John Frieh

Welcome Bala! You're going to love Portland! If you want to fit in with the PDX climbing scene you have to post at least 2x a day something about beacon. Here are some possible topics: Birds, routes, poison oak, moss, which sides are open, which sides are closed, new routes, chalk, ethics, how great it is, new anchors, old anchors, parking, how to park, where to park, what route you did, what route you are thinking about, what route you saw someone climb, how many times you climbed that route, what did you see, how long you have been climbing there, good pitons, bad pitons, missing pitons, what music you listen to when you climb beacon, loose rock, bushes, why beacon is so great, etc etc Get to posting and Ill see you around!

Funny... I know a lot of these "idiots" and they bought in 2004/05 and sold 2 years later for much much more.

Moira: I dont know who to feel more sorry for... you or the person that got stuck with your music collection Just kidding!!! That sucks to hear! Hope you get it back...

Great post and thread Dane

The X•350a has adjustable leg loops and slots for ice clippers.

All tied up in the 4th quarter!

They don't have google on that side of the river? Video at the bottom under external links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burpee

Nice work nerds. Double digits for the year? Did you get rid of those leashes yet Elisif?

Mutual friend of powderhound and I proceeded to break two BD picks in 2 days in Cody this winter... he was/is a poor college student so he climbed on a quark in one hand and an old BD viper in the other. The second one that broke was a beat up mixed pick he borrowed from Mulkey so it wasn't like it was brand new... still we couldnt help but laugh that he broke 2 in 2 days. Both broke ~1 inch from the tip IMO how people clean the tool after placement is a big factor on how many picks they break... I've seen a lot of "side to side" motion. I have bent a few BD and Petzl picks but never broke one (knock on wood).

Sorry... wrong financial institution... US Bank. If we are expanding this list to outside then yeah... lots of inclined options on the west side of the river or out in the gorge.

Bank of America building is one of if not the tallest building in PDX and you can run the stairs. I know of a few fire fighters that will run them a few times a month. Mt Tabor (park in PDX) has stairs that are very popular with the runners. Or you could just do as many burpees as you can in 30 minutes in the comfort of your own living room.... no stairs required.

I have a X•350a. So far no complaints.

1 lb 4 ounces (packaged weight). 35 liters. 99 bucks.

thanks. where was the berm @? the bridge?

Still gated @ the bridge?

2008 Update::kisss:

Great boot @ a great price. If scarpa fits you worth trying on

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Why are you still here? Get in your car and start driving!

I think a lot of people define/consider alpine ice as glacial ice... ice that was formed from compression underneath the weight of a glacier @ some point. Sounds like you are just looking to swing the tools enroute to a summit (yes?)... if so the pac NW is loaded with them. Lots of good ones have been listed so far... the amount/quantity of ice on those listed vary greatly (some of them have been skied ) so looking @ a guidebooks would be wise... I'd recommend picking up Selected 1 and 2 or WA Ice or West Coast Ice and see what captures your attention. Some of my favorites or ones I want to do bad: - CA ice (Montana) In right now! Go climb it! Lot of other climbs in this canyon also. CLASSIC route - Sphinx (Montana) early ice season climb - Nisqually Ice Fall (Rainier) - Rolf and Pete's route on Whitehorse - NW and NE face on Stuart

It's not like the guy is busy with work or anything

25.5 hours Maybe Feathered Friends could get Roger to do a slideshow?

If you can determine how many blocks you should be on per day then many many many websites, recipe books, etc etc offer zone meals that are scalable. Here is a good quick start guide: You should really consider reading at least a little on the zone. A week in the zone is super cheap and easy reading: $3.49 Pollans book is really good also. Keep in mind you will likely need to modify the # of blocks and percentages for winter alpine/ice trips... Take a look @ this article by Twight on how he scales for alpine: 1 2 Related to that though this book is more slanted towards ultra running/endurance stuff it has 3 chapters on diet which easily apply to alpine especially if you prefer the "in a push" style. I can lend you my copy if you want. And if you want it Rob Miller wrote an awesome article for the xfit journal on what he ate meal to meal while putting up the free muir route with justen... let me know if you want me to email it to you

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+1 And any "general" wear/tear on your bag patagonia will repair free of charge.