OlegV

Looking for the used rock climbing shoes for my boy. Size 4.5-5 (kid's size). Preferably in the Portland area. ovarlamov@yahoo.com

Lab instructor: PLUSES: work 9-5 OR 9-3 if you wish flex vocation time no 'on calls' or weekend work all benefits no preasure from boss MINUSES: it is your career's end moderate pay ($45-60) scientists are generally boring if you boss dies or looses money - you are out

Nice pictures. Thanks for the update! Looks like the north side routes are getting in shape?

Only if you go.

Hey Chad, nice shots! This rim probably resembles the conditions on Yocum these days.

Thanks a bunch folks!

Anybody had experience with NOLS? I am thinking sending my son to one of their 1 month expeditions next summer. Not sure what it is going to be, climbing, kayaking, or backpacking. As long as the experience is dramatic and affects him in the positive way. Anybody?

Rojer, I wasn't following on the story of the missing climber. Was he found? What happened?

Any snow condition updates? I wonder if with recent moderate snowfall, consolidation finally began. Hate postholing Thanks

Neoday, I doubt, you'll encounter any ice on LR in 2 weeks. Your'll be postholing most of the ridge, most likely. That may make the progress slow and the exposure to the bad weather greater. Bring plenty of pickets and a shovel. The quazi-winter approach will be a bitch.

Postholing up the Gibs Ledges:

snowball, did you need snowshoes to get to Camp Muir?

Hey boys, has anybody been up the South side in the last few days. Are snowshoes needed up the Palmer and down the IR? Thanx.

check PMs!

Ahh, you are right to the point, Sharpy!!!

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Thanks, Chad - I just read new NOAA forcast. 36 mph west wind on Friday!!! Sad sad days for us, bro

Has anyone been up there this week? Looks like avi conditions aren't that bad and snowpack settled down. Mainly interested in the South-West and West sides.

Hey Adrian! Glad to hear you're here! Check your PMs!

Feel too much Dostoevsi in my mood? Maybe. Of cause, we have our moments of trust and fun together. What hurts, he can completely destroy this next day.

Yep, he would be recruited to the russian army at age 17. You could play hooky for a while (for 8 years!) - like by breaking your legs, harming yourself with chemicals and so on. But if they find you, there is a good chance you’ll join the ‘the oily war against terror’ in Chechnya. When I served 2 years in the russian army (fortunately not in Afghanistan) we had a guy who had severe birth defect in his heart. They still kicked his ass calling him weak bastard. Glad the guy didn’t die after all of this. The bottom line, the kid growing up here, will be harassed and physically humiliated in the army to the stage when he doesn’t want to live anymore...

He got 'good' 17-18-year old friends, nearly drop-outs. My wife now has the part time job plus Alex's shcool job, so she can keep an eye on him. He goes to Tigard High, and it sucks!!! Moving is an option, but he'll find the right dudes anywhere we go. It happened before. What's exchange program???

You think we didn't try this? My wife is an ultrarunner, used to take him and my yonger son to volunte at the races. Volunteer are great people and usually there is the whole bunch of them and you see they are doing this job from the bottom of their hearts. I always felt Alex was doing this just to please us. He worked at the local library, not sure it cranked up his spirit.

[quote Take him on a trip to ...volunteer at a prosthetics lab... I am seriously considering to take him to a trip to Tibet, for several months. You know, doing trekking, living simple. Not sure if there is a potential for jobs there.

Thanks, I'll look into this. We checked many outdoor programs. They cost up to $10K/3 months!!!!!!!!! As, for the car, I can see a potential for troubles