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In keeping with tradition, I asume this will be Beck? Wha happen to the kegs that Beck said he had coming?

More than just motivated partners, vlimb with those alot stronger and better than you. You will learn agreat deal in short periods of time.

bouldering....... Far and away has improved my strength, technique, and overall ability.

Bug not sure how much time you've spent in Glacier, but after spending many summers there, you are taking the JAWS appraoch when it comes to bear attacks. 1) there are very few bear attacks each year in the US. There were more shark attacks in the last few. 2) Most of these attacks were because someone startled the bear, or got in between a bear and cubs. In other words, it appeared to be a threatening position. 3) Pepper spray has worked for me in the past. If you shoot a between the eyes at 40yds. that is charging you, it will still get to you, and maul you before it dies. Also, if you are found guilty of shooting a bear in a national park, expect to go to jail. I just carry pepper spray, have had many bear encounters and never had one attack or even threaten to attack (false charge - quite common). Pansies!

Climbers on this website are! Most climbers I've met are not, but quirky in their own way.

Girzzly bears and Brown bears, from a gene perspective, are the exact same animal. However, brown bears as they are called, are larger becuase their diet consists mainly of salmon during the spring. The Brown bears, typically living within 100 miles of anadromous fish habitat, are many 100 lbs. larger than grizzlies of say the Rockies that feast on nuts and berries and an occasional elk. As a side note, only reason to carry a gun anywhere in a national park is to compensate for your small penis. Guns are for hunting, that is it.

I will take the Anarchist approach to anyone I see poaching. This will include shooting up vehicles, destroying their personal property, and generally just scaring them a bit! Eugene is actually having an effect on me! Seriously, this is a problem down here too. One guy was just arrested this past summer for illegally snagging spring Chinook salmon (Endangered species). He was sentenced to 4 years in jail! The kid that was with him wnet to a juvenile detention center for until next summer. Glad to see the justice system is finally imposing some penalties. Kind of like stealing in Turkey! No one does it anymore!

I wouldn't go with him if he was the only one with you as it wouldn't make any difference if you were carrying one and he wsn't. Since he hasn't had any other training, I assume he doesn't know how to "read" layers, dig test pits, and look at bonding of crystals? How else is he able to make a sound judgement? An Avy forecast? If you are skiing in groomers and not on any exposed slopes, are always in trees and never go over 7,000 ft after the snow has compeltely settled (ie. Summer) then maybe, maybe I would think about going without a transceiver. But I don't own one either. I just pay the U of O co-op $10/year and I can pick one up anytime I like. AT that rate, it will take me 30 years to have spent the same amount on a new transceiver. He should take an Avy course at the very least and be able to make site speciifc decisions as to snow stability, not rely on some forecast that is generalized. I know of a group in Jackson that was skiing on a low avy danger day, and one guy triggered a slab avalanche. He was trhe only one not wearing a transceiver and of the 5 that were buried or partially buried, the guy without the transceiver was the only one that died. My two cents.

Yes, it also happens to be Octoberfest in Leavenworth this weekend, so you can come and drink in the Bavarian Village while waiting for rock to dry. I am not trying to be a party pooper here Erik, I just checked my reliable source, the NOAA weather out of Seattle, the bible for weather in the North Cascades IMHO, and that is what it said. I usually never trust weather reports anyways and I go. If weather craps out, then I adjust.

Isn't snow a form of precipitation? Every time i've been there in winter, the area is covered in snow. I have been there when it has rained to where you could not climb for the day. Crossing my fingers....

I hope this changes!

Plenty o' wymyn at Smiffy Tuftlove fest!

Skiing is both for me. If I want nice groomers and snow bunnies, that is where I go. If I have a long approach or winter/spring ascent up the volcanoes, I would take skis over snowshoes anyday. I am not up there to ski, I am up there to climb, just hate long slogs back to the TH or parking lot that is all. Obviously, you do not ski and wish you knew how.

Since I dispise snowmobilers and think slednecks are no better off than ATVers or jetskiers on snow, you will never find me in a pristine mountain environment riding a snowmobile. Those folks can continue to high mark and clean up the gene pool so the average IQ will increase. I am faster on skins than snowshoes unless in a heavily treed forest and I descend faster than a guy on snowshoes meaning I can leave later (hence, climb longer) to get back to the car. Just pulling your chain, Dru.

Dru, how do you approach and descend from your ice? Oh, I get it, you go climbing with some partners, get flown in by helicopter, telling your partners that it is dangerous, then while belaying them on a climb, make one get "accidentally hurt while yarding up the rope as your partner is swinging his tools, breaks his nose, and whala! An accident! "Thank god we didn't ski in and rented that chopper!!!! Coulda been an epic!" stated Dru.

Has nothing to do with the occupation rather the type of person. I know plenty of suit and tie guys that are way more reliable than climbing bums or students. I lived as all of those. It is more about the individual than their job IMHO.

He is really a dumbass as the only way one can get sick is through germs, not the temperature inside or our outside. Stupid college kids!

If ya find a ride down from Seattle, I'll buy you a pint of Terminal Gravity on Saturday!

Better Ice if you head beyond Ouray on your way over to Durango. The hardest thing about living in Telluride is finding a place to live and affording to pay rent! Sounds like a fun winter.

Just fashion the tap like a camelback and have the hose running from the trunk over the fron seat and shoulder straight into your mouth!

I share my birthday with the birth of CC.com! Great minds think alike....

RBW, ETA on Friday?

Yeah, Alan is an inspiration. Ran acrtoss him with jja last winter up in Lillooet as he warmed up on WI5! Hope I can crank like that when I grow up!

My girlfriend and I will be there Friday thru Sunday. I know of at least 3 other non cc.comers who will be there as well.

Cool, an official Shaggin' Wagon at the LuvFest!!!!