Sherri

Nice job, guys. Looking forward to hearing about the cc.comer's McTakeover next year! My place is on the way to the park(I'm in Sequim). I'll be glad to put on a pot of tea for ya on your way through.

No hubby here. But that's another story. Thanks, though. You're a sweetie! Gotta luv a guy who knows his way around a slow-cooker.

Don't we all.

I was just giving you a hard time, ILS. I know you're pretty smart about nutrition, physiology, etc--you probably know way more about being a vego than I do. All I know it is that it works for me and lets me train at a personally satisfying level. It may not work for the next guy, though. It's important for people to discern what is the ideal diet for them, depending on what they want to accomplish.

That's going to be one heck of a flush.

Being weak is a consequence of being a vegetarian?? Shoot, wish I had known that before I wasted all that money on beans for the past 10 years! LB,eat what makes you healthy. And best wishes for your training!

Wow, great story! Those pictures gave me the chills. Brrrr!

Thanks for oversharing.

Although I admit I was gullible enough to try Tofurkey in my quest for assimilation at the holiday table, I'm surprised they don't have a vegetarian version of this one yet. Then again, being made from tofu, the name of it would provide an interesting challenge for the marketing dept.

Was he a climber? He was with group of noobs and had just been lowered from a route on the other side of me. It was like he was stepping on the rope so as to avoid touching the ground as he walked back over to them.

Some relevant info of the history of P.A. from Clint Cummins on a supertopo thread : "When Fred Beckey's "Darrington & Index Rock Climbing Guide" came out in 1976, it had an overlay photo which showed the Snow White and Frog Pond aid routes, but nothing in between. I did the first pitch of Snow White on aid, noticed the free climbable upper crack, plus the big moss- and block-choked flake down and right, and started thinking about doing a first ascent - it looked like something I might be able to free climb. The first thing I did was in August 1976 - a new direct finish for p1 of Snow White, so that it stayed left and hopefully people would not nail the moderate upper section which could be used by the new route. Then in June 1977, I scrambled around the left end of the Lower Wall and got above both pitches for a long session of cleaning on rappel. After pitching off flakes, digging out dirt and blackberry vines, the climb was uncovered. It was a typical rainy day, and all the dirt made my rope muddy and wore some deep grooves into my carabiner brake rappel! After some cleansing rains, I came back in July with Jeremy Metz and led it at 5.8. The crux at that time was an undercling/lieback on a giant detached flake (12' x 12' x 6"), halfway up the first pitch. I checked it on rappel, but it didn't budge. Some years later this came off and it became 5.9. The name I wrote in my guidebook at the time was "Prince", to go with Snow White and Frog Pond (and I wrote "Dwarf" for the direct finish to Snow White). Although when I reported it to the guidebook author, I embellished it to "Princely Ambitions" to recall the mega cleaning session involved to uncover a moderate free climb. It's cool that it's popular; I was just in the right place at the right time to uncover it. By the way, dated FA info for Index is at: http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/index/itwfa.htm "

Some clueless dude started tromping right across the top of my rope stack last week and I nearly snatched him bald-headed before he ever knew what hit him. Amazing how quickly we came to a mutual understanding about where it was ok and not ok to for him to walk.

I want to spend the holiday with the Selkirks! Sounds like a good time. My mother-in-law is one of the finest folks you'd ever hope to meet. We're lucky to have her so close.

My holiday travel plans consist of walking up the driveway to watch the inlaws eat a turkey.

I'll bring the side dishes. That's why I'm bringing the side dishes.

Thanks, Sobo. I'd like to meet you, too. I've had a little crush on you ever since the photo of you climbing in your, er, socks. Maybe you, me, and Rmncwrtr could have a wine and chocolate party sometime. I'd want to invite Muffy, cuz she's definitely on my list, but I wouldn't want to lead her astray(with the sugar.)

I'll bring the side dishes.

Bring your own snorkel. that's deep Exactly.

Bring your own snorkel.

HRUMPHHHH! where the hell am i on this list???? WTF! i gotta go kick a puppy now...sheesh... Whiners won't make the list. I'm in. Can Minx and I meet in the hottub, Porter? That would be nice.

I've met Archie. I highly recommend it.

Better do it while you can. Sounds like he's growing up fast.

Too funny! I thought the same thing(that "Drew" was G-spotter). Now that we've got that straightened out... A big to Drew! Absolutely awesome. Can't wait for the pics!

Sounds like a great day out.

Pie sabotage. Stay strong, Muffy!