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I once forgot to take out the "do not eat" packet in my freeze dried dinner. Had about 3 bites left when I noticed it. I was solo on a winter St. Helen's climb. That night I had some crazy hallucinations

I did the Emmons last weekend. Given the above route conditions (suncaps, 12" wide cattle path) I'd say the emmons conditions arent any better then DC. For the emmons, the 12" wide cattle path is really your only option for much of the upper route. Double bummer is that it was the only path both up and down.

What survey? I climbed last weekend. Just went through the regular permit stuff.

For my summer climbs up Rainier, I wear a lightweight long sleeve shirt (Railriders Eco-Mesh), fleece jacket (Mountain Hardwear Monkey Man), soft shell jacket (Marmot DriClime Stretch). And pack a down jacket. For my legs..... mid weight tights, nylon shorts (or zip off pants) shell pants. I use LaSportiva EVO GTX boots. Have never worn plastics.

I have walked into MSR Seattle on two occasions with broken gear and no receipt in hand. Both times walked out with new or repaired gear, no questions asked. MSR is AWESOME!!

Granite and Mailbox are good staples.

Will mail to you if you can identify. Found Sunday morning, May 18th.

And you all thought I was joking. Went up this moring. Down by 11:30am. Conditions were great. Everything was consolidated. Solid steps all the way up. The glissade down was better then ever.

I found it for $110. Price isn't a factor for me. I took almost 2 years off from climbing so my climbing funds have just been building up.

What are your thoughts? I need to upgrade from my old plastic one. Was going to get the voile XLM but came across the Komperdell. With a longer handle then the XLM it sure would save my back. Would be carried in avy conditions but probably only get use when digging a platform. http://www.snewsnet.com/cgi-bin/snews/04634.html?id=r4AneBUy:76.28.140.108

Just be prepared to get an earfull from any ranger that sees you climbing up to Shurman solo.

Screw it, anybody want to meet me at Granite? Must have beacon and shovel.

http://www.backpacking.net/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=154161&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1 I have the MK1 Lite. Awesome tent.

Did any of you miss this? Give the guy a fucking break. Your pack is the last thing on his mind right now. Be happy your able to get out and enjoy the outdoors, unlike his wife. Graham has shown time and time again that he goes above and beyond what most companies will do. Have a little heart and class while he is going through these tough times.

http://www.mountainsavvy.com/index.html I took the above class a few years back. Glenn was full of knowledge and made it a point for everyone to learn what he was teaching. Looks like its all booked this time around though.....

I bought a set for my BD lighthouse but have not used them yet. The weight savings are worth the price IMHO. I bought mine on ebay directly from Fibraplex. If I remember correctly, it was a few bucks cheaper that way.

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From what I learned after having low back pain for 8 years, doing everything possible, then finally getting my pain taken care of with surgery.........Cortisone is basically a super strong anti inflamatory. It can provide "long term" relief but if the cause of the pain is not corrected, the pain will return. I had two cortisone injections. Neither gave me any refief. I did get some relief with acupuncture but it took appointments once or twice a week for a number of weeks. And once I got back to strenous exercise, the pain (sciatica) returned. The source of my pain was from many things combined. I had some mis shaped foramen, 3 herniated disks, and some torn ligaments. There was a ton of inflamation and scar tissue. I had a three level laminectomy with diskectomy less then a year ago. Although full recovery is likly to take 1-2 years, I have been feeling better then I have in many years. I would recommend that your friend try everything possible and give each treatment time. Because I was able to do just that, and recieved only little if any, short term relief, I have no regrets of the surgery. Thats just my opinon.....

Do yourself a favor and check out http://www.featheredfriends.com/Default.aspx

Are you able to turn it on? Most people I know enter their house as a way point

I use a Feathered Friends Vireo which is the same idea. My Vireo is 68" long (I'm 5' 10") and comes up to the top of my rib cage. This length for me is great when lying down and provides just enough coverage when sitting up. I personaly would not go any shorter myself. They tapper the down towards the top so it does not interfere with your jacket. I use the FF Volant jacket with it.This combo has been fine for me in temps just below freezing. The Akula half bag is designed to use with the heavy, full length Torre parka. I don't believe the WM Meltdown would be long enough even with the long version of the Akula. IMHO, looking at the specs, the combo of the Akula and the Meltdown (17ozs total down) would be colder then my combo (21ozs total down). If you already own the meltdown, I'd go for a longer "half bag". I do like using a half bag. Saves some weight and makes doing chores while tucked in a piece of cake. Its very versital. In warmer weather I just open up my jacket and lay it on top of me. In most cases (frezzing temps) I wear a balaclava, gloves, the jacket & hood while sleeping. I sometimes use an extra piece of clothing to cover my face. The only negative for me is just that you never get that really cozy feeling of being completly snuggled up like you do in a mummy bag. BTW, the temp rating (20F or -7C) of the Akula is when used in combination with the Torre parka. The bag alone is more like 45F.

I'm wondering if those that voted "An hour after leaving camp" are RMI guides or clients?

Just curious as to how others define the word attempt. I’ve had my share of times when the planned summit was not reached, but can I really say it was even attempted? If you didn’t make the summit, at what point do you say it was attempted? Please chose one.

Hey Layton I think the key is to back off your training at first to let your body adjust to your workload. Just like working out, your body will slowing adapt. When I first started working 10-14 hours 5 days a week for 8 years, I scaled back my training for the first month or so and gradually increased the duration and intensity. I was able to motivate myself to work out 3 times a week after work and or on my lunch break. I would occasionaly work out before work but found I wasn't fully awake until the last few minutes of the work out (plus I always went to bed after 10:30pm). Now I only work 42hrs/week. I work out during lunch for an hour 4-5/week. BTW, thanks for answering my PM.

There was a similar post on another board about GPS. This was the clear favorite: http://www.rei.com/product/735607