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Gear Critic forum ... not a chat room ... is there a better forum for you gentlemen to discuss whatever you are discussing? maybe start a new thread or something? want to talk about aliens falling apart? ... please continue

I think Zoran is talking about the East Ridge route on Atwell - which is a more technical and usually climbed earlier in spring, versus the easiest route to the summit of Garibaldi proper which is typically done from the Warren glacier and has technical difficulties similar to other standard routes on cascade volcanoes.

if you want to relate it to a real world measure of elevation gain (like hiking a steep trail) you would need to measure the vertical displacement of YOUR centre of mass per step on the machine and then multiply by the number of steps you take.

northish facing. vegetated and currently moist. possibly a little chossy too. get after it later in the year. It is a worthy lump of rock. many possible lines.

HAHAHA ... shorts over polypro even in the gym!!! ... you guys take your training seriously

linky to retail shop with crampon discount

I am sorry to report that Winter Water Sports is similarly suffering from recent warming trends: Approach Notes: 150HP of 4-Stroke Honda outboard

I'll be coming in Thursday pm and leaving sunday pm. me + 1

Eric Weihenmeyer the blind climber guy was involved in an experiment which fitted his tongue with pins that made a picture of what a camera mounted on his head was pointed at ... and he was able to "see" with his tongue - navigate around unfamiliar surroundings and avoid obstacles and such. "On Intelligence" is the book to read.

the book Muffy is referring to is called "Leading Out" by Rachel someone or other. Has a PNW focus. I kinda enjoyed Lynn Hill's autobiography though others panned it for being dull. Annapurna: A Woman's Place is On Top, is good but so very dated it makes me cringe a bit.

you'd probably get a better whole body workout from a rowing machine and wouldn't have to worry about headroom. Keeping pedals lower to the floor sounds like jogging with your knees tied together. It sure doesn't seem like you'd be happy with that limitation for long term and if you are spending a bunch of money on workout gear it would suck to get frustrated and bored quickly. If you really want to step up and down on something you could probably score a milkcrate for way cheaper than the Stairmaster ... or if you want more headroom maybe dig a hole in the floor ... ythen you could move the hole around and just get your workout that way

my sick rad lurker friend has expressed interest in coming, so I will tag along to introduce her to all you loozers ...

I should also point out that John stepped beyond the bounds of this forum himself in some of his comments to you Muffy. I chopped it all. I hope this thread can stay on track from now on.

I chopped a bunch of bullshit from this thread. Please do not use this forum as a chat room. i_like_sun you already have a thread about your own issues with food and training, so please refrain from co-opting all other tangentially related threads to your own agenda. Muffy, you know this is not the spray forum. Please limit further discussion to the Original Topic: Zone Diet, favorite recipes, blah blah blah.

like downfall says, the essence of the zone diet is a balance of carbs and protein at each meal/snack that minimizes the insulin rollercoaster. The book-standard zone diet is not optimized for a high-output athletic lifestyle, nor for the transient caloric demands of sports like alpine climbing where time and pack-weight place limits on food choices. But there has been plenty of research/experimentation in adapting the principles towards those activities - the crossfit and gym jones crowds have both investigated and written articles on this. My reading of it is that the excess caloric requirement that is a result of steady training (going to the gym for an hour, 5 days a week etc.) is met by increasing fat intake (avocados, almonds, olive oil shots etc.) while the transient demands of a day of hard climbing etc. are best met with an addition of high carb snacks on the go(GU etc.) mixed in.

uh, ok. what do ya mean? lifting weights on monday and running on tuesday doesn't mean you will be able to run while carrying weights on wednesday. Someone who runs while carrying weights on monday AND tuesday will still crush you in Wednesday's race. the only "split" that matters is the one between training and rest - and the schedule of that has no logical or physiological connection that I can see, to the days of the week.

"segmented training builds segmented capacity"

there is one. It is called ebay.com. If you want to buy and sell on ebay, go to ebay. It has a very functional search engine (unlike this place )and WAY less letters to type in the address bar. ebay listings are not and will not be allowed here in the Yard Sale. This was a rule emplaced due to wishes of the general membership, not something the mods and admins came up with just to be power trippers. CC.com sponsors are not allowed to post their sales in the Yard Sale forum either, but are welcome to post them in the Online/Local Shops.

the hole in the tip of your skis is not for skins. It serves no functional purpose. Skins will have a metal/plastic fitting that fit around the ski tip and some attachment to clip to the back of the ski. The design is essentially universal and any modern skin will fit any ski - with some trimming of width. A helmet is worth buying your own rather than renting. You should be able to get a new helmet and new all-around harness suitable for rock climbing and mountaineering for less than $100 total and you will have complete knowledge of their histories.

Why doncha go climb it n see how steep it is. it's a tilted picture. gear hanging on a harness hangs straight down in an untilted picture.

Hey Ken it's missing a motor

this thread sucks without olyclimber. Here is a picture for him.

I hate you Joe and Michelle Puryear you have made me so jealous! I don't remember a 100 foot runout on Off-Balanced Rock, but perhaps I avoided it by climbing into the chimney right off the belay, only recommended for the tiny and flexible. I will add that route on Kingfisher to my list for next time. Thanks for the TR

naw ... she spent the previous night on the floor of a telephone booth and slept in. Climbs so fast she doesn't need to get up early.

Hi i_like_sun, I realize your question is sincere. However, the general topic of the merits of different models and brands of ice tools has been brought up SO many times during the life of this bulletin board. It is not difficult to do a search and pull up tons of discussions - even just by clicking back through the topic lists. So for you to broach the topic again perhaps makes the "regulars" feel like you have failed to do your homework, and as a result your genuine inquiry is met with, if not derision, at least dismissal and annoyance. As a moderator of this forum, having seen this topic hashed out a couple of times a year for the last 4 years, it's hard for me to feel particularily inclined to rebuke that response. A few basic pointers in pulling up results from our search engine: Under the forum lists choose the "Gear Critic" forum or the "Ice Climbing" forum. Set the date filter for results "Newer Than: 7 Years" Under the Keywords, perhaps try listing some of the common brands or models eg. Quarks, Vipers, Grivel ... etc. rather than a more vaque query such as "Ice tools" good luck with your quest for information.