thelawgoddess

$9.99 on amazon's friday sale ...

that's the problem. you start watching it and get all hooked on the sweet climbing porn and then - WTF??? - someone's driving around in a lexus. makes no freaking sense and really doesn't make me want to buy a lexus.

after much hemming and hawing i ended up getting the canon s410. it's pretty damned small so i have little excuse not to have it with me. i've been pretty happy with the picture quality, although i think the picture-taker could use some training. another review site: http://www.steves-digicams.com/

the problem is ... we don't know what the problem is! it can't be put into reverse. at all. probably need a new tranny. just want to make sure it needs a new tranny before we go through all that trouble.

i have friends who are skiing regularly in the slc/park city area. one of them has been touring recently. just depends what you're looking for ... might be worth checking out a couple places if you've never been.

there are tons of classics out there - in ouray, silverton, and telluride. there should be no shortage of great ice for you to climb. hey, kailas and swaterfall - i miss you guys! climb something for me, would ya?

looking for recommendations for a mechanic who can diagnose a f'ed up transmission in a 1991 jeep cherokee. just about anywhere from seattle to monroe will do. thanks!

i'm a huge proponent of the reverso. i led several multi-pitch climbs with two seconds two summers ago and it was a godsend. i agree with most of what jason said, but i think that a few of his points could be managed a little differently on a case-by-case basis. for example, on two big [easy] classic climbs in yos i had one really slow climber who was new to multi-pitch climbing and not very experienced and one much faster balls-out more experienced climber. if i had put the fast climber below he would have either attempted to climb past the slower one or would have pressure him to go faster. i had him go first and clean the gear and let the third climb leisurely at his comfort level. this worked exceptionally well for all of us. (luckily the 2nd never dropped any gear on the 3rd!)

send swaterfall a pm. he and kailas would be able to give you first-hand beta on current conditions.

i've always wanted to learn how to fly. helicopters especially. :-) let us know what you find out, would ya?

red rocks ... i've heard good things about that place. are people really carpooling down there from seattle?

feel free to skip some bolts to make the route more sporting. ;-) definitely a fun one!

i have the t-1's and i love them. i come from an alpine skiing background, though, and i can't imagine something with less support being as good. but then again, i'm not a very good teleskier. i wish all of my other ski boots were as comfy as my t-1's, though!

i guess i should have asked more questions in my original email ... so, rumr, what did you think? did you enjoy it? would you recommend it? please feel free to add additional commentary ...

speaking of best places to eat, has anyone ever eaten at the herbfarm in woodinville?

hopefully somebody can help the brother out!

definitely wasn't sold out. you'll probably never be able to see mix play for that cheap again ... unless you happen to be at some house party that's hosting him. hope you made it! it was fun!!! saw one other cc.com'er there. (sorry i wasn't more talktative when you said hi; i was a little out of it at the time!)

last weekend we skied out of blackcomb one day (just to decker) and off of the duffy lake road (marriot basin?) another day. it was definitely better than sitting at home in seattle!

cool. nice work! at least your first time ice climbing was on some actual ice! ;-)

oops. damn! i saved sawka's email and i still missed it!!!

lover's leap (near lake tahoe) would be great if it were warmer this time of year! info on supertopo here.

i guess i didn't go often enough. i was going to make a reservation for later this week and found out they have closed their doors forever. damnit!!! anybody have a comparable place they really like?

mountain zone's dating "scene"

got this in my inbox today: i'm not going to take the time to post the pics but the company touts itself as the first tele-specific clothing company. www.flylowtelemark.com i could really use something that will improve my tele turns. i'm thinking the pom pom hat ... or the underwear.