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quote: Originally posted by glen: Depends on what the girlfriend looks like...

I'm so bored I'm spending time on sites like this one. www.iamsobored.com

quote: Originally posted by bellemontagne: Ask and ye shall receive... A "supportive" use for duct tape... Damn I was scouring the web for that pic for at least 5 min yday.

quote: Originally posted by Mr. Natural: ouch, I was waiting for that. hey doc, why don't you suck my dangling modifier for awhile. Why not start with some capitalization you slobbering knob goblin? Ms. Krabapple from 2nd grade would sure appreciate it. recess time

i prefer the traditional low-molarity phosphoric acid solution, w/a touch of citric acid and K benzoate. The tingle on the mouth is unbeatable. cheers!

Dunno. Here he is getting ready to bivy. His alpine senses tell him rain is on the way!

No, but there is a joint operation coming up soon to get all the teams down there again to scour the mountain. Should be a fun chossfest.

quote: Originally posted by michael_layton: Although not as useful as a ropegun. Does black diamond sell those? No, but they will own the company who sells them the second they are released

Does that guy have some requirement to always have at least 1 hand on his chin at all times?

The sweater and bibs in the second picture are being worn by a man? INCONCEIVABLE!

Here's a question. I used duct tape to cover up tears in my jacket. I finally have a second jacket and want to send off the old one for repair to patagonia, but after removing the duct tape, there's a bunch of sticky stuff left behind. How do I get rid of this stuff?

He's the "Slice of Life" Rifle, CO 5.14a dude right?

good baker call petey.

thanks for the info folks

An interesting, related piece of news here.

quote: Originally posted by fern: the odds are good but the goods are odd LMAO

Here's the one I have, I think the new ones are yellowish: I bought mine in 2000 I believe. Can't say much for the waterproofing, everything gets wet (they may have made this better in future models). I like mine a lot, but it definitely gives the nod to function over comfort.

Fun climb though. You'd probably agree, it's the typical Oregon climb. Not too technically difficult, but the consequences of a mistake are pretty grim. Some of us are still looking for the last guy to fall up there (or we presume he fell up there, last seen heading up the N. Sister).

Fun stuff eh? It's probably about 5.2 or so but it certainly can scare the bejeezus out of you. Did you come up a north side route? Was that steep little hanging snow patch there? I got on that a few years ago and thought for sure the whole thing was coming off with me down the east face. Did you head back down the south ridge?

Sounds like you had a high voltage experience in the tetons Mike, glad to see you alive and kicking. One thing's for sure, you will probably never get horses off the PCT so forget about it. That's a long-standing tradition. Other trails, maybe. At least in Oregon, there are programs to take disabled people into the Three Sisters Wilderness and stuff on horses. I think that's pretty cool. But I have to agree about the manure, especially when you find it right in the middle of a spring in an alpine meadow.

Nice work guys! Good to see everyone helping out, and helping out intelligently rather than getting in the way of a rescue op.

One indication of how absurd the guiding authorization process is in Oregon is that the state marine board is where you go to get your initial license to guide climbers. Not sure if this is the same in WA. Then you have to do battle with the USFS to make money on federal forest land legally. NPS would probably have similar issues. As others have stated, a rock-solid waiver and guiding insurance are basic necessities, as are intense knowledge of the routes you guide on, well below your skill level, though if you are considering this avenue you probably know all this already. Good luck to you.

Kudos to you for taking the time for all of us to help fight this thing. I'm not sure I would be able to endure trial dates, etc. but we'll see when my day eventually comes. BTW your nickname is disgusting.