Reid

size? Looks like the fill may be getting a little flat... yes or no? Still warmer than a fleece? Thanks

This pitch? What route on SEWS is that pitch on? It looks rad

Did you climb the thin crack to the left of Penny Lane? 11b fingers with real smeary feet. I think it's called crime of the century. That may have been my favorite of the year. I also really enjoyed Even Steven's at Index.

second ascent is alright, craigslist is probably cheaper

I have a set with 505's, but they are my only skis. Do you have anything you'd be interested in trading with?

sent ya a PM

I found detergent that makes the same claims sold at Wal-mart for $5. It's aimed at the hunters (no odors or uv brighteners etc) but mentions that it's safe for gore-tex. Right next to it was scotch guard type stuff that worked really well on my ski pants also for $5. The only problem is you gotta go to wal-mart

Just climb at Stone gardens. I'm sure there will be one you can do. Probably next to the v1 you can't get off the ground on. Summer goals: Spend enough time in the mountains that I get hassled at work for either the amount of time I take off or the condition I show up in on Monday mornings.

paddle shifter...

http://www.summitpost.org/article/263578/so-you-want-to-make-a-rope-rug-eh.html

29, I think the lack of morals really helped out

Anyone have any experience with this company? They have some decent prices on some ropes, but the website seems a little shoddy. http://www.urbanhart.com/shopsite/rope_climbingrope.html

Was up that way today. The vertical steps on NE buttress seemed to be in, but the snowpack on route looked a little thin, but certainly doable. Probably would involve lots of snowed up rock climbing. We bailed after talking a good long look at the route since a number of small slides were going off on the sun exposed slopes around us. Didn't get to see the N face, but I would imagine conditions would be even thinner since it has less of a melt freeze cycle without the sun exposure?

Yeah MSM, thats the sulfur compound i was thinking of

My dad has been taking it for the past couple years and has had really good results. His ankle has problems from a bad car accident years ago, and when taking the glucoamine, chondroitin and some compound of sulfur (can't remember the name) it's apparently more mobile and less painful. I also have trouble with my knee at times and tried talking the stuff for a few weeks. I decided that any benifet I though I was seeing was placebo. I've also seen that clinical trials have shown that its nearly the same a placebo. But at the same time it is known to be necessary building blocks of connective tissue. Seems to make sense to take some if you're active to rebuild the connective tissue and cartilage you've been beating up on. Like extra protein if you were lifting weights. The best thing i've found for any knee trouble is streching all the related muscles.

Select the whole row below the one you want to keep as a header and then select Windows > freeze panes you can only freeze one set at the top or side, but not both at the same time which kinda sucks Edit: oops; looked right past trogdors post

Any report on current ice in Banff? Or better yet is there a website similar to westcoastice.com for the Banff area?

Yeah I'm looking to buy them, but I'm leaving for Banff this friday which is why I really need them. If for some reason I can't pick them up from Hugh before then, I will have to pick up a pair at REI or something. If that's the case I will let you know

are either of these full strap ons or do they use a heel bail? I should have mentioned that I'm not looking for full strap ons, but rather something like Grivels new-matic system.

The boots i'd like to use for ice this year don't have a toe welt, but they do have a heel welt. Vertical or horizontal front points, I'm not too concerned about it.

Sorry, I already have plans for Sunday

Or maybe Leavenworth if it looks like rain over here

Looking for a cragging partner for the day. Have all the gear and a car (coming from Seattle). I'll lead up to .9 and I've got some harder routes I'd like to TR. -Reid

The article in the first post said that the wide availability of unhealthy foods is a contributing factor. And talks about the approaches taken to curb drug and tabacco use. To me it hints at taxing fast foods, candy, soda, etc to encourage people to make different choices. Might be effective, but for sure unpopular. I'm not sure how I'd feel about it... nothing better than candy bars while climbing and greasy food on the drive home

what kind of trouble did the contacts give you?