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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!

just a hunch, but I think that Dane was meaning written contributions. If I am right, then the list would be twight, beckey, greg child and jeff lowe. (not sure about including guidebook authors)

I will be using bottled CO as penance for the cheating I haver done in the past.

this is an example of a man not living up to his ideals. Doesn't mean the message is wrong, just that he is human.

I think his arguement is that when someone can climb everest without boots or axe or down clothing, then it shows the potential of us and we should strive to match or beat that. So far, I have not heard of anyone doing it naked without a axe.

hahahaha.....and you make fun of me for not believing our government about 9/11. Nutjob baby. scientific facts vs conspiracy theories. easy to pick which is the better and you call Tvash a nutjob baby?

nice! thanks Dane. maybe we could use this as a means to confess our sins?

wallmart pup tent! what ever happened to that guy?

june is OK. weather is more predictably good in mid july to late august. June can rain a lot. Plenty of snow even in late august if we have a normal winter. Would take one really hot spring and summer to make this summers snowpack "bad". Avi risk in very minimal, to the point of not really thinking about it. There was some avi accidents on rainier this last summer but it was a strange spring/summer over there this last year. (or was it 2011?) I have climbed baker from april to october. october is rough. april we had to share with snomo-heads. Lots of people ski mtneer it in winter. feel free to PM me with questions about baker.

asking for people's opinion about gear on the web is not being consumed by market hype but real research. And where is the "bunch of whining" on this thread? Usual internet resort to confrontation by accusation of entire population.

dane has been FB excited about the stuff available in the OR show. some kind of boot that weights 500g and good for everything except ballroom dancing. Maybe save up a years teacher pay for a REALLY good setup?

mindboggling, these crazy little monkeys.

those ain't lycra cause it only has 4 colors and only one is a obnoxious day glow color.

couple of those gun users are hawt. prolly underage though so maybe I should shut up.

+1 to zion. very user friendly (means lots of bolt anchors) if you must be guided, maybe tom can point you to places/companies that are worthwhile. Escalante has slots. (canyons) I think there are slots that are outside of the park proper that can be guided as well. ask the local guide outfit outside of the zion park. are you looking for a canyon that will take 3 days? That is a long time to spend in a canyon. When I have gone, it is always with a hustle "get the frack outta here" mentality. flash floods are real. a four days forecast is sketchy.

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if a quilt is better than a sleeping bag, then why are sleeping bags so prevalent? because sleeping bags are better. evolution .