Dr_Crash

I just freed a few glasses of tequila + grand marnier + lime juice, does that count? drC

Nice job. I take it you climbed Sat? drC

Your definition of bouldering on the site is way too long. To broaden the appeal, you should use AskMen.com's definition: It's much easier for the layperson to understand. drC

And so cheap. I got convinced to buy C4s (had forgotten about the DMMs, and Jim Nelson said they're much better than the DMMs and was replacing the 4CUs with C4s on his light alpine rack) but at this price you can get the whole 11 cams for the price of .4 to 3 C4s! drC

Yeah, I looked at the forecast and it's 42% chance rain on Sun. I am so tired of this !@^*!(@$# "summer" (especially after the crappy winter; it's all reversed). Tomorrow is 20% only but it's a bit late for that (still in Seattle), and Monday is partly cloudy. Hmmm. I'll try on Sunday. Better to turn back than not get out. drC

I'm thinking of driving down there tomorrow and soloing early Sun morning. Any recent conditions updates on both routes? I climbed the Hogsback last year, and may just go with what I've done already since I'll be alone. drC

Roping up would be total overkill. Heck, even crampons are overkill. As mentionned by others, an ax is a good thing to steer your glissade down (lots of glissading there). drC

Change the letter somewhat before sending it, or write your own. Sending the sample letter as is is not as effective. drC

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Well, my week-end started today because of the planned climb. So I did bike a few hours today. If you like being toyed with, PM me drC

Marie, I'm afraid some of these people may be toying with you (just a little) drC

Who is Michael Layton's favorite MILF? Can we see pics? drC

I was going to climb, and the trip was cancelled re: bad forecast So instead I biked my ass off (as in: my ass hurts, hate these saddle thingies), but still, I wanna cliiiiimmmb! And now I'm relaxing. (Not on the back of a horse though I'd try given the opportunity ). drC

Eh. I'd rather not have caffeine than having brewed coffee. Now if someone could make my 40 lb setup become 2 lb (and work off an XGK), I'd be interested! drC

Won't happen

They're discussing sewn slings (Spectra or Dyneema typically). drC

http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner301/ Damn, you can get altimeter and HR (Suunto, Polar), or GPS and HR (above), but not all three? Anybody has seen something like that? drC

"Only the paranoid survive." And yes, I haven't seen many setups where everything is redundant, including the slings connecting the biners, the biners themselves, etc. drC

Nothing wrong, no. That's the right thing. Many guidebooks talk about lowering through the chains rather than rappeling. The Exit 38/32 guides (at least 38) too. So we shouldn't be surprised to see it. drC

I'll take care of some of the not so useful once the pic is posted RE: the sewn in webbing with loops, aka daisy chain, it's there as mec said so you can clip or lash stuff to your pack, using the loops to choose at which height etc. Oh, and what you really want too is a good primer to packing stuff in your pack... drC

And then there is the UIAA approved geographical definition of what is a summit and what is not. drC

The Hogsback is technically a glacier climb drC

I was thinking of weighing 17 of them and dividing by 119/7, but your method might be simpler And of course you don't want to weigh them individually, you've got to hang yourself w/ and w/o the tool in hand and look at the difference. drC - Just teasing

Good point, sir Dru. Though my hands are not calibrated, but maybe Mr Nelson will chime in and tell us what his super precise scale says? drC