Choada_Boy

Why wasn't this guy already dead in a Predator drone missile strike?

Thank you for the clarification.

I propose they mandate the use of gravity assist and suspensor belts. Float up and down any route safely and with minimal effort. Blue Tooth enabled retinal Internet feed also required. Or a person could just not give a shit and proceed as normal. Law mandates Tauntaun use? So? Just because the unwashed masses decide something is a good idea doesn't mean I have to change the way I live. I'd like to see The Tool arrest me for not riding a Tauntaun.

I'm still waiting for the 1st person TR. Where were the Tauntauns???

Where's the TR?

Wiki-wiki whack, yo: "Mount Washington has a subarctic climate, with the caveat that it receives an extremely high amount of precipitation, atypical for most regions with such cold weather. The weather of Mount Washington is notoriously erratic. This is partly due to the convergence of several storm tracks, mainly from the South Atlantic, Gulf region and Pacific Northwest. The vertical rise of the Presidential Range, combined with its north-south orientation, makes it a significant barrier to westerly winds. Low-pressure systems are more favorable to develop along the coastline in the winter months due to the relative temperature differences between the Northeast and the Atlantic Ocean. With these factors combined, winds exceeding hurricane force occur an average of 110 days per year. From November to April, these strong winds are likely to occur during two-thirds of the days. Mount Washington holds the world record for directly measured surface wind speed, at 231 mph (372 km/h), recorded on the afternoon of April 12, 1934. Phenomena measured via satellite or radar, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and air currents in the upper atmosphere, are not directly measured at the Earth's surface and do not compete with this record. The first regular meteorological observations on Mount Washington were conducted by the U.S. Signal Service, a precursor of the National Weather Service, from 1870 to 1892. The Mount Washington station was the first of its kind in the world, setting an example followed in many other countries. For many years, the record low temperature was thought to be -47 °F (-43.9 °C) occurring on January 29, 1934, but upon the first in-depth examination of the data from the 1800s at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina, a new record low was discovered. Mount Washington's official record low of -50 °F (-45.6 °C) was recorded on January 22, 1885. However, there is also hand-written evidence to suggest that an unofficial low of -59 °F (-50.6 °C) occurred on January 5, 1871. On January 16, 2004, the summit weather observation registered a temperature of -43.6 °F (-42.0 °C) and sustained winds of 87.5 mph (140.8 km/h), resulting in a wind chill value of -103 °F (-75.0 °C) at the mountain.[9] During a 71-hour stretch from around 3 p.m. on January 13 to around 2 p.m. on January 16, 2004, the wind chill on the summit never went above -50 °F (-46 °C). Snowstorms at the summit are routine in every month of the year, with snowfall averaging 645 cm (21.2 ft) per year."

What kind of asshole would go and paint red circles around every bolt? That's almost as bad as tick marks next to handholds! Meanwhile:

I've climbed both Mt. Washington and Mount Monadanock a bunch. Popular summits. Scary places when the weather is shitty. One of only a few near death experiences for me happened on Mount Monadanock. Lost the trail coming down in a blizzard at night fall. Had to crawl in the wind back up towards the summit to find it. We almost didn't hold it together. At least on Fuji you can get ramen.

I think Douche Nozzle might find more fun in "Gropin' Gay Gun" that Copenhagen.

Nice work Gents!!! Well played!

The Thirst Mutilator.

I guess this is now the Rampant Speculation and Opining thread.... The "news" is an entertainment/depression fix matrix for commercials. The "journalists" are parasite bottom feeders when it comes to these cases. Seeing as "Hikers Lost on Mount Hood" sells commercials better than "Squirrel Looks Like Abraham Lincoln" we get days worth of "Hikers Lost on Mount Hood" and MLU polls and no one notices when the Lincoln Squirrel gets shot. Meanwhile, about 115 people die every day in the US in car accidents. No one gives a shit, and the parasites don't make a poll about it. It doesn't sell unless it's "Prom Queen and Friends Killed by Semi on Prom Night" That's a fucking tragedy...

Is SAR legally required to search for missing climbers?

Freedom isn't free. There's a heafty fuckin' fee.

Not sheep.

Isn't there a "Rampant Speculation and Opining" thread around here for this stuff? I don't expect to be rescued. No one should. If you expect to be rescued, you shouldn't be climbing. Joseph: Can't people check the weather forecast for themselves without needing an "OK Weather Window Advisory"? Isn't figuring that shit out part of the game?

Ow. We need an "Injuries" gallery. I've found that tying your boots is an art. I go for loose boots over cold feet. Tight laces across the top of your foot can reduce circulation.

Bummer news. Hang in there, Scott. Best wishes to you and your friends and family.

Shitty news. He was an inspiration. A toast! To Guy!!!

Plenty of flying objects are unidentified. None of them are visitors from an alien planet.

8000 years ago: One Man. One pair of EBs. One free-solo of Brass Balls. The rest...is history. Raindawg and Pope Battle The Mummy and The Bolt King in the Hall of Immorality:

I figured about 7.5mi to the heart of the cirque using Google Maps. Felt like a 15mi day...

White Chuck Mountain- East Face Couloir - IV WI3 5.8R Mixed, 1600' "Total Fucking Classic". 1600' of spectacular alpine climbing that keeps on giving. Deserving of repeats: go get it when conditions are right and you're willing and able to put in the effort. The Route: Start of Pitch Three: Belay under Pitch Six: Traversing off the "Sun Deck" into the final gully to the summit:

An eclipse of the moon provides evidence that the Earth is round, but you'll need to accept the Copernican model of the solar system, which Douche Nozzle is still struggling with, seeing that his boy Ptolemy was pro gun.

Silvertip is east of the notch east of Rideout, correct? If so, the ice looked anemic. There was a nice fat piece up high on the western aspect of that peak, but it would be a major slog to get to it. All kinds of steep ice all over Rideout but very endangered from above, at least yesterday.