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I love mullets.

Brilliant!

Good news about b-rock. Bad news about whoever it was. From KOIN news website: Either the guy fell from above the Spider (unlikely) or someone at these news organizations needs a copy of Oregon High.

I love dogs. It's the occasional owner that has the love-me-love-my-dog attitude that I don't get.

B-Rock was talking about going up to Snowdome today. I hope they stuck to their plan.

What is challenging about a "6 day, mentally and physically challenging adventure..." That includes: ""Spa Level" rooms...spa treatments, yoga, nutritious gourmet meals and full time access to the private Summit Room for movies and snacks..." I say get them into a realistic harsh environment 100 miles from anything, work their fucking asses repeatedly into the ground and then after 30 days, give them chicken-scratched directions written on a stained cocktail napkin to the nearest airport. Make sure they sign a waiver of course!

Garmin ETrex...simple, sub $100 and does what I need. I feel a little too connected to the outside world if I take too much technology out with me. I think someone even mentioned once that they were climbing with someone and they were taking waypoints at every minute turn and it was driving him crazy.

Good point, but if cost is an issue, though he didn't specifically say so, Aztars are $35 ($70 for 2) less.

I would argue that this is far less of an issue of liberal vs. conservative and more of an issue of a special (in this case a very special) interest getting their way. WE should ALL be outraged!

Dru has a good point. I am using Aztars now and REALLY like them. They probably aren't as good for waterfalls and such, but they suit me just fine for steep alpine. Sidebar: after a couple (well several) beers the other night I climbed the side of my house with them! Tough to explain to sober non-climbers, but what the hell.

Wow! Great TR...sounds very sketchy. Very nice work staying with it though. Can't wait to see the pics! [still can't see them!]

C-cup. More than a mouthful is a waste!

Wow! That thing is FULL!

Why is that a bad thing?

That sounds VERY tasty...are you talking going UP on Friday and skiing or up Friday and skiing Saturday?

Thuuur doooo.

Veeeeery niiice...

2000 feet of vertical! That's 2000 more than I got. Nice work. Great TR!

Interesting topic given this ongoing John Zazzara incident.

That's Slothrop! Yeah, isn't there a Budlight Real Men of Genius radio commercial for this, "Mr. SPF 50 Wear-er-er!" Seriously, unless you are REALLY sensitive to the sun, SPF 30 is more than enough (put on 3-4 times a day). Add SPF 30 Chapstick and invest in some good quality Julbo Sunglasses and you're good. Beyond that, just deal with it and have a great time. A week in the sun on a mountain does not Melanoma make.

That shit is sick! Nice work!

Awesome pics. Thanks! The NF doesn't look half bad. Though it's not cold enough to climb, it looks tasty. And so does Sunshine for that matter.

Not sure how regurgitating a story from last year and "adding a bit" [what bit did you add?] helps explain THIS particular accident. Good tips though on how to handle that area though. BTW, Brian works for KATU.