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I did get on that route. I remember joking with my partner that "It's 5.8 plus, how hard could it be?" She came off following and had to prusik up the rope to get to the belay. That was entertaining.

Roommate wanted for large 2BR apartment on 47th Street and Fremont Ave. Third floor, huge south and west facing windows, lots of light, view of Rainier, laundry, deck, dishwasher, garage. Easy walk to Greenlake, the zoo, MarketTime, restaurants; easy bus to downtown, Ballard, U District. The rent is $587.50/month plus ½ utilities, which run about $50/month in winter and about $10/month in summer. Share with F climber/skier who is frequently away on the weekends. I am pretty clean but don’t freak out about a little mess occasionally. No smoking. $40 credit check and $550 deposit. Available June 1. PM me if interested.

Modern Times crux. Not my picture, I grabbed it off the web a while back and don't even remember where I got it.

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It's in Cashmere.

Andy is that Oscar in that pic?

Defining moderate as climbs I actually enjoyed while I was on them, instead of climbs that seemed great once I was back down sitting around a fire with a drink in my hand: Cragging: Davis-Holland/Lovin’ Arms – Index, WA Something of Value/Last Moon/Moonraker – Blouberg, South Africa West Face – North Early Winters Spire, WA Camp Farm – Cochamo, Chile Hyperspace – Snow Creek Wall, WA Buch Goin - Refugio Frey, Argentina Alpine: North Ridge – Forbidden Peak, WA East Ridge – Wolf’s Head, WY Lost Marsupials – The Throne, Little Switzerland, AK Squash Head/Backoff – Santaquin Canyon, UT Triple Couloirs – Dragontail Peak, WA

Spectacular Hansel commentary.

Just a note: the route Washburn climbed with his wife was not the West Buttress, it was Karsten's Ridge to Denali Pass in 1947. He did the FA of the West Buttress in 1951 and she was not on that trip. Also, prior to the Denali expedition, she had been on the FAs of Mount Bertha in 1940 and Mount Hayes in 1941, so she wasn't totally inexperienced.

They're nice for reducing glare on snow/glaciers when the only sunglasses you have are ones you found on the ground.

I can't remember my fingernail status in that pic but I know I hadn't showered for about a week. Those were the days.

Yuppy (ok, not so young), check; overpriced Tshirt, check (I did win it in a raffle though); hair not pulled back, check. Not a housewife however. Do I win a prize?

Pretty much. But the thing about the creek is that grades are kind of irrelevant; it's all about your hand size. I found that often 5.11+ climbs were easier for me than 5.10- climbs, just because they tended to be thinner cracks and my hands fit that crack size better.

Never been to trout creek, but I learned to jam in Indian Creek. It was perfect because if you couldn't jam, you weren't going anywhere, so I learned fast. Trout Creek sounds similar from what I've heard.

Porter you lucky lucky guy. Soooo jealous.

I was at Peshastin weekend before last; it was coooold. It was actually really nice in the Icicle last weekend.

If your course was from the Red Cross, it's not too surprising that it wouldn't use new American Heart Association guidelines. Even the conventional CPR is taught slightly differently by the two agencies. Note that hands-only CPR is recommended only in cases of *witnessed* collapse of an adult. Children, infants, and adults you didn't actually see keel over still get conventional CPR.

Keep moving and you'll stay warm during the day wearing light clothing. Maybe you do. I am perfectly capable of moving and freezing my ass off at the same time.

Nice! Sounds burly; I'm glad I didn't try to horn in. K

Got this announcement in my email this morning, thought I'd pass it along: The Northwest Sherpa Association is organizing a memorial service for Late. Sir Edmund Hillary. Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first persons with Late. Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain on the Earth. Sir Edmund Hillary has also been one of the pioneers in helping the Sherpa Community in the Everest Region of Nepal by providing facilities for education, scholarship opportunities, and medical facilities . Late Sir Edmund Hillary (July 20, 1919 – January 11, 2008) The Northwest Sherpa Association is deeply grieved by the sudden demise of Sir Edmund Hillary at the age of 88, on January 11, 2008. Thus, to pay homeage to the departed soul, we have organized the memorial service at Nalanda West Buddhist Monastery. We would like to request the mountaineering community of Seattle to attend the ceremony. Event information: Date: January 19, 2008 Time: 9:00 AM- 10:00 AM Venue: Nalanda West 3902 Woodland Park Ave N Seattle, WA, 98103 Please arrive by 8:45 am. Tea and Cookies served by the NorthWest Sherpa Association. Thanking you, Sincerely, Northwest Sherpa Association, Seattle , WA

Yeah, we ended up staying with exceedingly hospitable friends of my brother's. It was great.

I got to drive my dad home from a week in the hospital at 6 pm on Christmas Eve.

Thanks, Archie. Yeah, the hospital had a couple of recommendations, but those places were still ~$75 a night. That may be the best we can do though without subjecting my mom to my living standards.

Hey you Portlanders, I'm looking for affordable accomodation for a week (the 16th through the 22nd or so) in Portland. My dad is having surgery and this accomodation is for my 79-year old mother (and me at least part of the time), so the cheap loud places located above bars that I'm used to aren't going to work this time. Anybody got a place they like for visiting out-of-towners?? thanks

"For study purposes, curvy women were defined as those whose waists are smaller than their hips." Interesting definition.