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If it really is arthritis, there is not a lot you can do. Try the glucosamine, but be consistent in taking it, and don't expect immediate results. You should look at better footbeds if you haven't already, like Superfeet or customs. Try the former first, and then if you don't get relief, customs will probably help, BUT, don't expect insurance to cover it. Customs will run you between $200 and $600 a pair. I have had a lot of different ones, and find the cork ones to be the most comfortable, and of course the least durable. I currently have 2 pair that I alternate, and expect to get 2-3 years out of them but only because I have 2 pair. The hard ones I found to be pretty unbearable, but they last forever.

DB, you might check ebay for aftermarket batteries. I got one for my Canon ELPH there for not much money at all, and it works great.

Yeah, about as funny as the spotlight operator that fell off the lighting truss during the Metallica show in the Key a few years ago and was carted off on a backboard by the medics, charred from the pyro and mangled from the fall. It's pretty awful to see one of your own take a fall like that that he may not survive before you realize it's "part of the show."

I dunno, someone asked for recipes. The tacos thing is the most involved thing I ever cook out there, and it tastes good. Isn't this thread about recipes?

Alpine Tacos per person 1-1 1/2 big flour tortillas 1-2 packages hot sauce cheese 1/2 cup dried refritos 1 oz dried seasoned ground beef 1/2 t cumin 1/2 t chili powder at home: grate cheese mix together beans, meat, seasonings in a ziplock bag soak the meat/beans combo a while at camp, all day is fine toss that mess into a cookpot, add water til it loks right, simmer til the mix is proper consistency, about 5 minutes or so. Make into tacos, yum.

Seeing The Ring performed live is the experience of a lifetime. I think if I were to recommend one of the four shows, I'd go with Rheingold, though my personal fave is Gotterdamerung. The overture for Rheingold is considered by many to be the most beautiful piece of music ever written. Gives me chills!

Me like backcountry tacos. Dried refried beans+dried seasoned ground beef, taco sauce, and optional cheese all rolled up in a tortilla. Yum-mee. I prefer Mexicali Rose dried black refried beans with a little cumin and pepper added. I don't think you can buy dried ground beef, gotta make it yourself.

I'm with Marie on this. For years, I was a little too "self-reliant", but after a couple of good relationships with chivalrous and decent guys, I've changed my ways, and now I really like it. In the woods, maybe not so much, but a little goes a long way out there. Hey, bringing a girl a truffle or some other nicety from home will win her over even if she's done a few things in the backcountry herself. [/thread drift] After reading Marie's first post on the thread, I can't say I've ever really had a horrible first date. That was some awful date, sistah.

The Lysol deal works. Here's the method: Mildew Treatment Formula This is a three step process. Step 1 - Mix 1/2 cup of Lysol in 1 gallon of hot water (not so hot you can't put your hand in it). Wash the fabric with a sponge and dry completely, without rinsing. Step 2 - Mix 1 cup of salt and 1 cup of lemon juice in 1 gallon of hot water (same "warning" as in step 1). Wash the fabric with this solution and allow to dry, without rinsing. Step 3 - After the item is dry, rinse it with fresh water and allow to dry thoroughly before storing.

Actually, she's not a doc, but knows a ton about orthopedics and has access to ortho docs at her work.

I find PhBB boards easier to post on than whatever this one is. I never did get the hang of posting pictures here.

I saw no plan. Lot of BS Al Q/Iraq allusions though. That one's a little overplayed, Shrubbie.

Leroy is 1,000 times better. You can make a loop of it by going out Carne, but the trail part of the Carne end of it blows, it's mass gain, mass switchbacks, no fun. I only went down it and that was more time than I wish I'd spent on it. The trail from Phelps up Leroy on the other hand, is cool. I'd go in and out Leroy, or in Leroy and out Carne. The high route is mass cool, there is a load of up and down just so you know. Have fun.

Is there some kind of Pub Club this week? I just popped in and there's some guy from out of town spraying like he just got his first computer. I can't wade through all the dreck. I might be able to make it, depending on which day and where it is.

niice!

I'm going to be at Doxey's weather lecture, but if I feel up to it, maybe I'll drive over after. Probably not, since weather talk is in Ballard and I live in Ballard and then the Canterbury is all the way across town.

Okay, then let me ask it another way. Has there ever been a case documented where tying into leg loops and waist belt contributed to a biner failing and causing an accident?

Question for Jason or whoever else knows the answer: I've heard this idea of triaxially loading the biner being a problem, but with my harnesses, if you pull on the biner, even just hooking your finger around the other end and tugging, the leg loop and waist belt webbing end up in the same place on the biner, and the load is made right by that. Obviously the effect of gravity is a lot stronger than that. So I could see how one might worry about triaxial loads (or whatever it is we are calling that) if you didn't have gravity pulling everything *right* into shape, but in the gravitational world, I guess I can't see it. I prefer the leg loop/waist belt setup because it keeps the belay close to the body. Far as why one might tie off the tail after tying the Fingure Eight doubled, your partner's already checked the knot before you left the ground, and by tying off the end, the belayer never has to look up and wonder why they see the tail of the rope. That's the reason I always tie off the tail even though it provides no extra protection in a fall.

Here is a TR from someone's day trip from last weekend.

i'm certain the same argument is used by soccer moms to explain why their H2 never goes on a dirt road. Well, I bought them for actual outdoor use, but have not been too impressed with the performance of them, so I guess I'm not seeing the H2/soccer mom parallel. Sorry, Drew, what shall I do with my two underperforming softshells instead, burn them in effigy? I forgot about SS pants for skiing, I agree that they are great in the snow as long as you are not sliding on the actual surface of the pants.

I think softshells are really cool, but given the weight and water repellency of them, I tend to wear mine in town, and use more traditional things like Dri Climes and puffy coats and whatnot in the mountains. The two SS things I very consistently use in the woods are a hat and gloves. I revitalize both with wash-in DWR stuff often.

I got mine from a girl named Allison who used to post here. She got it from Dru, who probably gave to her because it was cooler that just a plain old Mona Lisa.

They do, for the skiers. No service from just past Enumscratch until you can see the parking areas at the ski hill, and then it's perfect. I third the notion that Verizon has the best mountain coverage, though I guess I'd rather not see/hear your phone out there unless there is an emergency/accident situation.

175, 5'9", female late 30s. Use my skis for inbounds off-piste and easier AT (newbie) with no overnight touring in my forseeable future. Ability level is advanced, well above intermediate most days but definitely not an expert. In the backcountry, less so on the ability front. I've been pretty happy on a pair of K2 T9Xs with Freerides on them. The T9X is a women's performance alpine ski, and the first pair of women's specific ski that could handle both my weight and my skiing style. I like the setup so much I ski lift-serviced with it except when it's icy. Skiing inbounds on my AT setup has made me a much more graceful skier as the gear seems to require a more delicate touch. Even if I never skied another day in the BC, I'd never go back to an alpine setup.

I go to the one in N Seattle sometimes. The place is hilarious, depressing, and a great place to get really cheap insta-noodle type things as a freeze-dried alternative. I enjoyed a package of their off-brand butter flavored noodles just last weekend. Yum.