Alex

Rabscuttle, instead of ruining whats probably a perfectly good tool, sounds like you just need something with a (more) modular head. Sell the old one here or on eBay and get something more user friendly.

olive oil! cat n the hat dude, group therapy is rude runout offwidth and chimney fest, no sun there!

he sure don't know anything about Vegas (hi Jason!)

i hear getting a job helps, mike!

NOLSe, you apparently are not as up on what others around here climb as you'd want to be. You should probably stop talking smack and just go climbing so you can catch up to the people you so regularly diss.

I talked to Ray (Capt Caveman) about this briefly when he mentioned something about it this summer, as he apparently was in the area while the bolts were being placed. From what I understand, the bolts were placed by hand, on rappel. Alex

If rock and Alpine, then I'd say Yakima. You have the Southern Cascades incl Mt Adams close, Tieton rock climbing area is very close, Vantage not too far, and as for Alpine the Stuart Range is closer to Yaki-Vegas than it is to Seattle. Yakima itself is hotter and drier in the Summer, colder in the winter (very decent ice climbing nearby) and weirder in general, but there it is.

What kind of climbing do you do? If volcanoes, Ft Lewis might be good. If rock, Yakima might be better for Vantage/Tieton

Here are the details on the broadcast in the Seattle Area http://www.kcts.org/SeriesDetail.asp?N1=ORFI Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:30 PM #1603 Channel: KCTS Also Airs: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:30 PM (KCTS) Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:30 PM (DT) Alex

The old CMI "Rock Jock". I bought two direct from CMI about 12 years ago when I was climbing at Seneca one trip. I never used them. I will never use them. Waste of cash.

Hilda has been closed for many seasons now, since the fire that burned part of it down.

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gotta be some of the worst "reporting" i've read in a while..

Thanks for all the offers, specialed is gonna hook the brutha up. We are just going for a few days, kinda like an annual "east coast leaf-peeping crag-climbing tour". should be a great time!

2-0 Boston top of the second

Anyone got a NRG guidebook I could borrow for the weekend? Seattle. Need to pick it up today or tomorrow am. Thanks, Alex

I hate gear reviews in the rags. they never go out on a limb and say "this product sucks, dont buy it" or "this product is the clearly superior choice" They just want to give you a comparison, typically based on price (like REI fact sheets). Lame. I can do that with Google. Not a huge surprise, since gear manufacturers are paying for the advertisements and the rags dont' want to loose their revenue.

* Second the suggestion for a full-size spare tire. I've gotten a number of flats on trips to Banff now, and with the sleepy-town nature of Radium, Jasper, Banff and Lk Louise you are strongly advised to not rely on a "donut" spare tire for too long, cause you may end up driving on it for a fair distance or a number of days. Kamloops and Calgary are the nearest "major services". *Canadian Tire rocks! Some of the best service I ever got (Kamloops) for a real serious breakdown once. * DO NOT MISS the hot springs. Radium Hot Springs is ultra-cheap, open at night, and a real welcome luxury on a typically cold trip!

good story and glad you are safe! i hear Kor-Ingalls is a chimney sandbag, so you'll have to let us know how it goes.

I havent had time to hunt around the house yet, I will tonight

Driving to Canmore is no prob, unless its snowing hard in which case you'll slow down but not stop. There are several good canadian web sites with current driving conditions in Banff, Jasper, and Yoho that you can check just before you leave on your drive. There are a few things to consider for January, though: 1) the temps are likely to be significantly colder than you or your car are used to. My power steering fluid froze during one drive, and extreme cold can make a car run very cold (the reason why some people block their radiators with a piece of cardboard) 2) make sure your car is in top working condition before you head out. brake problems, clutch problems, old bald tires, anything where you would regret getting broken down in the middle of no where in the extreme cold. My own experience with TransCanada 1 from Seattle is that its slower to Canmore than it is going the Southern route through WA and ID, if you are pressed for time.

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way to go Drayad and friend, winter alpine suffering awaits you with open arms!

I once met Kiwi at Pub Club and was super disappointed that there was no detectable New Zealand accent.

I for one am personally interested in these issues, but have a hard time finding information on meetings like you describe; they don't seem to be well-published; maybe I am just looking in the wrong places? I think one immediate thing "we" could all do to improve the flow of information about access issues is to agree on some way to publish access-oriented meeting announcements somewhere. It could be on the Access Fund site, here, or anywhere...just *somewhere* discoverable.