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You wouldn't be able to ski until you hit the meadow area after the boulder field. IMO not worth hauling skis to approach. So anyone here ski the coluir, Jim Nelson mentions it in his guide?

Hmm that is a good question. I would think I would reserve skiing it for the late spring. I would think by then it would be filled in with snow, during the winter I think I would feel little insecure going down that slot on hardpack. I think it is too steep to really fill in with powder, but maybe somebody else knows differently.

well, it's hard not to when that's what the local news is comprised of. and as for "fascination" ... just look at some of the other drivel posted on this website. at least this is somehow climbing related. tell me you wouldn't take advantage of your millions to follow your boyhood dreams! everest wouldn't be my first choice of a big mountain to climb, but i really don't think i'd turn down the chance ... if i ever had it to turn down. Actually it wouldn't be my first choice if money was no object. After all the pictures and slides I have seen of the mountain, I think it would really depress me to see all the people and shit up on that mountain. Mankind has managed to make pretty good mess that mountain.

Along the same lines Touching the Void

Who cares, well actually looks like some of you do. I never understood the fascination of following what the rich and famous do.

Yeah that hike was brutal, feels like it is straight up hill. Then the postholing in the soft snow, I freaking hate postholing. When we decided to give it a go there were several times where I wanted to turn back and join you and Bug for beers and just truck it back to Seattle. Thankfully I kept on talking myself into going a little further, cause once we got up on to the plateau the glacier was nice and firm. No post holing or crampons needed, that is when I new we could do it. When we got back it was tempting to take your truck and go get some food, after Dave's yelling for you, didn't produce a response. Then we found the beers, ah yeah, beer is good food. Billygoat we couldn't have done the climb without ya, seriously a big thanks to ya. I asked Dave on the way down what we would have done if you didn't offer to stay and wait for us, both of us didn't have an answer, we probably would have bailed. Thanks man

I'll be your private dancer, dancer for money....... bahahahaha Tina Turner, I didn't think people around my age listen stuff, now my Mom, yeah, but Icegirl

Hey Mark, I'm lame, the only camera I carry is the one in my mind, as of yet they haven't worked out the technology to share those images I have of Dave climbing that pitch. Though, I think it was easier than when you guys climbed, just because it was one of few place on the route with real solid sticks.

I take back what I said about the Quarks being heavier. I was thinking about when I first tried them out and they are much lighter than they used to be. Made me even think about getting those and getting rid of my Cobras, they have more clearance and lighter than the Cobras.

It was a great time. Dave thanks for talking me into giving it a go. I am riding on cloud 9 today and really stoked now to get on some Canadian Rockies goodness. Yeehaw!!!!!!

Sweets thanks for the info. Can't wait to get up there.

Congrats on the new job, SLC is pretty cool place for outdoors stuff, (though not as cool as the PNW). Make sure and get out during the winter and enjoy some of that Wasatch goodness. Hopefully see off this Tuesday.

Sounds like quite the trip you guys had, gald ours wasn't as eventful. Good to hear that everything work out and you guys are ok.

The Cobra are great. They're light, swing good, decent spike, decent hammer. The adze are dangerous, so I just climb with hammers. The Quarks would be second, only complaints are they're little heavier and the spike is harder to plunge, but they swing real nice and they are solid. The Grivels are all right, I like they're picks a lot, not really a fan on how the swing and place.

Great slide show man, I had an awesome time. Hopefully all the comments that we had from our peanut gallery weren't too much. Really seeing those shots of Repentance and the Black Dike, sometimes I really miss the east coast. Can't wait to get on some of the stuff you showed from Wyoming. And all the old photos were really cool.

Good times last night. If you didn't make it, you missed out on one hell of a good show. It was great to see all the old images that he had from the early days of ice pioneers, awesome. Then seeing all the shit that is in his new guidebook too, damn made me ready to get on some ice. Hopefully we weren't to obnoxious last night during the slide show, Joe seem to be smiling about our antics. Our antics didn't stop there we ended up taking it to the streets and then hitting Los Lobos or someplace like that having a few more beers, not that we needed them.

It's not Laffy Taffy, but it's allong the lines Knock knock Cargo Cargo who? Car go beep beep.

Damn that is an awesome joke.

Well just don't do what this one ding-dong did that I interviewed and you should be all fine. First off looking at the guys resume, I was shocked 1. that HR even schedule him to come in for and interview 2. how crappy his resume was. First off on the top in bold it said resume, good thing cause I would have been able to figure it out on my own. It had his name and address, that was ok. He had three jobs listed that he had had years, company, position, no other information. He had his high school and college listed and no other information. He had three references name and phone number and guess what no other information. His resume consisted of 11 lines and plenty of whit space. At that point I figured I was wasting my time, but what the hell, we'll see. So I walk into the room and there he is sloached in the chair with jeans and t-shirt on (this is for a professional job mind you). He wave but doesn't make an effort to stand up and introduce himself or even shake hands. So since there was so little information on the resume the first thing we asked was for him to tell us a little bit about himself. "Well not much to say, I am microbiologist.....hmmm I play in a band.......hmmm that's it." I couldn't believe it. It just kept getting worse. On his resume it said he was still at his most recent job, but when he was talking about it he was talking in the past tense. So I asked him is he till working or what? He said that his last day was Friday before, but when talking to other people who interviewed him earlier he said that he was done the next week. I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture.

An photo essay appolgy from half of the country to the world.

Very funny politcal commentary.

Specialed, did you get all worked up with Jeffy's little picture?

Gear fit nice right next to those draws.

The most efficient racking is where you have used most of the gear that was on the rack in the first place. In other bring what you need and no excess. That way your partner rack any damn way they please on the way up and you can do the same when you are seconding.

I have it and it sucks. You can do like someone suggested, extending the front points, but it really sucks and burn your calves pretty fast.