Crack

kicking horse is great right now, everything in the book plus more looked in -but warmer bluebird days will make for rapid change...essondale right was killer, first pitch thin and chandeliered -tricky pro, the rest is fat with no crowds... fyi -gibraltor wall is still fat, a double freestanding pillar formed high up to the left of the left side, a cold snap would make it a go...

hey ben -it's JAPanese...a dirtbag's gotta have some standards. night'n'gale was way fat and friendly(easy 4), a good/lucky day as it was very warm. crossed the river easily on a log bridge. is that shriek of the sheep to the left a few hundred yards? big, blue curtain. capricorn looked a little too holey for us, another cold snap might make it good to go.

still have: backcountry access digital transciever -250.00 or something close to that will work. also: brand new bca shovel -sold, woohoo! mens size medium OR "catabolic" gloves, very similair to their "fall-line" model. these were prototypes and have only been used a few times. i don't know how much the shovel and gloves cost, but make an offer if you're interested. [ 02-06-2002: Message edited by: Crack ] [ 02-06-2002: Message edited by: Crack ]

after spending the last week touring through the rockies we were ready for some ugly american partyin' -where were you washingtonians? colder than shit, dale and crew made it in the family van and caddie so no excuses on road conditions...either way the small crowd was friendly, and the whole event was very low key. kudos to the moose and lyle and the dude from mec, great people...sorry about the cave again, lyle.

still got one left, the Backcountry Access digital model for 250.00 obo. c'mon folks, i'm not ready to sweat for my cabbage and gravel just yet...

i would highly recommend some sort of avalanche training and all the proper accesories (beacons, probe, and shovel) for anyone who spends time in the backcountry. as some of you who've done some training have noticed, 85% of the level I course is spent learning how to forecast and avoid them...human error provides the greatest statistic. the tools/toys which go along with your knowledge are in fact merely for recovery, and depending on the situation and your efficiency -could prove to be life-saving. roughly 90% of recoveries are made within the first 15 minutes, the numbers rapidly dissolve soon after. i've been on a few searches working with search and rescue, something i chose to be a part of after i lost a roomate and close friend to one. he left a pair of beacons sitting on his bed and was skiing alone. i have also been a part of SAR's where victims were recovered alive -our lives are worth far more than some cabbage and gravel. be smart at having fun, shit can go sour pretty quickly. btw, too all who know me as the bum that i think i chose to be, this isn't a plug to sell my peeps -but an issue i really do feel strongly about.

hey wow -still here!

got two for sale: 1) orthovox f1 (dual frequency) $150.002) bca beartracker (digital) $250.00 both are in perfect condition.

lillooet was really, really warm. marble canyon is still fat, except deeping wall -thin but still getting led. the lake is bomber. carl's berg was good but with lots of stuff coming down. sychronicity had a few pitches of good ice but don't count on "unbelievable amounts" -the ice bridge is not in but you can still shortcut the approach wading through the river about a hundred yards up -freakin' cold but good fun. we heard rambles was thin and oregon jack was fat. it's pretty slow up there, i suppose everyone's waiting for a cold snap -good idea.

i was pouring drinks and stockin' cabbage and gravel for 3 months in s.e. asia. 2002? i can't plan past this weekend. i'll take that as a plus...

wow -whatta bargain !

*i get out of the van up at hatcher's, realizing i had forgotten my boots. i suffered up bootpack, then duct-taped a bath towel around each one of my sneakers...not a lot of support, and quite a cushy ride down. *waiting out the rain in a cave with two french girls and bag of opium-sprayed-laotian weed with nothing but matches...we poked around the bushes and found an old cigarette pack. one of the girls carefully peeled apart the paper-thin plastic foil and backing, then rolled up the goodies in the backing -them euro's will smoke just about ANYTHING...

1) BD x-15 w/adze (50cm)2) LUCKY seven w/hammer (50cm)3) STUBAI extreme w/adze (45cm) all three are bent shafts w/leashes, the x-15 comes with both the alaska and stinger picks. together they make a great combo w/3rd tool...the whole shebang for $200.00 -wow! [ 12-12-2001: Message edited by: Crack ] [ 12-13-2001: Message edited by: Crack ]