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gaston, you stated that you know the area pretty well - then certainly youve heard of the O.H.M. downtown. if not, its pretty hard to miss - go to the tourist office and turn around and look at the church - the O.H.M. is the building behind the church. upstairs the nice ladies will hook you up with all sorts of beta and there are two books on the table - one with recent trip reports and another for climbing partners. in the partner book, you can find a partner to do just about anything you want at any level at any time. ive often just shown up in town and found a partner to climb the next morning using that book. i suggest giving that a try the next time youre in town - youll have better luck than you will on cc.com. good luck!

i know its not seattle, but perhaps you could mail order a kit. i just got back from j-tree and saw that the shop "nomad ventures" was selling the old style trigger kits. i have no idea if they have any in stock or not, but if you dont have any luck locally you might consider giving them a call.

its called a "crying tick" because it hangs on to your dick and balls.

dru, that kind of tick is called a "crying tick".

"magical chrome-plated semi-automatic enema syringe" -popular route at lumpy ridge, co

oops, in my rambling i forgot to mention this site - it has an english version. http://home.no.net/bjartebo/main.html cheers, todd

gary, there are plenty of things to do in norway - depends on exactly what you want to do. ive done some alpine routes in romsdal, and in that region you could get into just about anything you want to as far as alpine climbing/mountaineering goes. you asked for objectives and the names dont stick too well because they dont mean anything to me, but i remember doing routes on "venjetindan" and the "romsdalshorn" that were pretty nice. there is a guidebook for that region, but i dont imagine youll find it outside of norway. its in norwegian, but thats not really a problem - names are just names, grades are grades, and the book has photos. all youll need is a map. everyone there speaks english so if youve picked out a nice route based on the grade and the photo, just ask someone to translate the description for you. ive also done a fair amount of ice climbing in norway, and i imagine some of what i did is still in in april, and im pretty sure that certain areas in the north are acutally better in april than during what we consider prime ice season - although may could be pushing it. as far as rock, all of my norwegian friends rave about lofoten (although i still havent been there), and ive seen the guide book - very user friendly, written in english by an american (ed webster). you should be able to get ahold of a copy somewhere in the states. i can only think of one good site for ice climbing in norway, but of course there could be others. i dont even remember the name of the site, but if you search for "is klatring" (ice climbing in norwegian) you should find it in the first few hits. again, memory is a bit faded, but if you can figure out how to get onto the forum on there, there is a fair amount of english, and somebdoy there could probably tell you where to start looking. i started rambling - hope some of that helps. cheers, todd

"that guy must be off route - there arent any tick marks up there..."

good info - thanks everyone. reading through this thread, ive heard a lot about knees and ankles. has anyone used it to help shoulder/elbow tweaks (especially shoulder)? cheers, todd

what up dylan?! where you be at?! PM me or send an email if you be in CO. the office has my info if you dont be havin it. cheers, todd

anybody ever read "skinny legs and all" by tom robbins??? good food for thought, if nothing more, for the hard-core religious type.

nlunstrum, the real crux is short and right off of where we (and i assume most people) put the belay. i remember it being small wires and green or blue alien size...but pretty much wires. once you get above the thin bit, it eases off considerably and you can definitely get good pro. cheers, todd

"handsome boy modeling school", "wanna buy a monkey?", or anything with dan the automator for that matter...

you da man dru, thanks a lot! -todd

dru, does "timmay fixed it" mean that mikes TR is available? - because i tried doing a search and i couldnt find it. if you find it, could you please post a link? cheers, todd

yah - please make mikes cutthroat peak TR available. that was one of the funniest things ive ever read - a fine example of creative writing - and i wanted to share it with friends but its not there!

hey mike, rodchester says "you get what you pay for" - indeed. im not familiar with that company either, which as rodchester also said, could be good or could be bad. the american alpine institute offers numerous courses that will teach you just about anything you would like to know in a given discipline, their guides are solid, and the company has an outstanding reputation. im convinced that it would be worth whatever extra money it might cost to go with such a company. check 'em out at www.aai.cc as rodchester states, mountain madness and alpine ascents are good companies as well. best of luck!

hello all, im currently wrapping up a climbing trip in the alps, and after a few weeks of climbing im ending the trip with a few days of skiing. im going to invest in some randonnee gear, and i was wondering if there is a certain binding that is better than others/pretty nice that may be available in the alps and not in the states. ive been away from skiing for quite a while now, and i know next to nothing about it, so any advice would be helpful. specific makes/models? thanks a lot! cheers, todd

after reading that article (bad news - cheers to the guys that did what sounded like an excellent job getting her out of there) i started to read through other topics on that web site. someone mentioned something about recent tests of climbing helemts by the brits and that the results were "surprising". does anyone have any idea where i might find the results/info from that test? cheers, todd

mike, when are you thinking about heading to cody? also, i hope youre just looking for a change of scenery and that youre not expecting to find better ice climbing than the rockies... cheers, todd

check out the american alpine institute www.mtnguide.com an excellent company, and im almost certain that all of their courses are not full next summer.

happened to me too... when asked what i did for a job i told them "guiding" - they accused me of working illegally in canada and turned me around. i cant say the agent i dealt with was very polite either. he said "get real - youre a guide, you spend all of your free time in squamish - we arent stupid, go home." i wasnt guiding in canada...at all. i asked if there was any way i could get in and he told me id have to bring: 1)proof of citizenship 2)proof of sufficient funds 3)proof of current employment in the U.S. 4)proof of a current physical residence in the U.S. (a CURRENT rent receipt, utility bill with name and address on it, etc.) #4 got me - and they said a letter from a friend (who's house i stayed at in bellingham) was not good enough. they said they needed proof that i was tied to a residence in the U.S., otherwise i could not be considered a "visitor" in canada. i had been living in france for the past year and could prove that i had a residence in france during the past year, but that wasnt good enough. summer cut short- bugs trip cancelled - no canada. so if youre making a big trip, try to bring all of the things mentioned above - if you dont have them and they are feeling like assholes, they do have the right to deny you entry.

does anyone have any photos they could post of mt. huntington? any and all photos would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

does anyone have any photos they could post of mt. huntington? any and all photos would be greatly appreciated!

nice erik! good 'talking' to you again - have fun!!!