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I will second that. There are several boots that will work with certain AT bindings. I always find that there is just not quite enough boot to drive the skis. But if you ski not too agressive it is nice to not carry the extra weight of climbing boots in and out.

Roger, thanks for the pics. We all need to be reminded sometimes when it is right to jin the konga line. looks like a great time had by all.

One of those ultimate geek moments of farting. In a fluid dynamics class a classmate studied and turned in a fascinating paper on Farts. It appears that a fart will maintain in the draft of a moving person. If one carefully times a piroete while passing someone else it is possible to pass the fart off onto the other. Then when they quit moving it's their problem not yours. The paper touched off a rash of enginnering students doing piroetes around the campus of UCSD. Best part was he actually recieved a good grade for creative engineering. Those were the days.

Computers are like women. If I said "gee Archy, you weigh no more thatn 1 1/2 tons" That could be very short sighted (not to mention dangereous ). Thus the short sightedness of said statment.

Now it may be a violation of protocalls but somebody needs to post up some pics of these shenanigans. I have not taken part in said journey in many years. I'd love to see what's new. Inquireing minds want to know.

My experience would match what Powderx just shared. Usually I think the becky route clears clears a little faster than the arete and a noticably slower than the coulor. I would say go for it. That route is always fun but one of my favorite times was when it was nearly a mixed route. It was possible in shoes but still had some snow and ice to deal with.

Liberty bell is real close to SEWS I would start with reading this trip report My experience is that usually the becky route is clear a bit slower than SEWS.

I'm just thinkin that's a funny lookin right tit. I never seen one that has paws. Naw I probably wouldn't hit it.

Hey CBS, I will have to look but I seem to recall the clove hitch variation you mention being brought up in Largos new book. He had some pretty good reasoning for advocating it but I don't recall it all. It may have been as simple as the clove hitch at each anchor with a little slack between bolts effectively transform the Death triangle into an semi equalized anchor. I cna look that up when I get back to the book unless you have it.

Now everyone knows that the black phase of pot is generally short lived. It usually transforms direct from green to grey. So the kettle wins. Only question now is who is a kettle?

Im pretty sure this news release is the story. Bummer to hear the story. Condolences to the families involved.

I've used a toy squirt gun as an alpine bidet. Works well, more comfortable than snow. Although its not a bad idea to do one wipe farts with snow to get the big chunks out. If you got the one wipe farts I would use snow.

I'm lookin at mustache guy pics and flashin on that gross avatar that I think it was Sobo use to have featureing Paris Hilton. He looks like he has his pose all dialed in too.

Kev, I can agree only to a point. I have climbed in Arches on several occasions. Not the best rock but it is a nice place to pass time on a road trip. For years I have appreciated the parks having just a handout that spells out the local ethics and asks climbers to respect their concerns as land managers. Heck even the 4x4 crowd gets a place to do their thing. But they are asked to respect the local ethic. It is a sad day for climbers when someone chooses to disrespect that by doing what is "legal" not what is requested. Now we face legal codified restrictions on our little group. And I'd be willing to bet that the off road group and other interests that respect the concerns get to still do so without the formal restrictions.

By Regular projector are you thinking of a slide projector? Or what, I am sure there is one available. I've got several differant types and I think MattP offered slide also at one time.

It's cool by me. There should be a DVD player there so bring on the pics.

Hey Jon, I think we have projector screen and sound covered. I do not have a computer available that day. I will be bringing a DVD player as some were interested in that format. If someone brings a computer it will be easiest to run to the projector if it is either a VGA output or S-Video. Give me shout if there are other issues.

Hey Oly, You missed an entire season of prime frozen moss up here in the islands. Your going to have to get better so you can make it next season. Best wishes buddy

I clean mine by excerciseing them in warm water. Then lube once dry. I usually do it some time in the spring when It's almost climbing time but the weather sucks that day. Nothing feeds the stoke like a day spent fondling gear.

I have been moving from hospital monitoring to home monitoring for a seperate problem. In that process I recently got one of the Tanita, It is the 533 model (the round glass face one). Over the last few months every time I have compared my home numbers to the "professional"ones they have been a very close match. Well within daily fluctuations anyway. If your goin to spend the money I have been happy with the Tanita. As a side note the accuracy is really affected by the setup. Make sure you put in good data to start with. edited to correct model number

I have a couple screens and a couple differant projectors available. I plan on being there as well. I've never been to shultzeys though. Some body from a previous night let me know if one screen (probably 6' x 8') is enough or could everyone see better with a couple smaller.

Hey Blake I have one MSR two section pole. It has been hangin around the closet long enough. I can drop it by if your interested.

I don't want to hijack this thread too quick. But I frequently get frustrated by folk that don't get that global climate change means all the weather is goin to change. In last nights news coverage of the big I-90 accident and the "unanticipated snow" it was repeated by some of the victims that if you are worried about global warming this must be good. The times they are a changin.

I like that system. I use Ice floss when roped travel on a glacier is what I am doing. They are fine for a cravasse fall or catching someone on arrest. For a short headwall or climb out of a bergshrund I just tie in to the middle and lead as for a 1/2 rope. The weight savings is nice. The drawbacks I have encountered are; 1)I needed to go to smaller prussicks. Keep that 2-3mm difference and it is fine. 2) It limits you to a little over 25m if you are folding a 60m in half. 3) In just about any cravasse fall the single piece of floss can cut deep. Dropping a second line or real careful padding is a must.

That does indeed bring a new definition to kinky.