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Dirty Dave, Here is one that would be right up your alley

I talked to them last night. Can't pre buy any tickets until 30 mins. before the first showing. Meaning that if you buy a ticket at 6:30pm, you can choose between the 7 pm and 9:15pm showing. Unfortunately, I will only be able to make the 9:30pm showing, but I at least hope that yuo Sallys are still having a few cold ones at 11:30 pm on a weekend and I can meet y'alls after. Happy B-Day Mike!

A week from today, the Touching the Void film premiers at Cinema 21. Anyone up for turning this into a pub club and drink a few beers in honor of Joe Simpson's crawl to survival?

I think you may have thought you were there, but after the triple, one has to question. Thanks Pete and Steve. Had a blast!

Need directions to Pete's as well. 971-645-1515

Since I just moved up here I hope someone can call me on my cell phone with directions. I'd like to come up being that I just moved to PDX and all. I am leaving my computer so could you call me at 971-645-1515 with directions? Thanks. Ryland

I think that Letterman seemed to bring up a good point in that he was interested in the movie and sat on the edge of his seat not because it was a movie about climbing, but about the will to live and how the human body goes into another gear when fighting to live. Comparing this film or book to any other story of survival or expedition and adventurte when something goes terribly wrong is what will keep non-climbers attention.

I was also pleasantly surprised. Letterman had some excellent questions and seemed to have done his research, rather than trying to be comical about it. Can't wait to see the movie in Portland, although his books are all pretty amazing.

Where is Brad Johnson's slideshow going to be?

The head of the Crux climbing gym in Eugene said he has climbed ice out there. I will ask him for more specifics. Could be a good side trip if going to ski in the STeens!

It seems that the closure is due to environmental reasons and that the areas to be closed are too sensitive for human access. It stated in the press release and in the EIS that the areas to be closed to the public will only be open for scientific research on a periodic basis.

It is still a little unclear, but it appears that the department in charge of National Parks in Peru will indefinately close access to many major climbing routes in the Cordillera Blanca, including routes up Huscaran, and others. For more information, try to get a hold of the latest copy of the American Alpine Club's most recent newsletter. Anyone have direct text with the interview conducted with a Preuvian Ranger trying to explain the closure using triple negatives (seriously, read the article)? It is rather confusing to say the least, but it appears the access ban will start in 2006/2007.

To make a long story short, someone pm me with their e-mail who'd be willing to upload this photo I received from a friend of the dude that climbed in the area, so it can be attached or uploaded to a URL. I do not have any photo enhancing software and therefore cannot make the image smaller (it is huge). I cannot figure out where on the falls this photo was taken. There are trees above the climber, but I cannot tell where they are. To the right of the main falls? Maybe Iain's pic was taken after or before the right side formed? Your thoughts?

I'm definately there. What's the occassion?

Any idea when that pic was taken? Ie. after the Hwy opened up or during the peak of the cold temps?

I tracked down a firend of one of the guys who climbed it and the friend saw the photos. He sent him an e-mail and hopefully will get back to us soon. If I get the guy's permission to post, I will. If not, maybe I can just print them out and bring them to the next pub club in Portland.

I have a st-st-studdering pr- pro- problem as well. Sorry.

Anyone been? What is the access like during winter and spring? Specific Areas to hit up? Recommendations? Any info. would be helpful. Thanks!

Just drove by it yesterday and still plenty of snow on the ground and on the ledges. May melt out the rest of this week, but you'll be chasing sun!

Heard you ran into my friend Stephen and his girl Sara over there. Said y'all had a blast. Sorry I missed it!

Anyone know the guys from P-Town who climbed this last week? I'd love to see the pics. Heard they were floating around the internet somewhere. Maybe already been posted on this site. Thanks.

Why don't you try spending four days out in 14 dregrees temps and only consume snow then Dru and see what happens. I'll bet you $100 that you will be dehydrated, especially if you are on the move. You'll be begging for an IV! Eating snow may not directly link to dehydration, but if you are moving, expending energy (sweat) wearing heavy ski clothes than yes, you will get dehydrated after four days of consuming nothing else. The amount of water that you get from snow, especially dry snow, is not enough to balance out the amount of water you lose through sweat and evaporation. This may not be detrimental for a short period of time, but try doing that for as long as this guy did and tell me what color your piss is when you get out.

Maybe, but at least we have exceptional grammar! I prefer the more specific quote of those from the State hosting the original Capital of the U.S. : "To be a Virginian either by Birth, Marriage, Adoption or even on one's Mother's side, is an Introduction to any State in the Union, a Passport to any Foreign Country, and a Benediction from the Almighty God."

jkrueger and I hit Bachy the last few days and it never stopped snowing! I have never seen it snow so hard here in Oregon. We were collecting snow drifts in our laps on the chairs up! First time for actually skiing in powder in Oregon rather than the Cascade Crud I am so used to. I thought I was back in the rockies! Man it was awesome! Plus, since the vis was down yesterday, it felt like we had the whole Rainbow chair area to ourselves!

Kiwi, why not go in from Aasgard and hike out Snow Lakes in a day as mentioned above? Since it will be 20 miles either way you do it (round trip), why not just head out and down Snow Lakes all the way out? I know many people that have done SNow Lakes in a day as well. If I were doing it in a day, which I haven't, I'd want a change of scenery and if you go out Snow Lakes it is all down hill the whole way whereas Aasgard you would have to hike back up from the lakes and then down and out on fairly flat ground once you reach Colchuck. My two cents. Plus you'll have to be stealth as I beleive that trailhead will still be closed next season, so hiding from Ranger Dick, I mean Rick - Da Tool - will need to be considered.