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George Michael

TEH GEH

why are you wearing ski boots?

The first time i went to FF i was a bit annoyed because the guy tried to rent us a beat-up Orthovox that was hanging together by duck tape alone. Turned out the thing didn't even work. Luckily, we noticed this before the trip and quickly returned it after closing hours for a brand new Tracker, which the guy pulled out of the box for us. I was annoyed that we even had to do that (could've ruined the trip), but at least he didn't hesitate to fix the problem once it was recognized. I'm sure some stores would think twice before pulling one out of the box for a rental without 'approval' from management. The only other experience i had was a month or so ago wehn i went in and was asked "do you need help" at least 4 times by the same guy. Now i know i LOOK like a gaper (and i am), but that's a bit excessive... Anyway, after rockfest gave me the opportunity to meet a couple of the guys, i like that store a lot more...Some of the guys go really out of their way to help people, even beginners . and Paul from mgear in eastern WA rocks too.

That was the first glacier climb i ever did, albeit with our "guide" Alpinfox. Hey...he seemed very wise when i met him... Anyway, I only have great memories of that trip. It's a long approach, but a beautiful one. You do need to know crevasse rescue though, but summit day is long enough that you can take your time getting to the summit assuming you start at decent hour. We started at 4am and were back to meadows by 4 or 5 and we were moving SLOW. If you do this as a 4 day trip, you'll arrive at the meadows on day 2 with plenty of time to practice z-pulleys and prussiking. There's even a nice large boulder there to prussik up. Good luck!

Check it out here There are about 4 articles in today's News Tribune about Liberty Ridge and climbing.

New AMERICAN Penis Enlarger some assembly required

Thanks guys

So on your last ascent, you use slings/runners to clip into the chain and harness, remove the rope from the harness and run it through the chain links, push the atc through the rope and connect back to the harness, unclip the slings/runners from the chain and finally repel down? That seems easy enough, but how do you secure the rope while taking off the harness and moving through the chain? i could jsut see myself dropping the rope at this critical juncture and being, what we call in america, 'fucked'.

Uhh yea... EBAY

There were 35 ppl in line at 8:30am, 55 by 10, and about 75 at noon. I'm guessing the real splurge won't come until about 5pm.

Sweet. Anybody know any codes for a discount?

I was up at exit 38 the other day and watched as ppl threaded their ropes through the chain links at the top to rapel down. Is that standard operating procedure? Who else would you get down without leaving gear up there? Just downclimb?

What kind of fondue? Cheese, Chocolate, MEat? This seems like another way to convince the gf that camping is indeed cool. I dig the pocket rocket. Performace is somewhat related to cookware too. There was a thread once that talked about this. The aluminum pans conduct heat SO MUCH better than the titanium. Go aluminum + teflon!

It's my only tent and i was thinking of doing the Emmons route again this weekend. You think my little 3 season can handle it? Last time i was up there it was gusting pretty hard by camp shurman. According to the calendar i'm good , but in reality?

Lots of stuff in the killer deals section including Go Lite Gust Packs for $59 and the Breeze for $42. See Deals Here

Ah...one of those places where two edges come in handy. Didn't pick up the skis once this year... Thanks for the info.

i've never had a bad experience on ebay.

We could all learn a few things from our neighbors to the north.

Greg - Lighten up. Breezy is new and she's getting started. When you're new, you have no idea where to start. It's not like she jumped to any conclusions. Instead of getting pissed off because somebody lacks knowledge, maybe you could point to places where she can read up and/or otherwise gain knowledge. Breezy - It would all be speculation at this point i'm sure. Check the posts on the main forum. Some of the members of these teams have posted about what happened. It's up to you to draw your own conclusions on what happened, if it was avoidable, and what you can do to limit the chances of it happening to you. I'm not sure how accurate all the information is, but from most of the stuff I've seen, in all three incidents the climbers were experienced.

Buy em off ebay....cheap cheap

So is rockfall not a danger right now? i need to buy a helmet, but every weekend i can put it off, the happier i am

Food Safety

Yea....next thing ya know...we'll be like Switzerland! The horror!

Why not do the Emmons route? Less people and less rockfall.