Chad_A

Are higher gasoline prices affecting the way you climb? I guess it may sway me toward somewhere closer. - Are you more likely to invite a third or fourth partner to split the cost? If I'm going to Canada, yeah, sure. - Have you gone to Vantage when you would have rather gone to Smith? Nope, but I live in Portland. - Did you take the Civic when you would have rather taken the Yukon? Yeah, I've taken the Subaru and left the Cherokee at home lots lately, but that's regardless of climbing trips. - Do you drive any slower to increase mileage? (I think I know the answer to this one ) Not yet. - Or do you just suck it up and pay? Nah, I try to conserve...microbrews are pricey.

Haha, okay, okay... I emailed B. Blanchard, and he suggested the time to go is in June, now days, for Humble Horse. Might be tough to swing that one this year, but I may try. Thanks for all the suggestions, Gene; I spoke with a partner of yours through PMs regarding some Canadian climbs, and it's encouraging. He had some good suggestions; if you have any specifics, feel free to suggest, as well. I still have those xeroxed beta sheets, as well, that you sent. John- That may very well be the result...heheh. Eric- Well, I was up in that area a couple years ago, but I forgot to leave the Neutrino. Shit.

Wish I could...

Oh, sure, I understand that I could do August rock routes, and that may be what I end up doing. The plan this year, however, is to get trad experience earlier, and couple it with the ice mileage I did this past winter, and culminate it in a mixed route of some sort. Thanks for the suggestions, and for the encouragement. I'll keep an open mind, for now...though I don't think I'll be fat enough for any bear (unless I slow down on the beer.)

Well, the recent threads on Andromeda/Athabasca, and the incidents that have occured, have stymied me once again. I thought that I was aiming for the right time to head to the Rockies, so I put in my vacation for that time; now, it looks like (just like here) it'll be melted out, too. Disappointing for sure. I'd hoped to give Humble Horse on Diadem a shot. I suppose that I could head for the Mooses Tooth, but I don't think it'll be cold there yet (probably way too early for freeze-thaw). Any suggestions? I'd taken 10 days off for it. Sad days, but I can't say that I'm surprised

Check yo email.

FYI, probably head out to Rocky Butte Thursday afternoon, if it's not pouring, or a mudfest. I only have one rope to DT on, so if anyone else wants to bring one, that'd be great, along with some webbing to set up tree anchors. The more the merrier. Chad

Oh, wow, thanks much! Damn, can't this weather clear? I'd like to actually get out and enjoy some of this stuff

http://mountrainieraccess.blogspot.com/

Climb Max here in Portland did a good job with a few of mine.

I'll add, hell yes. They work great in my digital camera in supa cold weather, and in my headlamp too. Two thumbs up.

Granted, it wasn't that cold when we were camped below Eldorado, but it seemed that the insulated "pot" that came with my pal's heated up really fast, and the insulator kept the fluid warm for a really long time. I guess if you really believed in it, you could have your partner buy another insulated "pot" for it to carry themselves, and you could heat up individual goods. One thing that is nice is that those little canisters fit really well inside it's own rig, and I think two of them will fit. Just thoughts

Evidently, good ol' Bob is expanding his horizons... http://www.bobvila.com/ProductServices/S...Training-1.html Edit: happy birthday to Cobra Commander. May you win every battle; if you don't may all your fighter planes not be destroyed, and when you retreat to your lair, may their be a birthday cake waiting for you.

The word is that it's buried.

My, my.

Al, thanks for posting the info; didn't see that until just now. We were there; saw John and Eric (glad you're healing, Eric), but didn't see anyone else. Didn't know we were in such cc.com company. I was just happy that it didn't piss on us on Sunday.

Very nice, Ade and Stuart. Great effort; I'd like to get to that area, sometime

RIMEY!! Very nice job guys. I second Doug's suggestion, BTW.

Cool, thanks for the information. Sure, yah, I'll try those routes. No, wait a minute, I won't. If I want to kill myself, there's much easier ways.

Thinking about taking someone up Moscow for a bit of alpine rock training. Then I read in Watts' book that that part of the wall is closed from February to July. No one ever talks about this, but it may be because there's no sun over there this time of the year, and no one typically climbs there right about now. Do they still do this, or is this a thing of the past? Thanks. Chad

Yep, curious as well. John, give up the goods.

Dragontail on 2/17/06- the runnels looked really thin per my binoculars:

Question: why ice a tendon that receives so little blood flow? I've read that heat actually works well, but I'm not sure at what stage (I'm not disagreeing with others here, just simply wondering, that's all). When I had it, I'd actually formed a scar tissue bulge on my right achilles, from trying to "run through it". According to my podiatrist, it was at a point close to rupture at one time, but had dealt with the trauma well, and had protected itself. I am now on custom orthotics, and to deal with the tight plantar facia, my doc recommended massaging the bottom of the foot with a golf ball. Keep one with you throughout the day; when you're off your feet for a while, kick off the shoes and get a massage goin'. My podiatrist also mentioned a "calf stretcher"- a device with some type of band that you can use during periods of sleep; it probably connects to the ball of your foot, and stretches your calves continuously. Replace the shoes every few months, especially if you're using them more than average. Also, see if you can visit a reputable running shop that can watch you jog, and then pick out a shoe that fits your foot pattern (neutral, supination, pronation, etc).

Good point. I think it's easy to not think outside the box when the way's been paved so many times by others on well-described routes (whether it's on cc.com or a guidebook). I'm going to take that thought with me more often into the mountains.

Hmm; is that an obscure name for a route, or is it the Madness that encircles the TCs? Sorry, not too "up" on this stuff... Edit: PM answered question. Not the TCs at all.