Bronco

The guy in the red flannel shirt seems to be saying "Holy Crist Harry, did you fart or did something crawl up your ass and die?" as the rest of them recoil in horror.

Looks like Cris Farley in the first pic. I miss that guy. Second pic is just wrong. If those chicks are trying to spot him, they are doing a great job, but, where is the old guy's pride? If they are casting a spell, I wonder which one? Keep em comin scott! HILARIOUS!

It's SOLD you whiners!

It's all about being in the mountains for me. Everything else is just training.

I'm headed out for 10 days of hard work in MT so don't even try your fancy mind games on me DUDE! My wife was strangley sympathetic. Edit that: My wife was sympathetic because she encouraged me to forget about the helmet and buy a new one. I admitted that I wasn't after the helmet as much as I was after a photo of her and my daughter that I glued into the helmet a couple years ago and really like. All together now - AWWWWWWW! My lat's are really sore from "crutching".

Yeah buddy! if you're experiencing forces strong enough to shear the bolts holding the head on, you've got some big problems! I test drove the Alp wings and Cobra's last winter and they are pretty similar feeling, although I thought the Cobra performed better, but, the Grivels are more bang for your buck and climb ice just fine (way better than my old prophets). I don't really think you can go wrong with the ice tools on the market today, there are so many good ones, just swing a few and see what you like and what feels right.

don't leave home without it!

Tuesday after work I decided to retrieve my helmet I dropped just below the approach gully to E. Wilmans Spire. Along the way, I picked up a "hiking stick" for assistance in traveling the talus and laughed at the thought that in the event I injured myself (yeah right) it could serve as a crutch. However, being by myself, I should be more prudent anyway and decided to carried the stick. I cruised up to the helmet quicker than I figured I would, descended to the shoulder where you can either drop down into Glacier basin and the trail via 750' of choss or directly down to the trail below the waterfall via 1500' of choss both were 2nd & 3rd class. I chose the more direct route with more choss. While descending throught a patch of boulders, I stepped onto a breifcase sized boulder balanced on top of a 3' high boulder that slid off with me on top of it. I fell and bounced around 4' and landed with my left leg laid horizontally across a void in the rocks and the briefcase sized boulder landed on my leg, about halfway between my toes and knee. I heard some tearing and popping and immediatly grabbed the boulder and slid it off my leg. I decided this would be a good time for a break and to assess the sitmo. Here's what my leg looked like. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showphoto.php?photo=1717&papass=&sort=1&thecat=500 My ankle felt worse than my leg looked. I figured a severe sprain and hoped nothing was broken. I attempted to weight it and was able to set my toes down, but could not bear hardly any weight. As I sat there considering my options, the sun slipped behind the mountain to the west creating a sense of urgency. I checked to see what time it was and realized my Casio G-Shock was gone from my wrist. Recover a $60 helmet and lose a watch I paid $80 for 10 years ago. I'm losing my ass on this climbing stuff. I breifly entertained sleeping up there as there was a little firewood available, but, with only a swig of water left, figured that would be suck and my wife would call the calvary for sure. Then the profound thought struck me like a lightning bolt - What would Scotteryx do? "Cougars will be the ball suckers!" I shouted as I lurched to my good foot. I grabbed my walking stick/crutch and started down. I decided to try to get to the trail and re-asses what to do from there. I took a bearing for the trail and once it got dark, used my compass to stay on a straight course to intersect the trail. This wasn't really necesary, as long as I went downhill, I would eventually cross the trail, but it gave me something to take my mind off the pain and comfort that I would intersect the trail. Every time I bumped the heel of my left foot I felt it necesary to perform a ritual of doubling over, clutching my ankle for a moment while I grimaced, pick up a rock or stick and hurl it into the night while shouting "I'm a little teapot!" or something like that. The descent through the rockslide and slide alder was accomplished through carfully sitting down, stepping down with my good foot, bracing myself with the crutch and bringing my injured leg down. Several times I found myself in an uncontrolled slide down through loose rock, and I got a little more beat up as I made my way down to the trail. I finally stumbled onto the trail and found I could walk/crutch with a good limp and managed to only bang my bad foot into rocks and roots a couple times to Monte Cristo and my bike. I gave the trusty crutch a proper burial in the creek and got my leg set on my bike. I quickly realized my headlamp was not designed to light roads for speedy downhill riding and only projected about 50' onto the road. I found myself getting impatient and trying to follow the road by braile. As I neared the river crossing, the road was damp enough to appear dark, like the rest of the forest and I accidentally rode into the ditch, but did not crash as I was maintining a low speed, but it still hurt like the dickens and it was better than riding off the embankment on the other side of the road, dude, that would suck! Anyway, I made it out to my truck, drove to Granite Falls where I called my wife to let her know I was alright. I decided to head home, clean up, and then decide if I should go to the ER for stitches and an Xray. After getting home and cleaning up, I felt pretty tired and decided to bandage the cut up with a bunch of guaze and an ace bandage and make an appointment with our family MD in the am. I got pretty busy at the office yesterday and decided I don't have time to spend 4 hours at the Dr office and my ankle seems to be mending. I coulda used some stitches, but, it'll be a much better scar without them. The cut looks like a cougar got after me. I should make up a better story.

Nevermind, I went up there and got it myself.

YOU GUYS ARE KILLING ME!!!

This is either totally hilarious, or a good troll, I'm just not sure which, yet.

I wuz thinkin bout this "flash mobbing" crap over the weekend and how these people could do some really cool stuff. Like: Go to Bellevue, tie a cinder block to thier leg and jump into lake Washington all at the same time causing a tsunami to run through the locks and hopefully wash the stink hole of Ballard and all the hippies that live there into Puget Sound. That would be AWESOME!

Those homies are straight outa da hood! looks like they live in Issaquah!

Trask: I hear some dude made some of the very garments you created. You should sue him for a million dollars. He calls it a "wind breaker" or some crazy name like that and is trying to sell them fast, much cheaper than the dryclime thing. Get 'im! Your pal, Bronco

How about a biner brake outa all steel biners? I'm sure you already thought of this, but, watchout for the steel heating up and possibly melting stuff. It doesn't dissapate heat near as well as Aluminum.

The question is: Are you gonna take it? I thought you were the big tough bossman! Send 'er down the road so she can scam on some other poor putz!

seem to be a little slow on the draw and off the mark when I get around to it today... more coffee!

No, it's only prudent to be prepared for when the clock strikes 4:20. It is a safty break after all.

Seems that lately, I wait until I'm 5' into the rap and then panic when I realize I forgot to check anything, then check everthing 14 times and realize that if it didn't fail right away, I'm probably ok. Always rap with a back up.

Awarding the Bronze Star a. The Bronze Star Medal was established by Executive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 (superseded by Executive Order 11046, 24 August 1962). b. The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Army of the United States after 6 December 1941, distinguished himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight, in connection with military operations against an armed enemy; or while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. c. Awards may be made for acts of heroism, performed under circumstances described above, which are of lesser degree than required for the award of the Silver Star. d. The Bronze Star Medal may be awarded for meritorious achievement or meritorious service according to the following: (1) Awards may be made to recognize single acts of merit or meritorious service. The lesser degree than that required for the award of the Legion of Merit must nevertheless have been meritorious and accomplished with distinction. (2) Award may be made by letter application to Commander, ARPERCEN, ATTN: DARP-VSE-A, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132-5200 (enclosing documentary evidence, if possible), to each member of the Armed Forces of the United States who after 6 December 1941, has been cited in orders or awarded a certificate for exemplary conduct in ground combat against an armed enemy between 7 December 1941 and 2 September 1945, inclusive, or whose meritorious achievement has been other wise confirmed by documents executed prior to 1 July 1947. For this purpose, an award of the Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Medical Badge is considered as a citation in orders. Documents executed since 4 August 1944 in connection with recommendations for the award of decorations of higher degree than the Bronze Star Medal will not be used as the basis for an award under this paragraph. (3) Upon letter application, award of the Bronze Star Medal may be made to eligible soldiers who participated in the Philippine Islands Campaign between 7 December 1941 to 10 May 1942. Performance of duty must have been on the island of Luzon or the Harbor Defenses in Corregidor and Bataan. Only soldiers who were awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation (Presidential Unit Citation) may be awarded this decoration. Letter application should be sent to the Commander, ARPERCEN, ATTN: DARP-VSE-A, 9700 Page Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63132-5200. Executive Order 11046 Authorizing award of the Bronze Star Medal Authorizing Award of the Bronze Star Medal Signed: August 24, 1962 Federal Register page and date: 27 FR 8575; August 28, 1962 Supersedes: EO 9419, February 4, 1944 Source: The provisions of Executive Order 11046 of Aug. 24, 1962, appear at 27 FR 8575, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 630, unless otherwise noted. By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. The Bronze Star Medal, with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances, which was first established by Executive Order No. 9419 of February 4, 1944, may be awarded by the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Transportation with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, or by such military commanders, or other appropriate officers as the Secretary concerned may designate, to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard of the United States, after December 6, 1941, distinguishes, or has distinguished, himself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight-- (a) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; (b) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or © while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. [Para. 1 amended by Executive Order 11382 of Nov. 28, 1967, 32 FR 16247, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 691] 2. The Bronze Star Medal and appurtenances thereto shall be of appropriate design approved by the Secretary of Defense, and shall be awarded under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe. Such regulations shall, so far as practicable, be uniform, and those of the military departments shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense. 3. No more than one Bronze Star Medal shall be awarded to any one person, but for each succeeding heroic or meritorious achievement or service justifying such an award a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the medal as prescribed by appropriate regulations. 4. The Bronze Star Medal or device may be awarded posthumously and, when so awarded, may be presented to such representative of the deceased as may be deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the department concerned. 5. This order shall supersede Executive Order No. 9419 of February 4, 1944, entitled "Bronze Star Medal". However, existing regulations prescribed under that order shall, so far as they are not inconsistent with this order, remain in effect until modified or revoked by regulations prescribed under this order by the Secretary of the department concerned.

Since you asked, yes on the ice axe and pons as well as a helmet and harness. There's a glacier that prolly has some creavases open right now that you ascend to get to Sherman. There is busted up glacier all around Sherman so it's not a bad idea to have that stuff even if that 's the only destination anyway. have fun!

It sounds to me like you were definelty at the right place. The first pitch is a traverse around the corner to the base of the Southeast ridge proper like you were saying.

did I mention that it's only $125.00 and still for sale? updated link to the specs on the coat http://www.patagonia.com/za/PDC?OPTION=PRODUCT&merchant_rn=7385&cgrfnbr=124391&sku=84451

Greg: Is this related to all that trouble you stirred up after the pube club a few weeks ago? I didn't think you'd get deported for that stuff. At least they set you up with a job. "Diplomatic". That'll be the day.

how are you supposed to jib when your legs are all rubbery from walking so much? choppers are the only way to go