake 5.9 and Rock On 10a, both the Apron, Chief; Alpine scramble: TIE, N. ridge of Needle and W. buttress, S. peak, Old Settler, both 4th class; Alpine rock route: Lillarete, Mt. Athelstan, 5.8; Alpine ice route: Joffre Centre Couloir, IV 60 degrees; Waterfall ice route: Oregon Jack, WI3+ (beats Icy BC through less crowds and cooler setting)

hee hee. looks like that squirrel's been up on Nuttsack Tower.