JoshK

Just curious if anybody knows if BD has a patent on the express screw handle? I wonder why nobody has copied it. It's my favorite screw cause it strikes a good balance between rackability and fast placement.

Actually, the biggest problem with both areas that you just gotta live with is the F*#($kin bugs. I always seem to get eaten alive there cause everything is in the trees.

I love my G-12s. Great all around crampon. I prefer BDs ice tools over both Grival and Charlet though. I have found that Grivel's crampons fit the best without modifications and messing with that other brands sometimes require. Oh, and the air tech racing axe has served me well for some time.

BTW, PM me, I'll be back in Seattle Saturday night between climbs if ya wanna meet up to get the giant boots o' warmth.

The west buttress isn't badass...that's your problem, man.

Erik is right. Honestly, I'm not sure why people would go to Exit 38 over Exit 32. Neither is supberb, but I seem to have fun at 32, and it's closer to boot.

nothing like an outside troll to bring the waring cc.com factions together.

msnphotos too. As you are probably noticing, there are a million and one options.

Sweet report man, nice job. Question for ya...is the price this time of year really worth it as a climb objective? I want to do it late in the season, when it's an icefall full of alpine ice. It seems this time of year it would be mostly upper-moderate angle snow (which was obviously better for your object...skiing). Is that about right? It seems from your pics that you guys traversed over very high beneath the nooksack tower. The one time I tried it we got on to the icefall lower down. Probably easier your way in the winter, easier our way in the summer. -josh

The conditions will be fine. THe weather hasn't changed a damn bit in the past 3 weeks.

Whatever the hell the point is, soloing stripstream in 2 hours 4 minutes if fucking insane. to Twight. The book is a good read, too, IMHO.

like throwing a hot dog down a hallway BWAHHAAHAHAHAH What's that one from deuce bigalow? "Ever parked your bicycle in an airplane hanger?"

And FWIW, maybe I"m confused, but I've never referred to the stuarts as a whole as the "enchantments" The enchantments really only refers to the plateau and lakes as far as I know. Other than that, what Alex said is right on. I'm sure any alpine ice routes that were in, are still in and probably great right now. I plan to climb some high elevation rock this weekend, but you'll catch me on easy blocky stuff.

I would glady trade WORK to go back to SCHOOL. Work demands more total time, has less tolerance for skipping, less vacation time, and most importantly NO CHICKS IN CHEERLEADER OUTFITS. I cannot stress this enough. Being around good looking girls all day is so many thousands of times better than being stuck in an office full of men (nerdy ones at that.)

Yeah, and the Atkins diet is full of shit, through and through, but we won't get into that now...

Uh-oh...you're not one of those "science is a religion" wackos, are you? Next you'll be telling us the Earth is flat. -Josh The "environmentalism-as-religion" taught in our schools to which I was referring is very far removed from science. If you had kids in public school as I do, you'd understand. I am 100% pro science education. My children must be taught scientific method, evolution, and all of the other things that the religious right kooks often decry as blasphemy. However, "environmentalism" is not currently presented in a scientific fashion in primary public schools. It is presented emotion over reason, and skepticism is scorned, not embraced and explored. It has, in fact, become a religion to many on the left. I stand by my statement. I'm curious what beliefs you believe the left wing conspiracy has instilled in your chilren? I attended public school (ok, granted, a while ago...but my memory is decent) and don't recall anything untrue taught in the name of environmentalism.

Wow. that a lot of degrees.

Literally! Ba dum ching!

Has anybody used those Ti screws Ushba makes? I've seen the titanium "leaver" screws before, but they make what appears to be a full-on substitude for your standard steel ice screw, and it costs about the same. http://www.ushba.com/catalog/ice.html#ultimate

Titanium is also quite brittle as I understand. I wonder if this would play into the choice to not use it in technical gear??

HAHA...yes! Your steadfast support for GWB angers me greatly, Erik.

BWAAHAHHA..

Wow! Shocking! You mean bush's chronies could have possibly even been lying and making up eveidence!? Yeah, no shit. (not directed at you j_b, good link )

Yeah, individual freedom sucks. How can they claim faith in a religion that "merges science and religion" yet discriminates against women for faith based reasons. Jackasses. Because they don't think the two have anything to do with each other; does it? For many centuries muslims had a great reputation for encouraging a questioning style of education, and were mostly responsible for the protection of scientific documents that the Christian Church wanted burned. From the books and articles I've read it seemed like the academic's Paradise, both for men and women alike. To this day it appears that the Christian church is largely resistant to scientific discoveries because they view it as a threat to their faith, whereas muslims are the exact opposite. I would like to point out though, that I feel like Islam today appears to be going away from its roots, and straying into general oppression of individual freedom. Gotcha...I kind of misundestood the phrasing of the points. The point you make is valid. I am by no means defending the history of the christian chruch. It's been **FAR** more destructive to the world throughout history than the muslim faith has. Unfortunately, you are right when you say it seems today's Islam is more about restricting freedom and simply opposing anything non-Muslim than encouraging teaching, etc.