John Frieh

How is that any different than normal for you?

So much for dad's retirement... speaking of which how much slide film did he shoot? And are you gonna post any of his superior photos? What's next?

Mileage (taste) will vary depending on how picky you are. Personally after observing two friends enjoy the benefits of giardia (it’s amazing how fast one can get out of there glacier rigs when one has giardia) and personally having amebic dysentery twice myself I would use it even if it made the water taste like cough syrup. With that said I have found aqua mira, though noticeable, isn’t that bad and after a day or two you get use to it. It is also less noxious than iodine.

My group watched the chopper also from Eldo; we saw it as early as 8ish pm on Sat. and saw it land on the N. ridge around that time. I was wondering the same thing... anybody know?

Hike to col; climb Burgundy (5.8). Spend night. Day 2 climb Chianti (5.10-). Hike out. If you are fast you can do both in a day (if not all 4 spires).

It was but they had a car shuttle from Broken to Bachelor. The real deal would be north sister -> bachelor on day 1 and then 3 finger and Washington day 2 (which the later is easy to do). Or even better go link stuff in WA.

Your rack? 2 ropes Someone else's? 1 rope I would say since you have no clue what the N face holds 2 would be much safer and also hauling is then an option. Enjoy d00d!

Personally I'm a bigger fan of the chili dog. Or dog in a bath tub...

Just keeping you honest Brianna... you know we are in the same boat...

mystery booty = poop tube

I forgot... 30' sport climbs are way more photogenic

Sweet route huh? I would argue that cam hooks are highly recommended if you want to make cleaning the lip a cinch for the second on pitch 2.

My left hand disagrees with you.

I smell mid life crisis. 007: spend the trip money on a sports car… you’ll live longer.

Function first d00d! The vest is awesome for chimneys and offwidths... I've been thinking about getting some chaps to match! It just so turns out the ladies dig the buckskin lining (oh! its so fuzzy!) in combination with the bandana (I gots to pay tribute to Johnny C)... on occasion its all I wear to bed And if you think the vest/bandana combo is bad you should see my black and silver velvet suit… straight up dirt on the shoulder!

It was not my intention for my comments to be interpreted as demeaning to those folks who pulled down for smith back in the day... I will always be chasing what they accomplished decades ago... I just think the combination of cc.comers + booze + 80' gear could make for a real h00t... that's all.

But I have some super sweet TNF 80's weight lifter pants and a matching TNF tank top that are tight in all the right places! I'll gladly wear a pink harness if someone can hook me up... I think arc teryx made one for awhile in pink... Yeah 80s!

Whenever we do it I propose we make it 80's theme tuff love to pay homage to the birth place of sportos! Just think... if we got a strong representation from cc.com the park would be crawling with spandex (complete with )... neon pink harnesses... ghetto blasters on the monkey... Could make for some classic photo ops... what do ya say?

Just call me the choss connoisseur... Nice TR Terry... a few additions: - We took a 70 m strand (not 60 m). - Two flat tires are not better than one. I will post my photos once I get them scanned.

Check your pms...

Actually a 3rd/4th class ramp runs from below the Logan summit down to Fremont glacier. Was able to down climb it with monster heavy packs on during my first NOLS course (80 lbs). I have some pics buried somewhere at home, but the ramp is fairly obvious. FYI Going from Douglas/Banded glacier col up (great camp spot by the way) to summit is steep and if glacier is melted out will require some technical leading. Let me know if I can be more specific and could you please take a bunch of pics of Thunder for me? I'll buy you a roll of film if you do...

my new favorite shirt:

A quick questions: Who is going to ensure that those ropes get replaced/maintained ever season? Chuck: You point is valid (if not plainly obvious). The reason to discuss it here is we as a climbing community must police ourselves and attempt to determine what is acceptable and what is not. Personally I think hand lines make the route more dangerous as it allows gumby punters lacking in judgement to get on a route that they probably shouldn’t. Furthermore the hand lines offer a false sense of security… any one want to guess how many days before those ropes are bleached out?

Yes it is. If we made it easier for everyone there would be a fucking wheelchair ramp on el cap by now. Climb the mountain on the mountain's terms; not yours. If you don't have the skills stay in the gym.