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Way to go get it fella. Good to see Mt Baker is still 'open'.

Constant barrage of meteorites for added objective danger=BONUS.

So do I get a prize?

Don't tell me you're watching Star Wars. STOP!

I have an answer for you, but it's top secret and shit.

I can't even begin to express how sick I get of the 'climbing is selfish' rap. Yeah, so is eating. I mean, somebody else could have eaten that food... what about that poor, hungry bum on the street who never had a chance? I thought these selections from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged would provide a nice alternative perspective. The first is the oath taken to enter the 'Utopia of Greed' Galt's Gulch: I climb because I enjoy it. The second pertains more to the question of death. Dagny wants to ask the pirate how his wife can stand him being gone and putting himself in harm's way 11 months of the year, to which he replies: I like the attitude of this statement a lot better than the question, "If you knew you would die climbing, would you continue to climb?" The question presupposes catastrophe. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of a heart attack while getting gripped on the sharp end after 76 years of fun. Who knows?

Linux???

FYI, they have GIANT >2000-calorie chocolate bars a Trader Joe's for like $5. Yummy.

I'm with you Matt, why carry your skis up it and then not enjoy the spectacular ski descent???

I'm in New Mexico until December 5th. I'd be happy to get a little exercise and take a keg from you at your convenience after that... Oh yeah, SNOWSHOEING SUCKS, 24-7-365-inf.

I'm thinking some multi-pitch granite in the Sandias this weekend sounds just right!

That was some funny shit. Right up there with this quote I read about Terrell Owens in the New York Times today: "The guy has a big ego, but on the field, I love him. What do you do when you have a player who has a big ego? You stroke him. I don't think they were stroking him enough." Olyclimber has a big spray ego, OffWhite. Stroke him.

No such thing! It felt SO good to get a faceful again...

'Cuz he was catching shit about Mox like you were catching shit a couple years back about the Southern Pickets and t-shirts and shit. Shit, can I say shit again? Good on ya for keeping thick skin and staying strong with the spray, Wayne.

I'm pretty friggin' stoked that some guy did this.

Mike: could you please repost for those of us who were busy getting drunk and harassing women last night?

Having been to Marble Creek Cirque via the Triad, I think the Eldorado approach is faster. The Triad is probably more scenic, though.

Basically Mike, I think now the whole thing's blown and they're gonna sue you. Bummer. They're gonna be pissed.

Well I would forgive you, but maybe I'm no one. Sum nemo. Actually that seems quite likely.

HEY I acknowledged that it's a selfish viewpoint. But your analogy is bunk. Who the hell is gonna bother bolting remote choss in the North Cascades? I sure hope no one. The skiing doesn't do any damage and it doesn't leave anything permanently altered; it's just "breaking the law". I believe in selective practice of civil disobedience. Now can we get Pope to post that spectacular Via Ferrata picture here or what?

But it's not a private land owner, it's the gubbamint. You have a point, but I don't care. Personally, access to St Helens doesn't matter much to me and I'd sure like to see lotsa cool crater pics. But that's my selfish viewpoint.

How does it affect access, considering it is prohibited to ski there regardless? It can't make it any worse. Isn't the whole mountain 'off limits' at the moment too? So are you saying it could hypothetically affect access in the future when the mountain is less active? I think it's a cool shot. I'd be interested to know if, and exactly where, they truly skied into the crater. I know of some people who skied it, but they don't want to 'out' themselves. BE VERY AFRAID OF THE MAN! Ha ha ha Blame it on the snowmobilers.

Hell yeah.