rbw1966

I don't think you are doing yourself any favors there Necro. The more you talk the more your chop count rises.

Some people are happy in their coccoon. What works for them may not, and probably will not, work for others. I've lived in 6 different states and one foreign country and probably will live in another foreign country within the next decade. I've traveled all over the US, Europe, Alaska and Ecuador. Every place I go I try and hang with the locals to see what life is really like there as opposed to a jaundiced touron view. I've enjoyed my experiences and felt its made me a better person.

Just so we're clear, First Amendment rights do not extend to a private forum--and as much as you may think this is a public forum, its not. Its privately owned, privately maintained and privately funded. Therefore, the owners of this forum are welcome to censor whatever speach they desire--regardless of your perceived freedoms. An analogy might be if you walk into WalMart and start spewing epithets. They'll jack yer ass out of there just like the moderators here can do.

I would think this would be more fun in winter conditions?

I feel like I am doing plugs for US Outdoor store--which I generally do not like as a retailer--but they have a pretty large selection of technical footwear. I tried on salomons and scarpas there. Maybe a call to them would be beneficial?

I have the salomon pro ice and love them. Right out of the box I did a 5 mile approach with no problems.

Yeah--wouldnt you like that? My fat ass in a thong. I'll leave those items of intimate apparel to the ladies--and trask.

Yeah--us guys wear thongs all the time.

1. people who borrow something, break, lose or return it dirty. 2. people who turn on their turn signal AFTER the light turns green 3. work 4. people who let their out of control dogs off-leash. This was highlighted this weekend at a serene alpine lake this weekend as I was trying to nap and two women who each had dogs on the other side of the lake let them romp around: they promptly got in a fight.

Yes--100 clams

There is a lot fo stuff (not surprisngly) in the store that is not on the website. I bought a pair of Aces this weekend and tried on a pair of Kaukulators. They have them in select sizes at 99 clams a pair. Call them.

Ecuador or Bolivia

US Outdoor store in Portland has Kaukulators. On sale right now for 99 clams.

I saw a bobcat out by kahneeta once. Only cat (aside from feral housecats) I've seen in the wild.

Kaukulators

Patriot was designed to be an anit-aircraft missile. Its been proven to be a very poor choice for use as an anti-missile defense.

I once heard Dan Quayle described as the Barney Fife of the Bush administration. They gave him a bullet to keep in his pocket and just hoped he didn't shoot himself in the foot with it.

Eating a bagel and drinking some coffee in my kitchen as the whole thing went down on NPR

Werd. I want of dem t-shirts too.

I skied the approach for some ice that shall remain unnamed at this time. It wasn't "ski mountaineering" but it was backcountry skiing and I climbed some WI3. I will say that I used my T2's in Hyalite. Just for shits and giggles to compare them to my Invernos. No skiing though.

This was what I was responding to with my comments re leather boots. I've seen crampons pop off of AT boots, Invernos and leathers. Crampons popping off are more likely due to operator error than faulty footwear, in my experience.

I mountaineer in my T2's all the time. I agree with alpinist for the most part. I use my T2's and sabretooth crampons for most mountain climbs and have used that same configuration up to WI3 so far without any problems. A lot of manufacturers market models of leather boots designed specifically for ice climbing. I have a pair of Salomon Pro Ice that are designed for ice--although they are made out of some sort of composite synthetic material they are NOT rigid plastic. I almost never use my Invernos anymore. Maybe I should get rid of them? Anyone need a pair: size 11?

It's called a stereotype, you dumb fuck. Did you spend most of your school time under your teacher's desk or something?

You married your sister Greg?