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was just talking about bugaboos and gimli with a fellow who is doing a long road trip this summer. damn I miss the bugs. thanks! was real cool to see the "other sides" of those mountains.

make your own holds and abuse the f!@k out of it. either wood or resin/sand. local Dave Burdick has a good method for homemade holds. http://www.alpinedave.com/misc/holds/hold_making.htm

looking for some climbing at index this saturday, in the 5.9 range. drop me a line.

never trust anyone with a facial hair

The only way I can lose that house would basically preclude me from purchasing anything else for at least 7 years Have you looked into a HARP refi (recently)? They seem to be a lot easier to get now than a few years ago. Sure....for primary residences. Doh! just finished a harp refi for a rental property. I think it added around .4% to the rate for a investment property.

spray aside, what do you want in your neighborhood? I really enjoy being 15 minutes from index, 45 minutes from stevens pass and 90 minutes from leavenworth. being within striking dsistance of snoq pass is not a benefit when deciding between the two passes. but being closer to rainier would be nice. Comparing hwy2 traffic to seattle traffic is a joke. Nothing has prolly changed so I think you already have all the info you need to decide on which place to live.

if twight calls it cheating, I will go out and buy one. full retail.

can non-Danes chime in? For $700 I could pay someone to make me lose 5 pounds of blubba which would have benefits year round. the idea of waterproof down seems odd as it should be butt ass cold to wear a down jacket, therefore not needing waterproofing. It does seem like a good product and pataguchi don'e usually put out crap so I suspect that it lives up to its self hype. Now I wouldn't go out and get one unless it was a present, severe sale or found in the mountains. But I am a sorta old fart and resistant to new idears and gear. maybe it is the game changer.

grumpy cat has landed on cc.com all hail grumpy cat.

view bill @ http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/sb0001.dir/sb0071.intro.pdf some parts make sense. Not being able to fire bullets, attack other aircraft, hunting game, stealing other drones electronically and trying to ensure privacy. (imagine a gopro drone hovering around a occupied bathroom window) also states that you need to register the device with state police, get permission from dept of aviation if in airspace or land owner if below airspace. All rescue, police and other public agencies would still have access to the drones. Public still has access to drones too as long as they go through the red tape that exists for other forms of transportation. Really not much difference between this bill and legislation for vehicles. once you really look at it, it doesn't seem to unreasonable. It is only 2 pages.

sure they are not experienced and have a greater chance of making a poor film or needing to get rescued, but why the hate? glass half full - these are young pups eager to get out and push themselves. why not congratulate them on there gumption? but odds in vegas of them getting enough money are slim to none.

sugar momma!

assuming the centurian card is for reals, you have got to be kidding about owning one of those. spend >$250,000 on amex card to qualify? $2500/yr fee? $5000 intiation fee? How many people in this country can afford to own one of these stupid cards? They won't stay rich for long. If this is for real, then no wonder so many people hate 'mericans and other capitalist countries.

the walk off I described should be easy peesy for that route and time of year.

with good visibility it is obvious. from summit, walk far skiers right traversing above large cliff band, to a snow slope that will get you below those same cliffs. Go down to small pond in perma snowfield and keep going in same direction to asguard pass. I never looked for rock anchors as described above. That initial snow slope can be very icy in august and your route up may not need crampons. Those rappels would be nice to use then.

disclaimer - I don't ski why not use some flagging (or some other strong brightly colored material) tied to the ski and let it drag behind? That way if the ski is buried, you will have a easier chance to find it as hopefully part of the flagging may be sticking out of the snow. This used to be a old school resolution.

what, no mention of his work in the clear creek area? damn media. Good job Matt. Well deserved recognition for all the hard work.

I have a gopro model. no experience with others to compare though. One thing is that I am unable to review footage after taken. no screen on it so you must download before viewing. I have quite a few videos of the inside of my pocket. But other than that, I have been happy but i am not a "pro" by any means. It is rugged though.

bummer. but 10 years (maybe even less) from now, you won't even think about it. Like I said my ACL is rebuilt and I don't think twice about that knee.

representin' the PNW.

I had acl repair 12 years ago and it was a long 3 month recovery with a cast and crutches and atrophy. My bud had it done some 5 years ago and he was able to walk out of the surgery. Things have gotten much better in that decade. I imagine it has gotten even better still. I think my bud had "recovery" for a couple months. (meant he was mobile but careful) If you are aksing how long before you can rock climb, I would estimate that you could face/sport climb in 3 months. Maybe even less if you stayed on easy stuff. Not sure about doing cracks which might put lateral pressure on the knee. I would think bouldering would be out for 6 months to a year. landings! The recovery from a orthoscope "looking around" should be really fast. wether they go in or not should not depend on the recovery of that procedure. But if it is "partial" and "possible", then maybe going in is not warranted. If it is partial tear, can they do anything about it?

holy f#$%ing christ! Does your mom know you do such things? proud line.

Is this beau chap local? I thought I saw someone at index thsi weekend who looked just like him and he was drinking a south american matte drink no less.

love the logic train. but logic doesn't play into the minds ruled by fear.

wow-zers!