Alex

how can you be anti-Maxim magazine????

PM me if you did.

probably Jasper

beg to differ on that FC in a day car to car is a very long day for even in-shape climbers still a good day though, no need to lug in bivy gear

this was a pretty disappointing turnout. Alex and Jens and one other person (with dave burdick honorable mention) were the only (losers?) who actually brought gear to swap. TTT was there, along with random climbers, but few cc.com faces...

Watch Big Brother 3, or whatever the name of that show is? Will Mickey be evicted NEXT..????? Oh gosh...*must*...*tune*...*innn*

Marrymoor rock wall or rock wall p-lot mark yourself as a "gear swapper" by furtively walking up to everyone there and saying... " yo, got any gear? You know, gear? Capt Caveman sent me." unless, of course, you are talking to Ray in the flesh (you will recognize him as he will be the completely sober dude sitting next to a passed out AlpineK), in which case... " ..You know, gear? Fred Beckey sent me."

me. swap gear, drink at Redmond brewhaha.

set a date and just do it suckas!

I'll back that bet

ray if your coming from work I could probably give you a ride there... youre on your own for the way home-ie

Alki - when?

quote: Originally posted by ehmmic: Now I'm looking forward to seeing the leaves change in the Valley down south... Anyone else planning to be down there during the later part of Sep.? We'll be in Toulumne 3rd weekend in Sept - Conness and Matthes Crest ++ ??

couple of thoughts there are alot of ways you can go - some people "guide" by leading their friends friends up Mt Rainier for some cash - others get insurance, permits, and teach more involved classes. Leading someone up a climb is not what guiding is...you are a hired rope gun, simple as that. Guiding is teaching. If you choose to teach, and not just ropegun, and you have not guided commercially before for a well-established guide service, I suggest you do that for a few years before you try going it on your own. For the simple reason that you might not be as good a teacher as you think you are, you might not teach all/the correct skills that your clients might need, and you wont have anyone to turn to professionally with questions or to learn new techniques - both climbing and teaching. I am familar with the teaching programs for both AAIs, they are well thought out and meticulously planned, and have the benefit of having been tested in the field by many clients. You will need liability insurance of some sort if you teach. Its all good to get someone to pay you for climbing, but if they are not very good friends, or even if they are, you, as guide either formally or informally, are taking responsiblity for them and their training, and if something happens thats bad, they, or their remaining family could sue. This is a necessariy evil in guiding. I don't think that you can successfully skirt it. Chances are you will never have a problem in the hills, and it will all be fun. You could talk to Dunham or any of the local guide service owners about this aspect of it. WFR is a good start. Dont let it lapse, and make WEMT a goal. Last but not least - you wont make any money guiding, so you might want to consider doing something else for money, if money is one of your primary motivators in this. Again, experience in a successful guide service will give you the background for how much you can charge for what. I and many of my friends found framing (in Bellingham) to pay well enough and still affoard ample time for climbing, plus we didnt burn out on climbing, since we did it at our own speed and whenever we wanted, or not. Alex

sorry bobby, thought you had meant you climbed it Sun night. Godzilla did see alot of traffic Sunday, not the least of which was erik skatin' and shakin'. I was there Mon, and didnt see anyone on it from around 12 to when we left at like 4 (raining hard). Alex

quote: Originally posted by Ned Flanders: ...was this freakin big ass crack.

quote: Originally posted by kashmir: anyway I was wondering if anyone was thinking of doing a better guide book for the area. there has been some thinking lately, but I dont think its "official"-type thinking... quote: Originally posted by kashmir: By the way does anyone else think that theres a shit load od FA potential up there. yes..?

page top! Ray, there it is! Snaffle! [ 09-03-2002, 01:02 PM: Message edited by: Alex ]

there were a few people on city park yesterday, but dont know/dont think anyone did godzilla. so it still might be there...

was at index Sun, on route next to erik. Worked at Iron Horse, it felt better/easier than it has in the past. Still cant pull past the pins though. Then ran up GNS and came down for a short session on Terminal Preppie - I suck. Monday Summer tried to do C2 Ten Percent, but we ended up on Japanese Gardens as the rain started in earnest. Next stop, Sultan Bakery!

JayB, I couldnt find the original link to it (a very early draft) from the index page on this site, however Jason and I always had plans to post some updated information here at the start of this coming season. I don't think it will be a complete draft, most likey just a section, but it will help get you out there all the same... Alex

hey Jason, welcome back! The ham has missed you too!

Jason and I hope that the information we publish will have precisely that effect: get people to check out new areas, get people exploring, show that there are other options besides Alpental 1 and Devils Punchbowl. Jason and I already have well over 200 prominent climbs documented, and are excited to share these with you knowing that many of the other yet unclimbed lines will eventually fall, and many new ones will be discovered. The ice climbing story is already awesome with the first edition of this guidebook, but Jason and I are in it for the long haul. We anticipate that the second edition will generate as much interest and excitement as the first.

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um, TILT! yeah, the dude really is monotooling up an 80' snowfield....