icegirl

I'd read you guidebook, but only if it's a collection of your trip reports Classic lines "it looked pretty in the kitty litter, so I kept climbing" You should sell a stapled together copy of your trip reports at your store... $3.00 gets you some amusing rainy day tent reading... and TP if you run out? ?? ? ? ?? ? (okay, that was bad, sorry mike, amusing myself at your expense again)

Pub Club Crawl...

I've had random people in stores ask "hey, are you icegirl" before. It's happened at work, too... I've had conversations with patients, and surgery residents from the e. coast and midwest. it is odd... I am like "uh, BTW, my name is Laura.." it's kind of hard to explain at the workplace, too, when someone says "yo, IG, pass the knife" I'm like "huh? you talkin' to me?" since it's so out of context....

this almost sounds like the set up for a bad joke.... Please bring: shovel ice ax tarp

wow! glad he worked out for you! yeah, he totally rocks! He's not who I'd go to for really complex fractures though... Did you get him talking about climbing in the Tetons? I spoke with Dr. Nork this weekend, and confirmed that he LOVES operating on Pilon fractures, complex fractures and irregular bone injuries (Pelvis, Talus, calcaneus, Elbow, and tibial plateau fractures) He has worked on a number of climbers, and understands what they want outcome wise. Winquist used to do tons of fx's in years past, now he mainly does knee scopes and total joints.

I also can't say enough about getting a pack with a frame (or soft back) sized for a small person... The Valhalla is my first "girl" sized pack, and I have been SO pleased. It's a size small with the adjustable frame set down 4 or 5 'slots'. It's like night and day to have something fit ya right. I've carried upwards to 40lbs in it, and with good packing it still rides very well. just my .02

REI Valhalla... and ya can't beat the price...

many thanks to Andrew S. and Misha M. (and those I names I can't remember) for the time and effort on those beautiful routes... Totally worth it if you are hard climber. Only one 5.9 last time I was out there, and they go up up up from there...

hahahhah 14 out of 14 right.... "you may be trusted with my dog"

Hey, Will, I've got lots of good tips about getting that nasty smoke smell out of your clothing.... Does this mean you need your tent back so YOU have a place to live? IT must be pretty bad if they are leaving TO Squarebanks??

Dr. Bruce Sangeorzan at Harborview Dr. Sean Nork at Harborview Dr. Brad Henley at Harborview IF you are lucky enough to be in Alaska, one of my favs, Dr. Bill Mills is moving up there this summer, he's one of the better reconstructive knee guys on the west coast. Seattles loss, AK gain (he's from AK, for those of you who are wondering if he's lost his mind) All deal with difficult pilon fractures on a daily basis A pilon fx is nothing to scoff at, it is a distal tibial fracture that included the articular surface on one or more planes. A good reduction is paramount. Dr. Jonathan Franklin and Dr Michael Watt in Ballard are also quite excellent. I am posting this in the thread for others who may also be interested to file it away.

will, I can teach you how to sleep out of 4 duffel bags and a tent... It's all about organization... black duffle= clothes blue duffle= ice climbing gear red duffle= rock climbing gear green duffle= scuba crap (emerald sea) surround sound, tv, dogs, etc... I'm camped under a railroad crossing sign... really (okay, the room used to be my ex's model train room, so I've got a full sized railroad crossing sign over my thermarest)

you talkin' to me? Give me a month or two of being a homeless climbing bum and I just might take you up on that offer. Until then I think I'm sticking to the easy stuff

Hey, why don't you guys go get the second ascent and then rate it. That would be more trustworthy than armchair climbing/rating from behind a keyboard.

ken4ord looked like a miniature dog? What? (just kidding)

Uh, shouldn't you be hitting the road sometime in the near future to meet us for pub club at Golden Gardens (shilshole) Oh, I have wed and fri free, but I don't think _I'm_ what you are looking for for this climb.

Sweet! awesome picts, great TR... Nice work boys!

hah.. no it took us a lot of persuading to tell us the real story as he was uh. underage... and his parents would likely have prefered a pool vent story...

I might be up for a s. lake wash ride... Being that the closet I'm using as a crash pad is down in the leschi area,

Well, other than the scary bit with the dogs, and the smell, it is really not all that bad. Being that I rent, I'm not having to deal with the bulk of the issues, and I can't even start moving my stuff out until after the insurance people arrive. Terrible? Nah, PAIN IN THE ASS? yes. Everything always works out one way or another BTW, I'm not continuing posting on this to gain peoples sympathy, I just find it easier to write it once here, than to have to answer a whole bunch of email/PM/phone calls as to the progress of things. If it is bothering anyone, please PM me and I'll stop

Dr. Doug Hanel UW roosevelt clinic, HMC, and I think he has a clinic on the e. side as well.... Although he is a surgeon, he does need to operate all the time, and will at least be able to point you in the correct direction. He has worked on a lot of climbers, and understands their needs.

Doggies are still recovering at vets... Might get to bring them home tomorrow, more likely monday... Continuing inventory of stuff it sucks to loose... Camelback (replaced as of today with a better version), chalkbag, My BRAND NEW la sportiva mythos (I thought it smelled like a red neck campfire complete with burning rubber...) and, to top it off, there was a fresh 6 pack of guinnes in the fridge (the one that is melted shut). DAMMNIT! Hey, does anyone have a bigish, crappy tent they might be able to do without for month or so? I'm kinda keen on setting one up in the front yard and staying there on my non-work days so I can get more shit done, and stay out of the hair of my emergency crash pad benefactor, and perhaps in doing so extend my welcome If I can't find a tent, maybe I'll have to have one of those culverts from the hike in to static point shipped in, I'd try a fridge box, but I don't think that would have room for the doggies AND me.

did I post this already? http://homepage.mac.com/ljjames/PhotoAlbum43.html Wow, they had some facts way off...

Update, Doggies are spending weekend at the vet, getting 'roids bronchdialators and antibiotics. House smells like a redneck campfire gone awry, now boarded up, insurance dudes coming in a day or so. Things i have already learned... exactly how many wash cycles it takes to get smoke smell out of clothing. (2 wash with soap, 1 rinse) Alcohol, not soap gets soot off of computer and other solid items. That all my buddies at cc.com totally rock, and thanks for your kind words. That I like my peat and smoke in a bottle, not as a complete living environment. The walls look "good" in charcoal gray. That having a fire is a very very dramatic way to get a remodel started. not one I recommend. I'll get around to pictures... the kitchen carnage is spectacuar, now now, no bad jokes about my kitchen... Klenke, you were correct, it was a magnetic ballast.

was at work, apparently happened just before I got home. Always interesting to come home to a firetruck or three in front of your house. Thank God I am still renting. almost got arrested crossing the fire line to find the mutts. They were already gone to the vets by the time I arrived. Apparntly the news has great footage of them with nasal O2 being delivered. Thank God they were okay. All my crap is fine, a bit smelly, but fine, nothing but the kitchen got torched. It was a florescent light that freaked out apparently. got overheated or something, shorted, fell down, and caught the wall on fire. Pretty fucking amazing. Dogs were sleeping upstairs.