gregm

BD is also muscling Tele-Pyrannes. BD asked T-P to not show Scarpa tele boots on their webpage. They still carry them and T-P will still sell them to you at the way cheap price, you just have to know to ask them. Interestingly enough they still show Scarpa AT boots on the web catalogue. BD has already muscled Coulior Mag to stop printing ads for T-P. Price fixing protections against buying in Europe have already been in place for some time on avalanche beacons. I think gear producers have basically decided to fuck you if you live in the US. Many many people pro deal in this country, and I almost wonder if this is a kind of bribary that allows it to continue happening. Has anyone ever seen a discussion of Euro vs. US prices in any specialty mag like Coulior or Climbing or Rock & Ice?

so all this talk of smoking gets me nostalgic and i end up scoring some and JEEZ - what's with the high octane weed kids are smoking these days? hello? am i just getting old or does anybody else remember when grass had seeds in it?

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i vote for wa pass btw

hey i want to go skiing this weekend too. is something getting organized here? g

they are second bounce - they moved. paid me over a hundred bucks for some stuff that was sitting in my closet.

www.alpinedave.cjb.net web address for sale. serious inquiries only.

quote: I'll let you know if he wants to unload ok your friend is gay. shouldn't this be in the "partners" section?

spend a few extra buck and get the black diamond screws - you will be happier. norhternmountain.com often sells bd cosmetic blems for a little less.

skied green mountain off suiattle road saturday. we dug a pit near the top (~6500) and hadn't hit bottom at 7 feet (well consolidated). skiing sucked because it was 2 inches off fresh on top off breakable crust. lower down we skied 5 inches of fresh/slush on top of grass and shrubbery, which was actually a lot of fun.

A friend is considering a TNF Slickrock for general backpacking use and wants my advice. I will probably end up sleeping in there too so I'm invested in getting this right. The slickrock has a funky design with partial rainfly coverage, and is very light. I am of course wondering how it fairs with PNW condensation (relative to similar tents). Anybody use the Slickrock? Experiences? Rants? Raves? She is also considering a Mountain Hardware Approach, a standard looking full fly & vestibule tent which is heavier and which I've already told her is probably better made given the brandnames. Thanks Greg

west ridge stuart. didn't get lost!

i have the same problem as allyoucaneat. i sort of wish i could relate to normal people better. especially chicks.

planning to climb the west ridge of stewart next weekend. my understanding is we will not need ice ax or crampons to descend the cascadian coulior this time of year. anybody been up there lately?

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i chickened out on the big dirt hike, partly because i had some food poisioning the day before and ended up climbing the south butt of cutthroat without eating anything. bill will have to find another partner for his ski-every-month thing. hey pencil pusher, too bad i don't have a smiley gif with humvee mounted stinger missles...

anybody know if there is still some snow up there? like on sahale arm perhaps. TIA greg

Looking for beta on NW Arete of Argonaut. Wondering about rack, descent route and rappels. Thanks Greg

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actually it looks like we're dealing with at least a couple different mountains. I assume Artisonraju is the one with the shelf? http://members.nbci.com/TeamFX2000/movies/paramount/ hmmmm. A little research: http://network54.com/Hide/Forum/message?forumid=3897&messageid=987371850 [This message has been edited by gregm (edited 06-07-2001).]

there is no such mountain, an artist drew it. there's an urban legend out there that its pike's peak but it's not.

Herzog movie: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0087317

We just climbed it over the weekend. Left the parking lot a little after midnight Friday night and got back the following afternoon. The ascent is in good shape. Bring ice screws and pickets. An easy line was found by climbing the lowest point of the the ice cliff and then getting on a ramp that headed left. We punched through many crevasses descending the Demming-Coleman.