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Yeah, and it may even help to pay for your trip! I hear he may be looking for timekeepers to validate his "ascent"

I have to disagree. I think Panic has lost their heritage when Mikey died. I enjoyed their loudness. No one else was out there doing it. I think they help spawn jam bands for the 21st Century. Winter, now that you have experienced JazzFest you are now primed for Bonnaroo! Went last year and by far the best music festival I've ever been to. Blows Jazzfest out of the water (think Jazzfest times 10 but on a farm in TN instead of NO).

Jazz Fest is amazing! So is Panic, Galctic, and Karl D. Sounds like you definately made the late night rounds. People go to Nawlins once for Mardi Gras, but keep comin' back for Jazz Fest if that says anything!

Check out Sweet Home, Roseburg, buildering around Eugene, and if you're lucky, private property on the outskirts of Eugene. Ask first on the PP aspect as other climbers can get pretty guarded on "their"bouldering areas.

talk to ccj about the cloudveil gloves. I love cloudveil and have a few of their jackets, but ccj's glove slit in the hand after one day up at Lilooet from placing screws and putting pressure on the heads to get to the screws to bite. Tore right along the seem in the palm.

Surprisingly, it has been open for a while. Easy to pass though on the far left (at least it was last week).

Was up there all weekend. Don't know about the exact snow conditions on Gib Ledges, but the snow is in good condtion......if you like postholing your way up! There was a decent amount of snow accumulation Fri and Sat, but Sunday was an awesome day full of sun and clear skies. The snow probably got a chance to melt and settle a little. Good luck if you head up! Aside from the postholing the whole way up, the mountain seems to be in prime condition for a ski descent. Got some excellent turns coming down off Pan Face as well.

Yeah, too bad the Eugene Banff FF sucked this year! They had too many cultural films and not a single adrenaline film, unless you count Front Range Freaks buildering film adrenaline. Not a single rock, ice, or mountaineering film. All about Tibetan kids, women in the Karakoram, and 15 year old skaters, who although rad, were a little boring after 5 minutes. Wish I had seen the one in Bend or Portland.

Heading to Rainier to ski, pull sleds, and throw myself into creavsses on the Cowlitz with sleds. ANyone got a cabin out in eastern Oregon or in the Blue Mountains? We need to have a cc.com get together down here instead of it always being up by WA Pass and yodelerville!

Yup, that is about as Eugenian as one can get. Still sounds hokey to me, but to each his own. If ya like it Fejas, more power to ya and that is all that matters....

How old are you ChrisT? I was thinking late 20s early 30s. Now I'm thinkin' mid to late 40s. Amazing how talkin' via computer distorts things..... By the way, this is not meant as a put down, just an observation as to how I think people may be in real life and find out that I am totally way off!

I do not think that his being fired had as much to do with his initial action as it did to his attitude towards the whole situation. His friend, who was extremely apologetic, got off much easier, did not back talk, act like a smart ass, and take responsibility for his actions. Sure,everyone can get a little out of hand once in a while, but this guy continued to act like a premature ass even when in court, and had the audacity to continue to believe that setting fire to cliff faces in a national park was o.k. I think that is the reason that he was fired, not that he slipped up and had every opportunity to right his wrong.

I was a frat boy (not too long ago mind you) and can't stand tattoos, especially on girls. I will never date a girl with a tattoo, and only know a select few people with them. Maybe today, but five years ago, only tattoos I was seeing on most college campuses would have been at the local Community College! If you ever plan on having a serious job, do not have facial piercings or tattoos that are visible. I just think that most people need tattoos to make themselves feel more secure about who they are/what they look like. If you don't like your body, then obviously you would adorn it to look better (in your eye) right? Kind of like why women where make-up. As for a spiritual connection, showing life's journey from where you've been and where you're going, whatever. Sounds pretty Eugene-like to me. I think those saying this are reaching to make themsleves look cool or justify why they have them, but cultures throughout history have adorned their bodies with objects and markings and it will continue to go on, whether it is a trend, it looks cool, or you do it for a spiritual reason. I just think they make someone look silly and unintelligent.

Has anyone talked to the Access Fund about it? The local land trust? What about the owners at the Sleeping Lady Resort? They hold our annual Northwest land trust conference there each year and support land conservation by donating millions of dollars each year. Hariet Bullitt (the Bullitt Foundation) is the owner and has lived in the area since the 1940's. May be worth contacting her. She may be able to buy it and donate it to the National Forest. Call the Methow COnservancy as well and talk to them. Best of luck!

Do you have a list of which photos are being used? How many routes are in the book? Looking forward to it! Excellent job you guys!

That thing isn't even worth climbing on! It is only about 10 ft tall with zero features and is used for birthday parties, etc. There are plenty of other folks in town who have home made woodies in their garage/basement that will blast tendons with the best of em.

I know that slides occur often up there, but have there ever been any documented slides on the S. Side Route of Hood? I know of slides on the variation to the lfet of the fumeroles and Crater Rock (ie, Mazama accident a few years back), but have there ever been parties that triggered an avalanche near the Hogsback or heading up to the Pearly Gates? What about down below Crater Rock and above the Palmer? ANyone? ANyone? Seems like a likely spot being S. Facing, open, and around 30 degrees, just have never heard of a slide on the STandard Route. If no documented slides on this route, then why do you think that is?

Oh, I'm just playing......but seriously, how am I supposed to know that the STFU Caveman Thread is now called "Poll" when I come back to review what's going on here? I am not on all day long like some of you, so I am not follwoing every single post. Be mindful of Sprayprentices - we gotta eat too! (Or is that ho's and bitches?) So Erik, does this mean that you won't be taking pics of hotties in Prana bikini tops this weekend?

Thanks Cavey.......

I really don't have too many pet peeves. I don't like fat people cause I think they are lazy, I don't like people who chew with their mouths open cause I think they are disgusting, and I don't like people who change the title to threads that have nothing to do with the original thread! So Allison STFU and quit changing titles to threads. You can't follow them! The orginal poster came up with the thread idea in the first place. If you want to change the title to a thread go start your own damn thread! O.k. off my soap box for the day.......

STFU Allison..........

Quote by Dr. Leo Marvin when talking to his family about Bob Wiley in "What About Bob?"

Erik got miffed cause everyone's saying he is the new Smiff posterboy!!!!!! PM jkrueger, I am sure he could be talked into going! I'd love to meet up with you finally but heading to Hood to slog sleds in thunderstorms. You are free to join me!

I have the accuview IIs as well and leave them in for long periods of time too. I had no problems with contacts in the Andes and was fine at 18,200 on Aconcagua until my brain stopped cooperating and I left my contact lense case outside of my sleeping bag one night and woke up the next day to thousands of tiny holes in my contacts created by razor-sharp ice crystals! You should be fine, just keep them moist as it is pretty dry on Denali! When ya going? We'll be up there starting May 16th.

Too bad GM just shut down their electric car department and have focused their entire enegery into hydrogen fuel cells. Even people with the electric cars already produced by GM are now having to turn their "leases" back in and the program is, according to GM, over.