David Trippett

Anyone have any beta on the 1961(I think thats the year) route on the north face of Mt. Baring. Whats the best way to approach the peak this time of year? Hows the rock? Any descent peculiarities? Cheers.

This Place in Skykomish is a good source for weather data in the area... http://www.skycabins.com/currentweather.htm

the Jumar is named after Adolph Jusi and Walter Marti. Jusi was studying eagles for the Swiss Government, and needed an ascender. Marti developed the Jumar for him.

Thanks Matt!

Does anyone know if there have been any winter ascents of the North Face of the North peak of Mt. Index?

I dont think so....but I don't know for sure. I think thats how they save some weight, by not having that. Anybody know?

You are welcome to highjack...as long as you are asking good questions. They replace the whole liner. You should get on that deal TomTom pointed out if they have your size....

Thanks Tom Tom! Just ordered a pair....

Looking for intuition liners for my arctis expe....Size 10....good condition.

Seen on refrigerator magnet: "Eat me! I'm a Danish!"

you can rap in just fine with 2x60m. bring a barf bag and lots of water. the second pitch is a killer.

From : http://www.hec.org/club/himnet/78.htm "After a being off limits for over 40 years, the Nepali government is likely to grant permission to climb Mt. Machapuchare again. In 1956, the mountain was calculated to be 6,696 meters tall. At that time, the local Gurung community opposed to any expedition climbing their sacred mountain, claiming that this was their God's home. They stated that the "Untouchables" were not welcome to cross their religious mountain. This meant that lower caste people, livestock, poultry and women were not allowed to pass over Machapuchare. But despite the local protest, in 1957 a British expedition tried to summit the peak as a first time record. But, due to bad weather, they had to abort the mission 150 meters short of the top. During an interview with The Kathmandu Post, the Former Minister of Tourism stated, "The British expedition demanded the peak be closed after they failed to scale it. There are no religious constraints denying permission to climb this mountain". He would like to see permission granted for future summit attempts." This is good news....but there goes the plans for the first chicken, cow, female, lower caste traverse of the peak.

sorta related....I heard (Beal I think) is coming out with a 80m 8.2mm rope with bi-pattern and thicker sheath for alpine use. You can use it single for easier stuff and double it for harder leads up tp 40m, the bi-pattern is supposed to help keep the sides sorted. 40m raps as well... I'm not sure why you wouldn't just take 2 half ropes....but I guess not having the knot whilst descending might help mitigate getting the knot stuck and pulling loose rock off. 80m leads would be cool....but I'd be a bit nervous falling with 70m of rope out in the alpine with a single 8mm....and you better hope that "hard" pitch isn't longer than 40m.

You win that Superbowl first....then we'll talk trades..... If you see Buddha getting high, knock him down.

you mean tasty smoked snaffle-links?

I hear the State Dept website has been swamped all day by Canadians trying to find out how they can immigrate to the US

Why is Thai Food so goddamn tasty? Tom for President.

This thread is ribbed for your pleasure..... actually....requiring passports would probably devastate the Canadian economy. I'd have to return to that trapping job.

kind of moot. The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs less Americans.

oh well.... it was a nice dream. I need to go water my ganja.

It will be nice once they require you guys to have your passports(see dictionary for meaning of "passport") to travel to/from Canada in 2008. Since none of you Mexico Touchers have one, there'll be a lot less of you up here. Here's the story in case you were watching "Barney": http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html

ditto to cj001f....buy an unlocked GSM phone(or get yours unlocked at this place in Redmond http://www.thetravelinsider.info/roadwarriorcontent/nokiaunlocking.htm OR this place in Kenmore http://www.phoneunlocknow.com ) and get the pay as you go sim card for 10$ in Country XYZ. works great... random aside.... I heard that Al Qaeda communicates this way....by buying(or stealing)tons of sims and using them once and discarding.

what kind of screws, express? ....how many, and what lengths?

God I hope it stops raining soon.....so that I can escape this black hole that is called the internet. -EV2(with integrated vestibule) 105"L x 48"W x 41"H Ground area=31 ft. sq. Minimum weight= 4.2 lbs.... -Bibler Eldorado(with Vestibule) 51"W x 43"H x 129" L Ground area= ~31 sq ft. (they only give the tent area w/out vestibule) Weight=5lbs 9 oz. -Eldo W/out vestibule 51 x 43 x 87 Area=27 sq ft weight = 4 lbs 5oz.

What should I expect to pay for some used skins in good condition for a 180 ski.