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RIGHT ON! Great climbing Rolf & Dan. Way to crush! In fall, this has to be one of the more accessible big ice/rock faces in the Cascades. Nice work fellas

Show up before 5 to sign up as it is first come first served. There will be a limit on the number of people who can enter the comp (overall) just because it takes time to run folks though. If you don't want to compete, but want to demo we're going to have 2 demo routes setup so you can try out tools. We're also going to have an ice block for demoing ice screws! and tell your friends to come! The shops and sponsors have REALLY thrown down for this event! :tup: Several ice tools, crampons, product, gift certs, etc etc etc have been donated. This will be a great community event!

Nice A.M. & Dane! Did ya like that traverse move that starts the first technical pitch? It got my attention! When we got to the top of that one we realized we could have just walked around it to the right but well worth the diversion

updated again. Also for sale: Patagonia Micro puff pullover - Blue - Men's Medium - $25

updated. Most screws are pending sale.

Contact me via PM or email: dave@alpinedave.com Ice Screws, all are sharp and in great shape. Come with caps and sleeves as shown. from left to right: 22cm BD Express - SOLD 16cm Omega Pacific - stainless hanger (BRAND NEW) - SOLD 3 2 x 16cm BD Express - $30/ea 17cm Grivel 360 - $30 13cm Grivel 360 - $30 13cm Grivel with smooth spin hanger - $20 La Sportiva Trango Extreme Boots - Size 44 - Used but plenty of life left in 'em. Great ice, mixed and alpine climbing boots. - $50 Salomon Super Mountain 9 Boots - Size 43.5 - Also a great ice/mixed/alpine boot. - $50 Black Diamond Switchblade crampons - $40 Scarpa T3 Telemark boots. Fit feet 9.5-10.5 - $40 Chouinard piton hammer - new handle - $35

Hey Chris- If I were you I'd actually get the Zealot. Still within your specs (110 underfoot), can ski on-piste great, but you get that extra phatness for the slack country. My guess is that the extra width would be nice.

This is going to be a great time! Finally Seattle has its OWN event!

definitely enjoying your contributions Dane.

The NE face options:

Seattle. Will ship.

* Rock Climbing Washington & Smith Rock guide book. $10 each. Will toss in the wilderness basics book w/ either purchase. * Black Diamond Switchblade crampons. $40 * Tiblock ascenders. SOLD * Black Diamond Ice screw 17cm. Sharp teeth and in good shape. $15 pm or dburdick@gmail.com

almost snow-free everywhere. a few small remnants on north facing slopes, but routes were dry, warm and empty last w/e

wow! so cool! :tup: nice send & thanks for the anchor J!

Looks pretty sweet. Hopefully it wont be too long to market. http://outside-blog.away.com/blog/2008/07/the-gear-junkie.html

Nice John! Way to send on the S-G!

pm sent for splitboard

fwiw, I had a bout of tendinitis from mousing/typing last year. was reduced to one finger typing. mine doesn't sound as severe as yours, but I switched to a trackball mouse (thumb operated) and more importantly a microsoft ergo (split) keyboard. My symptoms dissapeared in less than a week. There was something about the soft keys on the MS keyboard that was just what I needed. The culprit for me was the stock iMac keyboard (older style, not the new flat ones) this is what I got: http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Natural-Ergo-Keyboard-4000/dp/B000A6PPOK Also important is to take the 5 minutes to stretch before using the computer for a long time: http://www.eatonhand.com/hw/ctexercise.htm

consider just loading Parallels and windows XP onto your mac (if you have an intel based mac). Then you can use Dragon right in Windows. The windows install is about 4.5G. Toss in open office for writing and you're set...

holy cow Joe, that's a marathon of mud! That bolt looks like a Banditos hanger... ?

one thing I'd add is that the R1 hoody has a honeycombed fleece, whereas those others don't. The thin areas that make up the honeycomb allow the thing to breath really well. For it's level of warmth, you can be surprisingly comfortable in it while working.

great job Elisif and Daniel!

The ice wall was super fun this year. I know I'll definitely be buying a membership there next fall if they plan to put it back up

nice Don, that looks great. What elevation are those at?

Nice used Chouinard wall hammer for sale. Has a new handle on it. $35