Choada_Boy

You guys are right. Forget I mentioned it. Proceed as normal.

I'm suggesting perhaps an extra kind word or a few more minutes of conversation, not "intervention" or "oversight". More like "Hi there. I see that you're from (insert distant location). Did you know that the weather around here has been super shitty, so you may want to change your plans?"

Fine... but what about people who have jobs and thus are forced to only climb when they have pre arranged time off. What about kids, babysitters, your mothers sunday brunch that you can't miss? Would these climbers be considered vacation climbers? What about weekend warriors? I would consider climbers that travel from a different time zone (or drive for greater than 10 hours within a time zone)for a period of time between 5 and 10 days using "vacation time" away from their jobs.

ANAM is an incomplete list of accidents. The question to answer is "What percentage of climbers 'on vacation' are invloved in weather or conditions related accidents or epics?"

Well, perhaps "we're out here for a week from Maine" would send up a red flag.

It seems like there is a significant correlation between "Vacation Alpinism" and weather/conditions epics. I'd be curious to see how many climbers involved in rescues/epics due to poor weather or route conditions were on "vacation" and had time constraints that effected their decision to attempt a climb in less than ideal circumstances. If a strong correlation were found, perhaps parks services and rangers could target this population for increased pre-climb attention of some form.

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Climbers missing on Hood Anyone have any info? Hope in works out OK...

For real? Sorry to ask, but sarcasm runs pretty rampant around here.

Lincoln was a Republican.

How right you are. I should grow some balls and put up some sick WI2R FAs while the weather is good. But then again, the weather is always good on the Holodeck.

The obvious conclusion is to not only boycott this attrocity against humanity but to also chop every bolt at Smith.

But there's THIS and THIS and THIS and THIS .

What????? You're not willing to eat dirt and grow a thick coat of mold while begging out a sub-subsistence living on the corner of Railroad and Holly?? Can't handle the pressure of trying to beat out 400 applicants for that third interview for a postion as a dishwasher at Diamond Jim's?? And, you might have more climbing partners is you could tell the difference between Baker and Shuksan.

Your bed looks about big enough for one. Serious problem there, I'd say. Unless...

Thanks!!

Anyone know of a source for detailed avi forecast and analysis info for southwest BC, something similar to the NWAC?

Around the corner from the highly contrived and ever-popular "Condorphamine Addiction", "Brown Hole Rodeo Addiction" is a great commentary.

deal. once, you hit I-25, call and I'll give you directions I'm on my way.

5 inches shuts the town down, we got at least a foot. Add in the fact Bellingham doesn't plow and that most people have no freakin' clue how to drive in the snow and it makes for quite an Apocalyptic Winter Wonderland. "Um...I don't think your Ford Festiva with bald tires is gonna make it up that hill covered in an inch of solid ice but Hey! Give it a go! You can always abandon your car in the middle of the street because there is NO WAY I'm gonna help your sorry ass. And don't forget, when you slam on the brakes and start to skid backwards at appogee, make sure you keep the brake pedal pressed to the floor, grip the steering wheel with white knuckles, and do nothing but stare straight ahead in rigid, terror-induced paralysis." Thankfully, one of the vehicles in my quiver is a Beastly Phallic Symbol a.k.a The M.D.U (Mobile Dog Unit). $50 and I'll deliver you a latte.

Well said!!

Just slackline, brah!

Bet ya' $20 polar bears are extinct by 2020...

I hope it snows.

I predicted GSP in the third before the fight. He almost won at the end of the first, then quickly dispatched Hughes in the second with a mean shin to the side of the head.