sketchfest

Damn it "B"! why did you have to say that out loud? I would have been more than happy to split it with you over the weekend, but Nnnoooo, you had to go and let everybody think it might be hard handing that keg over. foiled again!!

Please let me know where to pick-up said keg. I work in Wilsonville, but may be able to squeeze out early Friday. I would then be able to meet you near the freeway for the exchange.

Hey since you grew up in Boulder, did you ever happen to see mork?

Can these guys give me some good advice on maybe some easy alpine stuff as well? Looking at a possible easy walk up with my wife.

I realize this isn't about the NW, but, I'm heading to Denver on Thursday thru Monday and I plan on getting out to Eldorado to climb. I went to my local climb shop looking for a guide, but found none. Anybody have a clue where I might find something, internet, book store, local joint in CO. The weather is looking pretty iffy, might even snow, but I am really looking forward to being back in the mile high area, only been on business, never had time ot climb. Any other suggestions would be welcome.

Good morning all you nubbin grabbers. Where is the Smith weekend pube club TR? Did anyone come back alive?

I prolly won't have a full weekend free until Nov. sometime. Throughout Oct. I will usually only have one day free (Sundays) I definatley want another smiffy tuffy tuff weekend before the darkness consumes us.

Nice... American Spirits...The healthy cig.

Nice job on the pics Shreddy. Hope to see you at the local crags one more time before summer's completely over!

Unfortunately my beautiful and loving wife does not climb and would not see the fantastic adventure of camping out on our aniversary.. Therefore I will have to come up with a magical story of the ever popular "out of town business trip"..."yeah I'm gonna be working all weekend. What? why am I taking my sleeping bag and rack..uhh..I uhh, OH CRAP!!Busted"

Damit...it's my aniversary weekend!!

Scott, you have got to be one of the original mr. tough guys. Normally you don't even have to post and people give you shit, let alone the few times you do offer something up to the masses, you are immediately ridiculed. Dude you got some thick ass skin to keep coming back to this shit.

Hey Shred, you better make sure that anyone holding the dull end of your rope is belay certified.

No, no, no, no JK, it's not "stuck" with the kids, it's "child rearing"

Everybodies probably worried you are gonna want to bring the object from your picture along.

The Original Burger Works in Madras has/had a multi-page informational packet at the front counter that explained everything about the proposed plant including fuel, waste and so forth. it's been awile since I've been in there, but a phone call might offer up where they got their info.

Thanks, knew the move, just not the name

Please forgive my idiocy, will someone describe exactly what a piolet is and how it is performed and or why.

Well, there we were, standing in the parking lot at 6:20 felling fresh and ready to roll, Pencil Pusher, myself and Norman Clyde.. LET THE BEATING BEGIN!! The first 17 or so miles are fairly flat and we made good time, reaching the first ranger station (9 miles in) in about 2.5 hours. Skies were clear, temps were mild and the elk were bugling all around us. the next section of trail is also fairly flat until you get about 5 miles out from glacier meadows. At that point PP and NC left my sorry arse struggling to keep up (pretty much the story for the rest of the trip) those two set an awsome pace. At glacier meadow we decided to take a break that break turned into a three hour shiver feast, while we lay down sans bivy gear and tried to get a few hours of shut eye. At 4:00 we NC decided he had shivered long enough and got us moving again (more uphill struggling insued for me while PP and NC cruised like it was flat ground) Once on the glacier we picked our way through sink holes and crevasses until we made it to the west side of the glacier and onto more solid snow pack. With one tricky moat/crevasse to deal with we were on our way to snow snow dome and the summit beyond. At the summit choss pile PP lead up with NC and myself following, a rope wasn't really neccesary, but with the lenght of time we had been on the move the decision was made to use it. We spent a fine 10 minutes on the summit, took the obligatory photos and headed down. Back at the trail we all agreed that to make the 24 hour time we would have to bust ass, that meant that PP and NC were going to run/walk and I was going to take up the rear (again) those two are animals, within five minutes I couldn't see them on the trail anymore and it wasn't until I drug back into the parking lot that I saw them again. In terms of gear, we all had a little of everthing, but here is waht we ended up with: 50mm-9mil rope one picket each ice axe instep crampons harnes camel back Conditions were warm with a slight breeze higher up, the insteps worked well on flat ground, but on steeper and harder surface, foot placement was VERY important. Everything is very melted out so there weren't any real issues to deal with except for having to pick our way through the maze of the lower glacier. It was a great trip, Norman Clyde and Pencil Pusher are couple of great guys who made excellent partners on a trip of this nature. So guy's since we couldn't do it last night, here's to you!

I don't have a problem with most lift access. I do it in early season to work the kinks out. The issue I do have with lift rides is the cost for a single ticket, let alone trying to bring my wife and two kids. All of a sudden a nice family outing adds up to a couple of bills(or more) for a few hours of fun. the economics doesn't work out for my wallet.

No porn intended whatsoever, just trying to extoll the great experiences to be gain by going tele.

It'll take ya to a place you never thought imaginable and a place no boardhead could ever get to.

SK, don't just learn to ski, to trully enjoy the experience and get into the backcountry you should learn how to telemark. "free your heal and your mind will follow"

As long as you're cruising the San Juans, you might as well head over to Orcas and go Buildering up on top of Mt. Constitution. The old look out tower makes for a nice little session with great views.