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-Gary Snyder ELK TRAILS Ancient, world-old elk paths Narrow, dusty Elk paths Wide-trampled, muddy, Aimless...wandering... Everchanging Elk paths. I have walked you, ancient trails, Along the narrow rocky ridges High above the mountains that Make up your world: Looking down on giant trees, silent In the purple shadows of the ravines-- Above the spire-like alpine fir Above the high, steep-slanting meadows Where sun-softened snowfield share the earth With flowers. I have followed narrow twisting ridges, Sharp-topped and jagged as a crosscut saw Across the roof of all the Elk-world On one ancient wandering trail, Cutting crazily over rocks and dust and snow-- Gently slanting through high meadows, Rich with scent of Lupine, Rich with smell of Elk-dung, Rich with scent of short-lived Dainty alpine flowers. And from the ridgetops I have followed you Down through the heather fields, through timber, Downward winding to the hoof-churned shore of One tiny blue-green mountain lake Untouched by lips of man. Ancient, wandering trails Cut and edged by centuries of cloven hooves Passing from one pasture to another-- Route and destination seeming aimless, but Charted by the sharp-tempered guardian of creatures, Instinct. A God coarse-haired, steel-muscled, Thin-flanked and musky. Used to sleeping lonely In the snow, or napping in the mountain grasses On warm summer afternoons, high in the meadows. And their God laughs low and often At the man-made trails, Precise-cut babies of the mountains Ignorant of the fine, high-soaring ridges And the slanting grassy meadows Hanging over space-- Trails that follow streams and valleys In well-marked switchbacks through the trees, Newcomers to the Elk world. (High above, the Elk walk in the evening From one pasture to another Scrambling on the rock and snow While their ancient, wandering, Aimless trails And their ancient, coarse-haired, Thin-flanked God Laugh in silent wind-like chuckles At man, and all his trails.) Mt. St. Helens, Spirit Lake, 1947

"If the Curse is killing minor players like this what's it gonna do to the guy who ripped his dick off???" "Yikes. That shite is freakin me out man." Tell us what you did Greta.

You might find decent conditions for triggering an avalanche. The consolidated conditions you find in the spring are much better for learning self- arrest.

I've been told over and over again that they can't do much in stretching the length of boots but they can get some lateral stetch. Not sure about heels though. Just call a couple good shoe repair shops in your area.

Phil Dickert, 1st ascender of Mt Goode, Spire Peak and Mt Challenger, dies at 95. RIP http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002138174_dickertobit02m.html

Sigmund Freud Willie Mays

Actually evaporation does have an effect with the burning efficiency of the canister stoves. Out in icy conditions the canisters will ice over from the evaporation in them if they are not heated from an exterior source. I have a Markil Hanging pot setup that did piss poor out in snowy conditions. But when used inside the tent where the heat from the stove warmed up the tent the Markil burned like a champ.

When I did the Fuher Finger route on Rainier there was a non-stop rain of pellets peppering us. On Chiwawa's Lyman glacier I watched a television sized boulder lift a guy off his feet when it hit. That shit's for real.

I sacrificed #1 and #3 forged friends, a #11 BD stopper and a rope to the mountain gods when I was lifted off Chimney Rock a couple summers back. Was just glad to get out of there alive. But my partner retrieved the stopper and one of the friends when he climbed the route this summer.

Hey Klenke; didn't you walk up Hibox with Toast. He is a bit crusty but I wouldn't walk on him for that.

I was quite dehydrated coming off the North Face of Index after bivying on the summit and guzzled my fill from Lake Serene. I will normally filter water from outdoors but was lucky to suffer no ill effects from that lapse.

http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=198706081 not under fifty though

madness

I like volume II of his greatest hits collections. The bootleg series is a good collection too.

"1) pure winter snow boot - my problem with plastics is that my left foot is a full size bigger so the right always slips." crazybrit... Is this an issue you've had for a long time. I have exactly the same problem; but only since a climbing injury from a couple summers ago. I've only just recently gotten new boots that fit my left foot. I got the trango s for the not so cold climbs and picked up an unused pair of Koflach Degre plastics for the winter outings. I scored the Koflachs at 2nd ascent for $199. Most of what they had were used but they had some unused pairs in my size. If you've dealt with the foot issue for some time whaty are some of the things you've done to accomidate the smaller right foot? I've been looking at combination of insoles and layering socks. Haven't really done any climbs yet since my feet healed up.

http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/417518/an/0/page/1#417518

...well, I would expect nothing less than pure partisanship. No logic/reason expected. No problem there. Muttering about yourself there Fairweather?

Enjoyed the turkey feast with a long time climbing buddy, Tom M. and his wife and son. Anybody else enjoy the hospitality of climbing friends?

Spent a bunch at 2nd ascent today. Doh!

These are blue with black and say P. Habeler across the ankle support. I got them cheap and just trying to see if I can beef em up a bit.

I just picked up a pair of Kastinger plastic boots from a friend that are in excellent condition except for the right side inner boot. Are the inner boots interchangeable between the various brands of boots? Has anyone found a source for these. I plan to check around a bit but haven't had time yet. I've seen online at least one source but it was pretty costly. So if anyone has the inside line on replacing inner boots spill the beans.

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Two Blondes(sportclimbers) were laying outside looking at the moon one night. Says one to the other, "The moon sure looks close." Then, "Which do you think is closer, the moon or Florida?" The other replies, "Duh, can you see Florida?"

The Sportiva Eigers are sold. The Sportiva Trango, size 44 1/2 are still available for $40. And a pair of Grivel G-12 step-in crampons for $70.

As true as my wayward heart