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the unbelievable amount of cotton they can stuff in the top of an iodine bottle.

light switches that don't do anything.

single cube ice trays

Cheetos residue

cape and blue tights? GAME ON

so has ms. cleo

One problem I have found with the reverso is the metal can get razor-sharp on one side of the opening, so much so that it would seem to be dangerous to use it in the "high friction" mode diagramed in petzl's manual. I guess if you need more friction on rappel, a second biner does the trick.

#3 BD wired hexcentric. basically a really weak nut.

I have descended the route w/o problems. Lets you climb that cool rock ridge again, which for me is the highlight of that route. Really depends on the cond of the berg. on Jeff Park and the amount of ice still on Mohler Tooth. If there is a lot of rime up there and it starts melting late in the day, you will be bombarded with rocks. If it is dry above, there will be less rockfall, but it is always a threat up there.

well see he saw the hand diagram on it with the arrow and...

For pinpointing, you can bracket with the tracker just like an analog beacon if you ignore the direction arrows and focus on the signal strength. You begin probing at the smallest number in the cross you've made in the snow. But if you spend some time with the Tracker, you can become good at "pinpointing on a line" which can eliminate bracketing altogether if you have a good handle on flux lines. It is described in the tracker manuals a bit, and in the instructor guides. So you can't really use it for the traditional start from scratch grid method, but why would this be prefered over a tangent line search if you (or your beacon) knows how to do one? I could see the tracker being a bit frustrating at first if you are proficient with traditional analog beacons.

only if you eat a rico suave clif bar

I know, I thought the name was funny enough, then the latino formulation punchline, I was dying!

note that GPS/GPRS/TDMA or anything else at that high frequency loses signal in about 2mm of water. The 457kHz freq allows for good range and snow penetration.

There are some legit reasons for the expense. They have to withstand some impact force, they have to be reasonably waterproof, and there is considerable r&d for the digital software in the newer ones. That said, it is suspicious that EVERY company's r&d program necessitates a precise $299 pricetag. It is not a giant market though, and it has always proven difficult to sell an item that may never be used. I think the past few years have been seen some good marketing, as it is now considered somewhat "hip" to have one as it suggests you do some XTREMO stuff. This also seems to be the drive behind the people at the lifts who have avi shovels and packs and stuff is everyone building homemade kickers on the slopes now?

..if you want your windows knocked out at every other trailhead, put this on your car.

ran across someone drinking this the other day LOL...

this lass looks like just the ticket for your list trask, 'cept the last two... ...but other "qualities" more than make up for that, eh?

I've been sketched on 4th class! no promises there either

Silverton skiing this is the most unbelievable thing on tt-tips.com right now damn!

If I say I am a 5.10 climber I will climb any 5.10 with you in the alpine and I will not fail you, leading or following. The odds of me falling are extremely unlikely. That would be a 5.10 climber, in my opinion. I have onsigted 5.10's at smith but I do not consider myself a 5.10 climber, for instance, as 5.10 can kick my ass at times following at beacon rock, or at tieton, or at smith for that matter. Edit: in fact, it doesn't seem to matter what you call yourself. seems better just to consider the climb ahead and judge your abilities climb-by-climb, especially when you are teaming up with someone new for an alpine climb.

to "allah" or whatever you want to call it, the us army ranks in significance right up there with the lichen on my patio. but I assume you're just kidding.

I'm telling you, schoeller has been around since saturday night fever, travolta's pants are fine alpine threads

sea of tranquility, suckas