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1) seam grip will stick to just about anything. try roughening up the shell first with sandpaper 2) get a soldering iron and melt the pebax slightly around the hole so it fills in. DANGER 1) plastic fumes, 2) you will void your warranty.

1)restore DWR - wash a lotm, dry it hot, iron and ReviveX 2)seam seal any holes or places where seamtape has come adrift 1) should help water repellency. 2) should cover any leakage or waterproofness issues. Beyond that yer fucked. BUT, a non waterproof Gore shewll can be a useful piece. I have an old Arcteryx tester jacet I picked up for $20 when I worked there. It has no DWR anymore and even Revivex restores it for like 5 min. It had a hole I patched with seamsealer. Its a total beater shell and I use it for iceclimbing and wet alpine chimneys in the rain secure in the knowledge I'd probably get damp anyways no matter what I wear and this way I don't trash a nice new jacket doing it.

If you really want to introduce newbies to mountaineering why would you take them up a godawful volcano slog? I know that volcano slog bagging is the focus of all Washington mountaineering and that that might explain why people hiking up to Snow Lakes in July are seen carrying a dozen wands but if you want the newbies to actually enjoy themselves I would suggest you focus on some nice exposed ridges with some 4th-low 5th class roped climbing on quality rock and good views. Like maybe the South Arete of SEWS, the WR of Prussik Peak, something on Ingalls, the WR of N Twin Sister or similar.

if you want a small toyota truck now i think you buy the T100?

Tex: "So we went in to climb Mt Snaffle but...uhhh.well we were tryin some of the BC kine and somehow in the cloud of smoke we got lost and climbed Horsecock Pinnacle instead"

Let the dying trip! mushrooms for cancer patients study Now CBS can post about how these poor dying people should just say NO instead of destroying their brains.

bring some gardening tools for thick lichen too is what i heard. some details on some first ascents in the 1974 or 1975 CAJ and a few others.

the rock quality is said to be lacking although the pks are impressive . nice place to hike or ski tour. NOLS western canada leads treks thru the area try them for more info.

technochocolate?

omfg that beard just screams out "college"

maybe the bogeyman got them - ever think of that?

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which one? if it hasnt been reported it should be. thats a 10K fine on the crew foreman right there!

i was inspired by lance's dedication so i stopped by ANARCHY INK on the way home for some quick needle work

not likely same deal as with bikes - the Harley that used to be the muscle bike is for fat yuppies now, ditto with american muscle cars only one driving it is some paunchy lawyer driving at 50mph up the sea to sky to his whistler chalet owners of them are too scared of damaging investment to drive them fast. car as substitute for loss of sex drive. read mid life crisis and wanting toys couldnt have as teenager.

we're talkin vans not jettas smart boy. anyways everyone knows Japanese cars smoke the Euro wagons streetracing every time

josh since when to VWs have acceleration or quality

well i guess the only unions i have experience with are the public service union, and the IWA (loggers and mill workers). your artsy fartsy off-Broadway performers unions are a whole different basket of fruit.

and dont wear your good shoes in a mine with acid rock drainage. that "bad air" thing is mostly bunk - an urban legend. but you can carry a canary just in case.

One nice thing about Unions I have found is that when the management start playing "random Acts of Management" Dilbert style the Union can flex muscles and try and reign them in A friend of mine was getting shafted by her immediate supervisor. She grieved it to the Union and the supervisor was told by HIS supervisor to chill out.

there's a couple fun caves in the chilliwack valley, super secret. adam palmer has some info i think.

lets not forget that climbing with tied slings is one of those signs, like wandering around the Dihedrals with a rack of hexes, or full forearm tape jobs at Squamish, that shouts out BUMBLY

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