AlpineK

Lift with your legs, not your back.

Nice trip, I remember bugs in the Cirque Next time bring some pet bats http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/Control-Insects-Bat-Habitat.aspx

Yep, that's part of the definition. It's also a really popular route. Based on the time frame your talking about watch weather forecasts and have back up plans. White outs on big wide snow slopes are bad. It's easy to get lost. Make sure you have maps and compass bearings. Weather can move in rapidly.

French folks laugh at Quebecois. "They don't speak French." or Les Quebecois ne parle pas Francios

From comments I heard while in France it sounds like the French don't think much of French-Canadians

Nice going! I used to do a bit of rope solo climbing, but its been awhile. I would jug the rope and clean the route on my last trip up. It worked pretty well. Fun, but different than climbing with a partner. Climb the route twice rap it once.

Yep, good job

When I first climbed the W-Ridge of Forbidden there were no permits required, but times change. Boston Basin is one of the easiest places to get to in the N-Cascades for folks planing on camping then climbing, and the W-Ridge is one of the 50-Classic climbs. Lots of folks want to climb it, and it doesn't take a ton of use to trash the place. Tracking use is one part of managing the park and permits help. If you go to other parks to climb in both the US and Canada you need to get a permit for overnight use. I got shut down trying to climb the N-Face of Temple in the Canadian Rockies a few years ago. We were going to camp out in a zone where a Grizzly was spending the summer in order to climb the route. Getting shut down sucked, but it was nice of the park ranger to point out a good reason not to go. In any case posting a TR with photo-1 giving the middle finger to the rangers isn't a good way to get the permit process changed. FWIW both climbs are fun and it looks like you had good weather.

Just a FYI Locking the thread closed it for everybody pro and anti bolt. It doesn't single out folks against the City Park replacement bolt. I'm sure there will be a new bolting thread coming soon. Everybody can start the argument again.

Can't speak for Mt Blanc. From Zermatt you can ride a cog railway to a ridge crest and hotel. From there a teleferique take you far enough out the ridge line to make a broad sweeping traverse across the Gornegrat glacier easy. Some hand lines on the shoulder of Monte Rosa allow you to keep altitude. From there glacier climbing is pretty simple. I did it as a solo ski run in a day. When you descend you can walk to the hut and down the Gornegrat glacier. That could save you another ascent back to the ridge you came from. It's all downhill back to Zermatt. Hotel at the top of the cog railway [img:center]http://www.planetware.com/i/photo/gornergrat-gornergratbahn-zermatt-ch316.jpg[/img]

Yep, the real discussion was over when the thread was locked. Everybody had days of opportunity to express their opinions on the subject and respond to posts of users with different views. The debate shifted to a sprayfest. That's fine in spray, but not a useful addition to the thread in the Climbers Board.

Make sure to bring your passport. You'll need it entering and exiting North Dakota. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/393823/august-03-2011/threatdown---fake-states--sharia-weather---monopoly

Let's see, the fellow ask for input prior to replacing a bolt on RCNW prior to the replacement. The primary focus of the site is climbing at Index. You would think anybody who spends time climbing at Index looks at the site. They might even take part in clean up and trail maintenance. In any case you would think it was a great place to ask for input on replacing a bolt or other alterations to existing climbing routes. What the guy didn't do was request input from CC prior to replacement. Apparently the work required 100% sign off from every climber and he didn't post on enough websites. Next time the gold standard is to request comments on proposed bolt replacement from: CC, Northwest Hikers, Turns All Year, King-5 News, The Seattle Times...

Skiing on the volcanoes is still good. Please post a Montana ski TR

Dulled experience? Then: That bolt off the start looks a little sketchy Now: Look somebody got rid of the old bolt and put in a new one I'm not sure I follow how this dulls the experience. If somebody yanked the bolt then everybody would have to stare at an old bolt scar. Now that sounds dull.

I've placed stoppers in the crack before. They seemed more like aiding placements then actual pro. Perhaps the latest high-tec stoppers are different If all they did was replace the old bolt with a new one it doesn't seem like a big deal.

I signed a petition opposing the development prior to your first post/thread. Sorry I didn't update my status here

Yep, spend money on boots and skimp on skis and bindings until you've logged some time and have a better feel for what you want. Dynafit compatible boots keep your binding options open. You can demo skis with dynafit bindings then non-dynafit. The non-dynafit/step in bindings are heavier. That sucks, but they don't take much of a learning curve to use.

Only if you sign an agreement to have a large sign saying, "Two Faced Piece of Shit Lives Here," posted in front of your new dream home.

If I remember correctly transporting meat across the boarder that is not hermetically sealed can get you in hot water at customs. Also never tell the customs agent you're bringing meat across the boarder and plan to give it to a Canadian

Looks like a fun place to hang out [img:center]http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/motel/northdakota/P1010037a.jpg[/img] [img:center]http://www.dispatch.com/live/export-content/sites/dispatch/national_world/stories/2011/06/23/north-dakota-0623-art-g6bd506c-1north-dakota-flooding-jpeg-0bffe-jpg-large.jpg[/img] Livestock auctions dude. I bet you could find some purdy goats ... [img:center]http://www.hodgman.org/travel/dino-2003/20030630-2468-ND-Bismarck-Livestock-Sales.jpg[/img]

Perhaps Mickey is more interested in the response to his request than the actual drill.

No shit, Hobbits might like tea but they would never join the Tea Party. A Tea Party member would have kept the ring.

The problem is it's sad to see, and it speaks of a general decline and change in the environment. Yes there are new trees, but it is a loss. While white pines had a high timber value in Idaho they were admired enough to receive protection and listing as the state tree. For the most part protected groves of the trees have been decimated by imported plants acting as vectors for disease. A lot of effort has gone into restoring wolves and bears to the land. In the case of the American Chestnut forests of different new trees grow, but a lot of effort goes into restoring the original forest. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-10-19-American-chestnut-tree-blight-resistant-genetically-modified_N.htm They are starting to succeed with restoring American Chestnut efforts, but there are no viable methods of fighting white pine blister rust at this time. http://www.conifers.org/pi/blstrust.php If you need more examples of efforts to restore forests you can search through studies of other invasives, the damage they cause and the response. Emerald Ash borer receives a lot of attention in regions of the country where ash trees are a major part of the forest. http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

Sure do Nodder