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My head must be higher than the highest chunk of rock or snow to "summit" (cornice or not). --- By this definition, about 30% of the Everest summitters didn't.

Any ideas for how to make a silencer for a powerdrill? --For drilling in areas that power drilled bolts are legal but somone or another would freak out if they heard they were going in. How about a milk carton cut out at both ends?

Ultimately the dollar goes to Japan. GM kicks ass. I can think of a number of little towns that you wouldn't want to stop in with your Prius and Hillary 08' sticker in.

My buddy ChrisS. has climbed the waterfall on the Coors can!

The couple of dudes that are throwing the registers off and or stealing them are gonna rot in hell forever. That is the most heinous grievance known to man. Karma Karma

Off topic but, +11C in Lillooet today!!!!#*&@ (warmer than Seattle!). What the heck is going on with that place? Lillooet used to be money for ice climbing from Dec. 1 through mid march.

Where you park is helpful. At 38, I park right on the road by the old bridge instead of tucked back into the trees. Also I took my bumper stickers off. "Where you guys going climbing?" ...... "Oh that's a great climb".....10 minutes later........bam! That was a classic line at snow creek parking lot for a while. Squamish is hands down the worse. It is kinda sad when I'm coming back from skiing at blackcomb I don't climb their anymore with all that expense ski gear in the rig. Oh well, smith is better than squamish anyways.

Colin is the man! Man mike, the wind is whippin' in that photo.

Damn, this thread is getting good! I will say this, If you weigh over 200lbs, you're gonna get royally schooled going leashless on steep enduro ice.

There are lotta people in that region and a lot of big empty buildings. Whoever goes in down their certainly won't go out of business.

I'll take Canada over Montana any day of the week.

I just about jumped outta my socks when I saw on the news that Toyota Motors may pass General Motors as the number one automaker in the world in a year or two. God help us. We need the US government to step in and stop this travesty. We are all DOOMED if this actually happens. We gotta keep bragging rights on this one. --- GM makes some great cars! Not the car you had in the 80's.

Ice climbing and mixed is not aid. (the world has heard all the arguments on this already). I would agree that the climbing world has certainly seen it's fair share of fads, but I can assure you that the world stage will not return to leashes. -------------- Just a gentle reminder to see above on who should respectfully sit this thread out.

I didn't mean to stir up a friggin' can a worms. --- no offense to anyone but.... If you are a rock climber or mountain climber who climbs waterfall ice about once every three years, you should probably be a spectator in this thread. --- Let's all chill.

I'm looking to tag along with anyone or group planning on heading to hit some ice at Strobach mountain on the upcoming holiday (Monday, Jan. 15th- Dr. Martin Luther King Day). I'm looking for a partner with a snowmobile. We can tag some of the plum first ascents that have yet to see a successful ascent. Anyone with a snowmobile interested?

Amen eastwood!

Why not just do what works best for YOU and leave it be? via ferrata!

Buddies of mine say it is WAY lame.

I knew the whole "ice climbing is aid" lame arguement would spring up. (rock climbers, have I got a ptich for you)- I don't care if you are in 5.14 fitness. I'm not talking trash or anything, I'll I'm saying is this....in 8 years, every single one of us will be climbing waterfall ice and mixed leashless. Why not do what the rest of the world is doing now?

This year more than ever, I am hearing more and more folks from across the pond and our brethren to our north say "leashes are cheating" or "leashes are aid". We Americans seem to be a few years behind on this trend. While climbing in Europe, some of the climbers told me that newbies even start leashless even if toproping a WI2- pitch. The above statments are also applied to long big rig ice climbs, not just the mixed crag. America seems to be the last bastion of the leash and I predict in a few more years, they will be considered taboo here (even on the big rigs). The last couple of trips to the rockies, the only folks with leashed tools have been seen jumping out of cars with American license plates. I stopped using them about a year and half ago and must say it sure adds a great extra dose of excitement to ice climbing! Give it a try!

I've never had any luck sharpening screws to my satisfaction. I've tried every file to.

I've never climbed ice at Strobach and am considering going. I'm seeking some beta. Here is what I am getting from a lot of folks: Many say Strobach is totally lame (even in a good year) and perhaps the most overhyped lameness in WA. And many others say it is the best thing since sliced bread! I never hear anybody in the middle on this area. I know, I know, I should just check it out for myself- but kinda weird reports! I guess I've resisted going for all these years because if you count minutes from your front door to swinging tools, Lillooet is quicker to be climbing at. Flame away! This ain't no troll. One of my old climbing buddies discovered the ice at strobach.

Eric is da man on the ice! One of Washington's strongest.

At the start of the second pitch. (Or halfway through the first pitch if you run 1 and 2 together with a 70m). --- Man, chris that must be the insurance adjuster's photo.