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quick someone grab it.

different guy, he was over by green lakes on the way to broken top. both disappeared the same year though.

He's still out there somewhere. He started from Devil's Lake TH and headed north (which is unusual, usually people want to get the North Sister out of the way first). He was last seen heading over from the col between north and middle to start up the north sister. He was going really light, not sure if he had ice axe/crampons or what, and was well-known for speed-hiking the Paradise trail and stuff. Subsequent trips in have revealed no further clues. Areas of high poa would be west face of n. sister at this point but with so much rockfall it is a dangerous search area, and he was wearing black clothing. Real bummer was that it happened on father's day.

I bet you're itching to spot

already there are 3 anonymous readers perusing 2000 years of chinese climate...simply a matter of time

clearly Chirac simply wants to leverage the power of OBEC (Organization of the Baguette Exporting Countries) to bring the US loaf economy to its knees. I will only eat wonder bread from now on in a show of protest and US solidarity.

gib ledges

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don't forget the primer and skynrd's innyrd's in the deck

f'ing a it's hot outside these days

speaking of revival of dead things:

what's going on on that freeway?

stupid brits are all stuck using windows.

there you go.

don't you know about the tunnel over to spiderman buttress??

yes, he was there, saw him while passing through the morning glory wall.

Whoops, Klenke beat me to my point and in fewer words

Some people consider the harsh conditions as part of the experience, sort of dealing with the mountain on its own terms. Obviously it is easy to underestimate the severity of the weather on a Rainier or a Hood and periodically people get in trouble. However a lot of people safely experience mountain storms, on purpose, and are prepared to deal with the contingencies. I'd rather not write off these climbers as foolish until it is revealed they were not prepared to take a beating that was well-forecasted. Spending an extra day or two in a whiteout is just part of the game in winter, and a welcome part for many. Unfortunately it means a search and rescue operation will be activated if relatives are not on the same page as the climbers where climbers do not make their agreed return time flexible (this is occasionally a hint towards how prepared they were for the weather). Hope they're okay, as we sit here typing they could be battling for their lives, or hanging out in a cave drinking scotch (or both?).