Stemalot

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$8.2 trillion US national debt... somebody's gonna pay for that in the near future...if not now I bet most people can't comprehend a trillion let along Americans.

50%... sometimes I wonder how you guys keep your jobs!

knew you were gonna do that...

we could have an extended ice climbing season!!! http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/03/01/weather-forecast060301.html

G-spotter...I've seen Dru use your avitar before...

come on...let's get it done and over with!

37 more posts to go!!! how you gonna celebrate it?

Didn't I tell you to photoshop the trees in the background to make it looks like we are doing some hard sh!t in the rockies or alaska? that loop is part of my lousy inefficient leash love the photos!

doh!...stupid program...

unclimbed unexplored...

good training exercise for the military!

or name a route or mountain after MEC

maybe the same guy that did the loot and holler!

better shape up! or I ain't going climbing with ya!

what is that? 2 meters?

hum...I'll try that next time.

yes it was. I look good in the photo.

Stoke! Your attempt to get me excited for rock will not work. I suffered for two weekends and now I am in my top ice climbing shape. I can't give it up for rock just now...not yet...I need to find more ice!

you guys are NOT thinking about rock climbing already! ice season barely got underway!

see PM

Nicole Accera and I did the grand tour via Marble Canyon (Sat) and then the Ramble (Sun). We did it in reverse order as Wild Bill. Wild Bill is acurate in that Deeping Wall is FAT! Ice at the canyon was soft and not too wet, especially at top. If you never lead grade 5 before, now is a good time to try it on Deeping Wall. There was a party of 6 from U of Kamloops tr-ing to our right and a party from Vancouver on the dihedral to our left. Overall, the crag was not busy and had plenty of good ice! At the end of the day a group of 15-20 people showed up and stood at the base of ICBC (unformed and running like a fire hose). Two of them just bouldered around and the rest of them looked on...it was very strange. They left in about 15 minutes...does the canyon attact tour buses? We stayed at Mile-O...as usual on Sat. night. I thought the ACC group was gonna be out this weekend so I went looking for them at Reynolds but there were no climbers! Then the Canucks lost... We got there late and they stopped serving food...so we went to Feelin Good Pub and had a fabulous time hanging out with cook Ervin (Swerv) and cute bartender Ashley. Sat we went to Ramble central and it had lots of ice. In fact the central pillar on the third (last) pitch touched down (really really fat) and has been climbed by several parties already; ie, the route is screwed. You can do lots of fun funky variations to the left of the pillar right now (don't think they are in very often). There was one party at Ramble left the entire day and we never saw them. Ramble right looks in from the road and we saw lots of foot tracks going towards it. Will post pics later.

It's not about the car...there is climbing in it. have a look...you'll like it! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5252945100827089880&q=top+gear

there is a B&B operated out of a ship permanently (most of the times) docked at the entrance to Hot Spring Cove. The ship is called "The Enchanter", however, I can't seem to find the website for it (I can find it if anyone really want to know). The guy who own and run it is a very interesting fella and is a character. I think he charges $100 CDN per night? The hot spring itself is a 10-15 minute walk from the dock (all the boats and float planes land here). It will only be luke warm at best during extented periods of rain (like now). the water itself has a tiny bit of sulpher smell and lots of algae floting in it. it is quite an effort to get out there, but if you do, it's worth staying on the ship for a day or two. just go when the rain stops.