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  1. Here's a TR from our trip a few years ago: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/585370/Searchpage/1/Main/44015/Words/clark/Search/true/Re_TR_Surprise_Basin_Mt_Clark_#Post585370 we kind of picked a gully at random. I would say low 5th is accurate; you could probably simulclimb the whole thing. Be prepared for the epic walk-off though. We had to go down and then climb back up into Surprise Basin to get our packs which we'd left at the base of the the climb. I suggest talking them with you.
  2. happened before, it'll happen again http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera
  3. astrov

    War's Over!

    Foreign Policy in Focus: A Withdrawal in Name Only yeah we advised the shit out of Vietnam too
  4. cool. anybody know if the crevasses on the Jefferson Park glacier have opened up? We hope to ski it this weekend.
  5. but the supreme court has roundly rejected prior restraint ... a hipster on a skateboard just wiped out on the street in front of my house because he apparently was trying to skate and text-message at the same time. Landed on his coccyx, fortunately.
  6. We'll likely be moving out of our 3 bedroom rental house near 39th and Hawthorne in August if the landlord raises the rent. Our plans are not yet firm since we don't know his intentions. However even if it is raised, the rent is easily within the range of a working couple. The house is a nice 2-story craftsman with hardwood floors downstairs and 1 3/4 baths. Lots of hipsters in this neighborhood, but many old ladies as well. Plenty for wife and child to do and Fred Meyer is just down the street. Downtown is 2 miles away. We are going to be here at least until the end of July when we're taking the Oregon state bar exam. Send me a PM if you'd like to know more and aren't looking to move until August at the earliest.
  7. hmm. I'm intrigued. I don't have the route description handy; we would need some glacier gear and a little pro for the summit block, yes?
  8. hey does anyone know if the palmer chair is running yet? how could I find out? thanx
  9. bring some bottled oxygen to be on the safe side
  10. Efficient propagation doesn't imply higher intelligence. Take the Palin family, for example.
  11. http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Plague-Emerging-Diseases-Balance/dp/0140250913 Done.
  12. good account of waterboarding http://www.amazon.com/Question-Henri-Alleg/dp/0803259603/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240546193&sr=8-1
  13. To think this used to be a drug decriminalization thread, not a gun criminalization thread ...
  14. thanks DH. I'm offering reward money. No questions asked.
  15. My 1993 subaru loyale station wagon was stolen last night at the corner of SE 37th Ave and Salmon St. in Southeast Portland The car is teal. Distinguishing features: a dent in the front left quarter panel. Some abrasion around the wheelwells from ill-fitting chains last winter. Factory roof rack. The typical old loyale rotting bumper from exhaust misalignment. If some crack-addict or dirtbag is trying to sell you a car in a hurry, it might be mine. While they probably took off the plates, it was OR # XZS-750. Since these cars are popular with folks like us, I thought I would put this note here. It is a sweet climber's / hiker's / skier's ride. someone probably just took it for a joyride, so maybe it'll end up in your neighborhood or at a trailhead. I can't imagine there's any money in selling these for parts. Here's a picture from the Goat Rocks wilderness. Only one I could find of the car.
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    Grocery Outlet

    Check out the expired deli meats and the wheat germ. They're available every day of the week. That's what I used to buy there.
  17. nah you can mess up the tendons that form the anatomical snuffbox through repetitive stress. mine collapsed after I spent the fall running power tools (weed whacker, chain saw) and working with other garden implements. doc prescribed me some diclofenac sodium (a NSAID) to get the swelling to go down. Had me ice it and stop working with that equipment.
  18. Used twice, bought new in 2007: BD Havoc 185cm skis w/ Dynafit bindings, Garmont Megaride boots size 13.5. Skins included (used once) $700. Great stuff, I just can't afford this sport until I get a job. This is the same stuff Billbob had for sale in September. I have not used it. The skins are cut to the skis. And btw the boots are compatible with non-Dynafit bindings.
  19. hmm I'd be down for some Hood action. I got an AT setup I've been itching to try. What do you suppose the avy danger is like out of bounds?
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    AT ski question

    If I put some Swix wax on my AT skis will that make it harder for my adhesive skins to stick on? is it customary to stick the skins on (pre-wax) at base, skin up, and then wax up at the summit for the ski down?
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