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rocky_joe

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  1. Haven't got much of a choice but to dig a pit above 7k and find out or yourself. But if you look at the most recent storm: it came in fairly warm (+/- 5deg of freezing) and dropped on a 2/3-week melt-freeze crust. So, the layers *should be* pretty well bonded, and I wouldn't think you'd have to worry about any persistent deep layers as the melt-freeze of the past month has probably left the pre-storm base pretty well sintered. There shouldn't be much avy worry on Hood this weekend, but digging a pit never hurt anyone.
  2. It's one thing to copy a trend or take a good idea and put your own spin on it. But what ClimbX is doing is theft. Alex, Your "NEW" line up is still a direct rip off of the new Mad Rock line. I'll state it again. If you really were sincere about being open with the community you'd have the whole, true story posted somewhere for all to see. My thoughts are that if you really want to build credibility and not subject yourself to interpretation of another party. Take the time and post a well written and legally non-compromising explanation of the situation and post it somewhere: a blog, your website, facebook, here, etc.
  3. It does not seem unreasonable for us (potential ClimbX customers) to ask for an open, honest explanation of the situation between the two companies. Alex, I've also looked at Mad Rock's site and FB page after you claimed that had plastered their version of the story there. However, I found the reality to be in stark contrast with your portrayal of it. Mad Rock has merely linked the injunctions granted by the court along with a single sentence expressing delight at the fact that they had won. That is not close to what you made it out to be. From the get go, on cc.com, you have lambasted Mad Rock for no apparent reason. You have not addressed a single concern about your product(s) nor done anything but continually remind us that you're from the PNW. Awesome, so was Ted Bundy; doesn't mean I want to buy climbing shoes from him. If you really believe in the company you are a part of and are proud of your work there why would you have a single hesitation to show us how ClimbX has legal and ethical integrity. A failure to respond in a clear, unambiguous manner leads everyone to one assumption: that ClimbX is a sketchy knock-off of a legitimate company. Your move.
  4. Wikipedia is a lot more reliable than you have given it credit for. As a open-access peer reviewed/edited Encyclopedia it is open to the possibility of faulty information. Wikipedia is not some crack-job, single input ".net or .com," it is far more reliable than a blog, or single editor site that you have portrayed it as. for subjects of greater interest, eg.physical geography, or those that receive large traffic volumes, the information tends to be well sourced and correct. Believe it or not, a lot of wikipedia editors are well-qualified individuals who care about the lay-man having open, free access to accurate information. Sure, I haven't got a geography degree, but I have got the ability to look at a map and read an article and learn a thing or two. Thanks for the Visser article, good read. I don't know that I buy into his separation of Himalaya from Karakoram from Aghil from Kunlun. He makes the argument from the geographic stand-point and immediately dismisses the, equally legitimate, geologic observation that disagrees with his proposal. He even admits that the all four systems he discusses are easily proved to be from the same geological event. Once again. The Karakoram is a subsystem in the Himilaya range. They were created in the same event, well the rivers/glaciers that Visser uses to seperate the ranges. Geographically, there are differing viewpoints on this delineation of nomenclature, but geologically there is not. So, I'm going to stick with my fist statement.
  5. so let's include K2 as well as the ridge line continues to Skyang Kangri and then to K2? I am sure with your knowledge of geography you should be drawing maps for fox news. As long as they put me in the same studio as Sarah Palin. She's hot.
  6. Before you write, just look at a map and THINK. Broad Peak is the north most peak in the Gasherbrum Massif. It is clear, when you look at a topo of the area that they are on the same massif, which is in the Karakoram in the Himalaya. The North face was not, in any way, wrong in what they wrote. And it is in between Hidden Peak and G2 in terms of height, not geographic location. That is what Mtn_Mouse was saying.
  7. The Himalaya is the mountain range that separates the Indian subcontinent from the main Asian continent. The Himalaya include sub-ranges, e.g. the Karakoram. So, the Gasherbrum massif is located in the Karakoram range within the Himalaya. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalaya
  8. Anyone else gone over ClimbX's website? ALL of their gear looks to be Mad Rock product that they've re-stamped with ClimbX. Sketchy operation if you ask me. EDIT: Gone through the whole site now. The only thing I can find on their entire site that is not a direct copy of Mad Rock design, pattern, etc. They didn't even bother changing the name for the Galaxy Harness they stole from Mad Rock. http://climbxgear.com/galaxy.aspx http://www.madrockclimbing.com/products/product.asp?_item=100021 Is their incredibly bulky looking Gold Locking Carabiner. These fuckers aren't even a well run scam.
  9. What is meant by belay is that, should one tool or your feet pop the other will, theoretically, catch you. Umbilicals made from webbing should hold a small fall if the tool is in solid ice.
  10. You paid a dollar to see her panties? Shit, you should have gone through me, I'd have got you a view of the panties and bra for 75 cents. Anyways, you didn't piss me off. You just made some pretty bold claims. I work at a gym and have climbed at several in the PNW; while I've seen some of what you're trying to describe, the majority of gym workers are themselves strong, competent climbers (esp amongst setting crews). Sure, there is some elitism in the gym scene, but I'd be hard pressed to find any other group of people in which there is none. Assholes (elitists) are going to be assholes whether they climb, cycle, lift weights or play guitar. It's the way people work that you have a problem with.
  11. Wow dude. You're really bitter about this climbing gym topic. Pretty insane generalizations you've made by saying that all gym climbers and workers are arrogant, egomaniacal douchebags who never touch real rock without their girlfriend holding their hand (ass) and a bolt every 3 feet. Sure, some of that exists, but it's far from the norm. Really, watch generalizing every gym to that extreme; it makes you sound like a trolling son of a bitch as well as a tired old man just jealous that kids at his local gym are climbing harder than he could ever dream.
  12. Gyms often require that climbers onsight 9/10- before leading for several reasons; most of which can be attributed to having overhung lead walls. Very few gyms offer slab or vertical lead climbs, because the chance of an inverted fall is much greater. Overhung walls are safer (cheaper insurance), however they require more from setters and climbers. Without wasting an entire hold collection, it is difficult to set anything easier than 5.9 on a ~50' wall that is overhung. From climbers, leading indoor requires both good technique (if you climb 5.7 it's not likely you've developed this, esp for horizontal terrain) and efficient clipping (another thing not requisite of 5.7).
  13. June is pushing the end of the Hood season. July is not a time to be up there. Try and get in with someone going April/May.
  14. Who is this "Oppertunity" and and to whom is she presenting? More precisely, how much?
  15. Techy techy techy. REI is a corporation with a special designation under the IRS. REI does file an 1120 annually with the IRS. because the title of corporation definitely means the company must be evil...asshat.
  16. Change "Meadows" to "every ski resort ever." If you want to get away from the trust fund brats and get fresh tracks, go to the backcountry. Otherwise get over it. Also, Timberline sucks.
  17. rocky_joe

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    It all depends, the Traverse can be great or terrible depending on how much snow and how consolidated it is. I've not done it in winter, but I've read much the same about the Bowling Alley, it can be easy(ish) 70 deg snice or shit scary verglas. Won't know til your up there. The ski in will be long as hell unless you have a sled that can get you to the wilderness boundary (Pole Creek).
  18. I've got a fair number of retired gym ropes, no need to pay anything other than shipping for em. Purple and yellow. Let me know.
  19. I think people have hippie and hipster confused. For hippies, Bham and Eugene are the epicenters, also Berkley, but they're rich trust-fund hippie assholes. Hipsters are nearly as poorly dressed, and much, much more pretentious in their haute-liberal views and preferred color of fixie. Also, all they drink in PBR. If you don't like these people, definitely stay out of Portland, it is rank with them.
  20. I'm really stoked to have the Timbers as an MLS team. I follow Everton (English League) religiously and am excited to have a "home" team to support, and even more excited to get up there for a few match weekends.
  21. I've already got m WFR and am planning on doing a EMT within the next year to get my WEMT. And I'm doing Avy I this winter. So, I've got those, but not sure I want to invest in getting SPI or anything like that until a company tells me I need it to get hired anywhere, because, after talking a few guides in Maine who'd gone through it, it doesn't seem like I'm going to learn much and I don't want to pay for just a piece of paper if I don't need it.
  22. nels, the degree in econ, is because I really enjoy studying it. The theory is pretty fascinating, and despite a lot of scrutiny from those who haven't got a clue, is quite accurate. However, I'm not good enough at math to continue to a Ph.D so, I chose to do the finance focus instead of the mathematical. Wish I was, because grad school would put this whole real world thing off a few more years. But, I really don't want to crunch data, which is what econ hires do.
  23. I'm about to gradumate der college and I'll have this degree in Financial Economics and absolutely no interest to do anything of that sort. I've wanted to try my hand at guiding since I got into the sport, I figure if I love it so much I may as well have someone pay me to do it and teach new people, right? My problem isn't that I haven't got all the basic certs companies are looking for or that I can't climb as hard as they want (I do, just barely). My problem is that, when I look at my resume, it screams average. I mean I've got a fair few climbs on there, but by no means is it littered with Grade IV 5.10 or WI6 FAs. I worry that because I'm new (3years) to this sport I won't get the consideration, but I know if I get an interview I can nail it. What I'm really looking for is anyone to chat with who knows exactly what I need to say in my cover letter to get that interview, and how to explain that my resume is lacking, not because of skill or desire, but because of money (lack thereof) and the fact that oregon is shit for alpine. If you're a guide, have been a guide or are in charge of hiring in any industry and are willing to chat with a college kid trying not to get stuck in a desk job, please pm me, or post here. I hope I'm not the only youngun trying to climb for a living.
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