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    Alpental

    in Ice Climbing Forum

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    quote:
    Originally posted by al:
    Where you of the party of 4 I saw moving up to the Tooth from Source Lake on Thur morning. I was on a solo thing to Snoqualmie and noticed this group. Was wondering what they found. Looking across the valley showed lots of snow on the NE ridge of Tooth.

    Yep. You had a largeish looking pack on. We were wondering where you went. Did you hear the very loud thunder around 4 or 5 in the afternoon? We had thought it was avy's at first.

    SMC Crampons

    in The Gear Critic

    Posted

    Go with the G-12s. I have experience with both and can tell you the SMC as a crampon works fine, but the stupid straps will take you no less than 10 minutes to properly put them on in nice warm temps. If it is cold add 5 minutes for each 10 degrees below freezing. Your partners will want to beat you for buying cheap gear and taking so long. If you do buy them, practice putting them on your boots no less than 10 times to get the hang of it.

    Pictures on your wall?

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    2 pics of my wife 3 of my daughter, a big thomas bro's map some certificates of knowlege I printed off of the internet (i don't even know where MIT is) and one little humble pic of me leaning on my pack in my camo gators and danner hiking boots on the top of Rainer. [geek] Oh yeah, and some old wooden level I found inside an old wall I was tearing out.

    Now this sounds embarrassing!

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by W:
    Here's a another gem:my old friend Ken Davies tells of climbing up the Emmons one night. A woman in his large group has to do #2 in the middle of the climb. She goes off to the side in the darkness and everyone respectfully looks away. Two climbing teams approach side by side. Ken says to them "hey everyone, there's a lady going to the bathroom over here so be polite and don't shine your headlamps over there please". Ken tells it like this: "(laughing)..So of course what do they do? All seven or eight of them look over simultaneously and their headlamp beams converge right on her ass, and here's this nine inch banana comin' out !" The woman was of course mortified.

    OH MAN. I just had everybody in my office look in my door to see what I was howling about.

    I was on a RMI climb a couple of years ago on Rainier while trying to sleep in the shack when everbody was farting away. I was not wanting to appear immature I kept my giggles stiffled. But, the next early AM a lady on a rope team had to crap shortly after leaving Muir so our anonomous guide who has a reputation for being stern. "sarge" solemly orders everybody to turn away. this lady drops her drawers and rips a nasty blaster which was too much for me to handle. I give a muffeled laugh and pretty soon everybody else is yucking it up with the loudest being the guide. Har har har.

    Rockies Montana ice

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    Barrel Mountaineering may give you the scoop if you call them. They seemed pretty cool. Just tell them you are from Idaho or Alaska Do NOT say you are a microsoftie from Seattle.

    You can also call Northern Lights Trading.

    There is a ton of frozen stuff around Bozeman and cheap hotels too. You can stay at a unabomber camper if you don't mind 4 degrees temps in the camper.

    this one's for bronco

    in Spray

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by erik:
    looks like you guys(must be ford owners) are compensating for the lack of something......

    and bronco you are right about my truck being puny, but it is still invinsible just ask it and the 93k in 2.5 yrs i have put on it.

    Compensating for lack of class, climbing skillz, good looks, intellegence, you name it I gotta compensate. Except for my vehicle haw haw! I am really impressed with your 93k you probably put on driving up and down I-5 and performing drive by shootings at exit 38. Try to work the truck a little, try draggin a 2000lb log through a swampy medow at 6000' elevation. I'll come so we can get your truck back to town for some fixin or just drag it to the wrecking yard where it belongs. I bet the chicks like yours better though and THAT, is really the bottom line wink.gif" border="0

    this one's for bronco

    in Spray

    Posted

    Alrighty then. I won't dispute that on paper Chevy's have the edge.

    I got an idear. Lets go out in the woods and have a REAL competetion. I can garantee your puny kid's truck wont be at the finish line, unless I tow you there. tongue.gif" border="0 Oh yeah, I got a new truck.

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    TR: Seattle Piers and Lake 22 (yuppies and rednecks)

    in Climber's Board

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by nolanr:
    Lake 22 has a very high bumbly factor. I don't know of any idiot getting themself killed up there, but then there aren't a lot of objective hazards.

    Several sluffs off of the big face on the opposite side of the lake were seen as well as hikers tracks through the fresh avvy debris. Most people seemed to think you were supposed to hike around the lake which put you in the debris field for 400 - 500'. There were also hiker tracks across the partially frozen surface of the lake which was fairly thin. IMO

    I didn't bring my ice tools so we didnt venture onto the lake for climbing back out of the water. [hell no]

    It sure is tough being a know it all. grin.gif" border="0

    Are you a Robot?

    in Spray

    Posted

    Any of you who are Robots, PM or email me, I'm interested in going climbing before 10 am sometime with someone who doesent have to stop every 10 minutes to puke, catch thier breath or blaze a doobie.

    But, I do like Zekes burgers and don't like men in spandex. rolleyes.gif" border="0

    [ 01-14-2002: Message edited by: Bronco ]

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