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How about a good solid rain crust like the one that should form everywhere under 6,000' in the next couple of days? Hmm? What's going to smash that Mr. Prognosticator?

Good call Tony! http://www.seawfo.noaa.gov/products/SABSEA

I've used a method I haven't seen mentioned yet so here it is: Screw a 1 1/4" drywall (or other) screw straight into cork until there is just enough space between the head of the screw and the cork to fit the claw of a hammer, use the hammer to pull the cork & screw. Or just push the cork in.

Closures on Mtn Loop Hwy- More info here: http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/03/11/16/17709628.cfm

I drank a bunch of coffee and have this great idea - how about if you see a PM from someone you would "block" you just delete it instead of reading it and responding to it. Yeah, Yeah! That's the ticket!

Yep, we can always use more oil, er, I mean rid the world of another "brutal dictator". PS: Thanks to all of you for crapping all over what was a cool tribute (for all of 2 posts) to vetrans with your political b.s. you hosers! TAKE OFF!

I have 2 @ 24" Yates pickets which I would buy again if I were looking. Feathered friends is where I bought them. I think PMS has even lighter pickets made by CM. Yates 24" picket is around 10oz and looks like this:

Then a little later, ...which seems like contradicting statements since nobody really disputes the fact that Saddam was a "brutal dictator". Or was it all a conspiracy by the "right winged media" and he's really just misunderstood.

Shoe tree in East CA on HWY 62. Looks like somone burned it a while back and more shoes have shown up since. My wife wouldn't let me set it on fire again

bouldering in J-tree.

None of you hosers got this?

Thank you. After reading sobo's post, I thought mine was lacking an important element.

I agree there's tons of easier cracks in the Icicle Creek area.

Two words for your hammies: HEAVY DEADLIFTS. I always had tight hamstrings (from a lot of running and not a lot of stretching) until I started doing deadlifts and now I can touch my toes pretty easily.

have a good weekend except trask and necro, you guys are weird, get a room already

Or - the torrential rainstorms that probably had a huge waterfall coming down the entire Upper Town wall a week ago created enough water rushing out of every crack and crevice that the immense force knocked the previoulsy loose blocks down - and created even more DEATH COOKIES in the process! I ain't scared

http://www.montanaice.com/icecond.php

gol-durn double post...

I spent several winters in one Columbia heavy duty urethane rain coat working on rooftops every day. Worked pretty good for mainly stationary work. Combined with a wool shirt you'd stay pretty comfy in an all day 35 degree rain. I prefer imitation Goretex stuff for climbing though, more flexible for making the occasional akward manuver, lighter weight usually and the designs fit a little better than the big old rain coat which would bunch up under a waist belt pretty good. Oh yeah, it seems I heard from some Alaska guys that the rubber coated stuff tends to become brittle in cold weather, like sub zero, but, probably not going to be wearing it in those temps anyway.

Friday night stayed out way too late with an old HS buddy and had way too many brews. Saturday AM got up way too early to help another buddy (and like ten other dudes) pour a big slab inside his new pole building. The pumper truck was there at 6:00am! I had forewarned him to make dang sure his form boards were braced really good because that wet concrete is heavier than you think, but noooo, we still have a big "F@CK!NG BLOWOUT!!!" so no less than 6 hungover guys, (ok so maybe some still a little tipsy ) go screaming through the half poured slab outside and start shoveling, pounding, prying, cursing and shoving the 8'x2' form back into place, kneeling in the spilt concrete, (while the guys left inside keep right on pouring ) and had'er braced back up properly and pouring mud again in no time. Got done with the finishing by 1:00, had some pizza and watched the Huskies get their asses kicked. And mowed the lawn. My lawn. Not my buddy's. Sunday started to drive over the pass to go TRing with the family in the Icicle, but, stopped and hiked on this side instead since it was so nice over here.

I stand corrected on my correction, thanks.

Actually a single hex has three different options for sizes. Dryad, an "alpine rack" is considered the lightest, smallest most minimalistic rack you and your pard are willing to lead a particular alpine route on. It varies quite a bit depending on the climber and route.

I have the guide glove and it's pretty bulky, but, no worse than any other ski glove I've ever had. It is a lot warmer than any other glove I've had and seems to be pretty well made.

I just noticed here http://www.nps.gov/mora/climb/climb_cd.htm that the Gib Ledges was back "in" prior to all that rain earlier this week. Looks like it might be a good weekend for a summit bid.

I thought we needed a thread for listing information on road closures, so here it is. Link to Everett Herald article listing several closures in the Granite Falls/Darrington area: http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/03/10/24/17662345.cfm I also read Hwy 410 to Cayuse Pass is closed indefinetly at the park boundry becasue of storm damage. As we all heard, HWY 20 is closed for the season. Mattp mentioned the FS road to the Darrington Rock climbing area is closed 5 miles from the normal trailhead.