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Another cyclist got busted in the Tour today for EPO. It wasn't detected, the cops found it in his wife's car. With products like the Whizzinator and a good doctor, athletes are able to get by.

But sometimes you just can't stop.

Dru's next after I take care of this pinhead.

And what if you find them?

The third climber who was killed was John Augenstein. Damn.

I climbed it a couple weeks ago on a 60m. Most individual pitches were about half a rope length. The longest was the first (aid, not Davis Holland), which was a bit more than half to the anchors.

Yes. It's Possible.

Three climbers killed in North Cascades THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MARBLEMOUNT, Wash. -- Rescuers were dispatched to North Cascades National Park after a climbing accident that killed three people, officials said Monday. The victims were part of a six-member party climbing Sunday in the area of Sharkfin Tower, about 20 miles east of Marblemount, park spokesman Tim Manns said. A fourth climber in the group was seriously injured and two others were not hurt. The climbers were on a trip organized through the Mountaineers group, Seattle director Steve Costie said. "It was one of our basic experience climbs for our climbing class, I think," Costie said. Approaching the peak requires crossing a glacier, then ascending a rock face. The climb requires that members be roped together, but it was unclear whether that was the case Sunday. All six of the climbers are from Washington state, Manns said, but he declined to identify them pending notification of family. Rangers learned of the accident from other climbers who reported it using a cellphone. A guide from Alpine Ascents International assisted the Mountaineers party after the accident, program director Gordon Janow said. That guide, Pat Timson, sent the two climbers he was with down to base camp and returned to help. Information from Timson indicated that the Mountaineers party were caught under falling rock, possibly when they strayed from the normal climbing route, Janow said. Costie said he had little information about the accident. "Until the rescue has been accomplished ... we have no idea what happened," he said. Timson spent the night at the scene, and was in contact with his wife, another Alpine Ascents guide, by cell phone. A second Alpine Ascents guide left for the scene of the accident Monday morning to assist Timson and the others, Janow said. "Our guides are all basically wilderness first responders, so we sent the climbers down and sent the guide back up there," Janow said. Rescuers left Sunday night on foot and expected to reach the group Monday morning. Rain overnight hindered additional rescue efforts, but rangers hoped to send a helicopter to the site after daybreak, Manns said. Sharkfin Tower's elevation is 8,120 feet. It is located along a ridge of peaks in the Boston Basin area, 90 miles northeast of Seattle. Mann said it's a popular climbing destination in the park. Story

My condolences to family and friends.

And it's spelled Rainier.

Hmmm. I've had mixed results. I had one of the employees tell me that the spinner knobs on ice screws wasn't useful, so he sold me one without. That screw is long gone.

What is pathetic is that the Democrats couldn't nominate a candidate that could defeat Bush.

Four injured climbers on Mount Rainier rescued By Warren Cornwall Three climbers and their professional guide were rescued from Mount Rainier by helicopters this afternoon after they fell during a climb high on the mountain. The most seriously injured of the four, Patrick Clemens of Bethlehem, Pa., was airlifted to Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis with a broken leg and head injuries, said National Park Service spokeswoman Lee Taylor. Another climber, 42-year-old Matthew Fisher of Vernon, N.J., suffered a sore back and a possible spinal injury, and was taken to Harboview Medical Center in Seattle. A third climber, Peter Bridgewater, 54, of Singapore, suffered no major injuries, and was able to walk nearby to be lifted off the mountain by a helicopter. He was in satisfactory condition at Tacoma General Hospital. The guide, 31-year-old John Lucia, lost consciousness for a time after the fall, but was then able to help with the rescue before he was flown to Tacoma General Hospital, where he was in satisfactory condition. Bridgewater fell on a steep slope, pulling the other three - who were roped to him - with them, Taylor said based on a report from a Park-Service climbing ranger at the scene of the rescue. Bridgewater had fallen a moment earlier, but Lucia, who was first in line, was able to stop the fall. But when Bridgwater fell again, all four slid roughly 40 yards down a slope, Taylor said. Lucia and Bridgewater were going so fast they flew over a crevasse. But Fisher and Clemens slid into the crevasse and fell about 20 feet. Earlier reports indicated that the party had been crossing a snow bridge that collapsed, but that report was incorrect, Taylor said.

SALEM, Ore. - Two Blackhawk helicopters from Oregon were dispatched to Mt. Rainier on Thursday to assist in the rescue of four climbers who fell into a crevasse. A Rainier Mountaineering Incorporated-guided party of four climbers were ascending the mountain at the Disappointment Cleaver Route at 12,600 feet when they plunged into the crevasse. Guides were on scene providing emergency medical care to the climbers. The flight crews from the 1042nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance) will likely effect a hoist operation to retrieve the climbers from the crevasse and stabilize the climbers for transport. At this point, the extent of the climbers' injuries is unknown.

After Muir, you might consider doing the South Side of Adams as a very long day trip or an overnight. Gets you up to 12k. But have your navigation skills down in case the weather blows in.

Yup.

World Bonking Record?

Whoa!

Annabelle!

you might also want to try http://www.nwhikers.net/

I climbed it back on Memorial day in stiff sole boots. Pro: 6 medium stoppers, 2 small tri-cams, 3 medium hexes. Bring lots of double runners for slinging stuff. We pitched it out (6 pitches or so). There are rap slings every 30m which were convenient anchors.

scooters are aid.

If you're really paranoid, you can get your permits 24 hrs in advance.

Good stuff.

Return them to REI.