ericb

I hear you...I don't relate to the 30 minute paper breaks. I'm told that once my son hit's 2 years old, and the terlet is my only peace, there will be a pschosomatic slow down of my function, but for now, I'm digging the efficieny factor.

If I recall, you can camp lower and there's a fixed line and short rock downclimb that gains the glacier lower and earlier. I think the guides use/maintain the ropes here. The big advantage is that you can scamper across the bottom of the chute (that I believe unloaded that avalanche). I think if you go as high as camp Hazard, you end up having to come down that chute, and there's much longer exposure to the objective hazard.

My pastor is a climber....We've done Ranier together and he's done Baker several times. No idea if the days would work for him, but I'll ping him.

I just had my first trip to the Leap 3 weeks ago and LOVED it. great climbing, great rock, great pro. Worth a trip all by itself, especially for me and my modest leading abilities.

Mountain House Chile Mac could certainly be classified as a weapon. Dude if you are into Chili Mac....try Mary Jane's Farm...best freeze dried meal out there.

That blown Rockford Fosgate 10 could use replacing as well I'll bet

pix?

Based on my experience, "good climbers" never, never pay for camping.

He'll pawn it to feed his meth habit

Only with women

Rob - I think you ultimately need to get yourself to a place where you realize that not hating this person is in YOUR (and your kids) best interest - your decision not to hate this person is not for this person's benefit. Odds are that your kids are already being hurt by this persons actions, and to the extent that a hateful mindset drives actions/attitudes of anger in your life, they are the recipients of more collateral damage. Also, I've found that for me, harboring resentment poisons my own quality of life in other spheres. Choosing not to hate is not about letting a person off the hook who deserves to be treated poorly based on their actions/attitudes. Rather, it's being mature enough to recognize that returning hate with hate does more damage to you and your kids than simply letting go.

Ivan's TR implied this was your first climb??? first outdoor, first trad, first "alpine"???

there was lots of snow coming over longs pass last weekend...was happy to have boots

depends on what you are using it for, if you only plan on boiling water get a pocket rocket....weighs 3 oz. This plus a gas canister + an MSR Titan kettle weighs in at 1 lb.

We did the bulk of the Cascadian Couloir as the approach to the West Ridge of Sherpa Saturday.....still tons of snow from the False summit down a good bit. A lot could happen in the next week or so, but right now I'd want an axe for that descent.

Chiming in as a goverment representative without one proper sentence in your entire post is dumb

Ditto for me and a pink tri-cam

] with a 40 foot runout, I'd like to see 4 bolts

6/27 - 170

per the story he was not a republican...minor detail I know

Huh? The people of CA passed an initiative against allowing gay marriage. The CA supreme court threw it out. Judicial activism, IMHO. I would like to see the issue stand on its own merit. And I'd like to quit tagging this as religious intolerance. In this case, the beliefs of the church seem to reflect the mainstream view as indicated by every single popular vote on the subject.

I think you are missing the point Tvash. The "groundswell" to legalize gay marriage??? What is this groundswell you speak of??? Every time the issue has been put to a vote - "marriage" that is - the vote has been against gay marriage. So the groundswell you speak of is not popular opinion, it would seem. This is not an issue of the people vs. "the church", this is the courts declaring that californias law which reflected the will of the people - as indicated by popular vote, is unconstitutional.

Missed you tvash

That works fine now, for his age range. That ain't gonna work so well in a year or two - kids aren't stupid. I've been there with two kids already, both of them raised in the same style as your Miles. I'm just sayin'... But hey, good luck with that. Talking about parenting philosphy on a climbing BB.....if our wives could see us now!

me thinks KB is in the attachement parenting camp, and might be sharing the bed with the parents. My little dude would most assuredly be getting up several times throughout the night if he was sleeping next to me KB....true or false?