Lambone

quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: [QBThey were fucking around with a portaledge; whether setting up or taking down it was hard to say. Love, Dr. Flash Amazing[/QB] ahhhaid climbing, either fucking around with one thing or another, often hard to tell which!

quote: Originally posted by Peter Puget: quote: That is because you don't have my gut! Wanna bet, just ask Erik. plus, ice climbing is all the training I need. oh wait, strike that...come May I will be draging a 200lb bag of concrete back and forth across a parking lot. Thats all the El Cap training I need.

he's going into rehab

Pete...the first thing you need to learn about wall climbing is that being in shape is not a requirement. That's why I do it. The only thing you need is enough whishy and smokes to make it to the top Eric- shhhhhhh....

-get to lilooet at least 4 times -1 week climbing with bro's in Hyalite -climb Drury -do some classic Cascades winter alpine shit (Chair, NY gully...etc...) -take an avalance course with my wife -do some BC skiing, back country and Whistler,BC -graduate from college one of these might have to wait...can you guess which?

right on pindude

Yes that is exactly what I am suggesting. it was recomended to me by Charlie Fowler, who instructs AMGA guides. Try it, it works great. It's much better if you can pull in the slack of the ropes independently, as the route may dictate that more rope is out on one rope than the other, etc...

Term, I ussualy use two seperate munters on one big biner. Seems to work fine, and the ropes act independently. Anyone suggets otherwise?

kick ass! anyone wanna ditch work tommorow?

Hmmm...cool. Anybody see what Drury is lookin like from the road?

No offense guys, but I have allways been bewildered when experienced climbers lose a crampon on a climb. you hear the stories all the time, but i just don't get it.

Paul, Are you sure we need some water inorder for things to get fat? We havent had any water yet, and things are looking fat already...almost as fat as I have seen I in February. I'm inclined to think that the ice in Banks is a result of dynamics in the ground water table that are independent from the amount of percipitation in that year. I'm no hydrologist, but perhaps the variance we see in the amount of ice from year to year has more to do with water stored in the water table from whenever...be it last year, or 100 years ago. Maybe it has more to do with how much farmers in the area have been irrigating throught the summer. It seems to me that what we need for the ice to continue growing are high preasure (cold) weather systems rather than low preasure systems that bring lots of precip, and warmer temps. pehaps consistant cold/dry weather contributes to the "fattness" of the ice more than than wet weather systems with fluctuating temps. Of course the opposite would be true for ice climbs that from from freeze thaw surface water cycles. This is an interesting topic, I've allways wondered why draught years have produced some of the best ice conditions in areas like Hyalite canyon, and Banks.

quote: Originally posted by erik: quote:Originally posted by Lambone: goddamit how come no one recognizes the fact that I coined the term KTK in the first place do I havta did up the freakin thread! haha...just kiddin, i don't care that much if someone else wants to claim my work as their own... shit yur just jealous that you are not in it.... i dont think they allowed married boys to submit articles don't forget that you are Chairman of the Stash...have you paid your dues lately?

goddamit how come no one recognizes the fact that I coined the term KTK in the first place do I havta did up the freakin thread! haha...just kiddin, i don't care that much if someone else wants to claim my work as their own...

It's the American alpine Journal, a book documenting the years acomplishments. It is sent out to members once a year, or can be purchased in local shops. mountaineers book store is a good place to look. If you've never seen one, check it out, that shit is the gnar. However, Mike gives no refrence to the originator of the KTK [ 11-04-2002, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: Lambone ]

Hey, is that little ice flow the one on the trail up to the Coleman?

good for ice climbing though!

nice job guys!

you shoulda been with us on da Toof caveman...we were jonesin! had to settle for burbon instead

yeah it's all about the eye candy ya know, dreamin of places we'd rather be than behind this computer screen...

right on russki, you got any pics?

right on Dale, hope life is good in CO, kick some ass down there!

yah, we did zee Toof yestarday, my vigin Toof ascent. I thought it was a quality route! The ice around source lake is forming, and almost in...almost meening that it is probably climbable, but by the looks of it you'd be hard pressed to get good pro in. If this cold sticks around it will be ready very soon. today im stuck raking leaves [ 11-03-2002, 12:17 PM: Message edited by: Lambone ]

alpine dude...come on