chelle

Telemarker - I've heard okay comments about the rubber room. The place previously mentioned was Barry's Resoles. 559-855-4511 They do a great job and are reasonably priced with good turnaround time. Got my shoes back in about a week.

Bummed I'll miss the special showing of Dwayner's new dance. But a few of us Seattle cc.comer's will be hosting a pub club at the Howe Sound Brewery in Squish if anyone else is in the area. See ya'll next week.

Followed Matt up princely ambitions at index yesterday. Wow! and Whew! were all I could say as I reached the ledge fully pumped. Nice climb.

Godzilla feels sandbagged to me, but that's just because I still struggle leading the off angle wide stuff.

Erik is absolutely right. The rescue insurance alone is a reason to join. I think it covers each climber for up to $5000 per incident ($10,000 lifetime limit) on peaks under 6,000m. You have to purchase an additional rider for peaks higher than that but it is really cheap and you only have to buy it for the days you will be on the peak. The organization does really important work in DC to make sure legislators are educated before doing things like imposing mandatory rescue fees on climbers. They are also really vocal about the fee demo program. I think anyone who climbs should be a member.

I haven't been to the Bishop gallery, but have seen his work at the Mountain Light gallery in Emeryville. I think this is one of my favorite photos and because Marmot used a portion of it for all their hang tags a couple years ago, many others have seen it too. Spectre of the Brocken, Gokyo Ri, Nepal http://www.mountainlight.com/gallery.nepal/aa970pic.html

The Ballroom it is. David Parker- if you need a ride from the ferry or speedboat dock, send me a pm. Address: 456 North 36th St Seattle WA (206) 634-2575 Map at: http://seattle.citysearch.com/map?mode=geo&id=11349314&map_lat=476520& map_lon=-1223532&id=11349314&fid=5 [ 08-12-2002, 05:36 PM: Message edited by: ehmmic ]

Why such a skeptic, Dru? Yep, they may crash and burn. But hell they're willing to put it out there to try to do something quality. So they're featuring the hard stuff. The other two mags do that and also alot of boring (to me) bouldering and indoor comp stuff. Many of us aspire to do harder alpine routes and reading stories about climbs by the climbers who are out there pushing the limits is nice for a change. The AAJ only comes out once a year. Having something more often will be nice if the thing actually succeeds.

Just back from the Outdoor Retailer Show. Lots and lots of cool stuff to drool over. One new item is a magazine called Alpinist. They put together a prepublication first issue to show what they're about. It has 30 something pages, no adds. This one focuses on the last season in Patagonia. It is really good. High quality pics and articles by the climbers who were doing hard alpine routes last season. According to the guy in their booth, they are planning to publish 4 times a year. Will be about 70 pages long and will limit each issue to no more than 10 full page ads. Since we all complain about the two main climbing rags, I thought you'd all like the heads up on this one. The only downside is the price, $46/year. But then if the advertisers aren't going to be given the opportunity to pay for publication, I guess we climbers will have to. www.alpinist.com

Anyone up for having our social hour outdoors at the Ballroom tomorrow eve?

Another tragic loss to our community.

In Yosemite Valley asked, "Are you climbers?" while walking to the base of a climb with harnesses on and rack and rope. Answered, "nope. we just like this look." Tourons...

If I didn't throw them out, I may have a couple donations that don't fit anymore after my last expedition... I think we should make the trail markers gender neutral. Guys bring your old patagucci boxers or tighty whites. [ 08-06-2002, 10:19 AM: Message edited by: ehmmic ]

Red - the chimney's is a great route. I can't wait to finish the whole thing since turning around earlier this month with Hikerwa. And you'll probably appreciate the hike uphill back to the Lake Ann trailhead after all the downhill descending via the chimneys after TNF route. Chimneys approach: Nice trail, pretty meadows, streams to cross to cool off the feet and get more H2O. For those doing the Chimneys route. If you don't mind carrying your pack in a bit further, there is a nice bivy we saw at the top of the "grass knoll" mentioned in the Becky guide. Maybe about 45 min to an hour beyond the Lake Ann camp spots. BTW the beta in that guide on the approach was spot on. The best Becky description I've used to date.

Pope - Sounds like your hope for some larger size bras isn't possible from this fit crowd of climber chicks. Perhaps the guys on the site with gals more well endowed should supply your mission. Did you want bright colors? Guys pull out those red lacy things you bought for her last Valentine's day.

Welcome back Mattp. What's the parking situation at the Roanoke? Last I heard the Park Pub didn't appreciate our large crowd at their pub, even though we doubled their normal take for a Tuesday. Also, the service sucked. Unless that's changed I think we should go somewhere else.

My approach with family Tex is to just say, we're going climbing - no worries. And just always call and say you had fun and are home safe. No need to discuss how tough it was or any of this year's accidents with them and I never mention friends who've had accidents or been killed. It's all a need to know basis with them.

Off white - so is all this spelled out somewhere? I'm wondering when I get to gumby status...

mtbill - check your pms.

A good time was had by all. Spinal Tap was awesome, Chris you missed out. And we also had an appearance by some pirates promoting SeaFair. Pretty interesting stuff.

I second that nomination erik!

Spent the weekend in Squamish. A few clouds and wind but nothing more than a few sprinkles yesterday afternoon. Enjoyed some great climbing on Calculus Crack. The top two pitches were perfect hands for me. And got some good climbing in in the bluffs and at Murrin park. Best part had fun with friends, drank good wine and beer, made a great halibut & wild rice spread for us out of the back of my truck. And remembered how much I like road trips. (It had been a month...)

Let's not start another argument about where to drink. It's been pretty smooth the past few weeks... The Swiss it is. Easy to get to and good beer and food. If AlpineK, V, and David Parker come we can have a rematch of the last doubles shuffleboard tourny. Tim - if you want to carpool send me a pm.

my birthday is Halloween, so the pumkin seemed to fit.

quote: Originally posted by Figger Eight: Tim, you gotta wait for Monday night to find out where the Pub Club is gonna be. SK - enough with the smilies already! Tim - One clue is that next week is Tacoma's turn. So Figger Eight, give it some thought this weekend. See ya. Michelle [ 07-26-2002, 10:01 AM: Message edited by: ehmmic ]