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stealing is stealing regardless if you rationalize it as cleaning up trash. One draw on a sport climb is "booty" and can be considered "trash". A string of draws is obviously left for a reason and not considered "trash". By dawg's (oops I mean rainman...I think raindawg = rainman) flawed logic, I am morally allowed to cleanup trail signs, mailboxes and swing sets. Anything left on public lands is free game as it can all be considered "trash". Moral citizens find it easy to leave items for public good instead of stealing them. Besides, what point is there in stealing draws? Personal gain is not a viable reason as what do you do with a big pile of draws? What point is it to have more than 12 draws? Stealing to make a point about excessive visual impact? The $40 impact to the sport climbing community is actually trivial. So stealing draws is stupid and bad for personal karma.

are you looking for the kind where the child sits on a bike seat or the kind where the kid sits inside of a frame? Does the trailer bike have 2 or 1 wheels? I suspect you mean the 1 wheel, kid sits on a bike seat kind.

dane's right. back to the point if it is going to be hot and humid and you are hitchhiking, why not go the chaoco sandal route? How much hiking are you gonna do? If I am not hiking or working, I am living in those sandals all summer long. I use regular thorlo socks and they work very well.

"lets not turn this rape into a murder" maybe a cotton sock would be better for soaking up blood and using as tight wrap for applying direct pressure.

honey badger don't give a fuck about snow on the route. He is a hungry little shit and takes what he wants. very nice job gents.

some bad ass climbing going on in the enchantments and wash pass! like honey badgers who don't give a fuck about snow on the route.

anne with a E - 8 routes 5.8 to stinking hard, mostly 10's, couple of 3 star routes blondie bluff - 2 tiny routes, 3 stars both, 11 and a 12. (never been there)

p 265 of sky valley rock has fun forest in snoq pass. actually has three areas in that general location. Blonde bluff is 150 yd east of fun forest.

as long as it is in eastern washington, it is all good.

driving + pedal foot on the dash + one hand pointing to foot + other hand on a camera = left leg for steering? definitely a mastery of flexibility and multitasking.

very solid submissions from everyone.

Sir, you are a inspiration for us "young pups".

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I went up the mtn loop a couple weekends ago. The road conditions did not match what they website said about closure at red bridge. (The closure may apply during the mid week when they are working on the road though) I was able to drive all the way to the gate by deer creek, where they usually gate for the winter time. Obviously no snow on the road. BUt that will increase the biking to get to monte cristo.

The fact that you think navigation is not an issue means that it is even more of an issue. Cockiness is the first step to getting into a bad situation. I have been up that way about 10 times, coming down on snowboard about 7 of those times, and my last trip I went too far to the east and had to overnight bivy. (we had bivy gear) It can happen to anyone when the weather is foul. Navigation is even more difficult when you are ripping it up. Slight errors get magnified at speed. Impossible to follow a bearing while riding. And the tendency of the rider is to follow the good line and the good line goes to the glacier. People say it because people (self included) have done it. You are self proclaimed "no back country experience" and people are giving you the single best piece of info for that route. Quit being a dick. So if you want advice not blatantly related to navigation, here 1. if it is cloudy, walk up and down 2. if you are terrain over 15 degrees, you are off route. (except for panarama point) You should be on bunny runs most of the way. 3. if it is cloudy, bring bivy gear. Have fun and I hope you have a clear day to enjoy the views.

with low visibility, it is real easy to descend onto the nisqualie glacier. real easy. Do not discount this possibility as it is the most common mistake made for that route.

nice. Do you kids scramble all over your garage wall?

mudslides

but cotton kills. you are lucky to be alive.

I threw a rock at a semi aggressive goat once. While I wasn't throwing for a kill shot, it had some momentum and the goat didn't even notice the impact to his rib cage.

why do you not like the mammut slings anymore? I got lightweight (for the late 90's) keylock kong biners on camalots. various mishmash (mostly hotwires) on draws. I could use a some modernization of my biners and slings. My heavy rack makes me adapt stronger! Me thinks you have too much free time and money Mikey.

either way ok. no one way is best for all, only what works for you. what works for me is a synthetic t shirt, synthetic long sleeve shirt (like a pata R1), windshirt, and lw puffy and a goertex jacket for the nasty times. Never used the swartwool due to cost.

across the street from the talkeetna airstrip to be a little more exact. It is also a somewhat hidden if I remember right.

hopefully that board will not fill up with names in the next 10 years. If the norm, then there are 4 years left of spaces.

rule of the land states the cam is yours now. Aren't you like a poor young climber ? All the more reason (common community rules) to call it yours. unless... oh yeah I totally lost ---insert cam you found--- on GNS. Please mail it to me too.