wasn't a scene from some tom clancy-like flick filmed on the crooked river below the spiderman area? seem to remember some scene of a congressman getting gunned down by a helicopter while fly fishing
Getting caught in a huge rock avalanche on the Sandy Headwall on Mt. Hood. My partner getting decked by a tv set's worth of boulder in the pelvis and me getting my hand smashed protecting my face. Blood starts radiating in a big red circle down his leg, and he ends up trying to tell me how to work his radio before he passes out
indeed, and vice-versa, the mountains make life at home so much more! lying in a sunny field, good music with friends, the smell of fresh bread, a warm bed, all have more significance after some hard work in the hills.
I don't know the actual weight difference but the 500's feel way lighter. They seem more flimsy than the 404s with all the plastic and carbon fiber but I have not had problems with the 500s and have taken some serious diggers in them. I did rip off a ski brake on one when it caught on something, leaving a little tear in the carbon fiber pole, but it has not been an issue. The release is nothing like an alpine binding when you use invernos, so crash with care and crank down the din when you switch to invernos.. They work fine with my AT boots too. Whatever happens do not get in the back seat when skiing invernos. You will be punished immediately and severely For approach skis, I think the 500s are great.