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LOL Don't forget that some chicks think it would be a dream date...

It is hard to resist looking. I know not to look when bounce testing or stepping onto the piece, but for some reason I keep wanting to look to see if it's gonna shift/pop. Guess I want a second's notice if I'm gonna fall.

No more ratings after the upgrade. Guess we're all a bunch of no stars now. The sneeches will be jealous. or is it that we're jealous of them. Can't remember.

Must have been an offline deal huh? Don't remember any discussion/invites to the masses.

You can check my guidebook tomorrow. I'll bring it to the gym.

Great! We can adoid the perverbial debate next week! Thanks, David!

The food is good if you're looking for fried pub fare. The halibut and chips is really good. Good selection of microbrew on tap. The place is generally smokey and the waitresses can be rude when it's time for last call. Sounds like Alpinek's kind of place. See ya'll there.

I finally got in touch with the company my roomates were using and all is well. Too bad for the other party. My condolences to the families.

Thanks. That helps a lot.

Thanks Erik. Dru or anyone else who knows that area... My roomates were going to the Selkirks and were working with a company out of Nelson. Is that near Revelstoke? They weren't supposed to be heliskiing, but the number of people in the party is right.

Anyone know a good news site to find out info on a very recent avalanche up near Revelstoke? My roomates are up there skiing and the news report I heard about said 7 americans were killed... Nothing came up on a seattletimes.com search.

Whatever Kurt... Do you think I care? I don't really give a shit where we drink. If I show up and don't like to place I'll leave. We hadn't been to the Blue Star in over a year and the last time we were there people had a fun time (until we had to figure out the tab, but that's another story...). Most of the other chicks were up for it I thought it's be nice to have a more balanced group for once. Not my fault they didn't show up. If we don't go to the Alki or the downtown place David wants to hit, maybe we should consider going to that place over in Queen Anne that Icegirl suggested awhile back. It had a good room downstairs for all of us to hang out in, darts, pool, etc. and the owners were bending over backwards to accomodate us.

Peter Ackroyd recently included this in an email to all Cascade Section members. He is the section chair and is trying to invigorate the members to be more active. "2002 Climbing Activities – I received quite a few responses to my request for some brief accounts of your notable climbing activities this year for possible inclusion in the AAJ Section Report. I have to submit our Section Report by January 1st so please send any further notes right away! I want to make it clear that this information is not for use in the main section of “Climbs and Expeditions” that requires a lot more specifics and is, I believe, only for Grade IV climbs and above. If you want to be considered for inclusion in that section then you should submit the details to the AAJ Editor directly. "

Hey Timi. It's beer tomorrow night (unless you're meeting Trask for brews tonight?) and it's looking like the Blue Star.

I think it's on Tuesdays because of history. It got set a long time ago... Maybe having it on Tuesday let's everyone spray about the weekend's trips before heading out to drink.

Dru -Agree on the desert spire article...boring. But I think they were creative about using a removable wood rap device so they could still put up new routes. Sounds like you enjoy the mag even though you're so critical of it. All mags have their good and bad points. This one is the best of the lot in my opinion. For anyone in the Seattle area Second Ascent is selling the mag for below cover price. I think I paid $10.95 for it.

So do we need more debate or can are we meeting at the Blue Star? I vote yes for Blue Star.

I hope they were smart enough to get mostly cash rather than stock options.

Was it a climbing accident or something else?

Matt: Actually a little bored and pretty much caught up. Been studying on my breaks in the am.

Erik - I'll buy you a beer. Can't make it till around 9 though. I have class until 8:30, but I'll blow off some homework until tomorrow...it's still early in the quarter.

Wayne1112 and I tried to join you guys at the Jolly Roger around 7:30, but the place was closed. Guess we should have checked on line one more time before heading out. Oh well...we went downtown and hung out at the Elephant and Castle before dancing our tails off until 1:30 am at the Super Diamond concert. It was a great show. Hikerwa - where were you and Steph? We looked for you guys, but that place was packed. Happy New Year!

Here's a link to the dispatches on MountainZone for a climb a friend of mine is on. They hope to climb a new route and then ski down. http://climb.mountainzone.com/2002/story/antarctica/html/dispatches.html

Why use seam grip? Won't that part of the fabric be the only waterproof section. Schoeller is not waterproof...