Billygoat

Yeah, I was thinking this tour was my first concert. Was that when the bass player wore zebra stripes and had all his instruments striped to match? Fleetwood Mac opened, Bare Trees was the current album and the warbly voiced gauze covered one was not in the band. Other early shows range from the embarrassing (Gordon Lightfoot, too drunk to remember the words to anything) to the ludicrous (Uriah Heep, but the folks next to us shared some stupifying weed). I can't remeber too well as I was only ten years old (not After with Alvin Lee). Could have been early Fleetwood Mac. I do remember the lights coming on between bands and lots of frisbees being thrown around. Pretty wild scene for my eyes!

Why, what was your first concert?

Jethro Tull in '74. I remember Bungle in the Jungle well! So much smoke in the air they had to open the top of the civic arena, one of the few times they ever did that! I was only ten at the time. I haven't been the same since....

WDYMB "jumps the shark"? Anyways, Sharma appears to me to be the guy having the most fun and getting paid for it...

Holy phuk! The best boots I have ever owned. I was just crack climbing and bouldering in them this weekend. They are light (2lbs, 6oz), totally waterproof, climb well, hike great with a pack on and I can't wait to try them with some crampons. No blister problems but I wear thick wool socks and if on a long trip poly pro liners.

nuther week or two depending on how much dumpage we get the next week or two.

Holy hillbillys batman

Gracias

Donde' esta Skaha?

We'll be climbing out here on the Island if you want to jump on a ferry and bop on out. I'll pick you up at the landing, I owe you one for the couch offer last time Dry and sunny here right now! Should hold the rest of the day....

What! You want to touch me or something

Good one

Ahhh, piss off ya wanker

Where's Skaha?

It won't let me log in?! How do you do it Allison?

Dood, I'm hitting Alex Plus, Self Storage, Lick The Boot, CJ O'Matic, and The Marquis Du Ski all in the first week, then I'll bop over to ski in...

I was told, by a counter person in marblemount FWIW, that it is open but they are worried about avy danger and don't want to deal with the public yet

You should take her mr. glasshouses, and show her the ropes. Then maybe you can come show me the errors of my way...

Damn! First the ferry now this. The Islands are an inconvenient place to live. I guess that's why I like it here

Any one else having trouble dialing out? I get "all circuits are busy" no matter where I try to call. Is it just a local thing or a nation wide problem.

Good point about leaving enough slack for a z pulley. How close do you all think a rope team of two could safely travel together given the average size of the crevasses in a maritime location like the North Cascades? I really like my 35 meter, 8.2mm rope. I guess I could bring two, they are so light. That definitely would be a consideration recognizing the possible need to rappel into the hole to check on ones partner. Glad to hear the knot theory has been tested. Butterfly knot seems to be the stopper of choice. I think I'll set up a scenario in the back yard and test it a couple times. Extra slings and tiblocs should be carried. They are really not that heavy. Cheers

Exactly what I was thinking Just ordered a three hundred foot roll of 10mm, 6500 lb tensile strength

Hey glass gow kiss my ass! Why don't you go and make a positive contribution (besides your photos) and post your opinion on my Gear Critic thread hey sheepshager, not my problem your dick is small and your ego writes check your body can't cash. if you decide to take things personally - don't blame this one on me. Seems like you're the one being a bit reactionary I think your photos are good and I want your opinion on my Gear Critic thread. But, you gotta have balls to climb choss heaps My dick is big, my ego is gold and my body takes me where I want to go I don't shag sheep, I eat them Smell my glove you cross dressing, crack smoking ukulele player

Keg of beer! would roll/slide nicely and keep one well hydrated

Good ideas SC! I think the tent peg as a marlin spike or fid is brilliant, however the whole tying on of weights seems a bit tiring. I think a better idea would be to tie in a couple of retired lawyers and doctors to the middle of my two person rope team as self propelled weights/chocks. I'm sure one of them would catch just nicely on the lip of a crevasse. Hell, they may even pay me for the experience.