Pete_H

You've obviously never spent much time in the NCNP. Flagging isn't exactly eco friendly but its not like the NPS or FS are exactly building a lot of new trails right now.

Not Spray: Rudy - cool vid! Spray: Kevbone - fuck off and die.

With three six-packs of beer in him, he recalls Henry (Barber) went up to try Axis on Arch Rock ... "I fell off a boulder while we were putting on our shoes and went into a pile of rubble below. It was the three sixes, I think." Nevertheless he climbed the route without too much trouble. It was wet in spots.

Yeah. World class swimmers, bikers, triathaletes, and runners are nerds. No offense, nothing wrong with it, but if lots of them weren't pro athletes they'd probably be dentists. Climbers are supposed to be tough not worry about protein per body ounce. You think Bridwell and Donini, etc. give a shit about that stuff. Sure they're an older generation of climbers, but still ... And sure, there's Twight. But Twight's definitly a one off.

Great pic's of Indy!

How about Dreamer or similar route in Los Darrington area?

I think you're right about different metabolisms and body types. If I didn't eat a big breakfast like Swensen I'd feel nauseated and tired the whole day. I also eat real food all day instead of that processed power shit unless I'm doing super high-exertion high altitude, then the gu an hour thing seems to be best. This protein per body ounce shit is for nerds or people with way more sensitive high-performance systems than mine.

Good point Lowell. Didn't mean to dismiss Ben's impact on modern steep skiing in the Cascades. Wish I'd had a chance to meet him before he died. It's interesting how many of the descents we almost think of as classics, like the Slot on Snoqualmie and the N Face of Buckner, were only relatively recently first skied.

Is that 4th to last photo of NEBC on Colchuck?

Interesting. I wasn't aware of such a thing before but it looks like its worth a try. Though I doubt any wax can completely alleviate the ill effects of grabby snow.

I'm not sure why the kids were all worked up about having to read his book though. Seems to me it would be a lot easier to write an essay about Touching the Void than Moby Dick or some shit like that. Maybe they're pissed because its harder to find critical essays about Simpsons work on the internet than Keats and Melville.

If nothing else, the British are definitly entertaining.

But thats a sweet wolf shirt. I hate how the hipsters commandeered the wolf shirt thing though.

Renton granite will be going off though.

I think Sky and the Hummels' vision and in turn their websites showed a lot of people what was possible in the Cascades ski-wise. A lot like the Skoogs, et al did a generation before minus the internet. It'll be interesting to see what the next generation comes up with.

Yeah but they are B-O-R-I-N-G

Hopefully the OP has enough info to write her paper now.

You need seminars too. Don't forget the seminars! And a new camera. That's the shittiest photo I've ever seen.

Only when he wears her underwear too.

SOP for Beckey and his contemporaries was just to lie down in the grass in their clothes and go to sleep. Of course, I'm sure that was in the summer and dry weather. I had friends that were on a logging crew and when they were out overnight they would just use the burrito roll technique, which involves lying on a plastic tarp and rolling up in it to stay dry. Really though, for the best warmth to weight ratio a lightweight sleeping bag and an added bivy sack in cold or wet conditions is your best bet. For the wieght of insulated Carhart overalls you could bring a -20 synthetic bag.

I don't think he / she knows the difference.

Apparently, Oyvind Hendriksen (sp?) a local b/c skier who posts a lot on TAY was the rescuer who's rope broke.

For Dan to say that, shit must have been real.

Are you kidding? Hang that antique shit on your wall and buy some gear made in this century.

Nice. Looks pretty legit.