DirtyHarry

I want the best of both worlds, I'm going to convert to Mormonism and get ten wives when I'm alive then convert to Islam before I die and get 100 virgins in heaven.

Praying for the safe return of an alpinist is just a waste of time because Jesus was just a hippy burn-out boulderer.

Kevbone, you managed to ask and answer your own question in one post. Amazing.

"Henry James once said there are two mental states, excitement and lack of excitement, and that unfortunately excitement was more interesting than lack of excitement." - William Kittredge, in his essay "Drinking and Driving"

Fuck yourself now, before masturbation in bad weather is banned.

Yup. Noone here, especially "W", climbs very much.

You two rumprangers can really try out the springs and shocks on the new van. Giddee up Cowboy!!

Hey Jon, you plagarizing motherfucker!! Get your own material!

Funny, I didn't see the Renton crag on anyone's list. I think that place is prety worthy.

Sounds like a good strategy too me. But why don't the rescuers just ride their tontons up the mountain then find the climbers and cut the bellies of the tontons open and put the climbers in the tonton's bellies. Maybe there is a beaurocratic rule against that or something though.

The logical caveat of any rescue is to not create more victims out of the rescuers. High winds and lots of snow equal heavy avy loaded slopes. I'm not familiar with Hood, but what would be the point of sending a team of rescuers into high probability avy terrain for the slight possibility of locating their probably-not-so-visible snow cave. I've climbed in the Alaska Range too and its my experience not much gets done on big mountains in whiteout conditions except for maybe following the sheep trail off the lower flanks of the west butt.

A news article I read gave the impression they set out Friday. Guess that wasn't the case. I'm sure they will all make it out safe!

Hate to say it, but it was foolhardy for this group to attempt the route in light of the poor weather forecast. Now the group is responsible for exposing their many rescuers to serious avy hazards and other dangers. I hope everyone makes it off the mountain in good condition, though.

After you move to Flagstaff can I bivy in your van when I come down to climb?

This is a great thread and all, but the real question is who will be the first to ski all the Selects?

Probably not.

I always thought "Menstrating Whale Snatch" had a nice ring to it.

Great travelouge Norman. Good to hear I'm not only one who falls out of his chair at 3 pm completely drunk.

I think those climbs are fed by ground water. I would imagine ground water is pretty abundant right now since this has been a rather wet month. But maybe there is some more complicated hydrology shit to consider. I'll look into it.

MF Overhang or MF Direct at Castle. Slippery sustained and steep enough. Though I don't know how much easier it gets after the first go 'round.

Anyone know where this monster is?

Renton. Obviously.

Please delete atleast one of your PM's, because you are over your limit and I am trying to send you one. Thanks. Carry on.

Ruger single six 22 mag. Because revolvers are cool and cause you can shoot grouse with it as well as people. Happy times.

Michael - you have asshole like seven-year-old girl.