Joe_Poulton

"Sorry the file requested can not be found. Perhaps you have lost your way? Maybe you should of brought an MLU or a PLB." Is what came up when I lost my way in the file forest of this here forum. LOL

The great thing about a map and compass is that it is just like a GPS without the batteries...too bad not everyone who vetures into the outdoors realize how to read Range and Township lines...that there's a brass marker at (almost) every intersection atleast in the lower 48. All those "Green Trails" trail maps should have these lines on them...or you can just get the larger maps...If you have these skills then you always know where you are...if you can get a moderately clear view to triangulate.

My seatbelt is broken and I have an '89 Pathfinder with power windows and no Onstar on board....wish me luck should I drive off the road into a lake. and to other points...I don't like the idea of paying $5 or $500 for a beacon just so some one can find my dead body...just so family can then pay another $5000+ to bury me again in a rectangle plot. If I'm alive, I'll come home and do my best not to die. Hey remember that some old guy drove off the Marquam and he didn't have Onstar. Some Trooper saw hole in the barrier and got curious...they later found the old dude in the car in the river.....No one was demanding Onstar to be put in every car after that....to drive over the bridge.

Yep, I agree. It comes down to how much you're on the ice. More then what you use...

That makes more sense than a locator beacon. If I understood the text correctly...this recieves the signal of an analog/digital avy beacon...right? I would pay $15 to climb Hood if the money went directly to PMR for a pilot crew, a helicopter and a set of the barryvox....

Damn it..I forgot about Tomaz. sorry...I tried to think of everyone this year. I'll add him later this evening.

I like my x-monsters. If you go curved, you might as well go radical too.

This is what I wrote about it. Examiner Article

Recovered from my ACL surgery...back in good shape. Getting in better shape. Led Gandalf's Grip at Broughton's with one led fall to no injury. Led the Sickle at Broughton's. Got my sick AT setup. Summited my first peak with my wife on our one anniversary Mount St. Piran above Lake Louise and traversed down the backside to the Teahouse.

Nice line.

Damn, I did see them leave the truck...I remember them leaving. RIP

May they be found sooner then later and in good condition. I think I saw them leave the parking lot that morning...but I turned back early on my trip due to exhaustion from lack a sleep and a previous attempt with my wife the day before.

Dane, what are your thoughts on the two Mad Rock boots? I already have two pairs of the same boot Salomon Super Mtn 9 Guides that is good for Winter and I use for summer...but I'm thinking of getting a lighter boot for warmer climbing conditions

Sweet!

Great photos...props to the photog! Good climbing too. Though, where's the photo of the 20 footer....that would be a nice shot.

I like eggs on ice.

Sweet! Love the photos.

Well, this sucks. As for part of the issue...avalanche blasting from a far. They should post signs like Berthold Pass, Co...Ultimately...it's public land and they are just permited to use the mountain. It would really suck if this idea were to spread to other locations. They shouldn't be allowed to go through with this bad idea without a compromise...like the above mentioned uphill only path....

Well, damn good thing my dick has yet to fall off...my wife would leave me. I'm already 30 ...I already have a permanently dislocated thumb from skateboarding into a Pete Rose slide down a hill....I don't think I'll be climbing when I'm 90 anyways....I'm not Fred Becky.

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/62120/1 Another thread about the route...bring atleast a short rope for the summit ridge...it's scary without when you're tired from the climb up. I'm planning on skiing it this year....

Could be wrong and I'm an admittedly really old guy, but that sort of thing sounds like a really bad idea from a finger and hand longevity perspective Not sure if it's bad...it feels great for now...however it is looped twice and I use a lot of chalk. I'll check to see if WebMD has anything....or are there any trainers looking at this thinking the same thing?

did you go?

Here's a shot from the trip....want to go again soon with beacons...

Classic...what is that 5.16z dike...You Hardmen!

Just wanted to give a little update for this area....the snow coverage is alright to great above 4000 ft as of Friday. I went up most of the Eagle Peak trail and got to roughly 4700 ft to a major clearing and a significant slope. I dug a pit to the ground...5 feet..this was broken into 4 slab layers. Using the tap test the first layer of 1.5 ft slide at 5 taps with the wrist...the next layer slide at 7 taps from the elbow and the bottom layer a few inches above ground contact slide at 2 from the shoulder...we didn't go further since we went out with no beacons and could not afford a burial of any kind.