Stefan

IMHO. I like TR's. Even bad ones. I know how difficult it is to write interesting and informative trip reports, the use of adjectives, and adverbs even to make a story compelling. But when you write and put it out for public opinion, you put your ass out--wether it be in a book, magazine, or a website bulletin board. I admire those people who hang their asses out. Even the chestbeaters.

Dwayner showed me this film. I highly recommend it to conservatives.

I know somebody who did the traverse this year. They recommended skis......

What about an Olympic shower after a workout like Mark Twight recommends in his Alpine Light book? Damn, that is tough to do. It is invigorating though, and I do have to say I feel somewhat different, but I don't know if my performance improves because I keep getting older with each day.

I have to agree with MattP. I have been in situations in alpine climbing environments I have chosen to go light with extreme limited pro. I usually place pro at 15 feet (but with big exposure) and then as needed on up. My anchor have been hip belay at the start until the second or third piece was put in. Why a hip belay at the start? If I fell, I would have less of a potential to drag my partner down with me. Good anchor placement is a great thing to know and if you have extra equipment, then definitely use it. But know the basics like a hip belay and the dangers associated with it. Kind of like a Z pulley. You should know how to do a Z pulley with one ice axe, one carabiner, and one runner (the minimum equipment). If you have more or better equipment for a Z pulley, then great!--use it, becuase the minimum amount of equipment sucks--but doable.

My friend was on a class 3 piece of rock this summer by Logan. The boulder he was on moved and caused him to fall several times causing a head injury. Some people have said he should not have gone light. Well, it turns out they dropped their packs just so they could scramble up this little peak. Did they make a bad call? Not in my opinion. Class 3 scramble? Who would have thought? I don't wear a helmet on class 3 climbing....I probably never will. Hell, I worry most about tripping on something going cross country and then impailing myself on a broken branch from a fallen tree.

I suspect many of you who have responded have not had an accident. I have been a victim of a climbing accident whereby I know I am fortunate to be writing this response to you right now. I have seen both sides of the coin. Albeit more positive than negative, but I suspect a lot of folk don't want to talk negative to me becuase that might not be considered kosher. I did receive actual sympathy from people who were personally close to me and not so close to me. I got flamed a little bit here on cascadeclimbers.com for my accident too which someone thought I did something wrong. No big deal, just different opinion. (I will never know what actually went wrong.) I see the same thing with firefighters. If one dies, there is an investigation and usually someone is assessed blame. But if one lives through a harrowing experience, his buddies slap him on the back and make him buy ice cream for the rest of the crew. I now see injuries and death different of climbers. If an accident occurs I have empathy for what climbers and the family/friends of the climbers are going through, and I wish all the lives affected can be returned to normalacy as quickly as possible. After my accident, Dru congratulated me on bagging my summit (the accident occurred after the summit). I will cherish that memory of his congratulations forever in my life.

Everyone should get a passport. Forget about the birth certificate thing....although I think you need the birth certificate to get the passport. Birth certificates don't really work when you travel to Europe to get past the arline security. I sure hope you all visit Europe at least one time in your life.

Mt. Garfield. The road is not washed out.

I would like to keep the Native Americans names for the mountains. Like Tahoma. The names would be a small connection to a history before the white man. Did the Native Americans name any of the mountains along Ragged Ridge?

Drop him as a partner. This person needs to learn a lesson. If they don't learn now, when will they? I have never bagged out on somebody like that. Ever. I know what it takes to make a commitment for time. Hell, I don't even cancel if it is raining out.

I am no expert, but could it be a miniscus tear if not a broken bone? If so, XRAY won't pick it up.

I was at the one in Tacoma......I thought the MRN Park Service employees are doing a good job with the mandates set before them.

Starting at 5:00a.m. will give you enough time. I found this website very helpful. Eric has great information on the standard route. http://www.ericsbasecamp.net/trips/CowlitzChimney/CowlitzChimney.htm

My two cents. I hope Dwayner got a warning before his ban and not just an outright ban. I do however hopes he can return. He provided much insight to me over some middle eastern matters and a different perspective on bolting. I knew from reading several of his posts that he was interested in keeping the quality of this climbing website in check by having the spray section. However, since I am not a huge lurker, I do not know what befell his actions if he was spraying outside of the spray section. I do appreciate spray being kept in the spray section. This will add to the quality of the site.

Dolomites. Ignore most of the upper 2/3s of Germany. Boring.

Another reason Darrington won't work = too far away from a large population center. The Monroe area might work though.... Hell, the parking lot of the that new Tulalip casino is big enough to hold a NASCAR race.

I am sorry this happened......my condolences to the family and friends. I hate rappelling.

I don't get the hints. I am clueless. I wonder if its that place south of the Miller River Campground but across the river. But I could be wrong.

IMO--Won't work. Too much rain in Darrington. They would never recover the cost of the facility due to all the rain delays. Then again, if it is just a dragstrip, then that might be fun for us climbers for something to do in between climbs......

I don't think its useless statistic. One of the reasons why I like to climb prominent peaks is for the views when you are on top. Generally speaking, the more the prominence the more the views......

I wouldn't probably end up buying it. I am such a cheapskate as many as the other climbers on this board, that I would probably photocopy only the relevant pages at my work.

For your information.....on a different peak. Big Gee also is less than 5100 feet but has over 3100 feet of prominence and is also in the same drainage.

From the summit to the car in 1 hour. Impressive! First syllable has something to do with a fish. Second syllable sounds something like an appendage.