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The Boealps Basic Class will be climbing IB on July 10. We will probably just fix lines the whole way up and use prusiks for self-belay. All are welcome to use our fixed lines.

trolling is safer. Using the "Search" function is an even better idea.

I was on the lower nisqually below Pan Point teaching crevasse rescue. (Sorry RuMR, I didn't call dibs) A call came across the radio that a skier fell into a crevasse somewhere above us. We were too far away to be of any help. We saw the chopper later.

Awesome. Let's see some pics next week.

Totally off topic. This thread is about why John sucks.

That was Muir on Saturday

"Don't forget the thumb. If you are going to give the shocker, you gotta include the thumb."

Airation of the soil aids in plant development.

Your clever use of the English language is charming. Even though I'm not a Mountaineer, I will do what I can to let you toprope one of the blue 5.6's.

I call bullshit. "moderate" has little to do with what the world's best athletes are doing. "moderate" has to do with what a majority of the athletes are doing. A synonym of "moderate" is "average". The world's best marathon runners can finish in a little over 2 hours. By your definition, a "moderate" finishing time would be around 3 hours. After all, 3 to 3.5 hours is achievable if you train. In truth, less than 10% of marathon runners finish in less than 3.5 hours. The average is 4.5 hours to finish. Sorry, I had to bring some logic into the discussion. Using slipstream as an example the majority of the climbing world doesnt find WI4+ hard... just all the NW punters 5.13 doesnt make the mags anymore because more of the population is climbing it... as standards rise so does (or should) the ability level of the "next generation" Point successfully missed.

I call bullshit. "moderate" has little to do with what the world's best athletes are doing. "moderate" has to do with what a majority of the athletes are doing. A synonym of "moderate" is "average". The world's best marathon runners can finish in a little over 2 hours. By your definition, a "moderate" finishing time would be around 3 hours. After all, 3 to 3.5 hours is achievable if you train. In truth, less than 10% of marathon runners finish in less than 3.5 hours. The average is 4.5 hours to finish. Sorry, I had to bring some logic into the discussion.

It's new wave chest beating. Instead of spraying about the hard climb you've sent, you casually mention it in passing and call it "moderate".

He's not wearing gaiters either. This guy is out of control. Dude, that's f*cking snow. It could get in your boots IN YOUR BOOTS!!!!!!

I'm kidding. There was this thread and Rumr... yeah. Have a good time and take some photos.

Dude, I hate it when people call "dibs" on routes. Mountaineers suck.

This isn't current, but... I was up there late last year, about a week before they stopped plowing the road. A decent storm had blown down a ton of trees. There was alot of climbing over blow down. I doubt that it would have been cleaned up yet. The trail takes at least one major detour due to downed trees. And I found this: "04/17/2008: SNOW Trailhead inaccessible due to snow. Parking at Glacier Creek Road. " Here: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail Status

Oh, I can read. I'm not the one who asked "What does it take to convert from regular diesel to biodiesel?" Two minutes on google tells me that I need to flush the fuel system, replace natural rubber hoses, and install a tank heater in cold climates.

I'm assuming you will only be hauling on the one rope that the rescuer has coiled? Rope stretch will make it difficult to haul. In the end, my answer is to let the bastard prusik out of the hole. Look up "Kiwi Coil".

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I bet the "Tieton River Rocks" title was a dead give away.

The left and center look a lot like the picks for my Mjollinor.

Fixed it for you

The Genie was "replaced" by the Alpinelite 30

So you are lumping the Boealps in with them? I don't lump you in with the n00bs at Exit 38 hangdogging at the trestle even though I bet you have climbed there.