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What DPS said. I ended up roping up and leading that smoothed couloir. I placed 2 pieces. It can be solo'd - just comfort level. I had a 30 m glacier rope btw - which was plenty.

If you bring a rope, just bring a 30m. If you are comfortable on the ascent, ditch it for the descent. a 30m rope is super light. BUT... what Ivan said. if you have a tool and an axe, you will feel super secure. A rope will feel completely unnecessary

that sounds so nice!

#MAGA!

Ivan, let's be clear, I did not say they are good people. I am countering the idea that they don't work hard. CEOs as a rule dedicate all their life energy to work. That unidimensionality does tend to make them weak in other aspects of their life. I'd even buy arguments that as a rule they are statistically more heavy on the sociopath spectrum. But they work hard. very hard.

true, but try to consider my point. Most CEOs dedicate their lives to their company. They are unidimensional. well that guy is a total POS. Does anyone even contest that? do you honestly think that a Microsoft janitor worked harder than Gates when he was CEO? Have you even met/known any CEOs?

These CEOs who run huge businesses generally work massive overtime. Their life is their job. They live and breath it. They are unidimensional with not much else going on. To say they do nothing or live of the labor of others is BS. They work their asses off. But they are filthy rich and there is huge income inequality. Is a CEO worth 500X the average working? 1000X? Probably not. But they certainly work harder than the average joe in their company, and their skill set, vision, dedication and so on are just as rare as an elite athlete, actor, author, musician, and of course that means they'll make far more because their skill set combined with work ethic (and luck) is rare.

misanthropic chain-smoking giants

people who talk to themselves

No need to drag the Patriots into this

Trip: Lane Peak - The Zipper Date: 1/28/2017 Trip Report: I climbed Lane Peak yesterday with my friend Scott. We arrived in Longmire well before the gate opening and hung out a bit - even chatted with some familiar faces. The gate opened pretty close to right on time and we got in the conga line. The lot at Narada Falls had a few cars. We headed up the hill immediately encountering 6-12" of fresh unconsolidated powder. These were the conditions we encountered all day on the N side of Lane. We originally intended to climb Lover's Lane, but there was fresh avy debris under it and with the soft snow we figured it would be a time-consuming wallow at best. We opted to follow a party of three up the Zipper. They were 15 minutes ahead of us and setting a glorious boot path (thank you!) We made quick work of the zipper unroped. At the col we noticed the other party doing a variation straight up, so we broke trail around to the normal ascent gully and up it. The gully was mostly filled in with just a bit of thin slushy snow over rock just below the big rappel tree. At the ridge we hesitated thanks to exposure and a bit of sketch, and opted to down climb to the rappel tree, build an anchor and belay from there to the summit. A party of two showed up and we shared our double rope rappel with them (we had brought 2 60 m ropes for the rappel in Lover's Lane - might as well use them!) The hike out was uneventful and pleasant. We got to the lot at 4:50 and made it out of the gate before it closed. KK topping out on the Zipper: Scott traversing to final pitch: KK climbing the final gully: KK selfie at the rappel anchor: Scott on rappel: Raindawg on descent with a creepy lenticular: Gear Notes: Crampons, ice axe, 2nd tool nice but not required. 3-4 pickets if you are so inclined. At least a 60 rope to rappel from the tree. Approach Notes: Soft unconsolidated powder over a hard layer

A lot (all?) of that aid to israel is part of the Camp David Peace agreement, is it not? You know the legacy of a peanut farmer from Georgia

grab some tw*ts!

#MAGA

Tom Ka soup gives me this!

Eating a bowl of thick white beans with ham chunks can also produce some wonderfully odiferous anal emissions complemented by near-shart experiences.

Thanks all for making spray great again! #MSGA!

But bad for human life. sure worked for the romans - for their neighbors' lives, not so much... Kill 'em all; let God sort 'em out

Well, I remember Ronnie calling them the Evil Empire then recanted a few years later on a trip to the CCCP, where he buddied up with Gorby...

This is your brain on drugs ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

War is good for business and the economy