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says 8ET. does that mean 5 PT or is it delayed for us west coasters? Yes, i could go to tvguide.com but i'm lazy.

I know in the heat of the moment you aren't thinknig real clearly, but it seems like the partly buried guys are the ones that are in ok condition. Ideally, wouldn't you have one member of your team start looking for the buried guy immediately?

What do you have? What's your favorite? Is there any reason to have a 0 degree AND a -15/-20?

Almost makes we want to go back to school.

My work and home computers are both over three years old and i'm a programmer. WTF? This whole computer thing sucks.

Damn. If i didn't have a soccer game and numerous parties to go to this weekend...

yeehaw

Duck tape, duh. I'm up for it too. Keep me in mind too Norm

I have a gemini and I don't like it one bit. It's bulky, the LED is not bright enough, and the halogen is barely brighter then the LED in my experience.

Can you detail anything more on any of those? Like "Always try to keep your body as close to the rock as possible" or "It's better to reach higher then wider with your feet" or whatever. Again, I'm not saying that these things exist, just asking.

I'd strongly recomend you make a concerted effort to learn avalanche forecasting and not rely on an "expert" you met on the internet. I found myself in some akward situations with some "experts" I found on this very website. I'm sure I'm not alone in that regard It's really not rocket science and there are a few basic avalanche courses you could complete prior to Feb/March which is the most common time to do a winter climb of Rainier. It is possible to perform a pretty accurate analysis of the snowpack without getting into the facceting or metamorphism of the snow particles, just the basics. I plan on taking an avalanche class as well, but it'd be nice to have somebody who also knows a thing or two about snowpack.

No. I just want to find somebody who is also interested in doing a winter climb of rainier that feels comfortable evaluating avalanche conditions. I'd find it educational. I don't need somebody to tell me what to pack and how to get to the top.

I understand that climbing like most other things, a lot of it is experience, but often there are some good rules of thumb. I'd be interested in either reading material or anything that sticks out in your mind to focus on when you're climbing. Cheers

Nnot paying for someone to guide me up Rainier. If you're interested, great. If not, there's really no need to post.

Anybody interested in climbing Rainier sometime in the next couple of months? Preferably somebody who can effectively evaluate avalanche conditions (as I cannot).

does anyone ever carry a little funnel for loading up a bladder. i always end up spilling half my melted snow when pouring. --tim

Uhhh..you didn't like the rave/nipple scene? I thought that was hot. The new trailer on the web site is pretty crazy. tickets went on sale this morning for IMAX and it's already sold outfor friday and saturday of the opening.

So you're saying that if we're new to climbing we might be beaten to a pulp, but will get beer out of the whole thing, right?

Remember to save as a JPEG (.jpg)and not something like a TIF or otherwise uncompressed.

Rands Vegas System

Verizon and TMobile got rated best in customer service. Don't forget about the phone. Ericcsons are notorious for shitty reception. Nokias known for the opposite. AT&T has a pretty sweet new deal on a Nokia (24 bucks) that features EDGE tech, which will be the next upgrade to the network. THe phone is small with a color screen too.

coated in your own sauce? that's gross dude.

I could probably help with that. We host a system for managing, presenting, and tracking digital audio video. I'm sure i could swing an account pro-bono. Let me know if you're interested, admins.

I stand corrected. I went to VW and they do use grigris. I think their setup is much better then the Stone Gardens place for beginners. The people at VW were much more friendly as well. However, the Stone Gardens bouldering area is so much bigger. I think my roommate are going to get a family membership there. Also, I agree with the comments about starting with bouldering.

Heard about it on the short 3 mile drive to work. Couldn't figure out what was going on at first because they kept talking about the governor sealing up the space needle. THen a co-worker says something like "It's like a fucking Tom Clancy novel out there" as we walk into the building. Spent the morning refreshing The Drudge Report and talking to friends on IRC. Finally, 4 or 5 of us left work and walked across the street to the Pyramid to drown our sadness in pitchers of micro and talk about the whole thing as it blazed on the TVs above. Some people kept working. I don't know how. We have a pretty cool office, I couldn't believe they didn't just send everybody home when it happened.