snoboy

Laugh all you want, yer gonna be the one drooooling when I got fresh Salsa on my road trip or a cold smoothie at the end of a 85 degree day at Smith. , not to mention the margaritas are at my van this evening...

Or you could just get change at the Member Services desk , or pay with a card I think...

Split pillar - Squamish is my fave so far...

I think what he is talking about is a belayer who wasn't facing the direction of pull. His belay wasn't "aimed" properly, and when the leader hit the end of the rope, the belayer was twisted around to face him. His crampon didn't move, and his upper body did, leading to the spiral... I have a similar experience. I slipped on some hard summer snow, and twisted my knee, but didn't realize. However, when I got to the bare ice of the glacier tongue, and put my crampon on, well... OUCH!

Check this out, It's from Will Gadd's ice pages: "However significant damage was done to the ankle region. The belayer was unhurt but it is known for the belayer to be spun around if facing in the wrong directions. It should be noted that crampons do not have swivels between them and the boot. In the case of the guy coming off of Louise Falls a couple years ago. The leader takes 30 feet of air and walks away unscathed however the belayer was carted away with a tib fib spiral fracture." Yikes!

Nice! It's flurrieng lightly in RossVegas today. But nothing real in the forecast 'til next week. Oh well...

I drove a Unimog across BC and felt bad about the lack of Freshiez. That was my w/e. And then I carried all the stuff up a flight of stairs, so I feel like I did something in the mtns.

They seem to be here Berthoud Pass CO, yesterday , I wish that was me. This is my local hill: Ughh!!!!

quote: Originally posted by iain: you'll never see a louder shouting match than between two climbers wearing windstopper hats with earflaps. "Forget the windproof films for hats, though: Unless you puncture the film with a thousand tiny needle holes around the ears, you won't be able to hear falling stones or shouted belay commands." Dr. Doom fr. _Extreem Alpinism_

Not sounding too good for the X-1 From TelemarkTips : As you can probably tell, I am very disappointed with the X-1. Testing one briefly in a store will not give you an accurate representation of how this beacon will work in the field. Personally, I feel that the Ortovox F-1 focus is a better product than the X-1 and that the BCA Tracker is better still. DO NOT buy an X-1 thinking that it will be as easy to use as the Tracker, have the range of the F-1, or represent the latest in beacon technology. The X-1 is very disappointing given the technology that is available today. My wife summed it up very well when she said, “I don’t want anybody searching for me with this beacon.” Heres the link to the discussion thread: X-1 discussion

[ 11-26-2002, 06:56 PM: Message edited by: snoboy ]

quote: Originally posted by Dru: Ski bunnies cause overpopulation and most have Whistler diseases or the backcountry variation smell of polypro even after they shower Ice climbin' chix rock my dome especially when they get me drunk or in the Rampart Creek sauna You just dissin' the ski bunnies cause you can't ski? [ 11-26-2002, 06:58 PM: Message edited by: snoboy ]

quote: Originally posted by fern: pm mailing address and I will make a photocopy of mine. The ones Lyle mailed are photocopies themselves so the quality is not super. Me too, me too. Do you think Lyle would mind if we scanned and posted it?

quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: okay, it says "no prizes" but come on, dude. you got to give us something!!! Says who

quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: where do i get mine? huh? huh? I dunno, ask a canuck. Maybe that will be your prize if you win the beacon contest! I haven't seen one yet either.

quote: Originally posted by fern: {proprietary information deleted} patience grasshopper Apparently my system isn't fast enough to run this code properly

quote: Originally posted by snoboy: Oooops adding error

quote: Originally posted by iain: ack fern never reveal the source code! I would have reversed engineered it eventually. How boring if that's all there is too it.

quote: Originally posted by bolt clipper: If air can pass through the fabric, then it is not windproof. Breathable, yes, but then so is mosquito netting. wind•proof Pronunciation: (wind'prOOf"), [key] —adj. resisting wind, as fabric or a jacket or coat. I think that it could let some wind through and still be wind"proof". I don't know if there is a windproof "industry standard" like there is for waterproof?

quote: Originally posted by snoboy: Do I hear a ?? Hmmph, maybe not...

Do I hear a ??

quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: quote:Originally posted by snoboy: Alright, the season is on us, so let's get motivated. the season isn't quite "on" for some of us yet. Don't I know it... I was skiing "rock hard bottomless crust" on Sat because I was so desperate to slide down a hill. How about old times to beat then... Give us something to aim for

What's wrong people, are you going to let me win by default??? quote: Originally posted by snoboy: Alright, the season is on us, so let's get motivated. I propose an honour bound beacon contest. Here are the rules: 1)Two beacons 2)Minimum 60cm burial (2 ft.) 3)Probe hits required. You can leave the first probe in. Put them in a pack or under a crazy carpet so you have something to hit. 4)Hilly terrain prefered. Note if your field is flat. Let's hear about your best times, and what beacon/technique you are using. Here's mine from Jan 2001 - 3:40 with an F1, using the SOS arc technique.

quote: Originally posted by pindude: Of the different types of flagging, from talking to surveyors and timber cruisers, glo-orange is the color that stands out best. I always liked the blue flagging best, it stands out better when you are red-green colour blind. Whoever came up with neon green flagging for use in the woods must have been a little . I use real time DifferentialGPS , dont you?