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Admit it, your list sucks ass too, hoser This was nowhere near the top of the list, it was just the only thing that looked like it was going to stay dry on Sunday Too bad I can't upload the video I took of Steve blowing the shit out of the Downton FSR with the dynamite. It's damn funny

Ohh yeah, this one was REAL nice! Stemalot and I climbed a spur on the north face of Soprano Peak, which I'm sure everyone is familar with. See the feature in last month's issue of Beth and Tommy. It's as good as they say! Surpisingly, the first few hundred feet were good But then it got into a beautiful dirt chute, reminiscent of countless such ones I have ascended all across the PNW: Full-on 5 out of 5 shoe-emptyings on this pitch Classic! We were so enthralled with the route that we decided to blow up a small part of the area as thanks with some dynamite Stemalot had gotten ahold of somehow

You will die

The there are those people who ski How much time do you spend skiing on your head or in neck deep powder anyhow (rhetorical) ppfff you don't have enough Canada West ski courses or Patagonia hooded soft shells to be engaging in an argument about skiing in shitstorms

The there are those people who ski

If you have narrowish feet the Lhotse is one of the nicest fitting boots I have EVER worn period Don't fuck around with plastics unless you are going to Alaska. No need

This thread seems to have lost some valuable beta on meatons and hairstyles. Without it I doubt the approach would even go

Skiing and ice climbing below zero, no hat is gonna keep the shit outta yer face or down yer neck, and keep warmth in, &c., &c., &c. Manufacturers who DO NOT make hooded sofshells are missing the ONLY real application for them

Garmont Ferrata and Pinnacle both $149, Garmont Mountain Lite GTX $199 Also a few pairs of top of the line Dynafit AT boots and Scarpa Lasers for $199

It's a big movement in Europe, where cities have been built upon themselves for centuries: http://www.infiltration.org/catacomb.htm

Hey, ya gotta do what ya gotta do I guess

What ever happened to the rumour of possible new harvesting in Eagle Creek?

See you in Skaha

There are a bunch of other climbs up that a way, Firestone Pinnacle, or Showcase Tower? I think, 2 pitch 10a from what I remember ? Anyway, check out the new route book at The Escape Route in Village North for more complete beta

If any Yanks are Squamish bound this coming w/e check out Coast Mtn Sports in WVan: ALL mtneering boots are on clearance for $199 CDN: Salomon Pro Ice, Kayland M10, etc etc

They can have my guitar when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.

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If Druupy goes north who will put up all the new classic dirt and choss routes in SWBC this summer? Who will compile all the grade 0.5 routres for the AAJ? Anarchy unleashed upon the masses

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New name: soilpouch

I would agree with Trundle it isn't the release bearing. But could your mechanic have guessed the clutch pilot bearing? It could be the pilot bearing whining at a certain RPMs. That will be a lot cheaper than a transmission synchro which is what jumped to mind. You mentioned specific speeds, but is it always at the same RPM? How about the fan shroud or a busted motor mount? More speed specific than RPM specific. I sense it is clutch related since it sometimes makes the same noise when letting it out. Also seems to be aggravated by rough roads for some reason Apparently Toyota clutches are hydraulic and cannot really be adjusted Time for a new clutch anyways

I just had the bearings replaced, at the same time the noise started (so maybe he cocked up the installation?), but that tire wear idea is interesting.

Another problem for the mechanically inclined: a metalic whining/scraping sound at VERY specific speeds from the front of the truck, only while it (Toyota 4Runner) is in gear. I.e. in neutral there is no sound, only in gear at 40, 60 and 80 km/hr (iie, not brakes). My mechanic gave up, guessed that it was the clutch release bearing

Whatever, you weren't even there. That pitch was total garbage bear