Figger_Eight

I dig my Dana Alpine. I think the extra weight with a real suspension system is worth it if you're carrying a heavy pack. My dos centavos.

Word. Between the two Universities and the two military bases you have a market that's just waiting for one to open.

ahem... ok- figure 8 and alpine K aren't wimpy...maybe just girly men? Whatever big talker who couldn't finish her beer.

ahem...

geez...how about you show up?

Swiss.

That's okay...you might've had us confused with www.sundayschoolclimbers.com

Bummer. He certainly was an original.

RIP - Erik's Truck E - check out the Soobie place next to TOPs if you need any work done. They worked on both of my Soobs before I got my truck.

holy shit! i think my trips usually run about $11.50 no kidding! $11.50 including gas to get there! cars are aid! ask erden!

Dammit...this thread was started on Sunday night instead of Monday morning. Congrats on graduating!

Wow...you can't beat $10 Julbos. That's a screaming deal

Finally got my crap unpacked from Alaska. I had to chase down my socks when they tried to walk across the garage floor on their own. Drank two beers and watched a movie.

So...will ya teach us how to use a cell phone?

RMI has some of the best guides in the biz. Check your numbers, though. $771 is the price for the summit climb where you won't learn jack. $1152 is the price for the five day seminar that looks like what you're looking for.

If I'm not mistaken, the Arctis Exped's are sized larger to accomodate high altitude liners which expand in thin air. If you size them the same, they'll feel a little sloppier than what you're used to for this reason.

That's a pretty common climbing story from the old days. Dude...that's a pretty common climbing story for now

Hey All...Me and Chris W are sitting in an internet cafe in scenic downtown Talkeetna right now. Erden, Squid and myself summited at 6:30 PM last Thursday, sneaking in front of a low pressure system that that turned Chris W and Jeremy Cranford back on Friday at Denali Pass. We moved from 14,200 to 17,200 on Wednesday and heard rumors of weather coming in within the next couple of days. Thursday the three of us felt sporty enough to make a go for the summit, while Chris and Jeremy decided to acclimitize one more day. We ran into Ryland Moore and Pete A's team (Rednecks on ice) on the summit ridge and reached the top within 1/2 an hour of each other. Unfortunately high winds came in the next day, and the following day temperatures of -30 F were reported at 17,200 camp. We staggered back to 14,200 camp on Friday afternoon (Ryland's team had a mini-epic on the fixed lines involving a runaway German), then pushed to Basecamp the following day with the Rednecks, rolling in at 2 AM after an endless sufferfest of walking in a whiteout and wind with big packs and sleds on the lower glacier. The next morning we were awakened by Lisa (BC manager) yelling "TAT teams need to be ready NOW!" After stuffing bags and packs with all our crap we were , back in Talkeetna by early afternoon. The drinking then commenced

I'm sitting in Anchorage drinking coffee waiting for the REI to open. We leave for Talkeetna today, then out to KIA on Saturday - hopefully Erden and crew will be waiting for us there after their hike in. It was nice yesterday, but drizzly today. This is fun

Crazy Creek, six pack and some binoculars. Station yourself at the bottom of Pineapple pass. Don't forget the tunes.

Scaleburgers They got pretty durn good milkshakes, too.

I tried to turn mine sideways and look down her sports-bra...didn't work though

You're golden if you could find a way to rest your weight on your heel.

I like watching the religious fanatics walking down mainstreet, shouting at the US troops to get the hell out of the country...however if they tried doing this last year they would have all been shot dead in the streets.