allison

I saw on the news that there was an accident at a climbing area outside of N. Bend. The guy was taken to Harborview. Anyone know more?

See above. Oops. [ 02-27-2002: Message edited by: allison ]

You know, it's funny for me to hear of someone being afraid of the speed from skiing. It would never occur to me that there's anything bad or scary about any aspect of skiing. I am acrophobic and the lifts never bother me. The part that's compelling is that I have been skiing since I was five, when I knew no fear. I started climbing when I was 29, and there were plenty of things to be afraid of. Now since I've busted myself up, I'm more scared. I have problems with the motorcycle too, and I've been riding for more than ten years. So....when we need to overcome stuff that sprouted up late on in life, then what?

Hey, I told you not to tell me how it ends!!!Twink!!! I guess that now I won't be able to commit the evil act I had planned, when I get done reading (if I ever get done reading) I'd hoped to post a little something just so the thread would bubble-up to the to of the pile....DAMMIT!

E, I have read Big Lou's biography. I'm on the same page with many of the rest of you on big Lou's Status as most Excellent Sweater-Wearing Icon of Mountainography. He could give me a belay any old day. Oh...waitaminute, you're talking about Alpine K's autobio...well, it's on back-order at the library. I think Icegirl's got it checked out at the moment. But...I have the same contempt for guide services and this one in particular, for the same reasons. When I was just a young girl, my dad had the pleasure of visiting the Flats twice with our friends at RMI, and has no summitage. Now I don't think I could get his ass into good enough shape to do it with me. And Veg, having not read all the way through it yet, I had NO IDEA. Such restraint. What kind of a sprayer are you? Jimminy! OK, but I don't want anyone to tell me how Muir on Saturday ends...

I'm proud to say I only got $14 and change this year, which means if I did buy anything from that terrible place it was probably on sale. I dunno, the pine candle sounds nice, or maybe a Gramicci Cotton t-shirt...hmmmm..maybe some Chukar Cherries, or a little something from the Art Wolfe store? They have so many nice useful things at HikeyTown, sometimes I just have the hardest time decideing what to buy. Then that gives me a chance to get some help from the ultra-knowledgeable staff.... Recent conversation in the Map Department:"Do you have a map of the entire Alpine Lakes Wildnerness? I'm planning some long off-trail trips and need a big map for trip planning." "What's it called? Is that in Washington?"

I'm wondering if the $728 incldes materials for the mandatory Muir Hut Safety Meeting, or if that costs extra? But seriously, I'm on Page 12 if the infamous 'Muir on Saturday' thread, and I have to say that you guys really, really crack me up. Especially having met the rather mild-mannered in person Alpine K at a couple of Pub Clubs...I'd'a never thunk he could be at the center of such a SCANDAL.

Sorry, boys, my fine ass is going to be stuck in the salt mines tomorrow night. Hoist one for me tho.

I really wouldn't recommend trying to figure out how to set up a TR, even on bolts/other fixed placements, without having someone who knows how to do it there to talk you through the process, and to inspect your work. I imagine the books you are looking at make it look pretty commonsensical, and a lot of it is, but if you screw this up, you could easily kill yourself. Don't you know any acual climbers you can get to come out with you? Can you bribe them?

REI has done many, many things to make me hate them. I'm not just being nostalgic here, I really, really hate that store. But it has the unfortunate distinction of being super-convenient, and the rental shop is pretty good too.

Wayne, can you elaborate? I can't tell from Chris's post that the guy was unhelmeted, or that his bowline somehow snagged and came undone. Is this the case? Is there news coverage of the accident somewhere?

I have NO IDEA what the following post might be referring to. [ 02-22-2002: Message edited by: allison ]

Icegirl, you are in BIG TROUBLE!

It's supposed to smell? You mean like a bad smell? Uh-oh.

[ 02-19-2002: Message edited by: allison ]

Pope, you completely fail to see my point. This is what I expected, unfortunately. The graphic phrase that I used as an example of something else you guys could say to one another was something I saw hurled as an insult on this very website a week or so ago. Ya think I cold make something like that up?

Um, hey, I hate to be all semantic here, but call one another anything you want, unless it is a derogatory term for the sweet female pie, in other words, calling someone a 'pussy' is not acceptable. Peeing in one another's butts, well I say have at it, if that's the insult that flies your kite, but, um, well, 'pussy' is sort of, well, not a thing that is bad. And I really hate to see it used that way, even in jest. It's disrespectful in a way that is not funny. [ 02-18-2002: Message edited by: allison ]

Smells like the Nickerson....and hey, who can help it if some of our nice people live down south? I mean it's lovely and all, but....so...far...away...!

I'm going to be cranking hard on the plastic holds until my creaky old bod body gives out....should be there around 7 or 7:30 myself. Might coax my gym buddy out, he's always lookng for other freaks, uh, I mean super-cool badasses, to talk ice climbing with. Icegirl, why don't you call it on which of those 2 pubs gets our hard earned $$$ tomorrow night...keeping in mind that $2.50 pint issue...

Where is my ETHER?

I think last week's was so good we should have it there again. Park Pub, 62nd and Phinney. Unless of course there is some sort of rule about having it in the same place 2 weeks in a row?

Sorry, lamers, Id'a posted sooner but....unfortunately while you were all in your cubes today....I....was....outside!

OK, take it easy on me for this: I need to get some weather conditions for tomorrow, avy, weather etc. Either S Side of Mt Loop or Stevens Pass area TBD. Didn't bookmark, can't remember where I got it before. Can't find the right place from the front side of this website either. Help. Promise to bookmark. AW

Oh, the ARC thing is real, and known about for a good while. As far as the idea of volunteering to avoid the fee, well, I think it's a great idea, and by all means I'm in favor of volunteer TM and the WTA, the difficult thing to accept is the notion that volunteer TM makes it harder for the FS to get the funding they need. I guess I don't see any volunteer window washers in the Federal Building down there on Second, maybe that's because they can't get enthusiasts to do that work....

Actual woman. Sorry to disappoint. [ 07-09-2002, 04:56 PM: Message edited by: allison ]