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Gene- You forgot crevace travel. Then you definitely would be roped up and usually not placing pro. A small point but one none-the-less.

It depends on your experience. I see deadmans as faster than rock pro because usually snow is more abundant than rock but it depends on the climb. So you can take the line you want to take and place pro when you want. Also, rock tends to funnel snow (see avalanche shoot) so those can be dangerous (I have a specific climb in mind here- Stuart Glacier Coulior).

I usually do the former. I dig a pit for a deadman.

bump- this is an old one. They added a few routes since this thread. I'd say there's a total of 5. We did two of the rightward ones. Good times. Don't know the grades but comprable to maybe 5.9?

Bellingham is full of wantabe commies. Just look at the proletariat.

If I had to guess from which college it would be some type of sunday school for big kids like Seattle Pacific 'University' or Bob Jones 'University'. Ya I went to SPU. Problem bro? First rate academics IMO. Not a research heavy school but some legit scholarship is going down for real. Plus look at the faculty to student ratio and compare that to UW. Kinda a no-brainer. I got to TA an A and P class, went to South Africa with prof's, was principal investigator on some research. Try getting that below the graduate level at most universities. Then check back and talk trash some more. There are some seriously talented people that go there. Like way more talented than you or me. So before you go around talking about stuff you know nothing about, make sure you aren't talking to someone who knows way more about it than you. Friendly advice. :kisss: and by the way, the other year the pre-med students had a 100% acceptance rate. Ya, it's just a bible study essentially...

[video:youtube] You made me. Commence thread drift.

Don't forget the four loko

cool bro

Body heated gloves?

Finally something I am proficient in. No but really, for easy to moderate mountaineering you don't need two axes. But if you really want them (and depending on your height- I'm really tall so having 54/57/50 are pretty much impractical for anything 50 degrees and below because I have to bent over to use them as designed )- I'd go for pretty long tools- say 57, like you said. And a 50 backup or second tool sounds reasonable. As you know, this will allow you to (theoretically) use one tool as a standard moutnaineering ax and the second for steep stuff. I had two camp tools that were 54 or 57 that were comprable to the venoms and I really enjoyed them.

No kidding- thanks a lot dude!

Climbing is a great teacher.

Consider me humbled.

That help? I'll stop posting them if they are annoying.

I just make videos that would enjoy watching. And I enjoy making them so might as well share. As for the motives im the psych graduate so I'll figure them out,

Exactly. Respect. It doesn't matter what you climb, it's just the fact that you are climbing.

Very well, then refer to the above. I can see how videos are complicated to some. It's ok, technology is hard.

I like how offended everyone gets. It's just practice guys. Chill out. Take a breath. Go outside. Get off the computer.

nice!

Trip: Guye Peak - West Face Date: 11/9/2010 Trip Report: It's that time again [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwPq7y7734I&feature=player_embedded Gear Notes: your mom

Thanks for the update .

That's for daytrip? I'm a notorious overpacker but I'm working on it,

True that coldfinger.

That's a good question Kevino.