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Right on Bandedglacier, I'd be there with ya if it wern't for this damn wedding in Indiana...have fun at the shows. Actually this time I'm giving a speech in my Spanish class about the climbing I want to do in South America after I graduate, unfortunately I need to pass the class before I can do either...

I'd say that Colorado or Salt Lake City is your best bet, although I'm not to familiar with that area. Or Alaska, my good friend lives in Valdez and skis and climbs gnarly ice all the time. I think Cody has the best waterfall ice climbing in the lower 48. But there arn't many good in-bounds ski areas. Red Lodge is at least an hour or so north. The mountains around there are sick though, so you could easily hike to some killer terrain. Cooke City wyoming has some of the Best bc skiing around anywhere, the Beartooths are spectacular. Jakson Hole doesn't have much waterfall ice as far as I know. But the Tetons and Wind Rivers kick but over any mountains in the Rockies. Of course, Canada is the meca of ice climbing, and if you lived there I don't know why you'd ever go skiing for fun... Hyalite is beuatiful (I'm biased), but Bozeman is quickly reaching its carrying capacity. They are going about developing that town all wrong, and if it continues to grow at the same rate they will be facing some serious issues in the future. Plenty of backcountry powder, but you'll find lines at all the classic ice routes on the weekends... Anywhere is better than Michigan!

dude, it's called mid-terms...

So, did you go over to the Town walls afterward? Just wondering if you are the same chuck I met in the parking lot with Crack and Dr. Jay??? If so, nice ta meet ya!

trust me, I'm tempted, but 'fraid if I did that it would definately hurt my GPA...

Sounds like the time to be on Rainier is in the next few days, clouds are supposed to move back in this weekend. Wish I could ditch school, it would be an awsome trip!

those are cool photos dood

Mine have been pretty durable so far. Rappeling hasnt damaged the leather yet, as with most gloves. I may try and treat the scholler fabric with some waterproofing stuff. That may help.

Bassed on an age to baddass ratio I vote for colin. Scot'eryx is a close second

Damn thats awsome, thanks for the TR, definately a highlight in my desktop mountaineering career!

yeah, thats pretty damn cool, I'll drink a beer in his honor ...cam hooks are scary!

You know old dwayny, I'm so tempted to edit that post to say, "I worship the ground that sport climbers walk on and hope Erik will teach me how to use his Bosch soon!" But I'll refrain. Aloha

AO, CO, A1...whats the freakin difference.... That is all I meant by "whatever." Baby aid isn't worth argueing about. Is that Jack Nicholson in your pick Scott? Or Hanibal Lector?

you bastard

Most of the photos I've tried to upload as jpegs are too big (file size), even after I saved it at the lowest quality. Am I missing something? Is there another way?

Nice climb! Did you guys see any kind of avalance activity goin on up there? What was the snow pack like? I assume you travel some pretty prone terrain on the way up to the ridge, just curious...I'll probly wiat till summer for my first trip to the Pickets.

Cool, what kind of matching grip did you rig on the Vipers?

Everytime I go look for good deals on climbing gear on ebay I run accross a Ninja grappling hook, or climbing claws... Thats some funny shit...

I'll be at a wedding in Indiana But your on for some othertime

True dat, but but I just wanted a nice mellow day on familiar territory. I like doing new shit with a partner...

There is a nice locker in the chains on the fourth belay of Green Drag-on. I fucked up my solo system and had to rap off it. Go get it booty hounds, the route is in great shape, drier than last summer!

Scketchy cam hooks tend to require a calm state of mind, and slooooow movements, and big nuts.

erik, you know...not everyone that climbs a index is as cool as you...get over it

One thing I noticed was that the tool was a lot less stable side to side than my leash set-up. It was hard to hold the pic stable when aiming. But that may just be a sign of my weakness. The Ergo's definately rock for hooking, really fun on steep hacked up road-side ice. Dale, I heard through the grapevine that the Fusion didn't have a good feel, i.e. balanced more funky than the Charlet. But I have never seen them. What do you think?

Yeah well, whatever... Using that logic you could also say that climbing pin scars or copperheads isn't clean climbing either. I'n my opinion, if you leave no further trace, then you've done it as clean as can be. I was upon the Upper Wall today hanging out a hook, thinking I was all tough... Then I heard something falling. I thought, shit am I falling? No...oh fuck, ROCK. Then a loud whooosh an whooomp right behind me. I turned around and saw a big purple chute sailling out frome the wall. 30 seconds later his partner flew by. That was the coolest shit I've ever seen, and I imedeiately felt like a total wuss. Rapped down with my tail between my legs...I'm not worthy... cheers fellas