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Yes, he was found frozen near the lift towers on the Palmer. Horrible weather up there at the time.

Gene, I think I saw you and some other cc.com'ers on Oregon Field Guide out at Strobach the other night. Nice piece. OFG usually does a good job.

And remember UIAA considers "a climber" to be 80kg in their tests. So all you tubbers better go on a diet.

I would just inspect it periodically. If it is almost cut in half, I would consider retiring it.* * I do not hold a doctorate in petrochemical materials science

The ingredients list on the Cheerios box after I finish reading the fine print on the Shrek bobble doll deal.

Yes, if you need to worship, you can catch him Mon Nov. 1st @ 7:30pm at the Hollywood Theatre. Minimum donation of $5 for Save Our Salmon. I guess he's at OMC at 3pm for some kind of clinic on fast-n-light whatnot.

It is supposed to just friggen dump on the cascades tomorrow. w0000000t!

This used to be the case, but these days they are pretty evenly matched. AT bindings remain slightly more expensive, but not by much. There is an enormous used market for both AT and Tele due to all the must-have-the-latest gearheads out there, and the used market is the avenue I would take. It's a tough call, but it's hard to deny the free hinge of AT gear for climbing and breaking trail, the security of a locked down heel on descent, and a reliable release system. There are releasable tele bindings. The nice thing about AT gear is you already know how to ski the gear. The gear just happens to be a little lighter and less supportive. My guess is there will be some radical changes in the tele binding interface in the next few years. Already, bindings like the bishops and linkens are stretching the limit of what could be called telemark skiing. This should make a lot of today's tele gear really cheap! I wouldn't wait for it though. If I was to recommend someone gear who wanted the fastest route to backcountry skiing who had alpine experience, I'd recommend some Fritschi Titanal 3 (or the older versions) bindings and a cheap alpine board. It doesn't matter which one, as long as it is remotely cheap, the bases are in good shape, and it doesn't weigh a ton. You will also need some skins, and poles that won't fold over easily. There are a lot of cheap telemark setups for sale out there too, but it will take a little more commitment to get up to speed (but not too much more). Having someone experienced with you will go a long way, especially if they are patient. Telemarking has its own rewards. Whatever you do, put most of your time and money into getting boots that fit well. It can be worth it to get boots fitted at a shop, if you have money for new boots (a significant purchase). Hope that helps!

North Fork of the Nooksack Wildlife Refuge

Adams - SW Chutes Hood - Leuthold Couloir Middle Sister - SW Ridge South Sister - Prouty Glacier Broken Top - 11 O'Clock Couloir

I think everyone should have a chance to stand at Luna Col at least once in their lives.

I thought Beck's calling card was drinking shitty beer in his office as if it was cool

Gawdamit this was a perfectly civilized mountie photo analysis thread and you pixies have degenerated it to garbage.

perhaps, if one of your 10 essentials is a vw engine.

and that's "soul", not "sole".

and I'm surprised you have never taken up ice climbing. I bet you would really damn good at it.

there's climbable ice in OREGON already! just need to get up to the shoulder of cooper spur, or I bet that beast to the left of the coe is ready for some intrepid sole after a dip in the freezing level.

Hard cider, wood stoves, sleepy towns in the early morning on the way to skiing, warm food after a long day skiing, snow piling up on fenceposts even SMITH is cool in the winter with snow on the ground!

It ain't just about the skiing rumr, it's an exciting change in the seasons! Celebrate it, embrace it. I dig the rain in town, and the new blanket of snow over everything in the mountains. Even the leaves clogging the storm grating tell me it's time to enjoy the cool things fall and winter bring to this area.

Back to the subject at hand... This would make a great Halloween costume, going as the personification of the Death Star. I didn't even see that ice axe in there!

That Tyler guy was unstoppable!

just look at the erosion around the thing! it's like the base of heinous cling

I still can't get over how polished that section of rock is, as if, for decades, this has been the rock on which to practice walking.

This is one of the funnier freudian slips I've seen on this board

I watch the visible sat image, pushing the jetstream up out of California with my hands, like I used to try to will a freethrow into the net in a close blazers game when I was little.