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Couldn't have had nicer weather. Great pictures! Thanks for the TR.

holy moly some of the pictures are sobering maybe someone could start making them out of titanium

I've only played around with them in scenarios. Your idea "cross the snow layers to get the best results. Laying it on the parallel runs the risk of surfing it along a snow layer to failure" is interesting. That hadn't occurred to me. When I’ve tested them as deadmen, everything seemed solid like you *could* drop an elephant on the system. I was taught only to keep digging until you are in “consolidated snow,” whatever that really means. There isn’t a lot of cross-section in either design so impact-loading them could be a worry, I’ll give you that.

If you're going to use pickets to build an anchor, you can use runners to chain them together to back them up and equalize them like a rock anchor. You can stay away from their load liomits that way, if that's the scenario.

Jeebus, what are you going to protect, an elephant? Seems like if you are in a situation where you might load a picket to its limit, you already have more to worry about than the picket. The Yates and MSR websites don't have the info?

“Are you a female between the ages of 23 and 43, an outdoor type with a sense of humor, and looking for love? And, oh yes, could you use $5,000? “Actually, he will pay $400 after the fourth successful date, $1,100 at the engagement and $3,500 at the wedding.” http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS/805210367 Shoot, I’ll go $7,500 and skip the wedding.

Exactly.

Fuck you. Beggars can't be choosers. Hey, did I mention I just got a new alpine draw with a couple DMM biners?

my site boyzngoats.com sure isn't getting any hits

If anyone wants to go to Index or Exit 32/38 after work this week or in the following weeks, I’m game. I’m new to leading, currently at about only the 5.6 level (maybe 5.7 depending on conditions), can follow 5.8-5.9. Was leading sport solidly at 5.7 last year with a couple 5.8 sport leads. At Index I’m eager to lead GNS and Ultrabrutal, have followed both. I have a rope and a pretty good rack for a beginner. Work in Kenmore, will have my gear with me so I can leave straight from the office. I’m eager to get out and log some time so I’d be happy to tend the cord for you on hard stuff if you’d follow me on the bunny routes and let me know what you think of my placements.

If anyone wants to go to Index or Exit 32/38 after work this week or in the following weeks, I’m game. I’m new to leading, currently at about only the 5.6 level (maybe 5.7 depending on conditions), can follow 5.8-5.9. Was leading sport solidly at 5.7 last year with a couple 5.8 sport leads. At Index I’m eager to lead GNS and Ultrabrutal, have followed both. I have a rope and a pretty good rack for a beginner. Work in Kenmore, will have my gear with me so I can leave straight from the office. I’m eager to get out and log some time so I’d be happy to tend the cord for you on hard stuff if you’d follow me on the bunny routes and let me know what you think of my placements.

That goes into the TR Hall of Fame.

I'd like to take Sugarbritches out back of the Sugar Shack. I got some sweet elm for her.

Sweet. Nice to see this TR. I am sure everything about Black Peak and its approach is better covered with snow than it is in August.

The camera in the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter made this image of Phoenix descending under its parachute. http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/05_26_pr.php

Hey, it used a self-belay and didn't have a crash pad.

Next thing you know, they pupate and start asking for the car keys.

I see the canucks got some sort of Martian weather station on Phoenix. 60 below zero.

Your momma's on Mars

If you believe in that sort of thing.

Are they raised, like, 5.scary?

You post that like it's a good thing

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Please direct your anger at the Florida legislature that voted, either through hubris or stupidity, to schedule the state's primary in contravention to the DNC's bylaws. That would be the REPUBLICAN legislature...

A little late.