thelawgoddess

well, i have the same camera, so whatever you're doing is making a big difference. please tell me more about what you're doing!!! (sent you a pm.)

very cool. that part of the world seems so enigmatic sometimes. more pics anytime, please!

well, i've had to use a hammer on some crampons before. i don't think it's a big deal if you're careful. if you need to use it, use it. but i'd try everything else first - get mean and muscle it around. or get someone who has more muscle to do it for you.

f'ing a'! (or is that f'ing, eh?) i'm am so f'ing jealous!!!

nice tr and super pics!

AWESOME photos! what camera are you using, and how did you get such great colors???

ha, ha ... nice!

snoboy's right. i always use a biner to open bottles. i forget who taught me that.

nice!

thank god i don't need such a thing for my cat!

cute picture. personally i'd rather have to deal with a lot of dogs than a bunch of screaming kids!

yay. cool!

i've actually had most of the water in nalgenes freeze when carrying them outside of the pack, which isn't very useful when you're thirsty. keeping them inside a pack would be a good backup, though. quality bladders work well if you take care of them and make sure everything's tight, and nothing will freeze if you keep it inside the front of your coat.

i got the same message. wtf? i wanna see!

too bad you didn't have a gun!

he wasn't born that way. you too can grow a huge heart.

i like the ushba ti tool. doesn't hurt as much when you're trying to hammer it in with your hand.

ouch. hey, how hard is that climb anyway? an american translation would help. i don't know what those european ratings mean.

yeah; but having had an unprotected hose freeze up more than once, i think the compromise is worth it. and besides, by the time you get to the top you won't have much water left and you won't really look extra chunky for your summit photos.

whether somebody needed to insulate their water bladder hose this past weekend isn't going to be a good predictor of whether someone else would need to insulate their hose two weeks later. the weather is entirely unpredictable and it could be much colder the day you happen to be up there than the day they were. personally, i would count on the possibility of my water freezing no matter what. that doesn't mean you need to go out and buy a new insulated hose if cost is an issue - just carry your bladder and hose inside the front of your jacket. (if your jacket's tucked into your harness it won't fall out.)

ouch!!!

wow; that's crazy!

cheap? why do you say that??? compared to new york city and san francisco - well, yes; but i wouldn't say that the rent here is cheap when compared to income. am i wrong?

the aquarium there's also a maritime museum in town. oh, and granville island rocks i've always to check out the mining museum in britannia beach (near squamish) ... haven't heard from anybody who's been, though!