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Check this one out at the above link: MSNBC Vote Fraud Video (Must See) -- 11.11.04 It's 16minutes long.

Vote so far: Garage Jumpers are responsible: 795 Garage Owners are responsible: 21 Apparently there are at least 21 stupid people in the world. Hopefully one of them will buy my Metolius Curved Nuts, but then they would probably try to sue me.

Don't throw out your bong just yet Mr. Bunglehead, that report I posted claiming that weed causes schizophrenia is total bunk. It's a great example of junk science. While I don't claim that smoking pot is GOOD for your brain, I drop coils on* the validity of that particular "study". *"drop coils on" is a scientific term meaning "The data do not support the conclusions". Toke On!

LOCO WEED!!!

Damn, that's gorgeous.

Definitely! No kidding. I was stunned. There was no snow on south or east facing slopes and the west/north facing slopes had very little. Has anyone been up there during a real winter? I would expect 10 feet or so of snow in a normal year. Is that realistic? Fun trip. This is a great time to climb Cruiser. No crowds, snow over a lot of the brush, our tracks should be around for a while so easy route finding... go get it! A couple more pictures: Olyclimber on the summit ridge Climbing final rock just below the summit

Mount Rainier is a national park, therefore no dogs. Mount Hood is in national forest, therefore you can shoot things, dump old refridgerators on the summit, and shoot off fireworks. Since Timberline Ski Area has a special permit for that area, I don't think you can use a snowmobile there.

LIQUID CHALK I've never used it.

Congrats on a sweet line.

Nice pack:

This picture taken on 02/08/05 (I think): Sweet pic of NR Stuart Nice freakin' job guys.

I ate top ramen and halva. Stay tuned for the TR from Senor Olympia Climber (Olyclimber).

Nice TR Steddy. Pandome looks great! A lot better than when I was up there last year.

You are correct that early season is probably best for LR. The White River trailhead is often not open until mid June or so. Thus, mid to late June is traditionally a popular time to climb the route. It's a whole different ballgame this year. I imagine this will be a bad year for rockfall related injuries on glaciated routes in general and on LR in particular.

You were supposed to reply with: "Do the geese have large talons?"

I heard that place is guarded by a lot of wild geese.

Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc - It means "after this, therefore because of this". It's a classic logical fallacy. Those are interesting statistics, but there are a lot of other possible causes for the decrease in violent crime including more/better trained police, increased incarceration times, a better economy, etc. I support the 2nd Amendment, but I don't believe that having a gun in the house makes you safer. I believe the statistic that a family/individual with a gun in the house is XX times more likely to be injured by that gun than any intruder's gun is still true.

This picture is hilarious: Captions for left to right: "I'm just mindin' my own bizniz and pourin' some wine" "A Camera! Hi Camera!" "Grrrrr... That fuckers takin' all the wine again" "DAMN! This salsa makes my face feel funny" "I'm gonna try out my sultry face. BLUE STEEL!" Nice photo TR Glacier! Thanks.

Tex is talking about the accidents from last year. The route is prone to rockfall (even in supposedly "safe" spots like thumb rock), avalanches, bad weather, potentially icy conditions, and you are exposed to all of that for 5000 vertical feet. It's also a unique climb in the cascades due to it's size and consistency and a hell of a lot of fun if everything goes well. Be prepared and take a rabbit's foot with you.

Tried the Magic Garden yet mike?

A new avatar pic for one of you Nap Heads? * *Woot

Perfect!

Awesome Ken.

Lots of people have posted trip reports about Hood recently, so check those out in the OREGON CASCADES forum. Snow conditions - The lack of recent precipitation and recent freeze thaw cycles have likely stabilized the snow up there pretty well, so I doubt you will have any avalanche concerns. For future reference, you should bookmark THIS PAGE. Snowshoes - God no. Take skis if you got em. Drop them at the hogsback and ski down. If you don't have skis, at least take a plastic bag or something to aid your glissade on the way down. Start Time - Depends on what you want. You want a chance to be alone on the mountain and see the sunrise from the summit? Midnight or 1am. Want to sleep in and get a sunburn? Start later. Sun-softened snow can make for nice climbing conditions (easy/secure step kicking) if it isn't too deep. It can also ball up your crampons and make you slip (more of a problem on the descent).

Speaking of Slesse, this FWA of NR Stuart makes me think that this is probably a good time for the 2nd WA of NEB Slesse. Colin/Mark's next project? In any case, congrats to you guys. Quite a feather in the cap!