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Has anyone else tried using Ginkgo Biloba Extract, did it help?

deja vu!!!! edit: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/314921/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

First its Bush as a woman and now this.... where's the can???

The North Face of Shuksan gets to be about 45 or 50 degrees in some places if you wanted to get used to the exposure without the factor of altitude.

gonna loose my breakfast

I would kill for a fanny pack like his!

You go with?

bowline with a yos finnish.... its not huuuge like the fig8, easy to untie after loaded, easy to tie, and its pretty obvious if you do it wrong. If its comming untied easily why not finnish with a clove hitch at the end, that would keep it from untying (if your worried about that, I've never had it untie before). My 2cents

Don't you have school or somethin' like that .... Nice work dood wish I were there

Sweet pics dood, it was an awsome day no doubt, it was fun to see you up there

Well I'm definetaly gonna try a snowboard descent of Gib Chute then, sounds sweet!! Just gotta get done with this stuff called studying Skyclimb you in???

Would skiing down the Gib Chute be practical/safe/fun?? That would really make the descent a quick one! Edit: Has anyone here done that?

Anyone going next week? Looks like the weather is going to set up pretty nice. I'm thinking about it even though I have mid-terms next week, but probably can't get my partner to go, he's not like me..... hmmmm. I'll be heading down to Paradise Saturday or Sunday for some snowshoein', maybe I'll get a glimps of Gib Ledges. Someone better get after it next week!!!

You could go to Japan or some foreign nation and sell your testicles

Thanks for the beta. I've never been on that side of the mountain, so the route finding issues (to me) are pretty daunting. I don't mind the 5K gain at such a high altitude, but as you described the Carbon it would just seem a heck of a lot easier and safer (no time crunch) to just head to Thumb Rock. I guess navigating the Carbon is pretty much going to depend on the snowpack and the temps.

Yeah, I meant Thumb Rock (my bad). Would you then suggest staying at the base of Curtis Ridge and going for the summit the next day even though it would be a really long summit day? Thanks for the info.

How hard is it to get a bivy spot at Turtle Rock during a nice weather window in May?

yup, its true.... most of the goodies are gone I believe

Expect lots of snow, shoes or skis.

Anyone gonna make some turns on the snowfeild on Sat?? Snow is here ON!!!

Well Jason M. had it right on...

You sound like a veteran!! The RMI response sounds like FUD. Download the attachment and scroll down to page 36

I had a Denali Pro, but I sold it to get a smaller lighter pack. I took it up Rainier a bunch of times and it worked great except for the extra weight. Although, I've never had a pack that carried heavy loads better, I would say the best expedition pack out there simply for its comfort and HUUUGE capacity.

nice try, WA is the little weak sister of BC OREGON IS KING All I can do is just laugh at that....

Ouch.... gotta bring the mountain bike....