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Whatever happened to the Capt. anyway?

Cut two short pieces of 1" webbing, slice open the hot-sealed ends, and slip them over the straps of your gaiters that go under your bootsoles. Replacing 1' of webbing is cheaper than a new pair of gaiters if the straps wear out. The nylon tends to collect snow like a mutha, though, until you're balancing on an inch of ice under your arch with every step. Some guy at Feathered Friends showed me this trick.

They're gone... [ 03-05-2002: Message edited by: slothrop ]

Awesome photos! Looks like you all had a fine time. Is the approach reasonable to do just with skis? The price for the snowmobile shuttle seems a little steep ($45 each!).

I've got a pair of Fischer GTS tele skis to give to whoever will come pick them up. They're 180cm skinny straight skis (i.e., not parabolic). They'd probably work great for cruising along in the flats cross-country style. No bindings. PM me for arrangements. [ 03-03-2002: Message edited by: slothrop ]

I was up at Source Lake yesterday stumbling like an idiot, trying to figure out how to tele for the first time. I guess it didn't help that the snow in the bowl turned to chunky concrete by the end of the day. Despite a few icy sections, the run back to the parking lot was actually a lot of fun, even for someone who can't link a pair of turns. It was very mellow, down among the trees on a ski track, and there were a few nice spots where you could go off the trail for a bit into some undisturbed powder. I was just happy to be out in the mountains on such a beautiful day

Anyone climbed that basalt-looking wall that you can see from Hwy 12 on the right going up to White Pass from Packwood?

i did something at stone gardens that seems like a good core strength builder... they have six tiny footholds mounted on the wall in two rows of three behind the pullup bar, about 4 feet up the wall. i hung on the bar, arms straight, and did laps on the footholds with alternating feet until i fell off. it worked my back and stomach and hips pretty well, and you're hanging from your arms the whole time, too.

yeah, that sounds more like a good stomach workout, i'll have to try it next time

hey courtenay, i'm a bit confused about one of the finger extensor exercises shown on bodyresults: quote: For the third, fill a large cup or mason jar (something with an inverted lip so the cup or jar won't slide off your hand) with water, leaving room to submerge a hand. Open hand in jar so fingers extend outward against jar walls and do a "reverse farmer's walk". does this just mean that you hold a weighted object using the pressure of your fingers pressing outward on the inner wall of that object? and walk around swinging your arms to make it more strenuous?

i've got cerro torres and had to size them smaller than usual to get my narrow feet to not slide around. now i have to tape my heels to prevent blisters. despite this minor annoyance, they are comfortable and all-around good stuff. i climbed eldorado and went serac cragging in them -- they worked great on rock, snow, and ice.

height definitely has an effect... i often find myself unable to pull a move off the ground or in a corner/under a roof while bouldering since i am too scrunched up to get any leverage upwards. on the other hand, being able to stretch for a hold instead of jump has its advantages. i'm only 6', though.

yup, i second the ballet thing. my girlfriend did ballet for a while and she's picking up climbing pretty fast. she doesn't have the arm strength to pull up over roofs yet, but she balances her body very well and got the "climb with your feet" idea right away. btw, what's the difference between a pullup and a chinup, anyway? [ 12-07-2001: Message edited by: slothrop ]

you keep it "down low" for the kiddies' benefit, eh? i think we should keep you away from the kiddies and let you ride your farm animals in private. i was just feeding cavey's woman a hot bag of my wild oats the other day...

you must have won in your category, cavey! were you the guy who walked away with the Flash Jet-assisted Bong by Metolius? some schwag, that miker, i didn't actually stay for the awards, i had to, you know, like, go do stuff with my girlfriend [ 12-03-2001: Message edited by: slothrop ]

hey miker, i thought you left before the awards... how did you find out your ranking? ralph

holy crap, this thread has been here a whole day and Dru or Cavey haven't stopped by to take advantage of the huge spray potential! come on! "Backdoor" access? Knob Gobblers? dereliction of duty, Caveman!

buzz = bonzo ?

The descent from Eldorado Peak kicked my butt. I was sore for a week afterwards, walking-funny kind of sore. The climb itself was pretty easy, and we had great weather and plenty of food, but we were dehydrated by the time we got down (one of the guys I went with chugged two quarts of gatorade as soon as we got to a gas station). I guess I wasn't in spectacular shape... I'm sure Eldorado's approach is no match for the Pickets. But the DC route on Rainier was much less taxing than Eldorado's miles of talus and steep "trail".

Climbed up the outside of a lighthouse in Door County, Wisconsin before better judgment took over about 25 feet up as I looked down at the ankle-breaker rocks in the landing zone I'll submit pics to buildering.net! The lighthouse is real easy, just a series of mantels and heel hooks all the way up. No protection, though... Mostly just survived total boredom and the consumption of huge quantities of meat

slothrop is right next to winthrop. everyone who lives in slothrop is the retarded cousin of someone in winthrop, so you can imagine that the Authorities don't like it when we try to reproduce. that's why we take to the hills -- to escape the winthrop goon squad. most of us have actually moved to canada, which explains a lot.

we must all lament the demise of "i am bone", one of the most vocal cascadeclimbers he appears to have been replaced by someone named "Lambone", who sleeps with cobras (not young sheep, as his name would suggest ).

Found a fogless patch along I-90 to watch the meteors and froze the ol' ass to the car roof doing so. There was a car parked along the road ridiculously full of weed smoke and giggling teenagers. Got tired of not being outside and barreled up Granite Mtn. late Sunday. Got to the flat snowy spot below the talus on the ridge and turned around. On the way down, smelled something burning (it was pitch black by now) and heard cries up ahead -- it was the last two fellers I passed on the way up, with their dog. One of the guys was burning his sweatshirt as a torch, since neither of them had a light. I led them down with my light and we talked the whole way about how I "saved their asses". They gave me ten bucks so I could buy myself a beer. My potential climbing partner had a date this weekend... dammit... all my plans lately seem to get ruined.

aw, you set up the rope swing, dru? that thing was incredible!

i wish... i heard war whoops coming from that wall (we were on morning glory wall closer to the bridge) and thought it was just someone sending their project. we only saw the swing as we were leaving for the day (dammit!). mad props to you and mr. arvin. next time...