Dru

here is a pic i found of the ridge that was traversed. tooth is spire in the centre.

If only there was a crag in Touloumne called Flower Pot Power Dome.

Howabout "after Fern suggested that we were gonna get screwed by how slowly were were going and endure an unplanned bivi? When it was after noon and we were on pitch 3 or thereabouts of a 15 pitch route and the rock was loose and Dru had forgot his helmet as well as his headlamp?" Instead of "fern sugested we bail"

quote: Originally posted by Son of Caveman: If Scott was smart, he'd invest in a couple bushels of B.C. bud and invite all of us over to his pad for a smokefest. That's quite a big If there, Son.

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Dennis Harmon Sux!!!!

quote: Originally posted by mikeadam: I give full praise for the Muir thread to AlpineK who had the gumption to flame one right in front of everybody up there. Ya but when you sit in Muir Hut silently fuming cause you are too wussy to say something about it at the time, then you go online and curse the guy out for burning one that you didnt have the nuts to speak to face to face, you deserve to get over 10000 email notifications that people still call you a dumb-ass.

How much snow was on the big slabs on Bears Breast? You got any pix?

Nothing to do with the subject at hand.

And he makes sure everyone knows about it. Adamson probably gets outside a lot more but youhave to dig quite a bit to find out exactly what it is hes been doing. I say we start a thread in praise of Dan Larson!!!! Cause he sux but hes still going strong

quote: Originally posted by Dru: What I remember most from last year is doing Standing Wave, the Snowy Owl, being on top of Grant in mid-September when the planes started flying again and the air was filled with jet trails, and nearly falling off the Apron. Also climbing Rock On by headlamp and getting up at 11Pm to go and fail on Gunsight. And doing the KingSwing on Scarface. . And the Subaru Alpinism road trip and not backing off Louis when Fern wanted to, and consequently running out to the car at midnight with no headlamp so they wouldnt lock us in. [ 06-05-2002, 02:26 PM: Message edited by: Dru ]

quote: Originally posted by David Parker: I suppose one way to figure out what you get out of climbing is to think about how you feel about a climb you did last year. David this is some good thought. What I remember most from last year is doing Standing Wave, the Snowy Owl, being on top of Grant in mid-September when the planes started flying again and the air was filled with jet trails, and nearly falling off the Apron. Also climbing Rock On by headlamp and getting up at 11Pm to go and fail on Gunsight. And doing the KingSwing on Scarface. But all of that is in the past. One thing I have tried to learn from old Fred is that he doesnt rest on his laurels. He always still wants to be out there trying something. Maybe the secret is to reverse the Jedi wisdom and say Try or dont try there is no "Do." I think maybe the feeling of having accomplished something lessens because there are way more other accomplishments to compare it to nowadays than there were 12 years ago when I started.

quote: Originally posted by Stefan: Dru, Sounds to me like climbing is a drug for you and you have become slightly immmune to its affects. (i.e. the Snake and 1 month versus 2 days of feelings....) and of course you want more...... Maybe that's the problem. You want more and are not satisfied with what you do have. My god man! There are children starving in Ethiopia and all you care about is your feeling for climbing!!!! There are children starving in America too. There are teens huffing gas in Cape Breton, Cape Dorset and Chase BC. There are rich people in Hollywood with unfortunate haircuts and bad tailors too.

quote: Originally posted by Greg W: quote:Originally posted by dusty boots: I think they chose REI because of the constituency of their clientelle... those people are the folks they want to address. besides, easier to get press in front of good old REI. anyway, the capital bldg is too focused on the middle east and security issues. Plus, it is common knowledge that the Seattle PD Management will let protesters get away with just about anything! March on I-5!!! (This is in no way a slam against the officers on the street; it's not their fault they get reigned in by the Man.) Greg What if the al-Qaeda decided to organze an assault on REI and disguised it as an anti Fee Deom rally? You had better all be prepared for Pepper Spray and truncheon-in-the-kidneys.

quote: Originally posted by jkrueger: Of course, there is nothing in this world that makes me feel more alive than that feeling I get when I think I'm going to die! Sometimes, things get a bit scary, and I wonder "why the fuck do I do this?" And then I remember "oh yeah, this is why!" I would even go so far as to say that climbing is better than sex! Climb safe! "Is climbing better than sex"? "That depends on how good the sex is!" [ 06-05-2002, 01:37 PM: Message edited by: Dru ]

quote: Originally posted by sk: Actualy it is TOAIST... Read up on you anciant chinese philosophy [ 06-05-2002, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: Dru ]

quote: Originally posted by erik: quote:Originally posted by sk: It's a problem of weastern thaught. More, Bigger, Better. I have been stuggeling to learn to be unatached to the outcome of anything. If I hit the top great, if not, hopefuly i learned something along the way. If people like me, great, If not... oh well. It works in any circumstance. I believe that the idea is to enjoy the experience. Because that is all this life realy is, is a bunch of expeirences." nothing is good or bad, as thinking makes it so" I don't remember who said that. SORRY TO SAY THIS SK, BUT THAT IS THE POTHEADS OUTLOOK!!! HAHAHAHAHA Ya enjoy the experience of sitting on the coucheating chips and drinking beer....watching Scooby Doo reruns...

Dennis sounds like Andrew Todhunter who wrote the whiney book about wishing he could be Dan Osman or whatever. Dude obsessed with death in the mountains instead of having a good time climbing.

quote: Originally posted by Dru: Seems to me every time i go climbing in the Cascads in Bc i see golden eagles.... I crept up on one near Garibaldi once... picture of golden eagle stupid images not enabled in this section!!!! The ony places Ive seen Peregrines up close were on Peregrine peak [hence name ] and the Chief. A peregrine once zipped between me and climbing partner walking down Apron descent trail slabs and killed a songbird in midair it was cool! Those things can really zip they are the porsches of raptors.

BIRDS OF PREY is well named.......squawk. [ 06-05-2002, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: Dru ]

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: How do you know he wasnt eating snafflehound soup ? Fool! You dont make soup out of snafflehounds! You shuck em and swallow them raw!

What happened to scott's "friend" that he was jogging down the trail solo. Did the guy ditch him as a loser or what? Was he running to get help cause friend got stuck in a tree? Huh? huh? EPIC ON MT SI. SHOULD SUMMITPOSER.COMMERS BE CHARGED FOR RESCUES???

No Jim, the peregrines were nesting on upper Freeway/Clean Corner area, so all climbs from freeway thru Negro Lesbian were (are?) closed till July. BUT they notice peregrines arent there this year and have been seen over by NW passage, so they are trying to confirm this, then they will open freeway and close Nw passage (which nobody has ever repeated anyways)/wall of attrition area till chix are fledged or whatever. a peregrine tried to steal my hat once north of Pemberton.

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: I dont climb Ultimate etc. See round if you decide to avoid the mtns. Smokey ~ don't like forst fire type of smoke They built a camp fire on one of ledges to toast the horsecock and it got out of hand and burnt up the whole ledge. Or so the story goes in the CAJ. fred claims to have forgot it all now. hee hee i think hes embarrased about it.