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I clearly need to visit here more often. Speedy recovery Kurt! No one builds a campfire like this guy!

Ok--so no 'accidental' civilian casualties. What about intended civilian casualties? I find it hard to believe that in the middle of combat operations not one civilian has been killed. But then again, these are Canadians. What exactly are they doing over there? Teaching them to grow weed?

And you know this is factually accurate how?

I agree with Ivan. Doing that slog up the southside in August is not very aesthetic. Do the Sunshine. If you have ever done the H2C before you know what you are up against--I would NOT do this climb before the relay. And chances are, you won't feel mucch like doing it after the relay either.

Mangina?

I remember those trash cans at the Butte as well. I think they lasted all of a week. There was also signage put there at the same time indicating climbers below. Clearly that was effective.

Accessing the PCT trailhead to Three Fingered Jack from Hoodoo meant parking your car on the shoulder as of two weeks ago (i.e. the parking lot was snowed in).

Master of the Flying Guillotine kicks MAJOR ass!

Give that a try and let us know how that works out. In Oregon, those photo radar vans are manned with a uniformed officer. There are unmanned photo traffic surveillance stations but those are for catching people running red lights. If you decide to give that a go I recommend using a vehicle with side-impact airbags. Good luck!

LOW!!! That bergschrund is getting big.

Hmmmm. . group of 5 or 6 with no signs of upward progress? Must have been the Mazamas.

None of it was. Hence my incredulousness. Gee, ya think?

Car to car in 5 hours, 35 minutes?

umm, bill?.....wtf? Whatsamatter Eric? Worried that he passed it on to you after a night of 'drytooling'?

Insurance companies stack the deck in their favor. There is no 'silver bullet' to getting covered in case of death while climbing to help you avoid outrageous rates. There are basically two things you can do: 1. Pay for the rider which covers climbing, which as someone else pointed out will set you back. A lot. (Unless you can find a company that will cover you even with your climbing-related activities. There are a couple out there but good luck finding them). 2. Lie. And just to be clear, NOT telling them about climbing is what they call in the biz a "material omission" that will likely void the policy UNLESS two years pass without them catching it. Thats the crux right there: any omissions or misrepresentations you make have to be caught by the insurance company within two years of the policy effective date or they are screwed, but you are golden. Be warned though that when you apply for life insurance, you sign a medical release allowing them access to your medical records. If you have been treated for a climbing-related injury and its reflected in the medical records they will find out. If they bust you in a lie, they will cancel the policy/refuse you insurance and enter you into a NATIONAL database. Then you are effectively screwed. I am not advocating any dishonesty whatsoever. Sometimes we forget things when filling out the application/questionnaire which is why those inaccuracies are only material for the first two years.

'cause you're a cowboy, right?

Wanna bet?

Another vote for the E2C. If you get them, be aware of the fact that if you don't get a good fit the bass response will blow. Once fitted correctly though, the sound is quite nice and you don't have to crank it as loud as you would with the OEM headphones. They are fussy to get in but once in place tend to stay that way. I like the noise cancelling function when I'm riding the motorcycle and listening to tunes at the same time.

I bet it was one of these peeps, yo

Would you like fries with that?

Good to know. Is there a place in Bend where you can rent sleds?

I may be wrong, but I do not believe you get the option of entering a "no contest" plea on infractions. You can appear in court and try and beat it or get it pled down to a lower offense. This used to be a no-brainer as just showing up guaranteed a lesser fine but rumor has it that the Multnomah County traffic court judges are getting tired of people doing this and are pushing for stiffer penalties. I'm glad I am not paying your insurance rates. Let someone else drive.

When we skinned in there a few years back I remember thinking to myself, what I wouldn't give for a snowmobile. I heard they were illegal that far in though but I saw tracks in the crater. Sounds like a fun day.

I think everyone got tired because all you do is lay there.

Nice work Pete. Hows this going to affect your trip in April?