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Make a date and let me know when...it would be fun.

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IVAN! You obviously NEED this book...send me a mailing address I think I might even have one autographed specially for you.

Hey Sobo! Just reread the original post....dude, that was grim. We should have a reunion Your lead this time though!

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on sale... http://www.bentgate.com/scphgumobo.html

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Hey there! Mike Layton (the "Layton" at CC.com) has been a big supporter of "Pay it Forward" here at CC.com from the beginning. I have 6 copies of Mike's training/climbing/lifestyle book to give to those that might be able to use them. The first 6 folks under 20 years old to post to this thread and send me a PM with your mailing address will get a copy. "Climbing Sronger, Faster, Healthier By Michael A Layton, D.C. Great book btw! Here is the original thread. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/922495/1

Hey Matt, I'll give you a serious answer. A guy named Jim comes to mind, hiking boots, blue jeans and a cowboy hat I met on top of DC. Windy, cold day and he should have never left Muir with the gear he had in those conditons. His party had dumped him there on top DC at the flat. Same place RMI use to dump the stragglers and pick them up on the way back down. And where real climbing skills are then needed to get to the summit and down safely with no more cow path to follow. Anyway the guy was in rough shape. We gave him something to eat and drink, a warm jacket, And he ended up summiting with us. Better than his other option which was to attempt to get off DC on his own. The guy was a little freaked when we ran into him and rightfully so. My point? Rainier on a good day can be "easy". You can see the crevasses and there is a literal cow path up DC that is hard to fall down in let alone get out of. On a bad day Rainier can hand anyone their ass with crevasses, weather, wind and altitude. It is not a mountain to take lightly in any month. Self arrest, crevasse rescue, altitude experience and winter navigation skills are mandatory if you are going on your own imo. Good suggestions on doing other peaks first...Hood, St Helens this time of year, Baker, Shasta and Adams use to be the right of passage to Rainier and with good reason. Rainier is not Mt Whitney or any 14K peak in Colorado. But both are good places to climb/hike before doing Rainier. Just not the only places. Rainier is a BIG and heavy glaciated mtn. Reading a book is a good start to a climbing education. By simply asking the question, "can I do Rainier without a guide" tells me you have no business on the mt above 10K feet by yourself. Pays to remember, guides, clients and some good climbers have all been killed on DC for all sorts of reasons. The mtn will still be there when you are ready.

List of injuries is too long to write down. But really no serious injuries until the last couple of years. At least what I would call "serious". To me "serious" now is a few months off instead of a few weeks so my perspective has changed. And "serious" means you are reminded of it daily for a few years to come. Best rehab is what you can do. When I couldn't walk inside, I walked in a pool. When I could swim I started there. Still couldn't walk though. Then on my bike with a trainier and finally on the road. When I couldn't climb, I hiked. There was a time not long ago I couldn't walk to the end of the block. Then later I could walk a mile. Then 10. I ice climb because I still can't climb difficult rock. See a pattern? Do what you can and let pain be your guide as long as you aren't reinjuring yourself. You have to be your own advocate no matter how good your Doc or PT folks are. Nothing is forever...well very few things anyway....if you are willing to put in the work. FWIW I am 2 years out on my last major injury. And not a day goes by that I am not reminded of something physically. But I also get a little better every day as well. So there is always progress if I am willing to put in the effort. In the end it never seems like a long time to wait and the injuries don't seem all that bad. Good luck!

Rudi I am thinking it is the #4 size shoes that help as well That and having the power to weight ratio of a cyborg!

Just out of curiosity I had Dave Page rip off the original heavier Vibram sole and add a lwt factory La Sportiva sole. Save 3+oz per boot and added some insulation in the sole. (not that I thought the insulation was needed mind you) Thought someone else might like to see how they came out. Still a couple hundred under the Spantik's retail with the resole if you buy smart and I suspect very close in warmth. Some added benefits as well imo. Details and specs on the blog. LWT sole installed Factory fresh

Ya, you are right Wayne, I feel so much better now

Geeeesus, any chance you can remove my name from a thread titled "old guys" I used some manky shit early on but nothing that scary!

Ya, Marc's project brought back some memories. So fun for me that way. The plan was to film from 2 tree but the weather and the 2 other teams Marc jumped ahead of made that seem unattractive. Never even considered filming from the ground till I got to the base of the rock. If nothing else Marc will have a record of what he did. Gotta be a free program out there to stabilize the video.

More...sorry it is 10x and a long ways away so lots of shaking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyWtODXHCzY and the cocoa puff kids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN3HcYJJM6A May be more stressful to watch in person than to do I have to laugh at myself for holding my breath while Marc worked the moves.

Marc said he wanted to do a TR so I thought the rest best saved for him.

Hispanics...shit...They're real worry is the freak'in traffic cameras. Do a google search on that

Price reduction New unworn, insulated Trango with built in gaiter $200. All boots have been sold..thanks!

The upcoming spray should be entertaining

and a chalk bag... Marc Leclerc on his solo onsight of Outer Space this morning. Done in just under 30 minutes. Which was just about how long it took him to walk down in his slippers Nicely done, Congrads!

BD spare part for F10 (gold colored Neve) (available july 1st) New spare part added: SKU BD0400730000ALLS NEVE REAR RAIL NO HEELTHRW F10 Stripped ST with Neve heel. Heel available as part July 1 from BD customer service.

Yep I was a little surprised just how fragile the set up is. But seems to work as intended if you can get it to the climb. I'm adverse to anything past a 10 min approach FWIW a short comment on the visor. http://coldthistle.blogspot.com/2010/02/whats-for-dinner.html

easy in rock shoes..even blindingly tight rock shoes.