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Hi everyone, I'm a law student and I have an internship with an environmental group in Seattle for the summer. I'm cruising craigslist, but I thought I'd look for housing here as well. My ideal situation would be living in a house or apartment with a few other people, preferably in the Fremont/Wallingford/Queen Anne area, for easy access to downtown (where my job is) as well as the climbing gyms. Feel free to attempt to dissuade me from these neighborhoods if you think they suck. I'll be in town from approximately May 20th to August 20th. So send me a PM if you have something available, or know of anything, or reply if you have any other advice about living in Seattle.

I can't believe the Northwest is sunny and nice while it's raining here in New York.... This seems wrong.

Looks like a great trip! How many Snow Lakes do you think are in the Cascades? Or the country?

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Chocolate, cheese, bread and sausage. If it's good enough for the Swiss, it's good enough for me.

Wait - do you mean 100mm? Sounds like a great trip!

what a kickass TR...

I've gotten few shoes resoled from Mountain Soles. My experience is that he may not be the world's fastest resoler, but he does a really good job, and the fact that you don't have to wait for shipping pretty much makes up the speed difference.

What's the story with the mouse?

Wow. Amazing pictures. I want to DO that this summer!

That's a good point, but I'm only gonna be out there for a few months. My options are basically to buy a clunker and ditch it at the end of the summer, or bum rides off of people I meet, and use Zipcar or rentals for when I can't do that.

You'd be surprised how provincial New York is. I'm incredibly excited to live somewhere where people don't think the world ends across the Hudson River.

After two years of living in New York City, I've managed to secure a summer internship in Seattle! WOOO! North Cascades, here I come! But I have some questions about living in the Rainy City. My job is going to be right downtown, at 2nd Ave. and Cherry street. Further, I may or may not have a car this summer, so I want to live somewhere bikeable or busable from both work and the climbing gyms. Advice? What are the good neighborhoods? I'm young enough that being able to walk to bars and restaurants is going to be key. Other advice about living in Seattle generally? I lived in Portland for two years, so I'm familiar with the Northwest in general, but not Seattle.

That's cause those floppy little skis suck at ice. You need these: [img:left]http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/60000211/Images/16/09AtomicSL12RaceSki155.jpg[/img]

I don't know why I click on Chamonix TRs. I just get so jealous.

Now that the Moxes have fallen, is the Heart of Darkness the new Last Great Project?

Yeah the Solar Slab Gully is definitely not a walk-off. I've been caught out after dark there myself.

Google Polls?

I was on plane from DC to Chicago two years ago. Obama was on it, flying coach.

That's awesome. Did you use Illustrator?

The arches are high, but they're also sized weird. I normally wear a 9.5ish boot, but got these in an 8.5. That said, I really like them. Considering that they're like half the weight of many plastics, they're very warm and quite sensitive for climbing. They're not even that bad for trail hiking - I wore them for the whole 6 mile approach to the Brothers and my feet were fine. I highly recommend them, if they fit your feet.

I just like to make sure that the biner doesn't get wiggled around and begin to unclip itself by hitting the bolt head, the hanger, or another link of chain. I've gotten to the top of a TR and see one of my draws almost falling off due to having the gate rotated into the side of the hanger. Scary.

Oh man I so agree. I just moved back East and I am so sad to leave all the great climbing in the PNW. You guys don't know how good you have it. I mean, the Gunks are fine, but between the climbing, volcanoes, skiing and the vast undeveloped mountain ranges out there, there should be enough to keep anyone happy for several lifetimes.

I've never seen such bad grammar. If they can't QA their website, what makes you think they'll QA their cams?