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Isn't the South Buttress a really long climb? Only a few parties have done it? If this is the one, then I know some folks who contemplated doing it this season that wqe met up on Denali this past spring, but after talking to the first ascent party, they decided to bail on it and do the W. Butt. I think they said it took the first ascent party something like 40+ days? If this is the route, then let me know and I can put you in contact with the folks.

Excellent idea! I am actually suprosed this has not been done before. May be good to contact the regional chapter of the AAC to see about funding and support. I think this is an awesome idea.

No, the K-1000 lenses fit the ZX-M, but since the camer a was stolen with the lenses, it was a mute point. I start over now with lenses.

After having my Pentax K-1000 ripped off last year I was talked into buying the Pentax ZX-M. Same fully manual, lighter, but with an auto wind feature. It came with a lense 28-100mm. and the pictures just do not turn out the same as the Pentax K-1000 with the standard lense. I use a polarizer on it and still it is bad. I think, however, that it is the lense and not the body of the camera? Your thoughts? Trask suggested some excellent quality lenses, but I don't have $1k to fork over on a lense. Other suggestions?

What is the best film to shoot using an SLR? What brand of slide or print film? Speed? What filters do you guys like to use for alpine? For glaciers? Lens size in mm? An Amateur photo guy wants to know!

Was it confirmed that Greg did the squeeze job? Unconfirmed, there were bolts removed up at Flagstone, and the perps signed their names to doing it. Regardless, trail day will be a good event and I expect to help out. If you climb there, you have no excuses. Do you climb there Sphinx?

That's the best one yet, Dru!

I actually agree with Sphinx on this one. I still have friends back on the east coast who are "stuck." They never got out and explored other places, live in the same area they grew up, and call going to club meds in a foreign country, "visiting a foreign country." (No you didn';t, you just sat on a beach in a secure area, never leaving the compound. You could have been in Gulf Port, Mississippi for all you knew!) Anyways, living in other places, states, and immersing yourself in other cultures is a priceless experience that will change your perceptions and outlooks on life. I've lived in 6 states, visited all but three, and travelled in Europe, South AMerica, the Carribean, and most of Central America. Is Oregon or the Pacific Northwest the best of all these places I've expereienced? Defiantely Not. Is it good for me right now? For the time being, it is. If you haven't been out of your own state to live and experience, you are only cheating yourself.

Coolest flower is the elephant's head flower. Only found in the alpine too, making it that much more special.

A Rip off from Talkeetna: Cc.com: a quaint, little drinking website with a climbing problem.

Agree with most posts here. I feel it is an area by area basis. If one can onsight most .10s at smith, does that mean he is going to be able to onsight most .10s at Index, Yos, or Senaca? Doubtful. If you are talking about meeting a new partner and trying to convey to thewm your level, that is how you should proceed. If you've never climbed at the area you are going, then tell your potential partner something on the lower end or say I climb at this level at this area. Ratings are individual and should be treated as such. There are varrying ratings even within a specific area, so if the line looks like fun, do it! By the way, I onsighted V0 in the gym last night!

How did you know we talked to folks at Vivan who told us to go around Vivan to the left instead of right up to the S. Face? However, we descended under the S. Face back to our bivy!

Mister E is smoking crack or has the smallest bladder in the world. You could drive to Jackson and back to Idaho Falls in that time. It is probably 10-11 from Seattle. About 8-9 from Eugene, depending on traffic cutting across Hwy 20 to Burns, OR.

Is he still your sweetie then?

Yeah, I thought thew Colchuck Lake TH was closed, no?

You did two winter ascents of Rainier this summer? Damn that is pretty cool!!!

You mean someone is actually going to bring a whole pig? Who will be at the campsite to keep the coals hot all day saturday while everyone else it out climbing? If you mean grilling out, disregard the above statement and take it as me trying to educate people's dictionaries. A BBQ is cooking a pig over a spit all day. Cooking out or grilling is what you do on a Webber. Burgers, dogs, etc. One will never make this mistake again if 1)they have ever gone through the task of cooking an entire pig or 2) Have tasted real bbq.

1) Summitting Denali 2) spending 5 weekends in N. Cascades and Leavenworth climbing alpine and multi-pitch (put 5,000 miles on the car just to drive to and from the climbs!) 3) paddling with the Orcas in Johnstone Straight

PM Beck. He seems to know more about this topic.....

Alpinfox, just went sea kayaking out of Telegraph Cove over the Labor Day weekend. Tons of Orcas around Robson Bight. We camped at a place called Little Kaikash and could watch the Orcas swim by from the 15 ft. cliff overlooking Johnstone Straight by our tent. Absolutely amazing spot to be. Enjoy!

West Ridge of Prusik on Sunday.

I am going too. Agree with Alpine K what is done is done. Just hope BEck learns a little from this experience. No doubt, Rope Up will be fun. Filled with a lot of climbers partying, cvlimbing, and comparing penis size. Looking forward to it. Thanks Beck for your work. Please take my comments as constructive critisism and not my wambulance coming down the Icicle.

Did you go to Terminal Gravity and talk to him about going another route for beer, since he was part of the entire plan? I didn't think so. Admit when you might have messed up on this aspect of it, and people will respect you alot morethan if you stay in your own little world of denial. As for party planning, I organize with those who will be the host. Beck, you have made it appear as if you are the host, but are using cc.com as your cover. Therefore, I would have posted a poll on the website or asked what others felt and had an open discussion on this site. If you host a cocktail party with 4 other couples but only plan and confer with one of the couples, does that mean you still put the other three couples names as hosts on the invitations? I don't think so. CC.com folks did not have input and you are receiving flack for it. Like I said before, Life lesson, learn from your mistakes and move on. You will be a better individual for it. If you don't learn from this and cannot take constructive criticism for what it is worth, then I feel sorry for you. You will burn many more bridges and lose many potential friendships because of this.

For a variation than just the pepper, butter, dill, lemon, try a soy-ginger marinade. Really simple, add soy sauce and fresh shredded ginger root into a ziplock and add a little pepper and garlic. Throw the fillet in the bag, seal it and stick it in a pot in the fridge for an hour or so. Then slap it on the grill (not a BBQ - that is when you throw a pig on a spit and slowly cook all day long).

Yup, Danelle and I headed up there. We also did W. Ridge of Forbidden this year too. She will be at Rope Up. You coming? Hope to see you soon!