Frikadeller

Time to do some waterproofing in that there basement. Or better yet, move out of your moms house already.

I always just tie a regular lace knot, and then one more overhand knot. My Nepals, nor my Trango alps ever loosen after that. Took a few trips with constantly loosening boots to figure this out.

Looks like the users in your provided link thought the tent sucked too....

I picked up a pair of the Alps this summer. So far I really like them. I don't have any comparison to the Evo S, because I never tried those on. (I could not stand the glaring red color) I use them mainly as a hiker, with some scrambling, and they have been holding up fairly well for me. They are light years ahead of the boots they replaced (Garmont pinnacle) and hike very well. One thing is that they are not insulated, so my feet do get cold when it's cold out. But then again, they are designed as a summer boot, so this did not suprise me. I got mine at Mountain Shop in Portland, and it looked like they had quite a few available. But then again, this was six month ago.

I bought a tele set up this year off Craigslist.... I am gonna try this craft at a local beginners hill called Summit... $20 for a lift ticket does not sound like it will break the bank. And if tele completely sucks for me, I'll just make sure I bring my Splitboard, and get my shit on! (I know, the conversion from snowboarder to skier might happen, but hey, that's just how the ball rolls in life)

Hey Roger, That beacon basin is rad!! I spent several days in that place practicing my craft... But, one time I was there, early in the morning, I got sort of chewed out by some Mazama instructor who apparently was teaching an Avy class. He was miffed that I tracked up the meadow and had probe marks all around where the beacons where located. He claimed that it made it too easy for his students to find the beacons.... Is this a problem, or should I just ignore that guy in the future? I like having this resource at my, and more importantly my partners disposal, because, really, this is the only place I want to do this stuff. Ya know what I mean? I hate to be an intrusion, but the practice is valuable, and I would hate to be excluded.

Nah, he is talking about this nasty shit called "klister"... It comes in a tube, and you dollop it onto XC skis and the smear it around similar to kick wax, except this stuff has the consistency of honey, and twice as sticky. Usually it gets all over your gloves, gear, and makes a terrible mess. It works well, once you clean all your shit up after wards. You do have to scrape it off before you go back down hill, which is another mess in itself as well. The XC world has pretty much replaced this stuff with scales,Regular kick wax etc. and as far as AT/Tele/Splitboards are concerned, skins.

Don't you find that Klister is just an absolute fooking mess to deal with? I have used that stuff on my waxless BC skis, but would never dream of using it with my skins. I would have to scrape that stuff off before the decent. Is there something I might be missing regarding Klister vs. skin glue? I would imagine that the klister just would make a gooey mess on your skins. Not to mention leaving alot of residue on a hot waxed p-tex base. Tell all, please.

I carry the 53 cm version with a hammer as my second tool, but then again, I don't really climb anything "core"...

just make sure that you get it from the web site, or you will pay retail. But, hey, that's what is nice that there is a patagucci outlet in PDX...

According to Patagucci and from others I have heard, is that the DAS is intended to be a belay parka. One that you pull over all your other layers when you have to stop, belay, or some use it as part of a bivy system with a half bag. I don't own one, I just thought that it seemed like a good buy. I also noticed that on the patagucci site they had some micropuff on clearance as well, but the sizes where more restricted. Oh and yeah, I think that all this "green" patagucci stuff is actually military surplus.

The Pouges are best listened to when you are fucked up drunk, and just got 86'd from Dino's on Hawthorne for good...

If green is your color, this is a smokin' deal. http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/product/product_focus.jsp?OPTION=PRODUCT_FOCUS_DISPLAY_HANDLER&catcode=WS_FA_US.WEB_SPECIALS.MENS.JACKETS_DOWN/SYNTHETIC&style_color=19035-984&ws=true

It's here!!

Whats going on with the rope in this picture? Or is someone down the gully there contemplating something?

This kind of story makes me regret letting my Amateur license expire. On the other hand, this could be seen as propaganda from the CW only crowd to make a point about how every Amateur should have to learn CW to pass the test... While dufus was carrying around some CW rig, I'll bet that if he tried well enough, he could have found cell phone coverage from a peak... But noooooo... He had his trusty Elecraft KX1 mini CW tranceiver...

I took a hike up the supposed "closed" trail a few weeks ago, and the trail is fine for hiking. A few blow downs here and there, and lots of black terrain. The burn area ends just as you reach the Tilly Jane A frame cabin. From there on, the trail is as usual. Unknown what the conditions are as of now higher up the elliot, since I only hiked up the Cooper Spur... I would go with Ivan's advise.

This looks like some really shitty ski conditions...

I got a headhunter call from one of the windfarms in eastern Oregon because they where looking for mechanics, and I am a HVAC Mechanic. Umm.... Yeah, they where offering $15 an hour... No thanks. that's $17 less an hour than I am making now.

That kind of tactic usually only last until the second jab, from there on, I chain smoke Camels and drink beer while laughing at the poles shoved up you ass!

Tilly Jane ski trail. It's a little burned, a couple of blow down trees, but was very easily navigated last weekend. Dunno how much snow is on the trail after this weeks rain storm, but I'll bet it's minimal, considering that I could still see bare dirt/rocks on Barrett spur from Portland.

What kind of trail breaking services are you going to provide when the trail looks like this?

I have a Garmin that has the built in two way radio. It's OK, and pick up the satelites most of the time, but suffers terribly under dense tree cover. I never use the two way radio part, so that was a waste of money. I would not reccomend it because of that, and because it is pretty heavy and bulky compared to other models that out these days.

In this picture, it looks like you're climbing with a G-String and a harness..... Say it ain't so?

That only works when you're really familiar with the mountain.