John Frieh

Aren't ChemE's the monkeys who can't cope with actual Chemistry? I am a chemE. I move stuff through pipes. I am smart.

I don't know where you went to school but I don't recall any classes or topics on chemistry Perhaps you are thinking of the frat you were in? Analytical chemistry is for the chemists that couldn't hack inorganic, organic or physical

Trained monkeys can do analytical chemistry Insert needle. Push. Repeat. Oh look! Peaks! Based on how much catbirdseat posts you can likely give the work to him

Summer or winter mountaineering? Where (nothwest? Alaska? East Coast? Altitude?)? Weekend shots or extended outings?

If you can get it in 40 m good pick... if not the 30 m might be a tad short for some rope team sizes and/or glaciers. And the difference between 30 m and 40 m at a rope that light is negligible IMO.

weekly south side proposal

I'm gonna have to change my avatar pic...

Does/has anyone owned or used a jacket that had either Exceloft (Montbell's own syn fill fabric) or MTI Performance by Ajungilak (Mammut is using it this year)? I am most interested in fill life: how well does the fill retain it's loft over the lifetime of the garment? How does/did it compare to other syn fills? Other comments? Warmth? From Montbell's webpage: From mountain tool's website (I couldn't find anything on mammut's webpage): TIA!

So perhaps maybe put a Hello Kitty sticker on the stainless steel one? Thanks Olyclimber and Fern! Anybody else?

Blue water still offers the ice floss (8.1 mm) in the 37 m length (94 bucks on mgear.com). At 42 g/m this would be a good contender for a glacier travel rope. I know many people usually end up turning a 60 or 70 m ice/alpine rope that has been shortened over the years for whatever reason (rap anchors, core shots, misplaced tool placements) into their glacial rope but it sounds like you don't have this option. You could post something in the yard sale and see if anyone has a chunk they might be willing to sale/give to you. I might have a piece of 8.6 you could buy... The glacier will dictate distance between rope team members... for cascade glaciers a 37 m rope should be great for 2-4 member rope teams. If you do end up going skinny keep in mind with a skinny rope that 3 mm of difference is ideal for prusik knots... most people carry prusiks that are 6 mm... a 5 mm prusik would give you better gripage.

He's hiding in the bushes at a southern Oregon rest stop.

How many in your rope team?

I prefer strong beautiful dentists from Alaska Come on people! Back on topic!!! Has anyone owned a nissan thermos? Good? Bad?

FYI for those interested... Lewis and Clark have been hosting some great lectures this week. Anyone interested in carpooling or just meeting up give me a shout. If anything you can go for the free food...

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Thursday - Sunday the week of the 17th would be the 20th - 23rd which according to my calculation would be the Smith Rock Tuff Love dates. Drive your butt east to Smith for all the climbing and you can handle. Finding partners there won't be an issue.

Do yourself a favor and take a biochemisty class or two Other reqs on thermoses?

Exactly my idea. I know a lot of people are headed to bigger projects in the spring or just want to be in good shape. I thought a weekly lap up Hood might in order for some cardio in addition to keeping an eye on the every changing rime conditions on I rock. Anybody keen to the idea should shoot me a pm. I'd like to start next week.

No worries... you know where the routes are so just come find us. Anybody else?

Ask castlecrag about this one If you are in a team of two to minimize the terror one can belay the jugger with the other line. Jugging with wear out your line much faster... consider a light lead line combined with a tag line (7-5 mm).

I'll give you that minus the size. I would argue someone that fits that description including the size requirement (in perhaps more areas than one) is Layton

In search of a 16 - 32 ounce thermos for ice climbing (either cragging or multipitch)... anybody find one that keeps yer brew piping hot all day? Obviously weight is a concern but hot coffee is the goal here. Small Q please! Thanks

PDX: putting the climb in cascadeclimbers.com Next session: 10/12/05 4pm - whenever Make sure to bring a headlamp... the days are getting short so we will likely climb after dark. A thermos of hot something might be in order also. As always let me know if you are coming so I can bring enough top ropes: 541.231.2062 Sidenote: is anyone interested in starting a weekly Mt Hood allnighter climb club thingee? I'd like to start climbing Hood via some route once a week (or bi monthly or something) and start early enough the night before to be up and down and still be back in time for work/whatever the next morning. Shoot me a pm if interested...