Blake

Course, if you had to nail it, wouldn't that make it an aid climb?

Billy and I are leaving Bellingham arond 9am i think

Joseph, you like people at your crotch to have lots of 'yardage' below-the-belt? And a sharp tool as well?

Clayton Beach, Larabee State Park near Bellingham.

Billy, can't you just find us somewhere with perfect powder for downill runs, a nice place to camp out, some fun ice to climb, views, and No Avy Danger? shouldn't be too hard. P.S. if all our plans go to hell, I can't even join you in the bar!

Thinly insulated (ie with a thin layer of soft fleecy stuff bonded to the inside) depending on temps, obviously may have multiple layers below as well.

I've had good success wearing softshell type clothes outside on cold windy days, or when rain is in small amounts. However, in prolonged rainstorms, they aren't really able to withstand the soakage. However, what about prolonged snow, when it's below freezing? Have you all had good success keeping warm and dry in softshell garments when its cold enough to be snowing, and stormy enough to be snowing all day long? (assuming I'm going to be staying active) -Blake

bouldering thing was lame. Little girl reminded me of JonBenet Ramsey. I wish they'd shown the flyfishing film or the old guy's paragliding film. B-

Tibloc!

Mountain Climbing Amazing Shot.. is this one playing tricks on anyone else's mind? looks like he's above an enormous overhanging chasm. I must be viewing it wrong.

bump - cheaper now!

Help finance my trip to the land of the Kiwis! Buy these very lightly used shoes that are too small for me. Oh yeah, size 37. And again

Thanks Doug, PM for address to send royalties.

This is tonight! Casa Que pasa @ 6pm, show @ 7pm. cheap tickets?...I'm your man.

Joseph, I found an old carabiner out there on Free For All last winter that someone had bailed off, it said "Chamonix Simond" on it, and was shaped differently than anything else ive seen. I still use it to keep a nut tool on. Anyone run into these before?

Fern, he can just sew some 'bling-bling' in there too, Respek.

difference is, my aspirations will come true! I've got ambitious plans for next summer...

Patagonia Talus... but they are kinda hard to find now i think. REI mistral is similar. Plus the REI ones can be worn out and returned for new.

oh... wednesday eh? i suppose i might show up for a minute or two.

Oh My Gosh this guy makes me laugh harder than anything I can remember. http://www.hbo.com/alig/ I have a joke. Eh, There is a chair. Ehh, the chair, errr, walk, how, with his shoes, la-la-la-la-la, he walk on the street! Haha, the chair is walking, hahahaha!

Scenery (Mount Goode): Climbing (A nice hand-crack above Lake Chelan):

I think cigarette smoking used to be considered something that would help at alititude as well.

listen to Gary's pleading.

Au Contraire MisterE, he actually prefers it dry and unfettered... or so I hear from E-Rock.

Lotsa peaks that you can't "leave your car ->climb ->return to car" in 24 hrs. Not nearly as many "Routes"... but then again where does the "route" start and the approach end?