JayB

Pinochet was indeed a bad guy, but a true lightweight in comparison to Stalin and Mao, who were at the helm of regimes responsible for something like 50-60 million deaths collectively, both of who enjoyed support from the far Left after both the nature and the scope of their crimes was both thoroughly documented and well known. You can find plenty of examples of selective outrage on both sides of the fence IMO.

I still haven't had the time to upload the photos and whatnot yet from the trip - but I thought I'd make a quick post here to give a mega and many thanks to Don for sticking around to jump start my truck Sunday morning. Thanks again! Next time I head up to the GWN I am going to bring the ultra-extension cord and heat the bejesus out of the engine block over night to insure that I will be the jumper rather than the jumpee. P.S. That's the back of my truck in Eric's photo, and Polish Bob's fine artwork is still there. The touching depiction of animal husbandry depicted therein generated many positive comments from the US customs officers while they were giving my truck the full search. I think this particular work would be a fine candidate for the next round of cc.com stickers.

Also - I took some pics of the ice between Sawhorse Creek and Yale that I will post a bit later....

Was that you and your girlfriend in the Cherokee by the Rambles on Friday morning? I was the guy in the Tacoma with the tow-strap.

It's a stretch for me just to get a route in with the short days - so I probably won't do much there except wade across - but I would be willing to donate some rope for the cause per an earlier request by another poster... Maybe Sobo can decomission the now irrelevant Tryolean by the Royal Columns and pack it up to Lillooet...

I have an old 10.5 that I will donate all or part of for a Tyrolean but being as it's dynamic it'd take some serious tension to keep your average climber's ass out o' the water on the way across. I'll bring it with me to LW this weekend if someone's serious about trying to install a Tyro. Maybe just a rope strung across the river to help everyone keep their balance while wading across the river would be just as good.

I think that makes like 12 people at the Mile-O if the guys I talked with at S.G. show too. We should rally at 7:00 at Mugs & Jugs or somplace like that on Friday Evening....

With the amount of traffic that area sees I can't help but suspect that that trail on the opposite side will be pretty well packed all of the time. The trail leading up to Colchuck sees quite a bit less traffic and it is probably packed out about 70-80% of the time in any given winter. I think it'll be okay...

I just bought a pair of the WB-400 pants from Beyond Fleece and that fabric is the answer for winter in the PNW. Seems like it is at least as wind-resistant at powershield, but may more breathable and stretchier -feels like four way stretch to me or close enough. Water resistance has been great thus far as well. I think that the WB-400 might even be stretchier than the Dryskin Extreme fabric. BTW - fully custom stuff from BF is way cheaper than the mass produced stuff.

Cool. Will do. I ran into another cc.com person at Stone Gardens tonight and it looks like he and yet one more personality from this site may well head up there as well. Maybe we can negotiate a cc.com mega-discount at the Mile-O as we will likely be occupying 90% of their rooms this weekend. That breakfast deal sound sweet. Just as good a value as the 5$ special at the Sunspot Cafe by Smith with the exchange rate. I think a continuous TR gang-siege of every single pitch of Icy B.C. for three days straight should be the group's objective.

Is Kent Mountain the mountain/hill due South of Exit 31?

You gonna be up there with cpb? So we should all meet up there for a Lillooet PC at some point. Need Beta - best breakfast place open early enough to get a reasonable start?

I think that HR made a suggestion that they did in his post. It's often packed down well enough on the lower sections that it appears groomed. Parking in the lower lot and walking up the other side may well be a bit more inconvenient, but I still can't see how it's going to prevent anyone from accessing the peaks back there. Even with the longer approach from the lower lot the approach still isn't going to be all that bad IMO.

You forgot to ask what color her mittens were and the phase of the moon on the night prior to summitting. Sheesh.

Looks pretty sweet. I'm at the Mile-O Thursday Night through Saturday night. Will probably be driving my beat-up white Tacoma with a Black Canopy. Word.

The beta for Lizard Head from one of the climbing guide's for CO is as follows: "Drive to the trailhead. Take a picture of the formation. Turn Around." Or something like that. I was just searching for some trivia that would be obscure enough to be difficult but not impossible. Anyone else got any?

Can anyone on the West Coast beat this man when it comes to mastery of climbing Trivia? First Question: Name at least one of the three first ascenscionists of Lizard Head (CO) and the number of pieces of pro they used on the way up. Answer faster than Dru without using Google and you win a stuffed plush doll, hand sewn by Sexual Chocolate.

Cool. I'll have to check it out. I am going to start a "Stump Dru" thread in honor of your encyclopedic knowledge of all things climbing.

If it has bolt guns and nitro packs then I'm there. I thought I heard something about Joe Simpson getting lowered by another partner after another major injury a while after that book was written - but this time prior to the actual lowering the uninjured partner apparently looked Simpson in the eye and handed him his knife...

I'll bet that in practice you'll be able to park at the lower lot by the defunct bridge in the wee hours and have no problems. The only time I can see this being a problem is if it's snowing heavily and they need to plow, but if it's snowing that heavily I'll be riding the lifts rather than attempting to climb anything.

Extreme has Cordura fibers in the weave and a fuzzy liner on the interior. Warmer and more abrasion resistant than the Dynamic.

Word. I am just want Honeyman to be in once so that I can snag the cushiest day of ice climbing this side of Ouray.... Will probably be up there Thursday through Sunday if anyone wants to meet up for some brews in the evenings.

That orange thingy looks bomber....

Nice Work. Any of you Canadian folks know the temperature forecast for this week? We're getting the first frost in about a month in a half down here so I'm hoping LittleWet is getting hit by the same cold front....