Al_Pine

Climb climb, I alway climb,when I get up every morning up a mountain made of sand.And I know, this doesn't rhyme,but the clutter on the table is getting out of hand. meat puppets

Who freakin cares what the antagonizer would say

I have a question for you Jules. Perhaps you know nothing of this, but I have heard that REI has used its buying power to force gear manufacturers to not allow their gear to be sold at discount. Is there any truth in this? If so there must be some justification. What is it? If it is the truth it certainly goes against the original mission of the COOP.

I have heard of these guided raft trips where you raft for the day then get these gourmet meals and night and cush accomodations out in the middle of nowhere. Sort of like combination guides/butlers. Is there anything like this for Mountaineering? I'd like to go to say, Boston Basin, with a couple of acquantainces and have someone carry all my gear up there. Me and my group can all go out and do our climbs during the day, with or without guide/ropegun/gear-schlepper showing us the way, and then when we get back to camp about sunset have some nice hot grub and cold beer waiting for us. So is there anything like that around here? Does Mountain Madness do this sort of thing? I would settle for mixed drinks instead of beer if weight is an issue. Al