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"A Multi-Displacement System that at cruising speed shuts the system down to 4 of the eight cylinders for increased fuel economy. Estimated EPA fuel economy is 17-mpg City and 25-mpg Highway. " pretty snazzy!

it slabs out for the last 10-15 feet. the (5.8)crux is at about 15 ft

What are the major differences between a cheap cam and a spendy one? are the materials different enough to make a 70% difference? I know the obvious reasons (more plastic, softer aluminum...) but it just seems that cams could only be so cheap before they become drastically unsafe. Thoughts?

Heh, maybe it is the whiny OSU ICC beyoches bolting. I would take great pleasure chopping something they drilled.

Being familiar with the route you schpeek of, CHOP IT! it is an easy highball that has no need for a bolt. there is enough moss piled at the bottom to pad any fall from the top anyway. Save the hanger for a real route!

How many kids with ADD does it take to change a lightbulb? "Lets go ride bikes!"

Screw 'em all! Get the BD guide.

My girlfriend thought they were "cute" Should climbing gear be "cute"?

I just got a pair of G12s and wanted to know if anyone had any criticisims of them. I kinda dig them now.

The wind on top was about 5 miles or less. Tiny gusts. Beautiful. The highway is closed from bachy parking lot but there was a sign about a mile down the road that said the road and meadow are closed to snowmobiles because they are going to be plowing. Didnt give a date for being cleared but it should be clear some time soon. Oh, and there was still 6-7 ft of snow minimum on the road then. (the roadsigns were just poking through.

I was butt sliding on the snow slope a while ago and actually felt heat from friction with the snow. I clocked myself with GPS and hit 21 mph. Now imagine what hitting rime ice would do to your frank and beans at that speed. otter slide =

Yes, the tracks are in a wilderness area. Its good to see that there is condemnation of the act (I really didn't expect anything different from the people on this board). Truly it is frequently the disrespectful few who ruin it for the rest of us. My one other beef with sledders is that in 4 miles of walking in sled tracks and dragging my board on the road, the bottom of my board was covered in oil. When that melts off, what is it doing to the alpine meadows?

Photos: http://oregonstate.edu/~rothi/S.%20Sister/

after you are through "the hard parts", still stay alert. Not doing so cost a dear friend her life when she slipped on gravel after the "hard" parts.

Here you can see snowmobile tracks almost up to 8500 ft on S. Sister. http://oregonstate.edu/~rothi/S.%20Sister/IMG_1442.jpg This photo shows my buddy hiking in several snowmobile tracks on the moraine plateau on S. Sister. http://oregonstate.edu/~rothi/S.%20Sister/IMG_1435.jpg Isnt that nice of them. Fuckers!

http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/573729/an/0/page/0#573729 wathc out for the weather this weekend!

Climb: South Sister -South side Date of Climb: 5/14/2006 Trip Report: I went up with 2 other OSU fellas from Mountain Club and did the trip as an overnight. We had tried it the year before as a single day but decided that the 23 mile hike in and out was too much for one day. After carrying overnight gear in, I'm not so sure there is a "right" way to do it. Basically on the slog to devils lake TH we didnt need snowshoes, but they were nice to have for traction on the hike up once we were off the road. Camped at Moraine Lk. There were two guys who beat us to the top who overnighted and didnt bring snowshoes(they postholed 6-8 in. during the hottest part of the day). During morning and night there is a good hard layer to walk on, crampons were nice but I don't think they were necessary. The snow was soft enough at 10:00a to kick steps in snowboard boots all the way to the summit without crampons.(I had them but my friends didnt bother) We lugged boards to the top for the ride down and that was the silver lining on this springtime slog. The ride down was incredible! Perfect slope angle made it all fun, no hard parts. The slog back sucked, it is just too long. There is no way to do this hike without despising the last 6 miles! Gear Notes: Ice axe for possible falls, crampons(optional), snowboard, didn't bring enuff fuel for melting snow(major dehydration on the way out) Approach Notes: the road frmo bachelor is steep enough to ride about 1/3 of it as long as it isnt to slushy (leave early). For the hike up we just bushwacked straight from the SE end of the meadow to moraine lk. (creek crossings!). Summit climb was mellow, but god dammit some snowmobilers had been up there up to the false summit. FUCKERS!

Aww, no mention of Churning in this http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/114766175011160.xml&coll=7

redefining "cracker" daily

Thanks for making sure it is done right Greg! PM sent.

Condolences... Learn what you can from the accident and stay safe. Remember our fallen ones.

The Eiger Sanction was a good one.

while doing research for a class, I found a research paper that had a study where beavers were put in wooden cages, strapped into parachutes and tossed out over remote wetlands. Upon landing, they just chew themselves out. This was done to reintroduce beaver into old ranges. That tidbit made the class worth-it.

A friend cleaned a long highball in The Garden and I was "testing it out" after he told me about it and "accidentally" sent it. It's not my fault! He shouldn't have made it sound so good! Felt kinda bad after because it was the first route he'd cleaned that was actually worth climbing.

ninjas, vikings; no problem for Steven Segal