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I blew up a couple of chairlifts at Stevens, then burned down their day lodge. Thanks, The marshmallows were stupendous. Anyone loose a pair of mittens up there Sunday?

Thanks. Maybe I'll go up and scratch around at the base.

In-area state-wide. I was at Stevens finding knee-deep powder. The tr from Chair was interesting. Deep but apparently safe enough. It would have done more to burn off my man-boobs.

Why did her picture change? I mean, the latest one is cuter but the outfit suggests heels. Do those have c-4 on the soles?

Happiness is loosing the man-boobs.

Houses are too big around here. True. Things will get worse before they get better. But really big changes are coming this way within our lifetime. Most of them will hurt. Burning down a few houses isn't doing anything but feeding the arsonists' egos.

When I took my girls out to Bonner on the Blackfoot to jump off the cliffs I had played on since I was a child, there was a steel cross drilled and permanently mounted on the highest platform on the rock. Apparently, a young man slipped and fell to his death there. So after thousands of us had successfully had a blast there for decades, the spot was closed to everybody by the bereived. I feel for the family and friends but their reaction is misguided. So are all forms of worshipping the dead with permanent markers imo. Put some memorial on your mantle or someplace where you can see it regularly. But why subject other people, total strangers, to your greif. I like the Tibetan custom of chopping up the corpse and feeding it to the buzzards to be "redistributed". Cremation comes closest in our society.

So your house is green? No? Burn the suckker to the ground then. Arson is a total cop-out for weak-minded zealots who will find some other way to vent their anger even if their demands ARE met.

Thanks for that link. Night-time temps are droppig this week. So I repeat my question but get more specific, Is Hubba-Hubba standing? Is there ice on the route?

Cool. Thanks for the report!

Never go anywhere without them.

I will be in Wenatchee this weekend for my daughter's b-ball tourney and may be able to scratch some ice.

Nice work. I was going to do it but bailed due to snow/avy danger. Did you see any sign of avalanches?

Best wishes to Tina. This is such a difficult thing to go through for her and such a loss for the climbing community. I would just like to encourage all of you to write things down. Stories that stick in your mind will someday be jewels to pass around a campfire or read on a rainy day at base camp. Write them here, journal, submit to magazines. Even though we see ourselves as so evolved and incredible, the generations to follow will look back and wonder what it was like to be so limited by gear etc.. We are each a rich resource for these future generations....

I guess it is better than a road and consuming all that time and fuel but I shudder at the prospect of engineering feats popping up all over our NP's.

Cool. Now we need one from Chair peak to the tooth.

Don't pee in it.

Banks Lake

I have a trip planned for June 27-30 with my 12 yr old daughter. I have summitted a few times. PM me for details.

PM'd you back. Chair is looking pretty good for Sunday. Could be some accumulated snow on leeward slopes but should be pretty passable.

Something hit mcsft hard. Fallout to come.

Why is there yellow liquid in your water bottle?

That sounds fun. I love climbing fast and light but as I get older and less impressed with myself, I value the oddly placed bivies more and more.

Look at pic #8 BackBone from Colchuck

You guys just went up for the photo ops. Campaign season IS in full swing.