skykilo

Is that skin OF a sumo wrestler? Tsk, tsk.

What's happening with all this ban this/ban that bullshit? Remember moderators, everything in moderation, ESPECIALLY moderation.

I carried a SUPER lightweight 7.5mmX30m rope. My pack weighed a little over 20 pounds, I think, with hinged stainless steel crampons, some runners and 'biners, prussiks, and a harness. We didn't use any of the rope gear, and I could have went without the 'poons, but they were reasonable insurance. Also, I had to make up for not carrying skis. We kept weight down by never carrying more than a liter of water, and filtering more as needed. The 55 gallon drum was very old and rusty looking, and it was nowhere near the human waste collection at the top of the moraine. It was on the other side of the Blue Glacier below the snow dome.

Actually, isn't it more like 42, with the first THIRTEEN flat? Real kiddie stuff.

Then why can't I stay the hell away from Glacier Peak? I would like to hit Bachy on a calm powder day with the summit open (Does this happen?) to do some huckin' out the crater.

Bachy has the mad high speed quads, but where is this dome-rockin' terrain of which you speak? Ski Bowl-The Outback . (If there's snow.)

Following the Big Beaver Trail, there is an arrow carved into a piece of wood about one mile after the Luna Creek Campground, courtesy of David Parker. Head straight down to the river and there is a log to cross. The schwack isn't bad. To get out of the Access Creek Basin, you just go left (south) to the easier terrain instead of straight up Luna's west(?) face. Then there will be an easy gully up to the right after the little glaciated couloir. It was all a wide, moderate snow gully in June, so there will probably be some snow, but that's speculation. After getting to the top of the gully, you will be left with a traverse over heather on ~30 degree type slopes to get to the saddle betweeen Luna and Fury. This was snow in June, but I'm pretty confident it's melted. That's beautiful terrain! It sure does take a long time to get up to the views, but they're worth it. Take a look at the South Pickets and pay reverence to Wayne, Colin and Marko. I don't think climbing Luna by yourself would be too much 'lunacy', but I sure would hate to sprain an ankle out there by myself, so watch your step! Oh yeah, and break a leg!

And Simon Yates should be a critical component as your partner for a two man rope team, looking for some extreme alpine adventure.

I was just using the stated criteria. Now you have exemptions... it sounds a little subjective. In the name of justice and fairness, I really think we need to kill EVERYONE.

Yeah, kill the druggies, except those of us who stick to the preferred vices of alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine. And if you got money for expensive prescription drugs and bullshit visits to the doctor, that's OK too. There's no hope for any of those people on heroin, so we should kill them. While we're at it, let's kill the obese people, too. They're not very productive, and they'll need lots of health care in the future. And what about all these old people who are just retired and idle? We should kill them, they're an all-around burden. I just want to kill everyone for their benefit.

How is the situation down around the isthmus?

And they don't even merit being TWO parasites, they add to one!

At the top.

Chilling...

I had asthma when I was very young and it went away. I think it was really just an allergic reaction to my mom's cats. In junior high I had fun once or twice getting a head rush from the inhaler, though. Puff, puff, pass(out).

El Puerco Lloron Y La Sirenita

Serenita

Dru- Somehow I don't think literature on anorexia would be directly applicable to people who consume 4,000+ calories a day. I am also curious to hear about your innovative technique of assessing Fence Sitter's body fat by visual inspection.

Lettuce going to seed? It's called sinsemilla . Just keep the cocks out of the hen house, eh? Flowers good.

That was with calipers, and I won't squabble over the accuracy. Let's call it 5%, whatever. So, what I want to know is, what are these long term effects? I don't make any effort to keep my body fat low, I consider it a side effect of an active lifestyle and genetic predisposition, or something like that. Any MD's want to share? Norman Clyde?

Mt Olympus 1-day skiing ?

As in Sunday the 10th of August? I was going to hang out and party this weekend, but if you'll drive...

It's more like 3% for me, too, I just wasn't trying to make that the issue. I dare you to try to eat with me for a day. I'm 6'2"and 185 (that's ~85kilos for you, Dru), so I don't think I'm anorexic. I will eat all of you under the table! Or high in the Andes! Just give me a 3rd tool (fork)!

Wanna go to the rock sometime tomorrow night, then? I should be in the vicinity around 5:30.

Oh, doctors. Yeah, I've heard of them. I don't think I've seen one since that STD test in college.