Pilchuck71

I am going to grab a beer and wait for five more minutes and then watch you primates start pulling parasites off one another. Beats the hell out of another Beacon thread though.

Well said. I think the idealogical stance of not taking the evil technology along is a short sighted one. Let's say something does happen and you are able to get a signal to call in (for your team or another party) in 1/2 the time it would take you to get a phone or ranger station or whatever and that time was the difference between someone living or dying, don't you think it would be worth having. I for one would have a hard time living with the decision to not take one out of principal. Like another poster said may as well have the same disdain for gear made from technical materials. Same as in life in the lowlands it is a choice to have the thing on and or use it.

Well, I for one liked reading your daily (humorous) posts.... x2

Genepires - yeah Jason, don't know where I got Jim.

Does anyone know Dana Haggen? I ran into him a couple of years ago on SEWS. He was a really cool guy and quite a climber. We let him pass us on the SE Arete as he was soloing and moving much faster than us. Would be interested in knowing what he has been up to. If memory serves me well he put up some ice routes that were listed in Jim Martins book.

your guys' suck cuz they aint water proof at least i can kayak with my shit. ....ZIPLOC.....

I fully agree.

Nice job idea guy! Thanks for all your hard work.

freaking awesome man! The pics are fantastic. Makes me drool for a return to Alaska.

"What is Beacon? A vibrant metropolis with a nightlife and such?" -Mito

Thank you Tomtom!

Interesting: From the forum list,Rock Climbing Forum - "Come Join Peter Puget for inspiring discussions on the joys of cragging in a spray free zone." Does this hold up? I like the idea of the past 24 minus Beacon option.

Leave my mom out of this would ya? I swear, no respect in this place!

Perhaps if you climbed it as much as we do then you'd understand why it is important to us - no need to get snarky about it I have climbed at Beacon. I actually quite enjoyed it too. I honor it's importance to you folks as well. I am just saying........snark,snark,snark.....

Can the moderators make a flipping Beacon forum? This has got to be nearly as long as the freaking Josh Lewis thread already. Sheesh! Edit: See it was soooo long I did not have it in me to read the newest posts before I made my request and now I notice it was already suggested.

My buddy beat her to that idea. We call him the man whore due to the fact he once seduced and then slept with an older (not unnatractive) lady so she would buy him a pair of La Sportiva mountain boots. I still give him shit for it but mostly it's because he beat me to the idea. ?One Green Bottle was written in the 50s. I am 87 years old...................

I think this is the best and most pure trip report I have read in a while. I think this exemplifies why alot of us climb and it somehow takes me back to my younger days when everything was new to me and there was not beta everywhere. Right on man! I am digging this! infinite

My buddy beat her to that idea. We call him the man whore due to the fact he once seduced and then slept with an older (not unnatractive) lady so she would buy him a pair of La Sportiva mountain boots. I still give him shit for it but mostly it's because he beat me to the idea.

Yep!

Check out ebay for cams by an outfit called gear4rock. They are far less expensive than western made camming devices and have fairly good strength test ratings, especially considering your intended use.

Looks like Ivan has started a trend with the mini bomb box! Been using one of those for about 2 years now, they are sweet. Nice hard case to protect your shiznit and room for goodies too! Oh yeah and they crank some decent volume as well.

I am in awe of the banana!

Yup x2

Stick to your guns Will, don't bow to cybersocietal pressures. Be your own man and like Leclerc said "Fuck the whiners!"

Thanks for the pics Shapp. That brings me back. I'll keep in contact regarding a Monday in the near future. Maybe I can round up some of the originals to get out there as well.