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Did you get a chuckle when you saw your dick? No, but I got a chekle when I heard about yours!

Bug, No offence taken. When it comes to my children I am all ears and ready to learn more. You make a very good points about plastic and crampons. I need to rethink this. I would like to point out I have been at Camp Muir in June and was glad I decided to bring my crampons. If I had not brought them then I never would have made it to Muir. So the question then becomes how important is it to make your goal, Muir, and the risk of puncturing yourself with a crampon? I do agree with bug that most likely you will not need crampons, and comfortable feet are always good to have. However, if you daughter is ready for them, and conditions dictate that you should have then, then it will add to the fun, excitement and adventure going to Muir. Do keep in mind the risk of getting punctured by a crampon as bug pointed out. I do agree with bug in Johnh needs to asses the conditions of his daughter, weather and snow. I agree that he should try to keep his daughters load light, possibly nothing. And lots and lots of hear favorite snacks. It is not just the 4500 foot elevation gain; it is also starting at 5500 feet, and going to 10,000 feet. That is the real attitude killer. One of my tricks is I run a hydration tube off of my pack to my daughter, and put lots of snacks in her pockets. She has all the food and water ready at any time. I go slowly enough so she can go all day. Finally when I feel a pull on the hydration tube then I slow down, and adjust my speed accordingly. By going first I slow her down at the start so she has more energy for the whole day. (I am constantly checking to make sure I have not pulled away, and I don’t always go first. Sometimes she will lead.) One final trick we do is a name game. We start with the letter A, and think of as many silly names for a dog with starting with the letter A. We go through the entire alphabet that way. This keeps her mind off of how sore and tired her legs are getting.

Muir is kind of interesting. There are times when you can make it in sneakers and times when crampons are needed. If she is 10, then I would rent a pair of mountaineering boots, and crampons, properly fitted at the store, so she can get some experience on the mountaineering boots and maybe crampons. My daughter is 8, and I think I am going to try and do Muir with her either this summer or next. When ever I take my children out I am the over packed Boy Scout complete all 10 of the essentials.

Yeah!

Oh, no that is sick. I think I am going to puke now. end this thread now before it gets started.

Hey, thanks, my daughter, 8, wants to start climbing, so I guess to start her out on some scrambels.

I used the one at stoner gardens before. It is kind of freaky because you are in free fall for a split second.... then the break kicks in. I was talking to a guy at vertical world. He said while at an indoor gym conference in CO the subject was the auto belay. The question was asked how many gyms have one. Many hands went up. Then the question was asked, how many of you have the experience where someone climb with out being clipped into the auto belay when they thought they were. All the same hands went up. The point is we take it for granted that our climbing partners are looking after us and us for them.

never heard of it.

Two points 1/ Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. 2/ Jesus was no ordinary person. I do concede that Jesus had to die in order to be resurrected, and some do celebrate that death. However, it (His death) does bring tears to my eyes when ever I think about it on every good Friday.

Two points: 1/ It is morbid to celebrate and to take joy that another human has died. 2/ I find it amazing how the passing of this one person can raise up so much hate. Does that tell us anything about the person or about us, the living?

Very nice job by all! both boys and girls. I feel better now knowing that it is normal to have double bacon cheese burger craving on the way out. But summit prunes? Stop it there. Enough said.

me!

Either there is or there is not an absolute truth. that is absolute. Taking pleasure in the death of a fellow human is creepy. It just freaks me out. You got to be wondering if you, I have to be wondering if I, will see Jerry at the end when it is our turns....

shoot you TV day?

Do one likes to climb with me.

I would like a nice young thing.

I missed a whole in one on at golf once. I made it in the hole on the temperary winter green in July. Missed by three months. Ok, mid life crisis at 23. Cool. Now when do we get the bear?

My dad is a amazing example! The bastard is 63 years old, and still climbs every freaking weekend. He also summited Rainier a couple years ago in (almost) fantastic style. Granted, he has slowed down in the mountains these past few years, but he seems to have more energy than anyone else I know. I don't know your dad, but he rocks! On my first summit of Rainier there was a 62 year old fart with us.

Sorry to break the news to you... 23? You are still a kid.

Dude, you are killing me. I am 46.... 1/ Finish school. 2/ Live to Climb 3/ Climb to live 4/ Live to climb another day Don't worry about it. Lord help me to not worry about the things I can not change, help me to chang the things I can, and give me the wisdom to know the differance. Remember this, gravity is not a consistant. You are at the age where you might think it is, but some time after 40 or will start pulling harder on all of us. Hey, go drink an bear and enjoy this beautiful world we live in. One day none of us will be here.

vannilla rice milk rox my sox off Whats wrong with Organic dairy milk???? I've been buying this whole organic "non-homogenized raw milk" from the Co-op. I feel like I'm drinking a milkshake out in the middle of a field straight from a cow! Soya Milk. Get the stuff made in Vancouver BC, that is in the cooler. That stuff from the box taste like puke. Take the the soya milk from the cooler and warm it up. A spoon of sugar. YUMMY! That make the best breakfast drink.

HOLD ON! are you buff or in the buff. If you are IN THE BUFF then that is to much information for me.

How old? I am old, 46, and cut... Like a marshmellow.

Not defending. I think the dems are making issues out of items to win elections rather than what best for america. They only care about themselves. I do wish he would be more fiscally responsible. akin to saying hitler used too much energy to fry folks.....! cluelessness incarnate!! I am an adimant R, and I will conseed that President Bush was not our most intelectual president. However, It is even worst to relate President Bush to Hitler. Unfortunately some totally mindless people do not see it only as a joke but really believe that our President is really that bad. And well, go back and read your history books. Geniside was never on his agenda.

Cantaloupes are good, Honey dew is better, HOWEVER Mangos are the best!