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Hey babe, anything you say

FUCK Bob and the Bedlington Corporation! They are lying, backstabbing slime (not the employees, the owners.) I will not spend my money there.

I dunno, I don't have a helmet yet either. I want one... but it'd be more for Sonny Bono trees that anything else. Dude, I've some sooo close to splatting my head on trees. Course, rocks hurt too.

Translation: Helmets required... if you wonder why, you're and idiot

Wow, those are great. Looks super fun.

I know I've seen good instruction on how to do this on the net. Do a Google search and you'll find it. Also, ping Servio Verdina. He took a jigsaw to his Burton and mounted Voile gear on it. He did a pretty sweet job on it.

Well Cavey, take me out and I'll do the write up.

Dwaner, that's not me... that's my brother, dummy. Oh yeah, poor spelling, my bad.

I was thinking of just getting some validation, but I think you're right re. skew of the sample population. Anyway, I've laid out my $0.02 above... nuf said.

mabe Cavey, but if we "set the expectation" that we're not gonna go overboard with the spray and thread drift in that section, then it should be pretty obvious why the moderator edits somebody in that section.

Matt, how about using the polling function on this site? Let the sprayers weigh in with the rest on the simple question, "How important is it to have the Route Report Section spray free?" - Not important, it's better with spray, no censorship... fucker! - Kinda important, wading through useless posts sucks... let us self police and moderate gingerly - Very important, Spray not tolerated... heir Furor

Wow, there's a lot more snow out there than I'd thought. Snowboarders, huh? BLING BLING...

Matt, you are so fucking right on! I think it's totally reasonable to set the expectation that route report sections are "value add." Keep these sections as a resource and keep the spray out. Unfortunately, the line between opinions and spray may be a gray line, but a little self policing should keep the moderator's role manageable.

Cleaning down of the oils, dead skin, and grime your body secretes will increase the down's loft and increase your bags warmth (I assume the same would apply to synthetic.) The toughest part will be drying a down bag. Given the number of quarters you'll pump into the laundromat dryers, you might do well to take your bag to Rainy Pass or Feathered Friends to have it cleaned professionally (twenty bucks'ish and a week of down time.)

I'll weigh in with the Ballard votes. Lockspot!

Got in my first alpine ice experience Friday and loved it. Attempted Chair ... got three pitches up and bailed at 4:00. Basked in the sun, warm air and great views, though.

Allison, What kind of car do you have? That'll determine what kind of rack will fit. If you have rain gutters, I have a Yakima rack with ski rack attachments and locks.

Damn that Jordy

Yeah, there was a definite inversion layer going on. In the mid-20's at 6 AM at the parking lot and probably in the upper 40's on the NE Buttress in the afternoon. Not bitching, it was absolutely gorgeous out with great views, but I felt more secure dry tooling on rock facets. Pickets were worthless and prob will be until the snow consolidates a bit more and temps drop. In the meantime, rock pro is your friend. One other thing, dig a pit and verify your avvy assessment. I did a quick shear test on our exit. The column sheared with modest load (read: bright yellow light while the avvy report indicated low.) Don't take things for granted. Next time...

interesting... thanks.

Yeah, Ericsson's T-68 sucks. If you want cool toys and gadgets, T-Mobile's your ticket. Camera phones, color screens, downlodable apps... and a SIM chip that allows you to swap between devices. Back to EV's original post, these guys aren't the one's to pick for backcountry couverage.

Cool grooves, cocktail bar and... TLG shakin' her thang.

I went up Silver Peak today. Encountered high winds and low visibility above 5000'. The snow is hard as rock... was barely able to kick steps up high, and the trail is a sheet of ice. Bring crampons. Granite Mountain looked pretty bare. I don't think there'll be much decent skiing up the I-90 corridor for a while.

Walkin down the beach lookin at the peaches duh duhh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh Name the band, bad boy.

Trask, how cum you don't show up on who's online? You're so stealth, dude.