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here's a link to: Hyalite Ice Climbing if you want some addtional info. That sucks!

quote: Originally posted by sketchfest: first stupid thing: watching a tv show about skydiving, promptly going out to the deck (2 stories high) tying a chair to my ass and jumping over the railing. second stupid thing: waking up thinking that was pretty cool and doing it again, only instead of knocking self out, end up with loose front teeth when face smashes into concrete block used as deck support and VERY bloody nose. so was it like a lazy-boy chair or what?

using waaaaaaaaaaay too much gasoline to start bonfires. bb gun war with an opponent who had an "adult" type gun trying to kick the neighbor kid off of a tractor via a ropeswing (only 4 stitches) shooting fireworks at cars traveling on HWY 2, the last one belonging to a State patroler who fortunatly didnt have the lungs to catch us TPing a friends girlfriends house for the 4th night in a row, (fortunatly we shaving creamed the windshield of her dads van and he couldn't see where he was going) at about age 12 walking with a friend who thought it was funny to flip off high schoolers driving by. (Learned how to take a punch though) jumping off of the roof deciding to grease the bearings on my bicycle and getting grease all over the coaster brake (no hand brake) then hoping on said bike, riding up a big hill to see how grease helps lower resistance and promptly turning around and riding down said hill into the garage door. taking unauthorized rides in various boats, white water rafting in a flat bottom aluminum boat with shovels for oars. Top roping with 5/8" rope taken off of dad's boat (static), ouch! 4 wheeling with drunk guys in the back of the truck who jump out when they think they are gonna die and they always seem to jump off of a big steep embankment or into the side of a stump or onto a sharp stick or a dry creekbed. shooting arrows at each other as "ninja training" and the arrow roulette. That might be the single stupidest thing right there. "yeah, wait until it's dark, 6 or 7 guys laying in the yard, one fires an arrow straight into the sky...." first knife experiences.(nuff said)

good 'un chuck! I thought it was mark twight at first with the matching hat & gloves combo.

quote: Originally posted by crazyjz: I just recieved the latest AAJ, and there was a lengthy article about a new route on Baffin Island by Jim Beyer. Is this guy totally nuts or what? He has a three year old, and I can't think that she could have a more messed up dad. Why did he reproduce? He appartently has multiple close calls with death, and doesn't care about dying. He is more Twight than Twight. You sound a little jealous ( God knows I am) As a father I see your point, but, really who's to say what's acceptable risk for someone else. I know people who think I am an irresponsible father for climbing at all and I am climb like a wus!

quote: Originally posted by Dru: ..Great couloir route, AD+ or D- Can you spell that in Amerikan?

I really like my petzl as well, but Camp makes a better alpine type harness with the same buckle system. Unfortunately I didn't figure that out unitl after laying out the cash for the super duper purple petzl.

quote: Originally posted by MtnGoat: "cut those stupid political threads everytime! BTW - you missed one! Thank you moderators!! I hate that stuff!" then don't read it. This would be based on something called freedom, which entails something else, known to many as self restraint. Do you act this way in your private life too, expecting others to do for you what you lack the restraint to do for yourself? Why do you want to know about my private life? Your coment above is just plain mean. Don't be such a grumpasorus just because a moderator deleted several pages of your self-righteus political crap! I am annoyed that when I check the website lately, the majority of the posts are about political "stuff" and have NOTHING to do with climbing, which is what I believe the website is about. MORE CLIMBING - LESS POLITICS Thank you for your time, I gotta go to the welfare office now.

I'd recomend a warmer bag and a solid tent. I was at Costco over the weekend and noticed they have a 0 degree down bag by Kelty for $80.00. I don't know how much it weigh's, but the box listed 2 lbs of fill, so probably around 3 lbs.

cut those stupid political threads everytime! BTW - you missed one! Thank you moderators!! I hate that stuff!

I thought it looked familiar. I need some more coffee!

quote: Originally posted by STORER: My friend came up with a good idea for a cheap bivy bag. For those of you that don't know what "house wrap" is, it's a breathable but wind/water resistance "paper like" material used to wrap houses that are being built. You can probably score a piece of house wrap by going to a construction site and asking the contractor for a piece. You probably only need a piece 7' X 4'. Fold the piece in half and staple/bond the bottom and part way up the side. The idea was to make a bivy sack for a couple of bucks, so I know it isn't as good as an Outdoor Research bag for $100+. What do you guys think? Steve I have worked with that stuff in construction and it is bomber. Ask the contractor for a 10' piece of the tape you get with the rolls to seal the seam properly. I'd venture a bet that it would come in at around 1lb too. Seems to me Willstrickland or someone met a guy who made a back pack and bivi sack out of that suff for the Appalachian trail and it worked ok, but, you'd probably be performing major repairs on it after each use. Definetly test it out in your backyard before going up Mt. Rainier with it. Let me know how it goes if you do, I thought about doing the same thing, but wimped out and purchased one at MEC.

Way to get after it Rob! Some of those photo's are excellent, but your partner looks grumpy in most of them. Did you make him carry the beer or something? Good call going east of the crest, that weather you saw on Stevens was in the mountains around here all day Saturday.

quote: Originally posted by erik: quote:Originally posted by kellyclimbsnow: At lest thay dont police my spelling Whats up Dave Shculdt, I want to go to Static Pt. What routes are you into? I can driv, not legaly thouhg. I do not have a telaphone so all info via Pm. YEAH!!! UR MY HEROESS.....DONT DRIVE LEGALLY AND NO PHONE!!! WELCOME TO THE CLUB!!!!

I'm not really a boulderer, but there is only one significant (big) boulder at Zekes boulder. I am sure there could be more in the area, but much of it is private property. Get out there and wack those bushes young man, you'll find em if they are there!

check out these guys Mr. Parker. http://www.cands.net/harnessintro.html I like the full strength spectra gear loops and general crazyness.

do you have the poop tube?

Beuty, eh!

something tells me Caveman and Trask are....

Don't do it Alex, you wild and crazy microsofties!

I've been getting spanked in the mountains this year. A LOT! My quarterback rating would be somewhere around .03 if I was one. I really felt the need to "redeem" myself this weekend so I passed on the Rope up festivities in hopes of getting E. Wilmans Spire off my back on my 3rd attempt. Good forecast all week turned to crap Friday afternoon So much for getting another notch in my holster (ego). Being rained out of our original plan (again) me and my buddy Brian decided to scramble up Mt. Baring as it was reputed to be a nice hike and we wouldn't need rope and pro or much of anything exept a jacket and lunch. We summited the N. Peak shortly (in a cloud) and with time to kill (and being bored) decided to scramble up the "Class 2"* gully to the South Summit and see what that was all about. It started steeply but, with only 50' of visibility we figured the angle would change once we were beyond the initial 10' rock step. We just kept going, rock step after rock step, with 60 degree cascade sponge bush (heather) in between, passing 2 rap slings. After 300' or so, we were having a hard time, but, reached the final difficulty of a rock step to the summit. And another rock step and another. Whoops, looks like the summit's over there. Peering thought the cloud we saw another lump in the distance could it be higher? better check it out. It Definetly was not higher. Oh well, now where was that gully we came up? Hmmmm.. follow 3 wet brush filled gullys to large cliffs. Brian's starting to get that "look" like he is wound up and ready to snap. I nervously glance around at 10 different possible gullys and announce "there it is, oh now I see it, heh heh" trot over praying that it is it and dreading telling him it isn't. What's this? a nice blue rap sling? Hooray! now we just have to down climb the entire thing but, it's no problem since it's only "class 2"* To my surprise, Brian had replaced the "look" with a big assed smile (full of Copenhagen) and even let a few "Yee haw" slip out as he swung down soaking wet rock slabs on small protruding roots of nearby trees. I thought maybe he had lost his mind. He finally admitted that the event reminded him of "hunting" trips turned into mountain exploration sesions years ago. We laughed about the rap slings verifying our suspicions of the "class 2"* gully and discussed the prospect of climbing it in the winter, with a rope! By the time we reached the truck, I had forgotten that Mt. Baring wasn't worthy, or hard enough, and the sucky, wet weather. We just had a great time in the mountains rediscovering why we all climb in the first place, it's kinda hard and scary but fun at the same time. You know. *per CAG vol.2 BECKY!

quote: Originally posted by mattp: For those who can't find the gallery, here's a picture of this weekend's ALPINE BUDDY: Who's the buddy, the beer or the dude? The beer looks delicious.

nobody talks the smack like you mofo! I thought all you pansis would be over at the rope up pube club by now.

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: satellite phones with a gps are the best

I generally do carry a phone but it seems like it rarely works in the mountains. I realize everyone has their own taste for risk, and I am certainly not suggesting one would be irresponsible if they chose not to carry a beacon, but, I believe I would be interested in one when they are available. Kinda like carying a hand gun, you may never need it, but, if you do ever get into a situation where life is threatend, it sure is nice to have.