tomtom

Word. If you're concerned about gas mileage, might I recommend....a bike? Supplemented by a bus pass? Just an idea. My '03 Forester (5 spd) gets 28-29 mpg on the highway. I'm not sure of the city mileage, since I bike to work. Pretty much goes anywhere I want it to. I have a friend with an Xterra, but we usually take my car because it's cheaper. YMMV.

Bill Robin's website is still up.

Da Toof!

Anodized biners stay shinier longer.

You guys watch TV? They are targeting *you*.

Gas mileage sucks compared to a Subaru.

Another vote for "annoying". The only advantage is the red color matches my double runners.

Ahhh, the old lunar lander.

Alp Wings and Easy-Gs.

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Basic gluesniffers are required to stick to the non-toxic wood glue. One has to take the Intermediate Gluesniffers Course before they can begin to sniff more adventurous glues.

There are at least a couple confirmed mounties in those photos.

There are two versions of the jacket, the earlier with the lighter fabric and the later with the heavier fabric. Overall weight changed from 10.8 oz to 12.4 oz. But you can't tell by the hang tag which is which, though.

Damn.

Be conservative with the temp. I had mine set to 350 and scorched the outer layer after 5 minutes. (If they start smoking, pull them out.) The liners fit fine and the damage was only cosmetic.

Walked in the flagship REI yesterday and spent 10 minutes looking for the climbing gear. Turns out they moved it from near the entrance to a small cubbyhole near bikes. Inventory looks to be less than half of previous. One of the sales associates said that climbing gear was moved because it has low margins compared to the other items in the store. A friend spoke with a different store manager and learned that their store had increased profits my expanding the percentage of floor space dedicated to womens' clothing, and that would be a model for the chain. The upstairs of the flagship store is now all clothing and boots. REI now has over $100 million in cash and investments, not counting property and inventory on sales of ~$890 million. Dividends declared for this past year were $50 million. And they brag "We climb." Soon, they will have to shop for their climbing gear elsewhere.

A couple of years ago, I drove my Honda Civic up to Twin Lakes. No big deal.

I have an Eldo, and erecting the vestibule is a pain in the ass. Too many little velcro thingies and complex guylines. The zipper attachment on the ID is a much better design.

Colin and Mark climbed the N Ridge of Stuart in Winter and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.

Muir on Saturday. Headed up the Rain-dog Sunday till the cloud cap formed. Slept from 3:30pm Sun till 6:30 am Mon.

Need picture of girl ...

Yoga chicks are real bendy.

On the way in we passed the group that had skiied this rather burly line on Fissile.

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Spend the weekend bc skiing behind Whistler and topped out on Whirlwind. Does that count?