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Yesterday was actually quite nice... No rain, slight breeze, and nobody but us there. Justnip get'n some FFS (I guess he is not "some"). Yes, that is blue sky and sunshine, who'd a thunk it.

Wasatch?

Dude, shouldn't that be dudettes?

HOLY TR BATMAN! Very nice pics, way to get after it!!!

Great idea!

Love all the deep blue ice too. Was the blue in the pics enhanced?

And/Or, The South Butt.

yes - the zombie apocalypse will also open the east face, so nice when it's blow'n'rain'n! That's good cause the zombies will be living in the caves on the s side and I'm a scared of dem.

You can be one too.....just hit the submit button multiple times everytime you post....wait 5 years and walla, 12,000 posts. Multi-Posting is AID!!! Cheater.

Probably not me since I've never climbed at Vantage. Maybe though, stranger things have happened?

"Don't get mad, get Plaid." Nice, STT. The up beat music is a better fit (IMO).

Hi-Def nostril shots... Not sure if we really need those yet. Good on ya, Plaid. I am trimming my nose hairs right now. That even grossed me out. It's one way of getting perspective on your personal hygiene habits. I can't promise a new camera for the holidays but I do promise no more nose shots. Hmmm, trimming the nose is not really the solution I was hoping for but I guess it's a step in the right direction. Perhaps it would be easier to just not shove the camera up your nose? Then again, maybe everyone but me likes those shots, even more than watching a blurry image of what is supposed to be paint drying, or aid climbing, or something like that...

I just picked up a nice Panasonic point & shoot at Costco for around $200 and it also shoots great Hi-Def video. Lumix DMC-ZS3

What would John David Jr do?

Hi-Def nostril shots... Not sure if we really need those yet. Good on ya, Plaid.

That's pretty cool.

The problem with any conversation around skills development is that if there were a skills-based test for climbing Hood, what percentage of the annual number of climbers on the mountain would likely possess the skills to [personally] respond appropropriately if things went badly wrong? Beacons or no, the skills situation up on Hood isn't great on the whole - probably better than on the cable route on Half Dome, but not by a lot relative to the potential objective hazards and risks. Skills are important, but bad things happen to the most skilled climbers too.

Bacon, don't leave home with out it.

"I told my wife when she turns 40, I'm gonna trade her in for two 20s. She replied, but I'm not wired for 220"...

Someone's GF or SO may want to borrow this tool for other applications.

Size 15, holy crap... On the bright side, if what they say about shoe size is true, I bet your popular with the ladies...

Yes, narrow skins will inhibit your up-hill performance to a large enough degree it is worth extra money to get the right ones. I have some narrow skins on fatter/shaped skis and they don't bite well on steep terrain. Very frustrating doing the treadmill thing. Suppose it can't hurt to try out the ones you have but different conditions will yield different results. My narrow skins were fine on many outings but gave me serious problems the last few times I took them out.

Yikes, I hope the toes have healed up?