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Word to the Mt. Baker mitts! Mine are from the first production run and they still rock. I replaced the liners with fingered glove liners for maximum dexterity.

Very nice! Dru, you are the man!

The ultimate bathroom reading companion. Of all the books and magazines in the magazine rack in my bathroom, Rock and Road is a perennial favorite. Runners up: AAJ- any year Fifty favorite climbs The games climbers play Nominate your favorite Climbing bathroom reading material!

The maxi traction. A good large frame hauler, but the wheel is slightly too small for the loads sometimes. CMI are the pulley masters! they get all rescue freakout.. A good rule of thumb is the heavier the load, the bigger the wheel. ( this is true to a point ) ...when the wheel gets too big, it causes more friction, but climbers specific wheels aren't that big anyway. whatever...Big Wall?...Big wheel!

A good team is flex-able! While simulclimbing, the second ( a fallacy since both people are leading) keeps the device on the rope and stays tied in. Granted, the Gri-Gri has a sharp load bearing surface ,the benifits outweigh the risks You see that your partner is approaching a crux...slam some gear in and presto! ...instant belay!

You may increase your odds by picking up garbage. The more you don't want to pick it up, the more it needs to be picked up. Do the right thing, it matters.

Darrington is not The Red Rocks....not enough bolts.

Habeas corpus? I lived in Skykomish for 6 years... I never heard of grizzlies in the valley.You would think that someone would see or shoot one. A few people in the right circles have seen Sasquach in the valley, but nobody is including them in the EA.

Super Dave is the king of Washington rock!!!!!!! I have nothing but the highest respect... Super Dave is my hero!!!!

Whatever. we have ridden machines on the Easton, and it rocks! I once spent a day with only one other person on the entire south side of Baker. It was january, and the snow was good, and it was sunny. That person would then ride away, leaving me to snowboard down. I guess I rode about 25,000+ vertical feet that day....Yeah, snow machines suck.

Good job cleaning up a climb under 5.10! While there is no lack of hard stuff, true moderate climbing is few and far between. How far does the new...er clean thing go? ....linkages?

Is this the same route as Morning Star?...A variation?

25. Rock-Paper-Scissors is considered to be the most acceptable method of decision making. 26. What happens on the road, stays on the road.

My partner unknowingly cleaned a nut that had lived in the crux pitch of Outer Space for at least three years. Turns out, the little guy was just fine and we went on to many more adventures.

Anyone repeat this climb? Sure looks nice!

"I'm gonna hit you so hard your shoulders will touch..." Drederick Tateum- the Simpsons

Easier said than done. My good friend D***** climbed the first pitch of Magic Fern. The giant chockstone that serves as an anchor shifted, causing the insitsu rappel slings to slip off. The chockstone hung there, supported by an inch and a half of one side of the flake. The thing would now wiggle back and forth when you touched it. D***** lived that day, caught by a single cam shoved into a crack at his feet. With our blood up, we hiked to the base with a 7 pound sledge hammer and large j-bar. Nothing says fun like swinging a sledge hammer while on rappel. you have nothing to push off of.... The chockstone came out, thundering down where it would have killed the belayer.

She leaves a visible wake behind her.

I'm sure that Everest Basecamp will never be the same... This woman has the game wired! Those poor, frustrated, climbers...they are powerless in the face of her charms. Even D. B. was trying to hit that thing! This will no doubt end in tragedy.

"Ahh, these steel chains( rated to 10,000 pounds) are no good... I'll fix it with this single carabiner! Perfect.

Every bit as much as Newest Industry is 11a.

"Timmy, do something terrible..."

Sherrif, looks like them climbin' folk been havin trouble with rustlers... sounds like trouble, an I say you can't rightly blame 'em.

I was thinking a .308 and a little ice chest full of cool drinks and treats. Hike on up to a good vantage point, say 100 yards out...and hunker down. Just have yourself an enjoyable sitdown. Read, eat, just enjoing the day. When the crackheads show up, have pity, as they are sick.You can't kill the poor bastards, just put one thru their engine block and call 911. (This is the part where it helps to aready be a law enforcement officer)

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