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Nalo - His IPA is worth the drive from Seattle to Portland to pick up a six pack (or a case). But nothing compares to drinking it straight from the taps in Enterprise and then going climbing with the brewer himself.

Thanks guys. No way to track if the guy is legit from IL or not. A few components (seat, computer, wheels) are different. Dude is asking way too much for the bike. My insurance company estimated actual cash value at $578.49, but thankfully will reimburse me for replacement of the bike at just under 5x that, less my deductible of $500... I'll soon have a nice new set of wheels after a couple paychecks to cover the deductible. The new bike will be registered with a company that registers bikes and other valuable property so if it gets stolen it can be returned if found. After 5 moves since I bought it I no longer had the serial #.

That is very sad. I haven't seen any news reports and didn't glean that from Mr. Bean's post. I hope the family is gaining closure and is able to move on.

Dogs are great and I am glad that the pooch in this thread was rescued without anyone getting hurt or bit. But, perhaps you people dissing on SAR should read this thread for a reality check. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/462544/an/0/page/0#462544

Wow!!! I am so glad that he was found. This was a great post of thanks. I hope his recovery is speedy and complete.

j_b: If the post had been about a real incident, fine discuss it here. However, scrambled_legs is just crying chicken little and that does not belong here. "Oh my, the sky is falling... fat people might get helicopter rides up moutains because they're rich." Come on... don't real climbers have more to talk about?

Still not sure I see your point Legs... Your link is to the photos documenting the feat that was news a few weeks ago, not some press release or ad about flying to the roof of the world. And I had to google Rita Macneil and found out she is an overweight Canadian country singer. Fail again to see the relevance. If you're looking for a bunch of people to flame on about inexperienced or rich climbers going to big peaks, spray is a better location for your original post. I've heard nothing about commercial heli trips up to the summit of Everest. If that happens, I think TLG makes some great points. It's all about doing something in the style you chose. Someone else's style should not detract from your accomplishment. In general I think people who climb Everest wouldn't be so troubled and threatened with other people's choices on how to get there. They probably have higher self esteem than that, or they already know that the main routes on Everest are a circus and were okay with that when they chose to go. While you may see commercial potential because a helicopter can now fly that high, others may be thankful that there is a helicopter and a skilled pilot who can do resuce missions to get injured climbers off very high mountains in a way that may not risk as many lives as an in person attempt. Hell, maybe we'll be lucky enough here in the PNW to get one of those birds and we won't have such risky missions in our heavy helicopters that can't fly in anything other than perfect conditions.

And your point is?

Maybe you just have to delete your cookies and then you'll be able to lurk.

My question is what you need a hood for since soft shells really don't keep you dry? They just dry fast and breathe better. In my experience they only work well in snow, and then for a "hood" I use a hat.

WHY ARE PEOPLE LOWERING OFF THE CHAINS? Don't sport climbers know how to rappel?

Nice story AlpineK.

That sucks TLG. Glad it was cheaper to fix than you thought. Bored people can be real assholes. What gets me is why do they think stealing and destroying property is entertaining...

LoJack would be awesome. Someone in my building must not have latched the locked store room door. A few of us got hit. Thankfully they didn't take my road bike too. Guess I'm restricted to the Burke for a bit until I can get it replaced. Thanks for the support everyone.

Sounds like me and the rest of my nursing class last night at GG. Nalgenes filled with "fruit juice".

Plenty of shady crags around and good beaches to lay on during the heat of the day. I went mid-Feb through mid-March and had a great time. Drink lots of water and you'll be fine.

Can't make it that night. There is a cool presentation at the downtown Seattle library at 6:30. Wickwire & Whittaker with a film maker. Have fun.

F^cking theives! You will rot in hell! Bright blue 17" 1997 hand built Klein Attitude Race mountain bike, Judy front shock, and full XT group. If anyone hears of a really cool cheap bike let me know (in case it is mine). Stolen from U district in the past 48 hours.

Mike - don't you chiro students have to do internships or something in the summer like law students?

That guy is spraying from one of my favorite local cafes. He's got the best seat in the house.

Best of the day!

Still got finals. Maybe in a couple weeks...

Thanks for the info. I'm hoping to hike in there in a couple weeks. Sounds like it'll be mostly trail by then.

Hey Ricknie - seems like you've fallen prey to the low reading comprehension on this site... Hey everone. Here's what the guy has said: Seems to me that he's likely read the other published stories, knows which rockjocks to talk to, and was wondering if any cc.com jokers have anything personal or original to add.

Anybody been in that part of the Cascades lately? How much snow is in the Vesper area?