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DON'T BUY THE BLOWZONE SUCKIEST PACK EVER!!!! ... anybody wanna buy mine? piece of junk....

I like: Grivel Rambos, Quarks I am equivocal about: Axars, Prophets I don't like: Cobras, Rages. Simonds have been recommend by others as good girly tools ... but I have never tried them. Demoing is the way to go to choose a tool ...

Prism Joni Mitchell

... sadly they are no more. Check out a review of last months show with the Evaporators in this month's Exclaim! .... is from Tacoma, and now lives in Chicago did anyone see the New Pornographers on Letterman last night? They somewhat ... Neko had a bit of June Carter Cash spirit there. some Canadian bands/musicians thus far forgotten: Gowan Gino Vanelli Luba Parachute Club The Irish Rovers Mitsou Maestro Fresh Wes Bryan Adams Corey Hart Haywire Platinum Blonde Glass Tiger The Payolas I think CanCon rules for radio allow cheesy music to thrive here like no-where else.

you guys are dorks. Matt is asking for YOUR opinions, not redirection to other websites. Maybe you don't actually have opinions on the matter? ... must be a first for cc.com. ... Matt is an experienced guy and guidebook writer. Maybe if you say something useful on the topic you can get your quotes published like Dru For my view on the subject: I feel that the difference between 3rd and 4th is one of exposure and consequence, while the difference between 4th and 5th is one of technical difficulty. 4th class can be more serious than so called easy 5th, because it might not be so difficult that you would pull out the rope, yet if you mess up you will be in trouble.

I think the Lowe pack ehmmic mentions is similar to this one: MEC catalog

S. Ridge of Mt Gimli is in the same general neighbourhood and very fun. Cpt Cavemen can probably get you a topo The Kain route on Mt Louis is a long but not hard day out of Banff, and the mountain itself has no walk-up route, very striking. "Homage To the Spider" on this peak is a route I would like to find out more info about, I have heard it is high quality but hard for "5.8". Of course it is hard to be definitive about the weather. The Bugs can have very nice weather, but by late august it can become cyclical with 2-3 days of storm followed by 3-4 days of sun. If you can time it right with weather then a short trip there is worthwhile. The hike in is steep but not long. If you are going to camp in the Bugs though you should educate yourself about the rules and prices.

I'm pretty short ... you might do better wearing a cup

depends where you are carrying your skis. if it is just below snowline you can just put them across the top of the pack and secure them with the lid ... this is my favourite method for defending my personal space

if anyone has a teenage daughter who wants to learn a little about mountaineering, glaciers, volcanos, etc. Girls On Ice I don't think there is an equivalent opportunity for boyz

mt logan I think the face between the Hummingbird and the Warbler is considered the "South Face" ?

je suis loseur aussi

that wall looks ace!! sadly I am busy working climbing up art's bum would been fun too ...maybe in Aug or Sept if the summer is not nucular...

rabbit that can balance vegetables on his head!!! the institute of official cheer!!!

I thought that they weren't even singing the Blues anyways ... new project new music ... well not 'new' music cause Billy Childish has been using that catalog for years

yeah ... the balance is $314,159 ... everyone knows math geeks don't get laid.

ont-ils = they have? sont-ils = they are?

you are such a weirdo

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erik you seem to do the same thing to thelawgoddess ... so does she control you then?

if Anna had been the one belaying and shredmaximus had cratered would she have been lambasted for "letting" him climb? Was Erden the more experienced climber in that partnership and thus in a position to vet Goran's decisions? There are so many hypotheticals and ifs to your question it's not just apples and oranges it's a whole fruit salad. Generally we don't start spraying negatively about people who just died and their surviving partners who are obviously very distraught and irrational. The Kropp thread came on the heels of the actual accident when there was still a lot of confusion and shock. The Anna thread came on a few months after her incident when she brought it up herself.

I think once you the leader get to the belay you can go up and right a bit and back-clip a bolt on Frayed Ends of Sanity ... or maybe it's a bush? Fuzzy memory. There is something up there that improves the situation slightly, but it is not on the route per se. It's a tricky spot for sure. The topo guide calls it a "5.9 improbable traverse". Best to not fall.