ClimbingPanther

Just a friendly reminder to be careful out there. I'm surprised it attacked a group of two! Must be slim pickin's in the winter time.

Winter Wheat? Franziskaner Weissbier. Seek and ye shall find. Just look at that happy friar and tell me the beer isn't good.

Yeah, me too.

If it's really so slick that your car isn't capable of safely navigating the road, then you shouldn't be on the road. Everyone knows regular cars can't drive on lakes, and people usually don't try. Why then do some attempt true ice without traction tires? Definitely the driver's fault. I'm an expert with my FWD Buick w/ radials, but it has its limits and I know them. Thanks for the vid, matt! That was a hoot!

"Hold it like this, pansies" To make this a meaningful post... jerseyscum, what's his persuasive argument? Mine is that given the need to self arrest as quickly as possible, I believe it's safer to use self-arrest as the default position because it saves valuable time and prevents the possibility of fumbling around while you're falling. I'm not concerned with being labeled "defensive" since that's usually the point of having an axe in the first place. When I hear of someone traveling without an axe, I've never thought "WHAT??? That guy didn't have an ice axe on that steep slope? How on earth did he think he was going to [insert axe use other than self arrest here]?" If I'm going to waste a little time changing my grip, I'd rather waste it while attempting some fancy French name technique instead of saving my life.

Pics?

I always hold self-arrest style b/c it's just as "comfortable" (in the sense of like a hot tub or recliner) with my axe head, and it's one less step between slipping and self arresting. I can't think of a good reason for me to hold it the other way.

Here's a list of things that are better than their happy hour menu:

How much did you get for the picture? Can you out-bling this?

Aaagh! Ever heard of putting a link and a "Not Work Safe" disclaimer?

It's OK, underworld, there must be a good reason for it if you dig a little deeper. But if a republican had done it...!!!

what a farce. sounds like it came from "The Onion"

I talked my sisters into buying a REI Subalpine, which seems so far to be a good tent for the conditions you describe. Tent w/ fly, 2-person, light (~4.5lbs), 3-pole strong design. If it HAS to be waterproof, I will assume you don't mean it needs to be a high-altitude hurricane-proof bomb shelter.

Lam, you know I was just joking, playing off the line "the best climber is the one having the most fun," right?

You think you're so subtle. Why don't you just come out and say "leashless is the best climbing because..."

Clothes are aid. No pics, please! But seriously, I thought aid was when you ceased to be climbing the actual rock/ice and started climbing ladders off of gear? What does the word aid mean anymore? Anything more than what [one person] considers purely ethical? Seems to me like the major "aid" is going on with the pick & points themselves, and anything that helps you hold on (shoelaces?) is secondary. Does anyone climb ice by chopping hand and foot holds anymore? They're the real heroes here folks. Long live the English measurements!

baby steps

CNN reports that Hell -- that's right, the lake of fire, satan's once tropical oasis -- is now a solid block of ice. Well, at least we can assume this is true given their recent report that Democrats are more fiscally responsible than Republicans. Does anyone know what implications this has for the Senate? Will our beloved #1 porker, Maria Cantwell, be crying her eyes out tonight?

Ya OK I got a little melodramatic esp. with the title, I just wanted to get some responses. So my G-ma didn't need heart surgery or any huge thing like that... Not a single family doctor would even give her an appointment no matter what the reason! As soon as you mention "medicare," doctors essentially hang up the phone. Anyway, that was just to illustrate that the supplier is in charge of who he will supply, rather than the consumer in charge because he has a choice. An illustration that there is something very wrong and capitalism's foundation, free choice, is undermined in medicine. So malpractice is one obvious problem... how to fix it? Victims of real wrongs should be compensated fairly, but their compensation should not involve limitless cash. There needs to be a reasonable cap on judgments since that money will inevitably come from you and me in the form of higher medical costs and because some fields of treatment are becoming grossly under-supplied as a direct result of this problem. Is there any other way to stop the malpractice bleeding? Caps have already been proven to work in several states, including the great state of California. Why don't we have these laws yet?

On car trip with buddies, all guys, The need Arch did feel to feed flies, Can't stop here nor there, So stood up did the hair, Until brown trout said its goodbyes.

Das roof did he fix While boy's colon did mix

He wouldn't be called "quitter" So he gave you a litter

Did everybody get my joke?

pour? and :rain:

So he's readily seen?