Stefan

as I've said before, PROVE IT As I've said before, they've proven it by not providing the evidence they based their justification for war on. Actually Mr. Eagle, Iraq had claimed the amounts of biological weapons with the UN that (Dubya said) in 1992 when the weapons inspectors were there. The justification for war was based on Iraq not supplying evidence that they destroyed what they claimed they had. It was up to the the Iraqi government to prove the weapons were destroyed. Those weapons in 1992 just didn't disappear. There has to be residual effects, like, "If you destroyed them, where did you bury the residue." Ask MtnGoat. He knows the details.

If these do turn out to be lies, then I live in a very sad world. One man's agenda (Dubya) to rid Saddam (which I think should have been assasinated) lead to a loss of over 130 American lives and possibly several thousand Iraqis.

You did this in one day too! WOW. It took me three days....but then again I was on foot and we climbed several peaks along the way including Perdition.....which I DO NOT RECOMMEND via Roper's route in Beckey.

Nice!

Does anybody know about a recent Washington State Law about rock climbing/dangerous activities on personal property? I think it was a law that prohibited people from filing lawsuits against property owners when those same people were doing dangerous activities on the property owner's lands. It was a way for property owners (like Rainier Timber Company) to open their private lands to users. Has anybody heard of this and could point in the direction of the law and when it was signed?

Did Mt. Hardy. Saw some skiing tracks... It was great to get up a mountain since my accident 7 months ago.......

I already had purchased two new ropes just before I got this unused one as a gift.....and the unused one I got as a gift was not a size I was comfortable taking with me at the times I was going out...(8.5mmX60m)

If I have never used a rope I got as a gift 5 years ago, would you think it is still good? Do these thing degenerate on their own like drugs? I have always tossed ropes becuase of their use, so I am unfamiliar what happens to a rope over time when it is not used. (The rope is kept in a usually dark closet with no moisture problems.)

I believe Gaston Rebuffet(sp?) a french climber said this about climbing: "You will never regret an early start." Sleeping at trailheads is a waste. I would rather sleep in my own bed and get an early start on driving. Good job.

I have to agree with Norman here. It's been 7 months since my accident. I have no problem walking or doing normal stuff. I do have problems or slight pain when I exceed the normal stuff. However, that slight pain has somewhat shifted and the pain is not my bones anymore, it is my ligaments. Once you damage a ligament.....that's it--unless you have surgery. It does not sound you injured your foot not even near what happened to Allison or myself. For longer term affects your bones and muscles will be fine for your injury. The real problem may be your ligaments. By the way, since you are laid up, are you watching Jerry Springer? I did when I was laid up. That stuff was my opiate for the day.

Here's a real one. And this one was by a cc.com poster. I found this excuse out after waiting for one hour for him at our scheduled meeting place. (He never showed up.) My whole weekend was wasted--and it was a gorgeous weekend. "I decided at the last minute to help my girlfriend move."

Don't know if you are going up the Zermatt valley....but if you do....vegetablebelay and myself went up that way last year. I could point you in the direction of how to save money if you are into doing some 4000m peak alpine climbing in the Zermatt valley.

I would rather see those guys there in North Bend than the other two sites King County has selected. Those other two sites are 100 feet from current residential houses. The nearest house from the North Bend site I believe is 10 miles. The site has to go somewhere......why not the furthest place from a residential house?

Sorry to hear...... It takes time to heal. Things could have been worse--for instance they could have held your manhood for you while you trying to take a piss. You will be back out climbing.....I guarantee it.

I have only climbed Mt. Cruiser via the standard route. Pretty fun. Car to car in one day. Very long for one day. I think the only camping area with options is at Flapjack Lakes. However there are quite a few bivy spots on the SE ridge of Mt. Gladys with water running nearby in the early season. Late season there is no water. People don't like to go into the Olympic area becuase of the National Park fees.......

Here is the newest Cascade climber. His name is Keegan. Born on April 16, 2003. I hope he never finds the "spray" section on cc.com...... Stefan's son...Keegan....

I also highly recommend this book for backpacking anywhere within Washington. It is better than the 100 hikes books becuase it tells you where to "NOT GO" also. It also groups the hikes by "dayhike" and "overnight" backpacking and has a rating system as to which hikes are "decent" compared to which ones are "awesome".

I know the road is closed but does it look like they snowplow the road during the winter to the White River entrance?

Wherever you are, you are better off than being in Baghdad, or Somalia, or parts of North Korea, or the Ivory Coast......

Same reason as Erik. That road is considered a "soft bed" road. Too much driving on it early enough could damage the road. If the road is damaged then they would have to continuely repair it during the summer meaning more road closures and more money.

HOLY SHIT!!! I saw that guy too, only a few WEEKS later on the trail down from Buck Creek Pass about 5 miles from Trinity. He was on his way out finally but wasn't going to make it that day (it was late). He asked me if I had any cigarette rolling paper. It seems he had run out. Right... You know I heard about a guy once with a whole bunch of suitcases hiking in the North Cascades. He would walk 500 feet or so with one suitcase, walk back and repeat the trail with the next suitcase, and so on. Apparently he was in some sort of mid life crisis and on a leave of absence from his wife. Some park rangers went up to check him out and see if he was sane, all was well. Same dude, ya think? ALL THE WAY FROM BRIDGE CREEK!?!?! He did start at Bridge Creek. And then somebody told me they heard it from another person that they guy actually made it to Leavenworth.

In July of 2001 my friend and I were hiking on our way back to the Bridge Creek trailhead after a successful ascent on the NE Buttress of Goode. We were five miles from the trailhead when...... ....we came across a metal locker about 5ftx2ftx2ft, a 5 gallon jug full of water, the largest duffel bag I have ever seen, two garbage bags full of stuff, and two suitcases, both with wheels on them. We wondered, "What the hell is this?" All of a sudden a guy comes around the corner from the trail. It is 85 degrees out and he is wearing a full blown wool sweater and jeans. He is carrying a suitcase and a garbage bag. I kid you not. We got to talking to him. He was going to Leavenworth on the trails starting from the Bridge Creek trailhead. He had no help. He had no horses. He didn't even have a backpack. He said he would carry something for about a mile, go back, get some more stuff, and then carrying it the mile down the trail. To carry his stuff it took 5 trips. We were 5 miles from the Bridge Creek trailhead when we were talking to him. It took him one week to reach that distance. He talked as if he was stoned. I found out later the rangers by Stehekin came across him and they thought he was a walking meth lab. They inspected his stuff and it just was all his worldly possessions. No drugs.

I guess I feel like a dead tuna.

What is a real climb ? In some people's opinion real climbinging is 5.13 and above......can you do 5.13?

Actually I have done Tomyhoi from the Yellow Aster Butte trail, probably the same way as Catbirdseat. I remember the climbers path going up quite a ways thereby avoiding quite a lot of brush. Did it in September too. The meadows around Yellow Aster Butte were fantastic--in addition there are several small lakes which you can skinny dip in after your outing to the west of Yellow Aster Butte! I went into one and it was fantastic!