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Thanks! With weather like this, it is worth making the effort even with the short days!

Great job Tom and Franklin! Beautiful photos as well. What a weather window, we've had, eh?

Trip: Eldorado - East Ridge Date: 12/27/2009 Trip Report: I met up with PR and a couple of his friends to climb Eldorado this weekend, taking advantage of the gorgeous weather and amenable avy forecast. Unfortunately, most of my photos from the first day did not come out, and I left my camera in my tent on summit day, so I just have the following two dusk photos taken from base camp (5700 feet)... plus a few others from my partners immediately following. Earlier the moon rose right over Torment, but that photo did not come out. Note Boston Peak on the right. Boston and Sahale are completely white and in full winter glory. You can never get enough of Johannesburg. The CJ couloir route looked damned intimidating from our vantage point. Stopping for a break at the rock island (7500 feet): The knife edge: KK enjoying views from the summit: The route was in good shape. Approach was a bit tough with lots of postholing up to the knees or more on sun-exposed slopes in warm temps. The forecast called for lots of gusting winds but they were not bad at all. The snow up to the ridge notch and on the Eldorado Glacier (and below) was also challenging. Conditions improved a bit for the traverse on the Inspiration Glacier and on the East Ridge itself. The knife-edge was in fine shape. Approach 4.5 hours. Summit day 11 hours. Other than us, there was only one party of two on the mountain. :-) Gear Notes: No need for crampons. Utility of snowshoes debatable (we left them in the car). Ice axe, trekking poles needed. Rope optional Approach Notes: Trail bare until about 3500 feet, then icy and nasty in spots up until the boulder field. Lots of postholing up the boulder field with sun exposure. 5-10 inches of fresh snow with a breakable crust on much of the snow from 5700 feet until about the Inspiration Glacier. Crevasses covered.

As of today, the road is gated at the Eldorado TH. It is icy, but quite drivable (there is some rockfall on the road at one point that can be bypassed). The route is in great shape.

Huh? WTF are you talking about? For Bush Sr, ratings went up, yeah, but then went in the toilet and he lost to Bubba. For Bush Jr, ratings sank to miserable lows the longer the war dragged on.

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overuse of food is bad. we've got a bigger problem with that in the US than overuse of MJ (or, C2H50H for that matter)

Clapton sucks compared to Eddie. you are a complete dipshit

I have never stated anything of the sort. You are conflating your retarded perception of supposedly prevaling opinions with everyone who disagrees with you on any subject.

the powers that be probably would make alcohol illegal if they could - they tried it once and it failed. the dumbasses can't see that having MJ illegal has failed. they are just too stubborn to give up this charade

yeah, but it tastes good

That's rich coming from someone's whose central argument is that progressives are Pol Pots in waiting. In turn, pointing out your record of warmongering and chilling for corporatocracy in these pages aren't personal attacks but setting the record straight as you position yourself to appear against Obama's war. At this point in time "progressive" is a joke. You are all "regressives" - as your failed socio-political philosophy has nothing to do with the future, yet alone progress. The 20th century is over - get used to it.

corporate media propaganda wasn't pervasive enough for any 'shock and awe' invasion bougeouis capitalist pigs!!!!

Bullshit. Whether you accept the moniker or not your socio-political views are indistinguishable from those of any rabid Marxist

Indeed, there is nothing in PP's prose over the last 7 years indicating he learned anything from the Vietnam fiasco. There's nothing in your years of posting indicating that you have learned anything about the Marxist fiasco(s).

Been married for 25 years. Guess that one who left you was a little "too smart", eh? As you may have noticed, I don't comment about other people's wives. For example, I don't laugh at a fellow climber and all around good guy when, say, his wife has developed bipolar disorder and he's going through an unwanted but necessary divorce with two young kids. Ring a bell, FW? Yeah, that rang a big bell with me, too. Pretty much summed you up. you guys need to get out ttk, maybe you can rope gun an ice route for FW?

it actually was not too bad at Crystal today, FW. some misting in the morning, but no real rain. at 4 the weather started coming in just in time for the lifts to close

ah, so they are liberals....

you are conflating your perception of the "corporate media" with the (supposed) views of an individual (PP). apparently you are completely incapable of focusing on what a person arguing with you has actually said.

Definitely. Who wants "McSame". Oops.

embarrassing your grammar is as flawed as your addled logic and twisted world-view it's embarrassing

dude, you need j_b to tell you the "difference between 'independents' and 'middle'"

Connecticut, next time just play it straight, and send SATAN directly to the US Senate: he, at least, will be prettier to look at and we won't have to endure that disgusting voice of a sedated camel anymore. A better deal for your money! WTF, wasn't he "your guy" in 2000? You liberals sure are fickle!

It's all about the "Audacity of Hope"

I thought this thread was about marriage.