Beck

Sean is actually the mastermind genius behind the Fall Ropeup; me, Beck, I''m just the expendible front man flunky.... contact hikerwa@mindspring.com to get in touch with the Real Man of Power!!

For the family's sake, yes I hope we find them... I'm not too optimistic, Glacial creep isn't a very gentle process. Philfort, are you going to be there this weekend?

Dr. Jay, I don't think we'll be running the generator for breakfast, unfortunately... I'm hoping someone has a big old ranch percolator that makes 40 cups of coffee or I'll probably go buy one... Lisa, what else can you bring...maybe some spatulas, big spoons, whisks, OR a couple stacks of paper plates and plastic spoons... People can start showing up Friday afternoon, The Bridge Creek Group Site's rented for Fri & Sat nights,so, if you want to help with setup/breakdown, Dr. Jay, consider yourself on the Group CG List!

Body recovery SAR, Dru- kind of macabre, actually, but all part of the gig.

dru, Teddy's all okay with my past, Cavey, it snowed on me plenty, I was about 60 miles from Wheeler Peak

Made fakey cheeseburgers that simulated Mcd's, screwed the house whore a lot to keep my mind off the solitude, hiked and scrambled with two canteens, one water the other tequila, good for 5,000 vert before the tequila would run out.

Team Rux is standing by, ready to supply ghillie suits, suitable covert ops tiedyes and neon micro bus to infiltrate the concertgoers...if it's the metal head crowd that's causing damage, studded leathers and all the hair gel we need to create headbanger pompadours to assist with infiltration efforts, Teddy's sponsered by Gene Juarez salons.

I bought a pair of LaSportiva Makalu Kevlars this summer (on sale!)and have been extremely happy with them- it is the lightest, totally supportive and stiff-fur-edging-n-kickin-step kind of climbing, used them on snow, no problem, I'll be wearing them on a SAR action on Mazama glacier of Adams this weekend, wearing cramps and searching in crevasses, I've found these boots to ROCK on the approach and KICK IT in the mountains. They're not going to be the most durable boot, though, or perform well in unconsolidated snow or heavy rains, but it's a great 2 1/2 season mountain boot and hella lite!

I'd bring the tarps if it looks like rain, Lisa- you don't have a big coffee cookpot by any chance, do you?

Hey, Cavey, spent two years m/l early eighties in Eureka, NV hiway 50, just 110 miles from the nearest Mcdonalds-oneway.

True story! from 20 years ago, Nevada high desert saloon. Two miners came to town every month and weren't happy till the blew all the money. They'd get totally shitty, order drinks for everyone by hollering, "From the front door to the shithouse, get all us niggers a drink!" or to send a drink to a lady, "Get the fat lady in the corner a drink!" One morning, two hours after they both left, stumbling(bars are open 24 hours in NV), one of them comes in and goes, "Give me a case of beer, I've got to sober up for the road!" I sold him a styro cooler and ice to boot.

It's very lousy climbers experience negative collateral publicity with issues like this- This is one of the topics to be discussed during the Clean Climbing Forum at the Fall Ropeup- if anyone is interested in helping out at Frenchmans' Coulee to contact Frenchmans'Coulee Climbers, Jon and Tim have the link on the main page, check it out. Related to the graffiti, I got an email off their list concerning the graffiti and cleanup- sorrily ironic thing is, the land managers are concerned about the impact of the cleanup methods!- which is a legit concern, but it must be frustrating to the climbers just trying to clean it up!

Bring the cookers, Rstewbone... maybe some big griddles? We'll be doing group coffee Sat. morn and Pancakes Sunday, Bridge Creek Group site- or stay at the regular campground, your choice.

...This was the catalyst that brought on the disaster on She's GGonna Blow! It was the rain- as soon as the first drops penetrated that sexy sheen of coconut oil Teddy, man, he FREAKED OUT, doing this totally frenetic spazz and just flails himself backwards off the ledge. I hear him call out "Teddy need hug! Whaaa!" as he drops out of sight. I desperately brace for the impact. I had enough time to get the stitch snug up on the anchor 'biner, the impact still popped a bolt out of the spread that whacked me in the kevlar falsies but good, it cracked the left tit cap all the way through the kevlar layup, that's how much force he fell with. I holler down below "Teddy, Teddy, I'll give you that hug!" and get no response. Oh, Teddy, gosh how I love that Bear!!! My heart pains to feel his dead weight on the end of the rope- "Teddy, I'm coming down! Just hang in there!" I tie off the belay and toss slings over some chicken heads to set up a second set of belay anchors, then connect the two stations togther with my cordalette... I've got to get down to Teddy quickly, quite possible he's injured and every second counts. I tie off our rap line to to the new equalized anchor collection point, check to make sure I've got my Purcell prussiks, first aid kit and a bottle of Coconut Oil, then rap down the line towards Teddy R....

Dru , you bringing the sonic bionic foam crater crusher with you to the Fall Ropeup? You've got a spot at the group site, outs of respect to youse canooks, eh? Bring some Elsinores and we'll get some newbies to play a round of BEERHUNTER!

OR Does make solid gear, and has for years- my OR croc gaiters are 8 years old, easy, and I've trashed 'em and repaired 'em and replaced straps and buckles and the velcro once too and they refuse to die- If you remember back 15 years or so, OR overmitts were THE cutting edge winter handwear, nothing came close, although Dashteins did work pretty good. I agree with returning new items if they've failed, less comfortable with people returning really old trashed out gear to REI, we've all heard the stories! and it tends to lower my opinion of people-

Out of respect for today's events, I propose a hiatus on the revelry we had planned for tonite- I don't feel like making merry's appropriate for today...

Time to rally, boys and girls... PUB CLUB!- where?

Allright, Cavey, that'll put you in the VIP Lounge area- Hey everone, still looking for a couple people to cook pancakes Sunday morning, Can all the people that are bringing the colemans let me know if you can bring griddle plates, BIG pots for boiling water or mixing batter in, and a BIG country coffee cooker- The VIP area is filling up quick, just room for a few more folks who want to help out with Sunday Breakfast-

Peace, moonbeam, plenty of stuff left to do for the party if you want to help out, but, yes, most all of the spots are reserved already, we're using some for the logistics of this thing, more space for the event stuff, there's 30 people or so on the list and I'm reserving some in case say, Ed Viesturs, or Jim Nelson, or Viktor Kramer, or whoever, shows up, so yes, the group campgrounds just about full up. If anyone wants to help with Sunday Breakfast,let me know. If you can bring some big griddles and a bigass coffeepot, let me know. If you want to play music, let me know. Give a talk on the ethics of clean climbing, let me know. Be a safety during the day on Saturday, let me know.

Just to clarify, Moonchild and everyone else, There's a group CG that has 55 spaces m/l and a first come first serve site that has 175 spaces- people that are actually contributing something, and select invited guests, gets to stay at the group CG, every one else needs to secure their own spot at the regular Bridge Creek site or elsewheres. That's all that's meant by VIP area, there's no sense of elitism, it's just who's helping out gets to camp for free.

Dynomite, dynamite! Although the generator was going to be used only for the slide show,there will be a battery powered lecturn,are you coming to the Fall Ropeup? We'll put you in the VIP area, that's for sure!!!

Dudes, the Roanoke on Mercer Island is VERY COOL, albeit not in Bellevue proper.

You guys all rock!! We've got ehmmic boldly volunteering to coordinate all the goods, ehmmic will be getting in touch just to confirm the items you all will bring,I'll start compiling a list of people that get in on the free camping at the group site.

Mattp, those ropes will totally come in handy, right on!! Lead the way to titties n beer and the diving "exhibition" will follow.