Pete_H

Nice. Sounds like a great trip. I hear beer is more expensive there than Canada though.

Looks longer and harder than the grade II and III and Ian's a pretty legit dude.

It's been suggested ... by Twight I think.

Danny was a local kid. A strong climber, a prolific skier, and a helluva nice guy. RIP Danny Z. You'll be missed.

You do get around. Indeed.

Run the small hills around your house wearing a weighted pack and duct tape over your mouth.

You're an idiot.

Parts of Ohio have to be a pretty crazy place to be a medic though.

Wow Ohio must really suck to make someone wish they were in Gig Harbor (or Auburn).

a 60 works but a 70 works better.

But are you vegan so you can be morally superior as well?

What a coincidence! Water is also white.

Maybe you should learn how the spell Rainier first before you get all worked up about climbing it.

I already abandoned my lifted 4WD Hummer in the middle of I-90 as soon as I saw flakes.

Is it time to hunker down yet?

But only a little bit gayer than one who carries on about climbing.

Maybe he means first person this week ...

The Cunning Stunt.

Tons of climbing in Montana just off I-90. Gallatin Canyon near Bozeman and the Bitterroot Range (Kootenai and Blodgett Canyons) near Missoula. Both are great college towns and worth going to for their own sake.

My goal is to increase how much I can bench press. And get a nice tan.

But have you ever tasted prosciutto wrapped crab cakes with garlic aeoli paired with a crisp pinot gris? Its ridiculously delicious.

You sound like little anorexic girls trying to squeeze into their little sisters prom dress. Sack up and go cook yourself some bacon!

Your story reminds me of the scene in the movie High Fidelity where a guy comes into the record store and Jack Black won't sell the customer a Lionel Ritchey record he wants because the guy has such poor taste in music.

I think its funny when people point to stories like this as the reason they are vegetarians. As if Taco Bell is the only place to buy beef!

I agree that if you have the knowledge you can do a lot with a little. I think a lot of us, including me, too often go into the backcountry without any sort of first aid equipment. Something like Jon H's lightweight kit can go a long way in a lot of situations.