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yeah they are everywhere in Minnesota.

haha you found it, I happened to go to Macalester College and he was a prof of mine.

but whatever, do what you want.

I find that gets messy if you are using a reverso to bring up some seconds.

specialed - you are sketchy and going to die

blake - what do you use in its place

Did you know square-wheeled bicycles are ridable on the right track? It involves a series of catenaries.

you could no longer shelve climbers or yourself above the fig-8 knot.

why mess with something that works

No joke, I scraped the underbody of a legacy on a speed bump. Subaru also apparently does not believe you should listen to music and use a cup holder at the same time. One or the other dammit, but NOT BOTH. EVER.

Try not to cheat the snopark pass; it's one of the few fee systems that seems to be working well! P.S. I wonder if an exchange on a bulletin board is admissible evidence.

and whatever you do, don't be this guy: http://www.bendbulletin.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=4353

Dude you don't need an iPod, just turn on any of Portlands shit-rock radio stations

wow autographed and everything oh and another fav on the pod: !!!'s !!!

Do exactly the opposite of whatever is posted to this thread. Oh wait a sec...don't...er nevermind.

My Little Pony soundtrack running in a tight loop.

The most-climbed "route" is the south ridge, starting from the saddle between North and Middle. It follows the ridgeline until the summit pinnacles. Then you head out left (west side) and do a traverse to a gulley which shows up on your right. Cut up the gulley to the summit. This can be fairly straightforward, or spicy black ice. It is best done with a good covering of snow everywhere, as you can use pickets for protection. Otherwise, it is a sketchy affair of vertical rubble and unprotectable traversing on insecure marbles. Inexplicably, most people seem to like to climb this pile in late summer. There have been a number of accidents w/o snow cover. Other fairly straightforward routes include the Thayer Headwall from the east (access from Pole Creek TH) and the NW Ridge. All of these are most enjoyable and safest on cold days with good snow coverage (as is the case for almost any route in the sisters). However, since you are doing the n-s traverse, you'll probably be in there in summer. If you can find a copy of Oregon High by Jeff Thomas in the library or at Powell's, etc. it has good descriptions of these routes, with photos.

Wasn't mad max beyond thunderdome a documentary of the transcanada highway?

I think you are covered in the US. From AAC website: Link: http://www.americanalpineclub.org/community/members-insurance.asp

Yeah I saw this chick wearing an Abercrombie shirt with weathered numbers on the back, and she didn't even play for Abercrombie! She also had a friend wearing a "Rockstar" tshirt in glitter letters. She was anything but. Scandalous!

What do you mean; insurance to cover your expenses, or an actual contract to come get you? You can get the former by joining the American Alpine Club. Even though it is unlikely to be billed for a rescue in the PNW, having this cheap insurance is nice when the headline WHO PAYS shows up underneath a chopper photo in the next day's Oregonian and you can respond, go ahead, bill me.

All cars should come equipped with PA systems cranked to maximum. I-5 would be a dull roar. It would be hilarious.

Not sure about the midgets but the forecast was calling for bands of dwarf porn on catbirdseat's hard drive, changing over to elf-on-elf-on-unicorn anime by this afternoon. Probability 100% today, 100% tomorrow.

I love how porn is described in quantities like bulk oats or rain showers. Chance of measurable porn at Rocky Butte: 80% wed night, and 90% thurs. Winter porn storm warning for the foothills of the Cascades at Gov't Camp.

That sounds like a pretty reasonable, sustainable plan, but just remember to enjoy your early 30's too! Donuts taste good, beer tastes good, and life is too short not to enjoy that stuff. I'll probably never climb harder than 5.11 and I'm not going to suffer through life to do so. I certainly don't have the classic climber's build, and won't force that. Besides my skiing would suffer