Cpt.Caveman

Hit garage sale and buy used ski poles for 2.99$ until bd gets back with you.

The comments about skinny feet in Makalus appears to have some truth. I have narrow feet and like the makalus. The downside is they take forever to break in. On the other side though- once they do break in it's like wearing a sneaker. The boots don't suck themselves - My guess is that you just bought the wrong boot. I've had mine since 97 and they are still holding up fine. However there are other boots out there that are worth looking at. But since I dont need any I aint lookin ;-) so I can't offer any advice as to what you might try instead. All makalus don't suck. You just haven't broke them in or didn't get the right boot for your foot is more likely. Of course there are more specifically designed boots like trango ice and shit but that's another subject.

I think so.

Good for him. I'd rather bivy 15 times and squat my fat ass and take pictures. He must be fit. He must have also specifically trained for it. NO bad comments intended. Is this about the evolution as man being a superhuman being? Haha. For real though- Good for Chad. I specifically train for beer guzzling and invite others to a sober to drunk challenge. If you can guzzle more beer than me before passing out then I buy you an extra 6 pack. Starting sober is only an option. How about that for an olympic sport

I laugh at the breathable comments. I wash mine with any detergent that is closest. I've had my jacket for over 9 years and the best thing I like to use is the spray on shit.

my bud climbs anything he can in gore tex sneakers. You could get away with that if you have the right crampoons......

I've done it too a few years ago. It's a fine route with stellar hand crack pitches. It's got goot ledge belays and I have to chime in with shitkowski that the final 20 feet of thin hand crack is stellar. 5.9 my ass - felt a little like that Libra crack at index in some ways (I hung on gear). if you have thin hands the better. The headwall above snafflehound ledge is killer and exposed.

That appears to be the second log near the trailhead sign. First one is shimmy or was anyway. SHit can change...

All the ridges on Forbidden are day climbs. Also other day climbs that can be linked or done as well are- Sahale Sharkfin Boston Torment Eldorado Snowking and more ...

I hear he lurks or maybe has an avatar

Best way back a few weeks ago was from 100 yards west of parking lot near the trailhead sign. It looked way worse than it was... 3-4 weeks ago shimmy up tree stump. Then walk across second one. NOt too bad. Apparently the guides were belaying on it. I imagine then the river was higher than now considering some of comments above about taking a different way on the way back. There was only ONE option a few weeks ago it appeared since we had scouted for a while....... You wont have any problems Ade

never mentioned I didnt believe you. Only thought it was weird this late in the year for cornices to be forming. 12 people on any mountain all traveling together is a mess

http://www.gijoes.com/searchHandler/index.jsp?searchId=10287866650&keywords=mosquito+net Yes I know you can make your own and buy military used surplus ones too. Where's the cheapest deals? It's about bug season. *smack*

Is this comment for real.

They'll last fine. You just have to be smart enough to know when not to take them.

Cuz it's there. Wassup

Just run 2 miles a day and smoke camel non filters while running. That's the best acclimitization for anything

Talk about unstable snow on the summit- I kicked off a cool slide from the top recently. There was no cornice then. Sounds weird that one formed. Eldorado is a cool ass mountain. More worthy as a day trip. Less weight allows you to travel faster and enjoy it more.

Topos for Gimli cost money 4.99$ US dollars each. Written on used TP.

That's a lot for 9 days. I doubt you'll send em all but it looks like a good list to me

I have to agree with Matt's comments. Joshk is a dork. The Serpentine is worth doing once. There is no way it's better than Mt Stuart's N Ridge or even a comparison for some of those cool hand traverses and rock quality. There's a lot of rock around them Cascades. I recommend Forbidden Peak too.

A fair quantity of women climbers Marylou?? Is that you too haha precious! damn amazonians! They have rights too 20% off sex toys at Lover's Package

A fair quantity of women climbers Marylou?? Is that you too

He must have been owned by some jerk.

If you click on the links it seems to translate every page. FOOS