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Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) - a quick field check Acute Mountain Sickness (aka altitude sickness, or AMS) can bring you or a teammate to a halt with various mild symptoms such as loss of appetite, headache or nausea – or lead to more severe problems like cerebral or pulmonary edema. Here’s a quick field test to determine if a member if your climb team needs to descend. Ask the AMS affected person to stand in a flat, safe place. Have at least one other person standing alongside to catch them if they start to stumble. Have the AMS “patient” stand with their feet together (insides of the boots touching) have hands at their sides, and finally close their eyes. If they can hold this position for 10 seconds without a stumble or fall, they are okay to continue. If they stumble, have them head down, pronto. This tip was taken from from Rock and Ice magazine

So Bug is the site's new search function. Cool! I am multi-functional. I also climb once in awhile and happened to have just looked at this TR for beta myself.

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=3&Number=636511&Searchpage=3&Main=47991&Words=Chair&topic=0&Search=true#Post636511

I may have to work Sat. I will find out by Thurs. If not, I'll go.

Yeah. But there is water running up there right now. With wind and freezing at 1000, it could be pretty cold up high.

Sure but you will just re-infest it. I didn't get any mold btw. Try closing your windows. I also used a propane radiant heater. It kept me dry and warm. You DO have to open your window a little for that.

Tonight: Rain. Snow level lowering to 6500 feet. Tuesday: Snow level 5000 feet. Tuesday Night: Snow level 4000 feet. Wednesday: Snow level 2000 feet. Wednesday night. Snow level 1500 feet. Thursday And Thursday Night: Snow level 1500 feet. Friday: Snow showers. Snow level 1000 feet. Friday Night And Saturday: Snow level 1500 feet. Saturday Night And Sunday: Snow level 1000 feet.

If you're going to post for sale and give prices in emails you should respond consistently or let people know you are going to be out of touch. Common courtesy. I am always suspicious of people who want your money but can't give you a consistent way to get hold of them. There are too many scammers out there. You have to be careful.

This one probably isn't that good.

I consider everything from my last post to this one to be excellent. Clearly the kind of stuff this board is good for. These are all experienced climbers. IMO.

This is the right forum. There is some bs here and there but mostly, you will get good info. Part of your trouble will be figuring out which is valid and which is not or not as much so. DanielPatricSmith has posted TR's of many arduous trips. BillCoe has been around the block once or twice. I am not putting anyone else down. Just listing a couple that I would listen to. As for my 2 cents. I find that getting out is the only way to know what you will need. Put yourself on top of a ridge near Snoqualmie pass (or something else easily accessable) in a fierce storm where you can bail if you need to. See what your gear does. Do it again and refine. I have been climbing in winter for decades and still often forget something useful or bring something worthless if I have not been out regularly.

Finally got the stuff man. 110 cm Machette shaped skiis, Salamon bindings with brakes.$85. Size 3 Alpina boots, 3 buckles. $30. Package for $100. These are used but still in Excellent functional condition.

I lived in my 1960 Ford Falcon van for several years of climbing and woods work. I put cheap closed cell foan on plywood and 2" open cell foam on top of that. After a few years, I put an air mattress lightly inflated under the open cell foam. It worked great. I may have invested $20 total. I have a queen sive air mattress you can have but I am in Redmond WA.

Get yur liquor in Winnemucca at the Liquor warehouse. Incredible prices make it worth the slight detour. http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=&city=Winnemucca&state=NV&zipcode=&country=US&geodiff=1

A nice old lady gave her daughter (my x-wife), marrital advice on her wedding day, "Keep his dick wet and his stomach full." My x called her a crazy old lady. We were never very happy.

My signature has always fit. Call me. PM sent.

You should just change your name to "Whine".

Still on 12/13 right?

I used to make an annual spring pilgramage to Indian Creek. The colors in Squaw Flats during a thunderstorm at sunset are like good LSD.

Caaareeefuuul, He's gonna start thinking we're nice.

Hey Michael, Drop us a note when you land. Like it or not, yur wun of us. Of all the places I haven't lived inside the US, SLC is one of the top 5 I wish I had. You will love it. Just make sure you find the anti Mormons. Climb Bridal Veil falls. Ski chest deep powder. Write a TR. Bug

I have a metal detector gathering dust. If anyone needs to borrow it, I get 50%.

Oh come on, we know you...you were enjoying that... No. This guy was artificially hung. Anyone in their right mind, male OR female, would have run through the poison oak to get away.

Of all the ways I have come close to biting it, and there have been many, climbing incidents are in the minority. I have narrowly escaped, Nevada work farms, grizzly and black bears, moose, a vicious elk, countless near misses on the roads, one muscle-bound gay guy who tried to rape me, the occasional river accident, crab pots bouncing at me, boats breaking down in storms, Syrian Police, Syrian Army, Syrian secret Police, Syrian not so secret police, all armed and stupid. Oh and two x wives. What are some of your near misses outside of climbing. I mean, lets put this "climbing is irresponsible" thing to rest already. Death is lurking at every turn. Don't waste your life on mediocre persuits. Just learn to climb well.

There was another one too. It sure looks tempting. Maybe we should merge this with the "Which is more dangerous" thread.