vegetablebelay

CascadeClimber, I was Lambone's belayer on Shriek and it took us just under 2 hours from the car til we were climbing the first pitch. There are a couple of steps on the approach that make you pause a moment, and there was that damn river crossing.... The helmet test came on the second pitch

I think this has been hashed and rehashed in the threads entitled: "Community? No," and in "Spray detracts from this site".

Yeah, I thought so!

Lambone, Looks like you and me could be in the same boat. I'm down, and I can drive too.

He'll just sign on as one of his many avatars

2999 and holding - I think Caveman is feeling the pressure of the 3000 post threshold.

Huh? Wha? No SPRAY for the Caveman?

And don't forget your avalanche balloon! http://www.provinz.bz.it/avalanche/ski8e.htm

I have never climbed any portion of the Tooth - South Face included.

Yeah, this discussion is about tonights Pub Club, but it is a weekly event Tuesday nights.

Still need the

Heinrich - How much of a problem is traversing steep, hard, slopes when the sidecut of a board only allows the tip and the tail to touch the surface?

But sadly, there's not a cranberry rancher in the bunch

You're probably right. Either that or it's a medical emergency!

Careful Caveman - looks like Heinous wants you to climb on [ 01-11-2002: Message edited by: vegetablebelay ]

Lots of Gapers today! Pro Popper and Matt have been on Who's Online all morning!

If I'm hiking with poles, I hold them like a downhill skier going througg slalom gates. This allows you to push through thick brush and it protects you from brush your partner in front of you snaps into your face Another good technique to use when ascending or descending very steep brushy slopes is to actually grab the brush as you're going up or down in order to hold you to the hill. I think there is a technical term for this but the name of it escapes me now.

And, since this was vegetablebelay's first ever appearance at a pub club, I should have at least been mentioned in the trip report. Bring back Dwayner.

Yeah, I have no recollection of Panther being there but I did have a few

Spray on my brutha

I think there could be only one title for Mr. Larson

Nice sig Caveman Here's Phat too: http://www.okayplayer.com/dilatedpeoples/expansionteam/

Cool Erik, thanks for the

That was Donna Top Step...

True, true. It seems everyone that posts here usually gets what they want out of the site. Dan Larson asks about wand sizes and got a lot of good info; Stefan asked about guide books for the Alps and got a lot of good info, David Parker just asked about an obscure road near Cashmere Mt - I could go on and on. Sure, many times a little spray thrown in but if you're too sensitive to skip over a few non-productive(but oh, so entertaining)responses, you are using the wrong medium to throw out you're inquiry.