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He's got the red velvet chalk bag that makes him an honorary girl.

Man, all you extra Y-chromosome, too hardcore for your own good types really piss me off. Is it really so bad to make a route a little bit more user-friendly once in a while? Ditto everything what lost_arrow said.

I wore mine the day I did crevasse rescue practice. Man, I never knew I could prussik so fast!

Just to cover all the bases, here's my post from the other thread of this same name.

The alpine bod is cheap, light, and has a lot going for it, but it is like a CHAINSAW IN YOUR CROTCH! I would only wear it on a glacier slog where the actual odds of having to use it are very low.

OK, executive decision time. Carpool #1 leaves the 65th St P&R at 2:45 pm. PM me if you want in on this carpool. If nobody PM's me, I'm not going there to wait like an idiot just in the off chance somebody shows up.

Is the BlueWater 9.4mm Dominator really the "lightest single rope on the planet"? What else compares?

I think that we should have 2 carpools going: one from Seattle leaving from the 65th St P&R (or similar), and another one from Issaquah for the non-Seattleites. Sound good?

Ditto. By the time you get on the route you'll be so happy to be on something solid that you'll almost feel like you could solo the thing! Have fun - it's a great route. Cheers!

Like I said, "SOMETHING to use as a personal anchor". I never specifically advocated a daisy. Snowbyrd doesn't have any slings either!

The rope should be your personal anchor. Ummm... what about when you're at the top of a sport pitch and you have to untie yourself to feed the rope through the chains? Or any time you're getting ready to rap off of anything, for that matter? What do you anchor yourself with then?

You got a helmet? That's pretty important. Also, something to use as a personal anchor. Other than that, I presume you'll be climbing with more experienced people for a while and can share all their other gear (rope, draws, pro, etc etc)

Not really sure if this is the right forum for this request, but here goes... I need somebody with a truck (best without a canopy) to come help pick up a queen size mattress and boxspring on Mercer Island at 5pm today (Mon 7/19) and bring it to my place in Greenwood. You can either meet me on Mercer Island or pick me up at my place first and we can go get the stuff together. Latter idea would probably be better traffic-wise. The kind wonderful volunteer will receive a Thai or Tibetan souvenir, as well as my undying gratitude. I don't want to sleep on the floor any more! Thank you!

It's really great to see the lurker babes coming out of the woodwork. See y'all out there!

What does everyone here have against robots??? They're cheap, light, have that handy extendable sling, and saved my sorry ass just fine. Also, as a person with small hands I find cams with a U-shaped stem that can be retracted with 1 finger easier to work with than the kind with a single stem.

I'll be there!

I was just imagining wearing those little shorts with a harness and all the scary ways they'd ride up. OUCH!

Exactly!

The deal with the shoelaces is that Mythos laces are like 10 feet long so if you have small feet you have this huge length of extra lace material that you have to cut off or loop around your foot or tie in a great big bow or whatever.

Please forgive this stupid question, but what is the best way to store a tent? Is keeping it stuffed really that bad? How about in a big laundry bag as you would with a sleeping bag? Would the advice be different if the tent was single wall vs. double wall?

Thank you icegirl for organizing this, and it was great meeting the rest of you folks. I had so much fun! I can't wait to get out there again. And I'm scheming of bigger adventures too. I gotta say also that the girlie drinks were the perfect ending to this girlie evening. We need a margarita graemlin. conveys the idea but isn't quite right here.

I'll bring them today to icegirl's chicks climb fest at X38.

Big load monster expedition pack specially made for women or other people with small torsos. Very lightly used, great condition, tons of features including... Really cushy suspension system 2 ice axe loops Hydration bladder pocket J zipper for easy access Lid turns into a fanny pack Bungee cord on front Big front pocket 1 mesh water bottle pocket 1 little side pocket for wands and such etc This pack retails for $279. I'm asking $120. What a steal!

I gotta agree with cracked and co. That chick is too blonde, too tan, too generic, too overprocessed, and looks like the type who'd pitch a hissy fit if she broke a nail. Edit: and her teeth are too big. Now Salma, that's a hottie.

These shoes are still available.