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We picked up a copy of the select guide in Canmore this week. It's really nice! The photos are absolutely excellent.

awesome [first!] report, raf! about time! and ah yeah, warm-up... jeez...

don't do it unless your approach is just a nice flat groomer. it's like skiing in flip-flops.

whoa whoa! not flipping off the cameraman AND smiling?? photoshop! awesome job, guys.

so, my kid has been walking for A WHOLE MONTH now! time to get him on some skis. i know we have some time before the fluffy stuff comes, but i need something to obsess about right now. ideas? experience??

hilarious! looks like an awesome time!

good lord, you're getting out a lot! i guess it really paid to have rocked the general exam! awesome report!

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sweet! you really banged those two out quickly! that friction slab/crap felt so desperate to me, major props on sending it, val! also, i agree about the lower portion of burgundy - the rock is quite rough and has excellent friction, but many of the flakes feel totally hollow and unstable. the route feels cruiser at times, but has you second-guessing half the holds because of their fragility. looks like you had a stellar weekend!

this was really awesome to read. thanks. hope your friend makes a speedy recovery.

we used the ergo when the baby was really small and could be carried in the front (then a backpack with gear can be carried in addition). we tried an older rumba (lots of them around! ask your friends for a hand-me-down!) afterwards, but didn't like it for ski touring 'cause it's so bulky. the current choice is deuter kangakid: it is lower profile, the child sits closer to the body but can still look over your shoulder, and has some storage. the only down-side is that the torso length is a little short. check it out!

wow, digging the recent bike/climb/ski trip reports! so awesome!

wow. the trip sounds wonderful, love the all-human-powered thing. i've fantasized about an analogous seattle/rainier adventure for years. fantasizing still, sometimes... great writing, too. congrats.

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wow, awesome! and look at all them fancy pictures, too! wielding a new camera? i love this one:

the definition of LIFE/work balance, not work/life! well done!

my brother wore snowboard boots for two days while we climbed baker, and he was very comfortable. we rented full strap-on style crampons at seattle rei for him, so other shops might have some as well. this was his first volcano climb. he brought snowshoes b/c we had a decent amount of walking on wet snow, and they really helped. we climbed over memorial day, so it was maybe a little warmer during the day, but we also started early on our summit day, so the surface was nicely frozen. you'll see similar conditions. your idea to take your time is conservative and smart. adams is a big hill, and it's a good idea to give yourself time at altitude. drink a lot of water, eat regularly. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1020529 good luck on your trip!

nice! great photos, too!

kimmo, don't be so angry. i'm not an exercise specialist, so i'll leave it to others to write about. i just like to eat. it's hard to argue for continued over-consumption of sugar, and i thought that the video was good. and you are right: sugar isn't the only bad guy! it's just harder to tell people to eat less of other things, like meat. people get angry when you try to take away their steak... US total meat consumption, in billion pounds: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/06/27/155527365/visualizing-a-nation-of-meat-eaters it's interesting, in the link you provide (which supposedly quotes the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) data), they claim that meat consumption has gone down. that doesn't jive with a lot of other information out there. cheers. eat more plants, i tells ya.

if the OP is still even reading this meditation... a calorie does not necessarily equal a calorie, as eloquently laid out by one Dr. Robert Lustig, below. the reason for that is how different macromolecules are metabolized, their byproducts, and pathways they employ. if you consume 2000 calories of fiber-loaded plants (*unprocessed), they are going to be treated by your body very differently from 2000 calories' worth of twinkies. to distill and answer the original post - avoid, or at least, limit fructose. pubmed lustig for primary lit, youtube-cliffs notes are here: [video:youtube]feature=player_detailpage&v=dBnniua6-oM skip to ~45:00 if you just want the biochemistry. 1:11:30 addresses exercise. this guy isn't an exercise scientist, but i think it's worth a listen.

i think this wash/dwr tutorial from arc'teryx is pretty useful: [video:youtube]I4N6ZuKTZ_c

sounds like an awesome trip! and uhm, pictures might help in marketing/promotion edit: wow - looks like Pete H and i were typing the same thing at the same time.

thank you for the kind comment! hope that people find the gear list useful. i have corrected some of the info, and added a few comments based on my current gear usage. GEAR LIST

great job, made it sound easy-peasy!

amazing work. thank you so much.