Alex

Once you turn the buttress below the triplets, just head on a rising traverse for the notch on Erick's map that he posted above. Everything is visible, you will be way above treeline, its really not that difficult to find.

Its really pretty simple: * hike to Cascade Pass * hike Mixup Arm until you get to Cache glacier * hang a sharp right and ascend the lobe of the Cache and walking rock slabs underneath the East and Northeast faces of mixup. This is not the same as going to Gunsight. You are heading towards the North ridge of Mixup, so go that direction. * The snow and ice ends at a short steep dirt gully that turns to steep heather scrambling after 50m. Steep heather ascends to the Mixup north ridge notch with a few short sections of 3rd and 4th. (Up until this point you've done the approach for the North ridge of Mixup.) * From the notch you have a great view of the Triplets and the E face of Joburg, descend down the backside of Mixup down steep slopes and 3rd class scrambling to more steep heather and alp medows, and a faint climbers trail to C-J col, below.

Where the fuck do you live? Out here we build fences and shit to keep the deer out though. where do you live? last i knew it was capitol hill, didnt know there were herds of deer running around there

Next Tues. Who is in?

speaking of which, we should have a Tues evening skate at Carnation and then hit up the North Bend Grill for PC afterwards

The Carnation park is not that hard to find, its located in the little memorial park on the N(?) side of town, there are some public tennis courts there too. I havent been to the one on Orcas but my brah tells me its the shizzle. He skates the Mukilteo park daily and says that ones pretty good too. There are alot of good parks around. I have been borrowing my friends board the last couple times, but I think I will buy one now, get some good knee pads and skate more often. Its a pretty good workout!

I like it. Its a nice beginner park, and since its kind of further from large suburban centers there arent many people (if any) there. There is not street terrain, just a pool, but its a really nice place to learn and get your skills up. If people consent you can have 2 in at a time, one in the deep end and one in the shallow end.

maybe she ate the same burrito NOLSe did?

I've been skating at Carnation a few times in the last couple weeks with some other "climbing" friends. But that pipe looks a little sick to me.

Erick and I also pulled down some blocks while pulling rope descending Johannesburg, but we figured that was all just part of the program on that thing.

i thought this was going to be a thread about Amtrak

I think John Clarke was on the juice too.

I thought this was Exit 32/38 North Bend PC week? And that Marie, minx, and archenemy were all showing?

True. I have been reading the Civil War Almanac by Commager. The politics during the time of that war and Lincoln were unbelievable, worse that modern day. All the same issues, all the same political parties and players, all the same shit. (Interestingly, of course, was that the Democrats at the time were pro-Slavery.) These things we gripe about have been around for at least 150 years, if not from the very birth of this nation.

One could argue that true leadership in this country regardless of political flavor is sadly lacking.

Sad that Bush is the barometer of idiocy. I don't find that sad. What I find sad is that greater than 50% of the American voter's in the last election voted for him, after having seen him in action for four years. That one out of every two voters is also a similar barometer for idiocy is what is really sad.

S face of Pingora is pretty short and user friendly. One of the few places on earth where nuts are the bomb and cams completely useless.

The answer is 1) a hanging stove do not use XGK. you've just spent bank to get the lightest tent known to man, yet you haul an XGK and white gas? I got a Markill Stormy hanging stove, or in a pinch just use the pocket rocket with a canister on the tent floor. If you are careful (and vent) you will have no problems.

As in Sangre De Christo...

Ironic that a poster named "Dechristo" is leading the class?

maybe the smell of all that cash will mask the smell of your undies..? nah,...

Alright, but the wife wont like it if I take TLG instead of her...

How about Wagner tickets instead?

I don't like the smell of fresh laid poop, actually...

yeah lightweight!