Stefan

so if the dude shot people becuase of their liberal stance, why would he be upset of not getting any more government food stamps? I thought the general stereotype was that the liberals want to hand out more food stamps.

that first picture is awesome.

1) road decommissioning to be is intentionally using government money to take out a road. I am not in favor of that option becuase I hear too often the government does not have the money to upkeep the current roads. If a road goes away becuase of a landslide, or rerouting of a river, then putting up barricades just before the problem is my recommended solution. 2) Road decommisioning means less access for all of us. For example, when the Goodell Creek road was turned into a "roadwalk" you will see less users in the Pickets. If the North Cascades National Park administration whines becuase they do not have enough funds becuase not enough people visit them, then this is one primary example of not planning for the future. More access, means more people. More people means more funding for certain parks. The more a park is used, the more money will be allocated to it. A primary example is the gate now on the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie. My recommendation would have been to NOT put up the gate, and just let the road take its natural course. Now the gate on the Mid Fork Snoq has limited people to NOT use the trail. Nobody I have talked to will ever want to walk an additional 7 miles to get to the old trailhead. 3) see the Mid Fork Snoq example above. I will never use that trail up the Mid Fork Snoq ever--that has limited my access. Same as can be said for the road to Monte Cristo. The road is not decommissioned--it is blocked. Road decommissioning will stop me from using the wilderness as much. When I use the wilderness less, so will others. What that eventually will mean is less voices FOR future wilderness.

one phrase is the reason for it all. overpopulation of the earth by humans. -the broken record has spoken again.

love the team picture and the throne room pic

thanks for sharing. great pics! that gully gives me the creeps. I wasn't there when it happened, but a friend of mine did a tumble in that gully there and broke his hip.

Nice. This photo says to me: I kick ass. Stoke Bomb.

very nice shot of fisher basin

great pics. great way to spend your time. hell ya!

thanks for confirming the east ridge is class 3. I was planning on going up that way.....

ask them to play opera instead

tour in Tyrol and Dolomites with the wife over a summer. great cheeses great meats great breads great views by driving up to the meadows. none of this "start in the woods" crap.

I don't think I can even get to camp muir one way in 4 hours 49 minutes.

nice report!

thanks for sharing. and yes I did enjoy looking at the pictures.

Whoa. Glad things did not turn out worse for you on that fall. Good luck on the future surgery and healing.

excellente!

Great write up. Still can't believe 11 rappels! Way to go Fay! at 65! Fricken awesome.

main piece of advice: balance You have find out what that balance is with the wife. If you do too much climbing, she might get too pissed off. If you don't climb enough, then you will probably turn into one big a-hole. I don't go out barhopping or anything like that, becuase she understands my "time with the guys" is in da mountains. So I have had to change some of my "other extracurricular" activities so I could just focus on more climbing. I also have two children, and I constantly thank her for looking after them when I go out. It shows my appreciation.

I was thinking about this on the pot. I guess tradguy advocates people only go where there is cellphone coverage. Too bad for those people just walking next to the side of roads in canyons with no cell phone reception, becuase that would be irresponsible.

climate change may be the only thing to save the earth from the overpopulation of humans and put them back into check --the broken record has spoken again

One of their 4 mountaineering responsibilities in the person's analysis: 4. The Fourth Responsibility is: Carry your common digital cell phone, turned on! I call B.S. Cell phone reception is not reliable and therefore is NOT a responsibility of a person in a wilderness setting.

meanwhile profits are really high at Exxon! I think Exxon could have done a good PR move and just paid the amount....last quarter...and settled the case and admitted wrongdoing. then they might not be under so much public heat these days with their profits. but what the hell do I know. check out your 401Ks. Every single one of my 401Ks have Exxon stock. So, go ahead and rape me.

cold play has always sucked right now I am into Finger Eleven, not bad

30 million in poverty becuase of biofuels? the only way to stop this kind of stuff is stop the overpopulation of the earth. --the broken record has spoken again