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I'm gonna try a BUMP here, and ask for $150. As I mentioned, it's 100% waterproof, and the rip has no effect whatsoever on waterproofedness (I'm proud of my patch job, I followed the directions 100% and wasn't drinking at the time).

Actually, I was pretty impressed. I met the dudes down bottom and they were rockin old skool skinny xc skis without edges. They made a near perfect set of 8's all the way down. At first when we saw the tracks we thought they were made by one of ours, but comparing these nice neat little 8's to our ackward floppy lines punctuated by faceplant holes I knew those tracks weren't ours!

Agreed... I have taken mine on 2 or 3 day trips... The first day it's great, but gets damp. When I wake up it's frozen solid so I just toss in in the bottom of the pack as ballast for the rest of the trip. It's heavier when soaked as well.

Naaaa... there was enough of the good to go around. We didn't even realize it wasn't 2 of ours until we got to the bottom (cause there were so many of us). I don't think I woulda done it though...

Heal quick dude! Thanks again to people who have their shit together and can help with our mountain mishaps.

Did we shoot any of our dogs... No, but Rosco (dog) was wallowing a bit and kept stepping on the tails of the trailbreakers. I think Nick almost shot him when he got stuck in a river drainage (alderfest) and had to carry the dog out. Did we survive on seal meat and penguin eggs? Ummm, do they put that stuff in italian dry salami? If so, then yes, I particularly survived on seal meat and penguin eggs. Did any scandinavians blow by us? Well, if you are refering to the cross country skiers who followed our skin track half way up and then poached the choicest turns before we could get to them, then yes, they did. Did we keep the british end up? If by this you my my tail end, then yes, cause frequently I was augered into the deep head first and "british end" up.

Felt that way, minus the trees I suppose. We had crazy numbers, but despite that, Adam and Jason managed to break most of the trail for the rest of us wankers. Thanks again!

Okay, I know everyone here knows that there has been some serious snow happening lately, but you probably didn't know that about 12 of us gophered right into it this weekend up at Tombstone pass. Mixed bad of tele, AT, splitboard, xc, snowshoes carrying skis/boards, etc. Had a great friggan time, check the pics... Special thanks to Adam, who won the Hamms tallboy for most trail busted, honorable mention Jason, who probably got a can of hamms too, I sort of lost track of where they ended up. PS. Bachelor was silly yesterday... Ranked up there with the best days of skiing of my life. Waste deep fresh lines all day long at Northwest. Bluebird.

Jerkbag!

Not weighting the rope with Mini-traxion has worked for me... I climb a few feet and then pull the rope through. You can tie in short with something like an alpine butterfly or whatever it's called which is pretty easy to tie with one hand. I like the idea of using another rope (with pre-tie knots) better though. Weighting the rope seems like a good idea, but does it limit your mobility side to side? I would see this especially if it was tensioned... Not tieing in short and soloing using the mini-traxion to me is putting an awful lot of trust (ie. your life) in the hands of a mechnical device that has been known to fail (explode). If that thing goes you have no backup. Personally I don't like the idea of soloing without any backup.

I know this isn't addressed to me, but, I say no, that's not bad. If you can capture a mountain goat licking a rock with your pee on it, then go for it. Even though you may have created an artificial, piss soaked setting, you are still capturing the beauty and glory of pee licking.

Would you ask film photographers to do the same - i.e. ask photographers to point out images that have had color saturated or contrast increased? Ask them to disclose which rolls have been push processed? Above is an example of a digital panorama created from meshing 2 photographs together. This particular photo was posted on the front page of Salon.com and published as the coverpiece for 2 environmental newsletters. If a photograph works and conveys a message then it shouldn't matter what methods were used to create the photograph as long as the digital manipulation did not modify content or adjust "reality". I would argue that by merging two photographs I successfully created a photograph that conveys the immensity of an area that is on the verge of development. My techniques are no different than, say, Arctic Power taking a wide angle shot of frozen ground to illustrate the Arctic Refuge as a "wasteland". The journalistic integrity issue is also not so clear. Here's a great excerpt (emphasis added by me): Hey Wfinley, first I say for the photo you posted. As I mentioned, I can totally see your side. If it's for an environmental movement, and is circulated in flyers, sure. I'm with ya! But, if you were to submit that photo, to say, an art gallery, I wouldn't mind knowing that it was stitched together. Or, say, if you submitted it to a photo contest where the prize award was greater than a ball of chalk (I'm not knocking the chock... It's rad and fitting). I would ask the same of film processors as well. Why not? Does it detract from the art to just say what you did? Someone paints a picture lot's of times they write "oil on canvas" even though it's pretty obvious that it's oil on canvas. I don't understand why people would be afraid to say what they did to a photo cause to me that's just honest? What would you be trying to hide? Would it detract from the artistic value to state: Image stitched from two digital photos, saturation +1, or whatever else? Shit, list that info in appendix F.12 or something. [/myrediculaspersonalopinions]

Ha! Brainfart. Emmons Winthrop...

Oh god... If they can take down a dog, what is stopping them from coming... after... one... of... us...?

Listen to this advice is wise. Why Rainier? It better not be cause you want to tell everyone at home that you did it. If you are doing it cause of the interesting and technical nature of the routes, consider something different (unless you are going for the techincal and interesting routes, which I wouldn't advise for the first climb). I admit that the rainier experience is one of a kind, but you can have just as much fun elsewhere (I've been twice and haven't enjoyed the last 1000 slog to the summit yet). Sure it's rad to set goals, and I don't think your's is unreasonable whatsoever (cause I had the same one when I got here). Just make sure your shit is dialed before you go up there. Have a plan worked out for every circumstance. Memorize the guidebook for your specific route. Find someone who is way more experienced than you and learn as much as possible from them (I did!). Have a plan for: -Shitay Weather -Crevasse Fall -Altitude Sickness -Avalanche/Rockfall Think through every possible circumstance, even if you think there is only a 5% chance of it happening, and find out the right way to deal with it. Practice everything possible and get in excellent shape. Then when the time comes, you will be ready and you will have a blast! You are already on the right track asking for other people to help you out. Welcome, and I hope to see you up there!

Ummm... Don't waste a few hours. I was just curious if you already had stuff... I also find that opinions on this subject are really intersting.

Can I grab one of the ecrin rocs? Red would be prefered, but whatever.

Hey Gary, if these are things you have already done to pictures, why don't you post a couple of examples of what you are talking about, say, before and after alteration. I have already made up my mind (and I agree with Griz), but I can also completly understand your perspective as well. To me, the appeal of photography is my impression that every detail of a photo is representing an exact moment in time and space. Any alteration to an image (including stitched panarama shots) creates the potential that some detail of that picture was artifical (details created by the "mind" of a computer and not your own), and may not represent what was occuring naturally. Images taken in 3 or 4-D are gonna be rad, but I wouldn't call them photographs. I would call them holograms or something, and I would have a different set of expectations of them. It would be cool if a little disclaimer was under each photo to say exactly what alteration were made. You put in a huge moon, put in a disclaimer that there is an artificial huge moon. I'll still appreciate what you have done, but I will appreciate if for different reasons than an unaltered photo. Now if I could only figure out if Oly's photo is real or not...

It's great, just tie in short with backup knots every now and then. That's not too hard... I would love to see one of those petzl diagrams with the skull and crossbones, and maybe with a stick of dynamite showing the mini traxion exploding. No further explanation required! I would definetly check to see if those teeth have any effect on the rope after a fall though. I have a friend that swears that loading anything with teeth on dynamic ropes is bad with more than bodyweight.

Scenic Frickan Huge! Mt Jefferson from Jeff Park Humor? Maybe just sad... Is there a sad category? Some people I met one time... Yeah, that's somebody else I think... PS. Anybody want to pm me info on how to get medium sized pictures? I only get the small and huge ones. Thanks!

Probably good coverage up higher where it's open, maybe a little bare in the trees on the approach. I haven't been up there, just my speculation. Good luck and have fun! Oh yeah, it's "Thielsen"!

Dude, that rocks! Thanks for sharing!

In Corvallis ice storm 2 winters ago, got drunk when class was canceled, went for a "training run" in the ice (with shorts over polypro of course) and passed out in an ice covered bush behind winco 300 yards from my house. At 7 in the evening. Passerby woke me up, and I guess I was pretty friggan cold and disoriented. Didn't remember any of it, but apparently I told my roommates, who were still up around 8pm when I made it back soaking and covered in leaves.

I'm getting rid of my outdoor research deluxe bivy sack. It's superlight and packs down to a little bit bigger than a beer. full specs I have only used it on one mountain trip, and it worked out pretty great, even though we had nice weather. Somehow I managed to put a hole in the bottom of it which I patched with a goretex patch kit. It's still completly waterproof, and without the patch you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between this and a new one. I'm getting rid of it cause I'm poor. $160 bucks. I paid $220. Check out the pics: Thanks for checking it out... ~Nate

Hey Alasko, just wanted to say that I think you are going about this stuff with your head on straight. Keep asking good questions, and being friendly towards folks and all that karma is going to come back to you in the form of great and safe trips with good people. Good luck, and I hope I meet you out there sometime. ~Nate