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"Keenan" is irish name that means ancient or distant (thanks wikipedia) So my name roughly translates to ancient laundry. Fuckin' fascinating!

You're trying to incite my rage. I ain't fallin' for it. Plus, "Waeschle" translates to something to do with washing in German, so you're kinda spelling it right. I shoulda come up with a more creative handle.

I wonder if Mitt took it in the rear to save his virginity?

your skin is inordinately thin, if you're going to incite the same argument on thread over thread year after year maybe you should toughen up, sugar tits.

you're a douche for posting a link to nowhere and getting me all excited!

Oh the horror!

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This is how Mark and I learned how to aid. http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1015149

Sounds like you gotta drop out!

I like Tieton better, but I've only spent 2 days apiece at each area.

Skip the bolt ladder, most any free climbing crack can be aided, as long as the gear placements are bomber and you can fend off the crowds of angry free climbers below you. Placing your own gear is good for establishing a pace. Reminds me of the first time I went trap shooting. I was hitting doubles every time, but as soon as my buddy had me flip the safety off before bringing the gun to my shoulder I couldn't hit jack shit. Practice the whole thing the first time, and eventually you'll get even with the glacial pace that is the level of proficiency.

if you trek over to bozeman I'll climb with ya. I "know" a climber in Missoula (he was introduced to me over the internet by another climber I also met over the internet. I could forward this post to him if yer really desperate, but seeing as you are in Helena, not Missoula, that wouldn't do you any good. Is there a gym in Helena? drop by there and go climbing with the guy who's belaying with a munter.

I'd hang onto your raven, axes with the aluminum spike aren't worth shit in hard snow or glacial ice. As the season progresses a steel spike makes all the difference. I use a BD venom, it's lightweight and is really nice to have on those steep snow couliors.

I always tick the jams on godzilla, to help my second. But tick marking footholds is lame!

I don't know shit about bolting but I'm going to chime in anyway. I thought epoxy bolts were the shit because when it came time to replace them all that was needed was a propane torch. Heat up the bolt which melts the epoxy and the whole thing slides out of the hole, ready for a new glue in once it cools down a bit. I'm not putting in bolts, but if I was and used this technique to replace a hypothetical bolt 30 years later WOULD I DIE?

cyborgs are good, but pretty much any mono point crampon will work well enough. If you're planning on doing mixed routes I'd upgrade 'pons, but I've seen guys climb M8 in sabertooths, so if you're a badass you might not need to purchase mono's (I am not a badass).

one of the best pieces I've read on here, sweet work dudes!

I don't see the need for a SPOT type device in some place like the enchantments. If shit does hit the fan there are going to be plenty of other people around to provide assistance. Worse case scenario you'd have to huddle together on a ledge for the night. You were never in a actual life or death scenario. I keep a mindset that if I do get caught out in the dark I can always sit down and shiver until it gets light again. A friend nearly died on Colchuck a few years back and I'm pretty sure he didn't have a spot. Other folks saw the fall and sent for help. In a remote place where you are unlikely to see anyone a SPOT device might be warranted. It really should never be used though, self sufficiency is your number one tool for staying safe. and I'm off my soapbox

If you grew up in a town of 1000 people in North Idaho and moved away at 18 to the wild diversity of Bozeman Montana I am sure you would hang on to the racist shit your closed minded white supremacist grandfather spewed about after a few pulls of moonshine, at least initially.

The most racist and close minded Romney fans I know are all from the ID panhandle. They're all great people though, as long as you don't bring up politics/black people in their presence.

Cascade Designs is a local company, right? sent in my 4 year old prolite thermarest because it had developed a slow leak where I'd wake up on a deflated mattress after 5 or so hours. shipped it a week ago, and a brand new prolite just showed up at my house today. Couldn't be more satisfied!

I'm trying to round up some buddies to go to Zion the week of Thanksgiving, but that is not set in stone at all. Gotta do Christmas with the family December 17th to 28th, but other than that I will be here in the Bozone, doing stupid things. Send me a PM when you're going to be making it 'round these parts and as long as you're not homicidal we should do some clamberin' together!

saw it today, sure looked like a quark to me, but who am I to crush your dreams. HARK! PETZL RELEASED A NEW VERSON OF THE NOMIC IN A PATAGONIA CATALOGUE THAT BEARS AN UNCANNY RESEMBLANCE TO THE QUARK!