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I am not basing this on any data so I could be dead wrong, but at first glance I could see throwing away a lithium battery being as bad as, if not worse then throwing away 7 alkaline batteries.

and Weetabix!!!!

I just had an incredible bowl of Weetabix from Fred Meyer's. err, gotta go now

I don't think it's really damaging, but within a few hours your axe picks and crampons will have rust all over them. It's easy to get rid of, but yeah within a few hours. It's the same stuff that shows up on axes in general, just a lot more of it. A little wd-40 and scotch pad gets rid of it. I was just surprised by it, but it may have been because I was lying on a fumarole for awhile waiting for my partner to downclimb.

If you soak them they turn into a worthy replica of what remained after my pet gerbil took a leak in his bed of cedar shavings. Note: It may appear that I have a pet gerbil, at the age of 28. Rest assured, I have not had a pet gerbil since I was 10 or so.

Not to mention their breakfast cereals. Ever had Wheetabix? A visit to the bathroom after eating a bowl of that makes you feel like you're baling hay.

no way would a canadian be allowed access to the navy's top secret mastodon testing facility. cite your sources.

THOS was more of a scramble in a great setting. I think we were on there about 2 hours? Very short 20-40' bumps on ledges to the upper area. Then it turns on a bit above (4?) but you don't have to do this part if time is short. You could also go up the Valley of the Birds across the way. That place is way cool. Plenty of things lurking up there to swing at. The Ghost! Just getting in there was a fun adventure. What a forbidding place it can be. Worth the visit.

I got in there with a stock Tacoma. Had to get a tug from another truck once when we high centered in a drift (we had two trucks). This was in Feb. Less capable vehicles have made it in there before. All depends on how much snow and the flow of the channels you have to cross. We did not make it to GBU, but were pretty close. Others made it to the entrance to THOS but it required some sketchy crossings on ice covered river. The Tacoma truck should be all you need. If you need more maybe it's not the best time to go. I think it is nice to have another vehicle with you so you can try things out.

I have climbed down that before trying to get off Wy'east, it is not bad when it is fully rimed. You still have to go up the chimney so hopefully that is in condition. It is a bit annoying to walk through devil's kitchen, as it rusts out all your crampons, axes, etc. It has corroded the metal contacts on radios as well.

that route sucked anyway. what a squeeze job.

Their skis aren't that great

Invasion! Is everyone in this photo roped up? It looks that way. Wow.

is this at vantage?

I'm also a little concerned about the other guy in red who does not have a helmet on while he engages in idle chit-chat with the mutant guy

that one dude in the red in the middle looks like he has some mutant head growing out of his left arm.

USGS CVO has photo releases when they do flyovers on clear days. Last one was on 12/11/2004 http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/

exactly.

what day is this playing? tonight?

I didn't think this topic could get any worse, yet behold...

nice work Dru I was about to dust off the rappelling in chimney with pack material.

cbs appears to be impossible to troll.

but there are all those complicated chatroom laws to dance around these days.

yeah flowers and jewelry are nice but as catbirdseat implies, you can get a quality date experience with a decent telescope, a bag of cheetos, and a police scanner