thelawgoddess

what an entertaining crew. sounds like a nice mellow outing!

if you want to come up to squish some time after mid-may shoot me a pm.

always nice to know about a good sale AFTER everything's already gone.

i would never want to live in the 'ham. aside from proximity, some might say it's worse than living in slc. what are you looking for in a town to call home?

they actually get a fair share of freshies, and FYI ... the ice park ain't the only climbing out here.

i've had no problems with my g14's balling up. antibott plates work. (that is ... if you put them on right ... )

anybody used this pack? i've had some referrals to osprey and am looking for a good big pack that's not too big. as in, i want an expedition-style serious ski-touring pack for small people. there's no way i could huff a 90L pack full of crap around no matter what.

sweet pics, chirp! i definitely want to go back and do something longer and more technical now. here's a good personal page for some utah slots: http://www.climb-utah.com/index.htm

no slackers ... please!

thanks, dudes. they're not actually tarps, but those soft rooftop carrier thingamajigs that have zippers and straps and whatnot. no flappin' will be happenin' - lol. i went with the 20-gauge ... only 'cause it was cheaper. and i will have duct tape just in case.

i bet she could probably think of a dozen other things she'd rather be doing.

which is stronger? (as in better for keeping your stuff good and safe while driving 89mph for - say - 21 hours in a row. )

bipatterns rock.

you will go far in the mountains.

i don't really keep a journal so much as a log ... and i use one of those write-in-the-rain books. they are nice and small so don't seem like a burden to carry anywhere.

i use those trango gear-marking sticker thingies. half of one is often good enough to make a wrap. they sometimes come off but are easy to replace. nail polish seems to work well, too, though!

yeah; ha, ha. if you're talking about me you should re-read the posts. the sabertooths are a great crampon. but why is it wrong for me to say that i think the g14 is better? for what i do i honestly believe it is. end of story. i wasn't badmouthing anything ... or anyone. geez.

rodchester: check it

yes, i have. i didn't say they're bad crampons and i actually think the secondary points are pretty awesome for walking around on glaciers. but imho the g14 is a great technical "do-it-all" 'pon that lies between something like the sabertooth and something like the rambo. blakej, you'll learn to adapt to whatever crampons you get so don't sweat your choice too much. there are lots of great quality mountaineering 'pons out there and you're really not going to go "wrong" no matter what. just get some and get your buns out there.

pfft. sorry, will, but i must say that the grivel g14's way rock over the bd sabertooths. (of course, if you're not doing anything steep or vertical i guess you wouldn't really care. ) but even then ... grivel

um ... summiting with just a water bottle and power bar is definitely NOT safe. you should be prepared for a bivy in case of an emergency. i'm interested in seeing what other people say, but here are a few of my thoughts: i'm not trying to tell you what to do ... but imho it would seriously suck to sleep at over 12,000 feet. much better to sleep at a lower elevation. if you want to acclimatize more at higher elevations, you could spend a day or two making non-summit trips up from an established "lower" high camp and back. and as for not wanting to carry a whole bunch of stuff on a 3,000/4,000-foot summit bid ... i would suggest more physical training.

both will do fine for general mountaineering but the g12 is a little more aggresssive. if you think you ever want to try any steep stuff, get the g12's - they offer more stability for frontpointing. and if you think you will ever want to try vertical ice (particularly without having to buy a 2nd set of crampons) get the g14's.

mysterious intro indeed. i like the change of music at the crux. this climb is fun to lead and simul-rappel.