ClimbingPanther

Is there really any purpose to a single word Seahawks says? Lots of people are predictable on this board, but few are so completely unoriginal.

So you merciless embryo-slaughterers are telling me that you're not bothered by the fact that your tax money is being used to fund a screwed up war? What about having public high school teachers include Creation in their curriculum. Of course you are bothered by that. The rub with embryonic stem cell research is about being forced to support something I don't believe in. in vitro fertlilzation is a private enterprise, but NIH grants come from yours and my income. Maybe we should all just lock ourselves up in compounds like the Browns and fraternize with the local anarchists.

I use green SF as well. I can't imagine a more perfect fit for my own heel and arch. I did do my own little homemade job of increasing the arch support slightly and removing some material at the ball of the foot to give it a bit of contour.

If you can swing it, a great alternative to staying on the North Ridge all the way down is to follow this approximation of my descent several years ago. This was the finest butt-glissade of my life, and assuming good snow, it could be yours too. It may not be the easiest thing to find your way to the snowfield, but it's well worth a little searching.

oh no, it's tent body, poles, and fly. the fly/poles/footprint combo is 2 lb, 2 oz. packed weight (min. wt. plus stuff sacks, stakes, instructions, guy lines) is 3 lb, 6 oz. my use will be min. wt. plus footprint (6.5 oz) plus a few stakes, meaning about 3 lb, 8 oz.

the Big Agnes Seedhouse 2 SL ?????!!!!! A 2-person, tent/fly design (not single-walled) for only 2 lb, 14 oz min. wt. jigga what??? Oooh, I'm so excited to own it as of this past weekend. It seems UBER-fragile... I hope it holds up for years to come. It's not roomy. Anybody wants a review of this from someone you would trust without hesitation with your very life and your money that you should give to me now... *ahem* ... drop me a note and I'll let you know if it's worth the price tag once I try it out.

I use C4

Great climb, great pics guys. I was one of the four you met on the top.

This doesn't fly in WA, actually. All they need is the ticket as evidence against you. The officer doesn't have to show. But it's worth the change if that makes it more convenient, at least.

It's only one year, not two. 10 more months for me, baby!!! This will cost you (possibly depending on the county) a $150 flat fee and the ticket cost is waived unless you get another one within the 1 year period, but could possibly save you in insurance hikes depending on your insurance's policies. You may want to call them and ask what this will do to your rates if you get stuck with the ticket. If it won't hurt them, I'd advise to just have a mitigation hearing to reduce your payment. This will be far cheaper than hiring a lawyer.

Very little info is out there on Wallowas climbing, which is probably because there isn't much worth the trouble in there. Matterhorn looks awesome but is limestone and super crumbly. Sketchy for rock climbing.

Not knowing whether or not you need to hear this, I will say it: Be very sure you know how to navigate back to Paradise in a white-out. They are always a possibility and trips to Muir have cost people their lives because they weren't prepared. As for footwear, I have done it in leather tennis shoes before. Her hiking boots, if waterproof, will be the perfect footwear for Muir.

Since "buzz-word" was from my post, I'll clarify I wasn't saying people's comments were hate-filled, I was just cautioning against the use of the word to describe a person who goes by a different moral code, as seems to be the popular thing to do these days. Save the word for the real nuts Ivan was talking about above.

...but it IS within their power

If she does not want to move to the PNW, then she may not be "the one." That's cool though man, I hope you can find a way to work things out. Talk on the phone lots, or maybe even get a webcam & Skype to be more personal. e-mail or IM is no good for a primary form of communication. Let things just happen the way they happen for a while and you'll know what to do. If she's the one for you and you both know it, you'll both be happy to move to be together.

You'll never get ME to bike to work on Friday. Heh heh heh, 'cause I'm not working on Friday, suckaz!

Pardon my ignorance, I never paid him or any other televangelist much attention, but did he really hate people? I don't doubt he may have been off his rocker and said a lot of foolish things, but "hate" is such a buzz-word that's way overused these days when it's not always very accurate. I just get peeved at the equating of hatred to the belief a given action is morally wrong.

The duct tape tostitos picture was truly mind-blowing. Looks like we have an "11th essential!"

Every time a preventable incident makes the news, it unnecessarily propogates false perceptions about the danger of climbing or the risk-crazed thrill seekers who do it. It makes the whole climbing community look careless and selfish. This is why some nerves are clearly touched on this board.

People getting in to trouble is a statistical inevitability on that mountain. I don't advocate for too much regulation though. I wouldn't mind seeing a free permit system put in place that limits the number of climbers on each day to a reasonably safe number. I find it odd that the most popular mountain in the US has no crowd control whatsoever. It seems that the sheer concentration of people can often be a problem in and of itself. Can you imagine the Rainier DC without a limit?

Hate the policy, not the policymaker

Speaking of GU recipies, the brew store is not the best place to get maltodextrin, assuming you plan on using lots of it. Get it at Honeyville Grain online. About $1 per pound, including shipping. w00t! http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=485 You can get Fructose for a dollar a pound too at www.azurestandard.com but it's not worth the trouble buying online unless you're going for the 50 lb bag.

Have you considered sleeping in warm clothes (down jacket, etc.) on a sleeping pad with no bag at all? I have done this a couple of times in sub-freezing temperatures.

weak. use pirahna.

ugh, then everybody else should just stay away 'cause I'm going to be there too.