allison

surf on over to the WTA website and check out the trip reports. Best conditions info in all the land!

It's a MOVE, not a ROUTE, you dunce!

See you later, wanker. You are a pig, and not even a funny pig.

Guy sounds like a real piece of work. I hope he gets in trouble for being such an idiot. I am starting to think I am the only climber in the PNW who would rather avoid the hassles and just buy the damn parking pass. I hate the idea of it on so many levels, but 2 hours of my time hanging with the fuzz in the Snow Creek parking lot...well, I'm just not into that either! If you are going to make a statement about the stupid pass system, don't forget to write your congresspeople, and give some $$ tot he Access Fund to lobby on your behalf. Seems that the vast majority of climbers are anti-permit, is the local AF working on this item? Is there anything we can do to make it not become permanent?

1. I am learning to enjoy something the KTK and others refer to as "French Free." It's so funny to hear trad climbers dissing on the trashy ethics of sport climbers and yet this French thing is acceptable.... 2. I invented a move called the "snatch jam" 3. I got in trouble at work for saying "while you're down there" to a male co-worker who was working on his knees in front of me. The guy wasn't mad, but another guy claimed he was offended because I could say that and he couldn't. [ 04-29-2002, 10:33 AM: Message edited by: allison ]

LOVE DAT CLOBBERLEEF!!

Take it over to Spray, you boneheads. There's plenty of bandwith for this sort of pole-cattin' over there.

Hi, lots of fun had by all again this week. Lots of 75 cent Wimpy burgers, much enhanced by the Condom-mint Bar....except Chris W who seems to like his au natural. When my Ballard carpool arrived Matt P, Erik, Lizard Brain, and HikerWa were already ing. Arriving presently were Alpine K, v, SpecialEd, Lindsay, Mike Adamson, Shawn, Mtnrngr, To The Top, and Dwayner. Dwayner did some sort of interpretive dance involving some tangling of his Tshirt. I'm not sure what he was trying to do, but it was funny. His tummy is white, like a fish belly. Then along came Holly Climber for a brief cameo. The legendary Dave W was there, and late arrivals Figger Eight, Mystic Nacho, and joekania added some spice to the stew. We thought it was a full house, but then oo9 and Lambone showed up and then we really had a party. It was determined that MN was the youngest attendee, being juuust barely old enough to be there. I believe many of this week's Pub Clubbers will be seen climbing in 11worth this weekend, in the wake of the 90 Mountaineers and all of the other "little" groups that filled up the Icicle last weekend. It was a long drive back to Ballard last night. Next week it's Tacoma's turn again? Waddle it be, City of Destinyers? Swiss? E9?? CLOVERLEAF?? [ 04-24-2002, 11:39 AM: Message edited by: allison ]

HELP! We are being attacked by hackers. Come into the chatroom and help us defeat the evil geeks before they eat our brains!!!!

quote: Originally posted by Dru: "Allison Harpell" might also work cause she is working hard to join the KTK Ladies' Auxiliary and Tea Circle. Nah, not me, I'm just a groupie!

Hey, now, confusing yourself is the best way to stay honest!! I'm thinking Alki myself.

I've done a ton of sewing of outdoors stuff, and I can tell you that you will probably end up spending more than you want to on materials, it will take a lot of time, and you may not be happy with the results of sewing your own pack. Matter of fact, I was thinking of making that very same pack, but talked myself out of it due to the above factors. For the time and effort, I would consider sticking to simple clothing, things made of fleece, hats, and all kinds of stuff sacks. One of my finest sewing accomplishments is an exact knockoff of the TNF Denali pants, down to the 3-piece Taslan overlay on the knees, and honestly if I had it to do over again, I would buy them off the rack. They look great, but between the cost of materials and the time they took me to make, it wasn't worth it. Stick to smaller stuff and you'll be happier. A book you might find helpful: Sew and Repair your own Oudoor Gear , Louise Lindgren, Mountaineers Press. Good Luck!

[/QB] Considering that KTK is really nothing more than a pubescent circle jerk, somehow I don't think that would work.[/QB] You sure about that? Last weekend's KTK crew was 50/50 boys to girls and at least half in attendance were 35 or older..... [ 04-21-2002, 09:54 AM: Message edited by: allison ]

Patrick, you are scaring me. I think you missed your calling.

Nice try.

Yay!

I know who it is but I am not going to tell you because your alter ego Ray has me blocked from sending him private messages. Go figure.

and the chat room, let's not forget the chat room! I miss the chat room.

No, SK is not my dad. He lives in the capital of Canada. You definitely don't have to be a good climber to be in the KTK. You just have to be a good sport.

oh, come ON ChucK, you really think a group of 90 is the same as your examples? Don't make me stick that electric cattle prod in your ear again, or you won't have ANY brain cells left, let alone your poor tastebuds.

I'm okay with party size maximums and permits for some areas as long as the policy is thoughtful. Really prefer to never see a party larger than 8 or maybe an occasional dozen anywhere myself. I agree that the Enchantments are a really nice place to visit based on the permit system. I know there's an argument for going to less popular places if you want to get away from the crowds, but the flip side of that is that places are classic often because they are exceptional. I'm Ok with the Mounties descending on places like the Icicle, but not in numbers like 90. That's just waay too many. I know you like it when I use the prod, but it is really not good for you, and I need to make sure you don't become dependant on it for your sole source of enjoyment.

web page Here's some more on the subject of passes (not compliance, sorry for the thread drift) as discussed on nwhikers.net. Looks like there's talk of a seamless pass for all Federal lands, has its advantages and disadvantages in my opinion.

Thanks a bunch for the warning, Chris, you know we all 'preciate it, but can I just say, holy crabcakes, Batman, a group of 90? That is about 4 times the size it should be. Really really, way way too big. If anyone who makes these decisions is reading this, 90 Mountaineers in the Icicle is just way, way too many.

I'm in there right now if you want to see if at least the chat is working.... I am getting all kinds of error messages here and there...