Dru

Looking south 06/22 from about 20km north, the NE glacier of Redoubt looked to be in good shape.

Climbed this peak just south of Hope on Saturday. Fun scramble and great views of the North Cascades pretty much everything S to Pickets, Jack and Baker; East to Grimface; Coast Range north to Skihist and west to Golden ears. Wedge could be seen way way in the distance up Lillooet River valley. Lots of wildlife around. Deer, marmot, goat tracks but no goat; golden eagle, ruffed grouse in full display, mystery raptor (maybe a goshawk), and a great horned owl. no snafflehounds though. Maybe the eagle or owl ate 'em. Plenty of horsecock was gnawed on this trip.

quote: Originally posted by iain: You guys are such hardcores. Letting the spray fly at 7:00 am! Do you do this over breakfast or what. yeah they only pay me to spray 9-5. (actually only till 4:20 )

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haireball - short rpe is better in some cases but advantage of lots of rope out is more stretch hence less force on leader if second falls, like in aylward case above. if they had been spaced 10m apart instead of 25m (i assume) and 3rd guy fell, maybe he woulda blown off that crimper and gone sailing? or maybe not.

You can name one "Purple Helmy"

Dennis Harmon = RURP.

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Hike Hike Hike. Spy new routes All those new routes were free soloed by Helmy Beckey in his underwear c. 1965. Fred did not include them in his guidebook cause they were feuding by then

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Juan, I care not to share my ventures with everyone. Marek would be disappointed No dude, post the Hard Core TR!!!!!

ok it is now totally obvious polishbarbie=agent orange. i think i read about bob's massage in savage love once. dan got a letter from a guy asking if his male massage therapoist blew him at the end ofthe massage, and the letter writer was straight-identified, was it wrong to enjoy it. bob do you blow all your clients or just the cute boys. and i guess the difference between you and a ho' is that the ho' doesnt massage the whole body and is cheaper?

isnt it better to go out in miserable conditions and fail than to stay at home? anyways maybe you should take up "Guaranteed Outcome Climbing" that Twight likes to bag on. it sounds like the ticket. I think you need lots of rope and Sherpas though. and not much Gu because Guaranteed Outcome is not Extreme.

quote: Originally posted by allison: I ran across this thread while I was looking for something else and thought interesting enuf to bring up top. Dwayner, I know you wanted inputs from the guys on this topic, but I'm going to put in my $.02 anyhow. Guys who are serious climbers are hard to date, for a number of reasons. I tend to avoid dating them. poor AlpineK

Dru - mistaken for Ron Jeremy from the hips down...

Yeah... someone sent me a PM asking about conditions on a certain route on a certain peak - so I try to reply only to find out this clueless person, that I have never sent a PM to, for some reason has me on their IGNORE LIST!!!!! Well I GUESS YOURE JUST GONNA HAVE TO CLIMB IT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF THEN WONDER BOY!!!!

according to www.bivouac.com the road is still blocked by avalanche as of last weekend.

The backcountry horsecock maker, the bouldering pad, and the #1 copperheads.

quote: Originally posted by btowle: When I was pondering this topic, I couldn't decide who to put on the anchor. Dru, so that he could more easily supply words of wisdom to the other climbers. Or Cpt. Caveman who could just stop climbing every 10 feet and let everyone hit the end of their rope while . Here is some wisdom: always try to be #4 person. always put the heavy guy out in front to break snowbridges. if the heavy guy makes it across so does everybody else. if he doesnt then the #2 and #3 guys get to haul him out and the #4 guy gets to stand around and take pictures or look at his photocopy of Feedemo of the Hills and try and figure out why the Z pulley #2 and #3 have made isnt working....

i'd rope up with Terminal Gravity and we'd go five feet and take the rope off and simul-solo it...

BENEFITS OF THE ALPINE BELLY (AkA Ale Appendage) Originally written by some old dude c. 1974 1) Like camel's hump, carries valuable moisture and nutrition, meaning pack can be lighter 2) more surface area for mantels and slab climbing 3) can't see down past feet, so don't get scared by exposure 4) soft protection for vital organs in the event of rockfall 5) when eating, forms natural table 6) when sleeping, sleep on front - no need of Thermarest 7) great for seal sliding down snowslopes - preserves goretex on seat of expensive pants. 8) keeps you warmer - dont need as much clothing. especially good for cramped ice climbing belays. 9) counterbalances centre of gravity with large pack keeping one in balance over feet - more efficient hiking [ 06-21-2002, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: Dru ]

naw eriks not fat the dude's just "big boned".

this topic brings a hidden second meaning to the common climber term "daisy chain"

what missing sig, i still se e da FRESHIEZ

beware - it ALWAYS rains in Index. Huge slugs the size of schoolbusses cruise the streets of town almost like some sort of 1950's B movie. Bigfoot lurks in the Espresso hut.

Did they bring along Nitro?

quote: Originally posted by mattp: Peter Puget was going to host a get-together at Index. Matt Heller posted, looking for partners. Matt Heller has partners. Matt Heller must be Peter Puget. Dogs have 4 legs. Tables have 4 legs. Therefore dogs are tables. Hear that Snoop?