rbw1966

Maybe you should have purchased more. They dropped the apparel line because they were losing money.

Metolius doesn't make climbing attire anymore--poseur.

How do you add those images? I got one I want to put in mine.

I have a pair of tourcaps and love them. Dunno how similar they are but they look pretty close.

Aid climb. Nothing like a good old fashioned bounce test to let you know if your gear is placed well. Beacon has some killer beginner routes. I've done some solo aid at Broughtons as well.

Not if I can help it. 'Sides, I bet that hut will be torn down when they log it.

There's also the Tilly Jane hut on Cooper Spur. In the dead of winter there are some nice turns on that side of the mountain.

You didn't say how many were in your party. My partner and I used a Bibler Bombshelter and had a lovely time in spacious comfort. Two vestibules, one big enough to cook in and enough floor space for gear and sleeping bags. Easy to erect from inside (huh huh he said "erect") and bomber single-wall construction. I bit heavier on the back and the wallet (thank god for pro deals).

What about Goat Rocks?

I think all the lower pitches are loose and the rock consolidates more solidly on the upper pitches. I wonder how much elevation is lost on that shitpile every year from rocks falling.

You figured her ass out? Rigor "mortice"? Is that a new kind of fertility drug?

Southwest Face of the West Ridge. Second pitch was solid, first pitch was a choss-ridden horror fest. I should have taken the bail sling and biner as a sign from god and rapped off. Now I'm having to self-medicate in extremis in an effort to overcome the PTSD. Over 60m of stacked, loose rocks. Why anyone would want to climb that hunk of garbage I'll never know. I look forward to trying a winter asccent. Produce Row--I'll be there.

I've drove through there one summer a few years ago and saw some folks rapelling. Looked like some class or something. Thats a loooooonnggg ways to go to climb. But if ice forms. . .. Rob "road trip in january?"

Depends. I have a buddy who is a paramedic for portland fire and he pulls down more ducats than most lawyers I work with and works less than 10 calls a 24-hour shift. Pretty sweet situation. I will agree that the private sector medics are grossly underpaid--and under-recognized--for their work. As a culture we value the unnecessary positions more than the ones most valuable.

quote: Originally posted by Matt: You are close. EMT-Bs can administer O2, oral glucose, and activated charcoal. Additionally we can help patients self administer auto-inhalers, epinephrine, and nitroglycerin. If you have a partially obstructed airway we can stick a tube down your throat. At the moment I'm planning on eventually going for my EMT-P, but generally you need to work as an EMT-B for a year before going to paramedic school. I don't think we have EMT-Is in Washington. Thanks for the reminder Matt. My EMT-B certification lapsed some years ago. Good experience and a fun job but the pay sucks in the private sector.

Even better: you can administer meds. Only "med" a basic can dish out is O2. The EMT-B program at Portland Community College has no entrance requirements. Part of the program is CPR certification.

They've already selected the 50 members. I notice at least 3 Washingtonians, two from Seattle and one from Ellensburg. Whats the world coming to?

Belle-- I got a discount on my western mountaineering bag when my partner and I bought ours together. They dropped the price by 20% on the two bags. Check it out.

Did they see their shadows and head back down for another six weeks?

check your pm's b-rock

This bears repeating: quote: Originally posted by iain: proofreader

Yo b-rock, if you are driving from Portland to 11worth going via Seattle is a suicide route. Take 84 to 97 and head north brother. Way faster and fewer headaches.

Isn't hauling a keg over state lines a violation of some law (bootlegging)? If so, I might be talked into doing it myself as I have experience in matters of this nature. A buddy and I hauled a keg to Zion where the mere posession of a keg--never mind from whence it came--is against the law. I have access to a tap as well as living within two miles of Produce Row. If someone wants to carpool I could probably join you folks. I drive a 4runner (gas pig).

I'll second Matt's assessment. On the first gendarme I got about 3/4 of the way up before running out of rope. I looked around, dug around but couldn't find any place to set an anchor. Best bet: watch your partner carefully and jump off the opposite side if he/she falls. ;-) In hindsight, I'd set the belay closer to the flank of the first gendarme and just run it out to the top. Pickets came in handy for the rapell of shame when we bailed due to weather. Rob

The bathrooms in my barracks during basic training at Ft. Benning not only lacked doors on the stalls but lacked stalls as well. After chow it was a mad race to get to the barracks for some alone time before the infamous Heissler made it there. One foul human being with a stench far worse than mustard gas. Once the line started forming the magazine was more for deflecting eye contact then reading. Couple of friends of mine, the Newell Bros. (also known as the Stool Brothers) love to leave their calling card at parties: Dry Docking: throwing a handful of toilet paper into the bowl prior to crowning so your "ship" stays afloat. Then walk away leaving it moored.