John Frieh

Hey all I'm going to guess almost all of you can't or won't drive to Bozeman just for this meeting but if you are headed that way or already out there (Hi BillA ) I would encourage you to attend. Myself or JoJo will be posting updates in this thread... hopefully their will be some opportunity for some of us to get involved without physically driving to Bozeman. Details on the Gallatin National Forest travel plan can be found on montanaice.com. It doesn't look good for ice climbers at this point. I hope you all take a little time to get involved.

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I saw from another thread Carolyn might be there... was curious if anyone else was gonna be around... might have an ouray pub club if that's okay with you

Anybody gonna be there this weekend?

No it doesn't.

Found someone If you are going to be out there during this time shoot me a pm if you want to connect for a Cody Pub Club.

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Be able to leave PDX (or meet us some where along the way) early Jan 7th for Cody. Back some time on Jan 14th. Consistent WI4 leader minimum. Have funds to split gas and lodging. PM or call me: 503.758.5772

Nice d00d! Was this lap # 2 for the season? Looks fatter than when MD and I did it... no fair! Good to see studying for finals isn't interfering with your extracurricular activities I'll see you soon! For anybody else thinking about this route: you can run pitches 2 and 3 together with 60s and a tad bit of simul climbing.

Good climbs but go do DNB on Bear while you still can. As good as CNR on Stuie IMO (though more wild alpine feel and no crowds). Stalker

A smart card player keeps his cards on his chest Previous posts huh? Stalker You should have introduced yourself at the slideshow... I don't bite

For Select 1 first edition the crux will be EDMR For Select 1 second edition the crux will be Yokum Hey Jim: any plans for Select 2 second edition? If so are you taking nominations for additional climbs?

Mods this should be in the TR index:

In Select 1 first edition I'm short 5... in Select 1 2nd edition I'm short 7. Though it would be cool to do them all it isn't a goal of mine so I don't expect to be done anytime soon... one I'm missing is the DC on Rainier and it would take some serious blackmailing to get me to set foot on that route... That and I have seen what Idaho has to offer as far as climbing Jens: it took me 4 years and 4 attempts to climb the west face of the north peak of gunsight... I hope you have much better luck than I did in order to get it done in time to meet your goal. Here's to anyone getting out as much as possible to climb anything... selected or unselected

Visors may be geeky but considering a glass eye or broken teeth is the alternative I'll take geeky. - Petzl Vision: mounts on any helmet you can drill a hole in... fits best on an elios or meteor III. Generally will protect forehead/eye ball/nose area but teeth and chin are exposed. Folds up and stows nicely but makes wearing a headlamp a bitch. Best compromise is to get a headlamp with just a circular strap and not one that has an additional strap that goes over the top of your helmet. Still a pain. Only visor that is light enough for use in the alpine IMO. Vision fogging up concern: inside of vision is treated/coated with antifog stuff that works very very well... keep the vision clean and recoat with google antifog wipe from time to time and you are set. For my usage level I trashed one roughly every 3 months... generally the shield would rip off at one of the two attachment points. This wasn't a problem as REI was carrying them but REI has since stopped so I no longer crag in mine. - Grivel Gladiator: bombproof. IMO it stick out to far and tends to get caught on the rock when you are in close like pulling lips etc etc. Basically a girl's field hockey mask. Doesn't fog up obviously. My recommendation: - If your portfolio is doing great this year and/or you have a trusting boyfriend/partner you can sponge off of get the gladiator for drytooling (assuming you do that during the week to stay strong) and the vision for just alpine/ice/anytime weight is a concern action. - If you are poor for whatever reason (student, online gambling habit, child support payment, etc etc ) go to your local used gear store and get a girl's field hockey mask. Finally when the vision does wear out don't come here and start a cry-baby-Petzl-sucks-this-crap-breaks-the guy-at-REI-wouldn't-return-it-thread. Even if you broke it the first time using it I can promise you 50 bucks is cheaper than stitches, etc etc.

The coffee beans told me. They tell me things.

Whatever dude... you know you only drink coffee at the coop in your patagonia down jacket, brand new pressed and ironed carhartts and matching beanie all while sharing beta on how rad G1 is

Yes the rumors are true. Stumptown in SEA soon. Might as well cancel that colon clean you had scheduled If you want to try some before that I will be at the Westman slideshow this week... shoot me a PM and we can work something out Selkirk has the right idea... were are all the coffee shops on the way? You guys road trip right? Any good coffee in... Ellensburg? Cle Elum? Leavenworth? Monroe? Index? Mount Vernon? Twisp? Winthrop? Wenatchee? Spokane? Bozeman? Butte? Missoula? Boise? etc? etc? What I have been doing for trips east is pregrinding some beans and then just using the hot water at any gas station and my french press coffee mug... cheaper and makes for much happier kidneys

If you want some TG IPA or perhaps (based on other recent threads) a pound of stumptown hairbender shoot me a PM. See you turds there

Coffee People was recently acquired by starbucks Stumptown hairbender will change your perception on coffee.

PDX: Stumptown: the powell's of pdx coffeeshops. It might merit pointing out that stumptown is a roaster/blender first and its coffees are served at many many non stumptown locations. Part of being able to sling the stump requires all of the shops' baristas to attend stumptowns barista school so you are assured a fine cup of joe. Sidenote: if you can't handle the barista's "attitude" at any one of the four locations perhaps the stick in your ass is sticking out so far that it is hitting people when you turn around. just a thought. but alas if you can't handle the "attitude" just buy the beans at any one of the local distributors and brew at home. Stumptown's Hairbender blend is the standard IMO. In the wise words of Dre... "Let's get high!" Albina Press: the french press here is exceptional. stumptown beans. their espresso drinks here are works of art. case in point: Coffeetime: 24 hours but the drinks are hit or miss (generally miss). Unsurpassed people watching. Extracto: holy good espresso batman. Fresh pot: I think you have to be a bike messenger to hang out here and generally the music is so loud you have to shout to order some days but alas... good coffee. Urban Grind: good coffee right next to the Pearl REI... grab a cup next time you are pumping up for tearing your climbing helmet in front of the customer service people. Baker and Spice: good coffee... best coffee cake in pdx. Hillsdale! Rep yo hood sucka! Hood River: dog river coffee... the best coffee shop... EVER?!?!?!?! How about this: free wifi as well as 2 free computers to use... an excellent selection of vinyl on the walls... stumptown coffee... breakfast burritos... quite possible some of the cutest baristas (especially the one with the anchor tattoo ) and... if it wasn't enough... a SUBSCRIPTION TO ALPINIST for the masses to enjoy! Beat that. Check it out next time you are headed to Area 51 the Dalles: Holsteins. If you are thinking about driving to horse thief in the dead of winter to escape the rain and climb some dry rock you can call the holsteins and they will give you a weather update. nice people respectable coffee for borderline central oregon coffee Leavenworth: alpine coffee roasters: shade grown organic cheap (at least compared to pdx) Stanley, ID: Stanley Baking Company. Breakfast burritos the size of your arm (leg if you are a sport climber) and good brew. Sawtooth guidebooks available for planning your next adventure and plenty of cute river rafting guides to wink at. Mazama: get your goat mug here

Does anyone know of any wifi hotspots in Leavenworth? Don't care if it costs or not... does the starbucks have wifi?