Mark_Husbands

I very recently bought a pair and so far I like them alot. I used them on a three day trip in the Sierra, and for some deproaches in Yosemite. Comfortable, and they seem sticky. To be fair, I haven't had them long enough to comment on durability, and I've always used junky old running shoes in the past. Bought them straight from the co. website, last yrs. model, no shipping, $54 delivered.

i can totally see an elephant on the elephant perch.

NPS doesn't need to "regulate first". Littering is already illegal.

Has anyone used G-14s (mine are from around year 2000) on Invernos? Koflachs? I have heard of problems with toe bail fit on some plastics. They work perfectly on my Freney XTs. M

i'm thinking about second week of august. and what is a mozzy?

the middle third of the V-notch gully could be smooth, moderate angled blue ice by september. i would select something comfortable for frontpointing.

anyone have any comments or advice on Firebird Ridge (Norman Clyde Peak)?

gonna try it on some dowels. i also saw a recommendation for some type of synthetic crystals that give grit.

so i wonder if the tool dip ends up more slippery when wet? i read that you can add some grit to make it non-skid.

the half rope isn't going to break.

from the company website, seems a little heavy and expensive for regular use in the U.S. i would probably get a firstlight.

mine too. I'm tempted to take them off and try to paint some tool dip on them, but I'm afraid it won't work...

Yeah, I was just joshin' with the dictionary stuff. You are totally right, the article (wherever it is) must be off by many orders of magnitude. I'm one of the sad saps who lives here and has to commute 2+ hrs. to El Portal from Mariposa. Unfortunately they closed the road--both the highway and the old railroad grade across the river--before I got a chance to see the slide area. I've heard it is mesmerizing.

The problem is not your engineering logic, it's your word choice. A dictionary can be helpful in these situations. Webster defines "trite" as "hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original". I believe the word you are looking for is "trivial", defined as: 1 : COMMONPLACE, ORDINARY or 2 a : of little worth or importance Indeed, a few hundred tons would be trivial, but I have heard some engineers refer to many thousands of truckloads of material that would need to be moved before attempting to rebuild the completely destroyed road. And, it may be years before the slide area is inactive. Basically, they're talking bridges to the far side of the river. Mark

you mean a hangover?

My party of three spent 3 weeks between flights. This included one aborted trip to the top of Crosson that resulted in a cache, and three total attempts on the NE Ridge (first two aborted due to very high wind). Expedition/heavy style, but because of our cache we didn't ferry loads again after the first aborted attempt. we had a great time.

there will be no "commercial" use. anyway, this is why i have asked for pictures here to be donated here rather than mining the web. plus the pictures found on the web are often reduced and dont look too good on a powerpoint.

Ok, thanks, i'll take that as permission to strip photos from the "Little T" page.

Thanks, Gary

That was my next request

Thanks!

Looking for nice photos of climbers on the Emmons, Kautz, and DC. Pictures of named features also helpful. To be used in a Powerpoint presentation. PM if you want more details. Thanks folks, Mark

Any of you Photoshoppers out there able to grayscale this map image so that it will look decent in a word document? in Gallery, map of Rainier with Kautz, DC, Emmons marked in black: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/showphoto.php?photo=15788&size=big&sort=1&cat=500

That's the largest quarter i have ever seen.

This is what you find interesting now? What I find interesting is the hazard posed by trees along freeways. Look into that and get back to us.