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Thanks, that's good to hear. It'll just be the first couple of times to get her into it. We wanted to rent her a setup but nobody will rent gear yet. I think once the season proper starts the trekkers might find their way back to the used gear shop.

A friend of mine is keen to try backcountry skiing, we had her out on a pair of tele's but she didn't like that. So I've picked her up a pair of used alpine trekkers. Before we go out though I wonder if anybody knows of any issues or problems with using them that we should look out for? The one thing I was worried about is skinning up. She'll be using her regular downhill boots so they don't flex, is that going to really suck? I'd be interested to hear people's experiences using them. Thanks,

Probably a Sasquatch

Is he talking about college being expensive or how he can't find an interesting job? It's taken me about 10 years since leaving university to figure out what I want to do and it's about 180 degrees from my degree. I second the motion he is a putz.

Yup, going up it was about 3 hours to get to the point for Habrich, mainly on bike. That portion is about 1 1/2 hours on the return. In hindsight it was a lot of work

If it heats up enough do you think there will be a Gold rush in Antartica?? Got to be gold there somewhere. The Brits seem to think so.

He won the Nobel prize for a making a movie? Shit, Waterworld was better anyway, where's Costners? latest prize

Trip: Sky Pilot - West Ridge Date: 9/19/2007 Trip Report: I hadn't seen a recent trip report for Sky Pilot. Access is fine except for some heinous bush bashing between the Habrich turn-off and when you hit the end of the valley, about an hour or so of it. Takes about 5 hours up to get to the snow slope and 3 back from there. I really liked this mountain because it had a bit of everything. I think I will go up there with a machete next spring to do my civic duty and clear up the approach a bit. Habrich and Garibaldi Park The snow slope was nice and icy Gendarme On the way home Gear Notes: Ice axe and crampons. Approach Notes: Mountain bike or suffer!

How come people never pick up dog shit on snow? Also why do they bag the shit and hang it from a tree sometimes? Finally why do the majority of people I meet proclaim they are training Rover to be 'an avalanche dog'? How many avalanche dogs could we possibly need?

Amero has a nice ring to it..if they got rid of pennies at the same time then sign me up!

To 'belay' has piratical origins apparently... This was taken from the Long John Silver's website which seems to be an authoritative source. Aft - short for "after" or a place toward the end of the ship Ahoy - Hello Aloft - up, above Arrr - a pirate exclamation Avast - Hey! Could be used as "stop that" or "who goes there" Becalmed - the state of a sailing ship when it cannot move because there is no wind Belay - Stop that. "Belay that talk" would mean "shut up" Bilge - nonsense or foolish talk or the lowest part of the ship, bilge water is the foul, blackish sea water that would collect from seepage in this area Black Jack - a leather tankard, made stiff with a coating of tar, used by dockside pubs and taverns to serve wine and beer Blimey - an exclamation of surprise or disgust Bosun - a petty officer Bucko - a familiar term. "me bucko" = my friend Chantey (shanty) - a sailor's song Chase - the ship being pursued; "the chase is making full sail" Corsair - a more romantic term for a pirate, but a pirate nonetheless Crow's Nest - a small platform, sometimes enclosed, near the top of a mast, where a lookout could have a better view when watching for sails or for land Cutlass - a short, curved thick sword Davy Jones' Locker - the bottom of the sea Deadlights - eyes "use yer deadlights, matey" Dead men tell no tales - standard pirate excuse for leaving no survivors Doubloon - a Spanish gold coin Flogging - punishment by caning or by whipping Fore or forrard - toward the front end of the ship Freebooter - another term for a pirate Gangway - move Hands - the crew of a ship; sailors Handsomely - quickly Hold - the cargo area of a ship below the main deck Jack Tar or tar - a sailor Jolly Roger - the pirates' skull-and-crossbones flag Keelhaul - punishment Lad/Lass - a way to address someone younger than you Landlubber or lubber - a non-sailor. A landsman Letters of Marque - proof that a pirate is sponsored by a particular government Matey - a piratical way to address someone in a cheerful way Me - a piratical way to say "my" Me hearties - typical way for a pirate leader to address his crew or friends. On the Account - the piratical life - a man who "went on the account" was turning pirate Sail ho! - "I see a ship" The sail of another ship is visible over the horizon Scurvy - a derogatory adjective suitable for use in a loud voice, as in "Ye scurvy dogs!" Shiver me timbers - an expression of surprise or strong emotion Sink me! - An expression of surprise Spyglass - a telescope Starboard - the right side of the ship when you are facing toward her prow Sutler - a merchant in port selling the various things that a ship needed for supplies and repairs Swab - a disrespectful term for a seaman Weigh anchor - to haul the anchor up; more generally to leave port Walk the plank - a piratical execution. Yo-ho-ho - a very piratical thing to say The Pirate Alphabet A: Ehhhh? - "what's that?" B: Are - as in "be ye ready to surrender?" C: Si, si! - To a Spanish pirate, "Yes!" E: Eeeeee! - "Maaaaaybe" I: Aye - "Yes!" O: Oh! Q: Queue - a sailor's pigtail, usually tarred R: Arrrrrr! - a general expression of glee T: Tea - a very inferior substitute for grog Z: Zee - to a French pirate, "the'

ha ha, and if that fails then pointing and grunting generally gets the message across.

You don't need to learn another language. If they don't understand you just speak louder until they get it. Works all the time.

There was some controversy at the Canadian War Museum about area bombing: The panel currently reads: “The value and morality of the strategic bomber offensive against Germany remains bitterly contested. Bomber Command’s aim was to crush civilian morale and force Germany to surrender by destroying its cities and industrial installations. Although Bomber Command and American attacks left 600,000 Germans dead and more than five million homeless, the raids resulted in only small reductions in German war production until late in the war.” The dispute over the 68-word panel speaks to the controversy of area bombing itself, a tactic taken by British strategists to bring the war to Nazi Germany’s backyard. The Royal Air Force, which incorporated the Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons, bombed at night and deliberately targeted cities. Dalhousie news ...Mind you sort of off topic. I guess the question really is whether the ends justify the means?

and how many Americans can identify them on a map?

Luvly jubly, if it keeps hosing down like it is in Squish right now then I'll be skiing this weekend!

Here? Actually on 2nd viewing I'm not sure that is the village people...who's the army dude peeking over the shoulder?

Sounds kind of interesting... Viff Steep [sTEEP] Nonfiction Features of 2007 USA, 2007, 92 min, 35mm International Premiere Directed By: Mark Obenhaus EXEC PRODS: J. Stuart Horsfall, Mark Obenhaus, Tom Yellin PRODS: Jordan Kronick, Gabrielle Tenenbaum CAM: Erich Roland ED: Peter R. Livingston, Jr. MUS: Anton Sanko Extreme skiing and boarding films are plentiful these days, and they make for pretty amazing viewing. Steep, though, is in a class of its own. Mark Obenhaus' thrilling new documentary expands the focus and ups the production values to create a far richer experience than just pumped-up young daredevils dropping from the sky. The film merges rarely seen images of the sport's beginnings with magnificent original footage of the sport today including BASE-jumping with skis off cliffs in the remote backcountry of BC and Alaska, skiers overtaken by an avalanche in Iceland, and descents in the mountains of France so dangerous that they will never be repeated. Shot in stunning high-definition, Steep is about a group of exquisitely gifted and daring athletes who've taken the sport of skiing far beyond the confines of the ski resort and into a vertical world were only a few have ventured before. “The cinematography and editing is magnificent. Obenhaus comments that 'It’s always about the story--that’s really where the pleasures of documentaries are--finding it and mining it as you produce.' This is what sets Steep apart from other movies on skiing and what inspired the sense of calm and appreciation I felt from the first minute of the movie.”--Chronicles of Gnarnia... Steep features Bill Briggs, Stefano De Benedetti, Eric Pehota, Glen Plake, Shane McConkey, Seth Morrison, Chris Davenport, Ingrid Backstrom, Andrew McLean, Emily Coombs and the late Doug Coombs.

Cool, thanks.

Does it still exist? I tried looking for it and could not locate.

Don't forget to duck!

"They believe there's an emerging business in the design and sale of lifelike robotic companions, or social robots" Haha, you reckon?! 8D

bump...in case anyone missed it. I got my Sarkens used so upgrade time, sweet!

I prefer my women in a nurse's uniform, or possibly a cop's

machine gun = aid?