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Do some base rotes on the Captain, like Moby Dick...just cause being on the Captain is the shizzy.

Dave, the 16bit card only holds 20 photos, but you can delete ones that are no good. I have'nt run the battery out yet, I need to get out more...

Too bad the Good Book is a death trap now...

better get that bouldering shiznit outa your head erik...

Dave, I'm not a Tech Wennie when it comes to electronic shit...I'm pretty clueless. I knew I wanted at least 3 mega pixels, and telephoto. The all weather feature caught my eye, first one I had seen (I figure it's good for those ice climbing days). And I have owned a Olympus 35mil for a couple of years and have been very happy with the picture quality. Some folks don't believe some of my photos were taken with a point and shoot. We bought it at Office Depot in U village for around 350 or something. Probly could have found it cheaper, but it was a spur of the moment impulse buy. Just doing our part to keep the economy afloat The pic of Green Dragon in the Big Wall gallery was taken with this camera. That is the only use it has had so far.

College...

I went to Castle Rock Sunday and climbed in the rain, it was nice and the rock stayed sticky. Everyone left and the rock dried out...we had the whole place to ourselves...fun place to climb. Sorry if that's too boring. So whats your excuse Tex? Wheres your TR?

Sorry to hear that mike, keep your chin up man, you'll recover!

I just got the 300, it's sweet! Still learnin how to use it...

I used to go on these solo back packing trips in Montana, and I mostly worried about grizzlies. One time I came face to face with a moose out in the back country and about lost my shit... But those are some of my most cherished experiences. It's been a while since I've done anything like that, but this summer I'm hoping to solo a wall, just to get that same feeling. 'Cause there really isn't anything like being out on your own, with no easy way home. Of course, I plan to have a rope, a comfy bed, a boom box and beers, so it's not really in the same class as Pacos alpine experience.

solo the tooth...WHAT A MAINAC!

maybe I should start a chinook club???

I've seen this trick. Only the dude used a butterfly knot to attatch the thin rope to a locker that was clipped to the fat rope. He did it so he could rap the fat rope with his gri-gri. At first I was like, "what the hell is that...", but it is a good idea. But it also seems like something that would be more prone to getting stuck when you pull them.

Yo Dawg, I think it deppends on what kind of General Mountaineering your talking about? If you mean a Volcano then they are perfect. If you mean the North Ridge of Stuart, then they are too much. Either way, Solomon makes good boots, and you should be happy with them. Maybe eventualy get a cheaper and lighter boot for trips when you don't need a big boot. I have a pair of La Sportiva S's for that case, and they are great for most things.

oh yeah, belaying... The half rope system does take a bit more skill to work properly. It can get difficult to belay when you are trying to take in slack on one line and feed it out on the other, but with a little practice it's not so bad. One thing I do to help out my belayer is call out which rope I am clipping so they can give me slack on just that rope. Then they also know which rope will catch me first should I fall, and they can give that one priority.

Get a set of half ropes. One of the big benefits of using a double rope system is the ability to reduce rope drag. You can do this with half ropes, but twins will be the same as a one regular rope. I like the Edelwise Stratos 9 mil ropes, but they are a bit heavier than others. I am confident enough using them individualy on easy mountain routes. They take a beating though!

Man, if you can fit in a dancer, better just take up Sea Kyaking!

And we did have a compas...that wasn't the issue. May it have been the driving ice storm...?

yeah erik's right...and the zippers and stuff leak. Pro MOuntain Sports carries a bunch of cool ultralight tarps that would be great for exactly what you are talking about...

(translation: I don't give a crap what you think allison!)

well...glad your havin fun. I'll let you have the last word.

Wood, have you thought about trying some of the other Volcanos before Rainier? Adams, Glacier, and Baker all have some cool routes that would be good warm ups for the big one. Then you'd be more comfortable, and be more experienced then a lot of people that climb Rainier for the first time. Just don't sleep on top Good LucK!

That's pretty cool, yeah things haven't changed that much! So I assume that "crack jumar" was the lingo for a cam back then?