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I believe AAC members get a discount there too.

So my hike up to Lake Julius got changed to a Hubba Hubba day trip. It creaked and moaned at the base while we were racking up and even more when I got on it. Wet ice again. After knocking thru a plate, better ice was to be found on each swing. The brighter side was effortless foot placements. After the first pitch, the next step was poorly bonded verglas. with the fading daylight, we opted to go down instead of going around it. Lillooet, here I come.

I'm headed to Lake Julius tomorrow. If anything, I will end up burning off the Christmas carbs on the approach.

It's on the top of the back, there is a little Diamond icon that a tube fits thru.

New Vipers! Thanks Mom!

Any new updates? Judging by how much it has been dumping lately, it seems likely to continue this weekend.

Ha Ha, it's the Spears curse for wearing double denim

BAMF trip!!! (Bad Ass MF) mmmm, ICE porn

Yeah, forgot my scuba gear, but remembered to borrow your daughter's arm floaties. She doesn't swim anymore cause she is sending harder than her armchair alpinist dad.

Went to Pan Dome Falls yesterday. Lots of fresh snow, bring snow shoes or skis!! I kid you not, I was doing a breast stroke to break trail. The ice was wet and very brittle and looked above my skill level to complete so I opted to rap off the tree to the right of the route. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/chiatt311/variation.jpg

Last Sat, I was able to get a pitch in on the Unnamed wall next to Rap Wall on Bryant. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l315/chiatt311/PC080175.jpg

That's right, it's that time of the year for countdowns. My favorite is the top 100 classic rock songs countdown, as if the classic rock songs change each year.

Good call Billcoe! If you "debate" the weight, it's worth it. I have to second hafilax on this one. I have a functional Montbell Thermawrap that stuff and clips very nice to my harness but for more serious outings I'll go with DAS Parka. Have the primaloft absorb the moisture worry about more important things like climbing.

"During the first ascent of the Northwest face of the Weisbachhorn in the eastern Aps in 1924 Willo Welzenbach and Fritz Riegle first used (solid) ice pitons as protection. The leader hammered them into the ice and the second chopped them out. Fourteen years later the tubular ice piton was invented (in Germany). In 1960, a Swiss mountain rescue specialist named erich Friedli invented the first ice screw (that was actually twisted into the ice)." - Grivel North America You still want ice pitons? Are you thinking of BD Spectres?

Looks like I misunderstood.

A nut tool can be a deadly weapon in the hands of a spraymaster.

I think I may have seen you yesterday. My buddies and I were ice climbing on Bryant. Water was still running under/behind the ice and was verglas towards the top of the pitch. Hopefully, there are more cold temps in the next few days.

I guess some areas like Flanders will be open which is better than nothing.

"The plastic in question is made mostly from bisphenol A, which mimics estrogen and is derived from petrochemicals. " Does this mean I am going to grow tits?

Damn, thanks for the heads up though!

I dragged my Dad out towards Ice Lake the day after Thanksgiving (bad idea) with the intention of scoping out the falls a couple miles in. Didn't spy anything cause we didn't get that far, but it's worth checking out. Park at the trailhead at Wallowa Lake and take the trail on the left side of the road. Snowshoes were not necessary.

The Imperial Inn ($50) was the most poorly managed place. They didn't know if they had any vacancys when I tried to check in. The guy had to go look in the rooms. One was unlocked, one was dirty, and one had a dude sleeping or squating in to. 30 minutes just to say, Uh I don't think we have a vacancy. Lewis & Clark ($65) was decent. I heard the Royal Seven is good from someone else also.

If you are headed to the Canmore Festival this weekend, they will have books there. Joe Joesephson sold me Winter Dance out of the back of his car last weekend in Bozeman.

It's almost here! Friday and Sat have an overcast, highs around 15 degrees.

The joint rolling machine is poor form. The bong was a giant leap in technology but doesn't increase laziness. Besides, potheads need to grow up and do coke like an adult.