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that would be a different Mt. Washington. Perhaps folks avoid the NE ridge because it's a choss-covered nightmare.

neat. what causes?

cosmic scratches ... is that some kind of Eastern thing?

There has been some interest but the set is still available. send PM if you wish, Lipschitz

purchased new in 2007. Used twice by prior owner; never by me. 183 cm Black Diamond Havoc AT skis. "Alpinist" Climbing Skins, cut to fit, with "Cheat Sheet" glue transfers. Dynafit Bindings (with detachable ski leashes.) Garmont "Megaride" boots with moldable liner, sz 13. These boots are mounted for the Dynafits but are compatible with other AT bindings. As you can see from the pics this stuff is in nice shape. Ski season's almost here; get after it! $650 o/b/o takes all. I am in Portland but may be able to deliver to Seattle.

http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/wilderness-trail-conditions.htm I'm looking at similar hikes for next week; midweek. On account of the fire closures, Olympics options are limited. Do you require a scramble? I suspect it's a little late in the season for Mystery or Deception, but am no expert. My itinerary, which I would appreciate suggestions on, is: Dungeness Forks Gray Wolf River Gray Wolf Pass Dose Meadows Lost Pass Cameron Pass Three Forks Dungeness Forks it's about 47 miles. It would be shorter to drop in from Deer Park. I was looking at Skyline Ridge too. Did you come back down the Quinault River?

"Our health care system is based on the premise that health care is a commodity like VCRs or computers and that it should be distributed according to the ability to pay in the same way that consumer goods are. That's not what health care should be. Health care is a need; it's not a commodity, and it should be distributed according to need. If you're very sick, you should have a lot of it. If you're not sick, you shouldn't have a lot of it. But this should be seen as a personal, individual need, not as a commodity to be distributed like other marketplace commodities. That is a fundamental mistake in the way this country, and only this country, looks at health care. And that market ideology is what has made the health care system so dreadful, so bad at what it does." - attributed to Marcia Angell. She was on Bill Moyers last night; you should check her work out Gary.

hey look, another campaign promise Obama isn't keeping.

nice pics for a man in a hurry

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.

happened before, it'll happen again http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera

Foreign Policy in Focus: A Withdrawal in Name Only yeah we advised the shit out of Vietnam too

cool. anybody know if the crevasses on the Jefferson Park glacier have opened up? We hope to ski it this weekend.

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.

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.

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?

thanks butt shot!

hey does anyone know if the palmer chair is running yet? how could I find out? thanx

bring some bottled oxygen to be on the safe side

Efficient propagation doesn't imply higher intelligence. Take the Palin family, for example.

http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Plague-Emerging-Diseases-Balance/dp/0140250913 Done.

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

Whatever gets Yoo off.

To think this used to be a drug decriminalization thread, not a gun criminalization thread ...

thanks DH. I'm offering reward money. No questions asked.