Stefan

thanks for sharing! My question: Did you leave a Roperesque register or a Pullenesque register? There is a dichotomy in registers between the two of those grand folks.

very nice Ade! And yes, I do brush bashing too with Klenke. Enjoy the brush? No. Deal with with the brush? Yes.

I don't know if this is the correct place to put this information. Here you go: Big Devil Peak Northwest Route: 1) It says this: "From North Cascades Hwy at Sky Creek raft across the river." It should say: "From North Cascades Hwy 1/4 mile downriver from Sky Creek, raft across the river." 2) It says "Time: 2 days round trip". It should read, "Time: One long day." 3) The pictorial of the 1963 route shows a picture of a camp halfway through the route. Eliminate the picture of the camp--that is totally untrue.

It is called marketing. Outside magazine is marketed for "wannabes". SUVs are marketed the same way--funny how I have never seen a Land Rover, a Mercedes SUV, or BMW SUV ever on a logging road. The climbing product mix is determined at REI headquarters by the climbing department. How much is purchased is also determined at the REI headquarters by the climbing department. If you feel you are being underserviced, then write a letter to the climbing department manager at REI AHQ. They do read them. REI is a high service orientated operation and I am sure they would excel in any type of service. I believe you can order any piece of climbing equipment you choose at the service desk--that may have changed but I am not sure. Many of the decisions on product mix, and inventory levels are based on results of historical performance for that department REI.

I would like to know if any ranters of REI have ever managed an outdoor retail business? Big or small. Don't matter. I wonder what Jim Nelson would say about the importance of product mix, products that have turnover, low inventory levels.....

thanks for sharing Paul!

Nice!

Damn good show you two.

I suspect becuase there is more demand for 9.4mm. If people demand more of a product, you can get away with charging a higher price.

Does anybody remember the old Eddie Bauer back in the days before many of you were born. They used to have climbing stuff. They went to clothes becuase they had better margins. If REI wants to move to better margins and more turnover on product...then good for them. In the retail industry you have to have a good location, decent margins, good turnover, and low overhead. Otherwise you will go belly up...

I had ACL repair. I was climbing in 5 months. However, I religiously did the PT told me what to do. It took 3 months to get the muscle mass back.

thanks for sharing!

Wow. you had a fire? Good job on getting one going! Wish I could spend an extra night in the woods if something went wrong....with a fire. mmmmmm fires.....

wow. looking good! that is a good trip to have a memory of!

The last word in REI is "Incorporated". It has been that way since about 1954. I used to work there. I still shop there once in a while. If you don't like how they run the operation or private issues, then you can always get a refund on your membership. REI is doing well becuase people continuously purchase from there. In regards to that average annual pay thing I don't buy it. REI seems to have more turnover of employees at the retail level than Costco...and Walmart has even a higher turnover of employees than REI.

wow. great job! snow conditions are making for excellent winter ascents! nice pics too!

daylward. Show your date this webpage. You might score some points showing how much you were thinking of her in your trip report. as usual I don't like it when you guys post stuff like this--I do not like feeling jealous. But, thank you for sharing!

This is a nice picture: http://www.pbase.com/nolock/image/40165979

I know this sounds a little off, but try bicycling for straight for about 4 hours on a road. This way you could see if it is the pounding on your joints. It could be a slight tendon/ligament tear versus miniscus.

Any guesses on opening day? I think it will be March 11. March 22 was the most recent earliest opening in Spring of 2001....and that year was when the snowpack was 60% of normal. This year I am guessing the snowpack in the Washington Pass area is 30% of normal.

I notice that after George Bush took office the numbers of visitors has declined? Was that becuase he sold several of the properties to his oil buddies?

I don't know if it was my most embareassing....maybe it was hers? I was walking along a trail coming back from a climb rounding a corner when all of a sudden this women was squat pissing on the trail pointing the other way with her ass out towards me. She heard me, she turned around to see me and I just kept going past her. She and I both smiled becuase we knew it was an embareassing moment. When I wasn't too far away on my merrily way she said, "Don't laugh, I haven't shaved in three days becuase my razor broke."

...be a time counter for <name deleted> ...and you could only leave your post when he showed up.

I would like to ask those same Christians you speak of who voted for Bush basing their decision on religion. I would like to ask them this question: "When did Jesus Christ accept the validity of war?" P.S. My sister is one of them...and I am just waiting for the right timing...