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Regardless, Fleblebleb's post was one of the funnies things I have ever seen on this site.

Be careful. UW Wall has been the site of at least one epic bivy.

Pope, that one sure makes it hard to stay OFF topic.

Good job staying out of the chimney on the approach to the notch. You were much smarter than we were.

If they were an invasive foreign species like fire ants, I'd say go ahead and smoke 'em. But they are probably just a native species that has been here all the time, mostly unnoticed. Any naturalists out there who might have a clue about how common such large hills are and what species this might be?

Of course they must mean SAR rescue. I'm just speculating, but I think they are referring to the situation where a second is sent down to aid the injured climber in the crevasse and the two of them are pulled out together. Obviously, that is a huge load.

Are we talking here about the aluminum water bottles that bear a striking resemblance to fuel bottles?

This was some legislation that was pushed hard by the Bush Administation. Next on the list will be protecting corporations from lawsuits for unsafe or dangerous products. They will call the legislation "anti-frivolous lawsuit".

One thing is for sure. The Republicans have been much better at appealing to the more primitive brain functions of the electorate as Stonehead has shown. The Dems have been too reluctant to sink to the level of their opponents, but ultimately, they must.

The problem is that even though this is true. The American public cannot believe our president would be evil enough to wage war to benefit friends and corporate supporters. They believe his stated reasons and not the real ones.

Those who are familiar with Windham 5.10a's, know they are equivalent to a Darrington 5.8+ or a 5.9.

And you, Mr. Klenke, will volunteer to be the designated driver? Isn't that right? What? You drive a two seater? "Sorry folks, only room for SnugTop".

You have the right to ask a leader for a resume. If you don't get one or don't like what you see you are free to climb with a different leader.

I ran into Leland Windham up there time before last and he said he'd put it up last winter. It's the one on the far left, rated at 5.10a. I don't recall the name. It requires one yellow or red Alien for a crack section in the middle. Some guy named Dave was climbing it and was just raving about how good it was.

The answers are no and no. We don't submit resume's to teach at field trips, although to become a climb leader you definitely must submit a climbing resume. I'm about about at the median when it comes to experience (seven years).

Time to buy GlaxoSK stock?

New graduates are not experts when they come back to help teach classes. They are assistants. That is why fenderfour put the word in quotes. Assistants are all under direct supervision by those who are experienced.

The field trips cover roughly the same material but locations can vary. Some locations are used by several different branches- Leavenworth for example. Student ratios can vary too, but are usually about one instructor for three or four students.

Hey man that is pretty deep thinking. I enjoyed reading it.

Yes, I saw that article. The pictures are amazing quality. They looked like a re-enactment. Lotsa Face was a joke on Lhotse Face. Everest had been climbed by Hillary the previous year. Those guys chopped steps all the way up that thing. Thayer was the guy who was killed in a huge fall.

A friend of mine put up a 5.7 there called The Fan. It's fun, easy and safe. It climbs up these strange little 10 inch hexagonal columns. You reach over the tops of them to pull on cracks in the back. The route is long and you must either have a 60 m rope or bring two shorter ropes to get off.

You can have a lot of fun top roping those seracs at Baker. They can be really challenging. Waterfall ice can be up to 90 degrees, but seracs are often overhanging. Of course the overhanging ones are the wettest. It can be like climbing in a shower.

The wall looked like it was about six pitches or so, but from the distance I couldn't tell much about how it protects. Prospect peak lies about halfway between the fine granite of Static Point and the chossy metamorphic of Stickney. Could be good or bad.

Trask asked me to post this link on his behalf. Do you think he has gone soft? A Love Song