AlpineK

I haven't seen anything. Usually there's an event at Alpental, but ??? this year. Alpental does say something about a 2010 event, but

The only way to not be a punk is to put in some years.

I didn't realize first-hand knowledge was a prerequisite for spouting off around here. I don't like to make statements about climbing routes without first hand knowledge, but that's just me. I have climbed Condorphamine Addiction. I like the climbing, and it has nice views of the mountains while climbing. I don't care whether the bolts were placed on lead or rap. The only negative in my view is it would be a much better route as a 3 pitch climb with half as many bolts. I would like to climb IB since I've never climbed in the Garfield area. Obviously power drilling in a wilderness area is a negative, but perhaps a necessary negative since I believe it will, or has, inspire route setters to study maps more to make sure they aren't in a wilderness area before breaking out the power drill. On CC bolting leads to a lot of idiotic debates that are both amusing and annoying. On questioning by folks who find out I mod here I usually tell them to read bolting debates here if they like to sift through a ton of bs or find that sort of thing funny. A serious discussion regarding bolting would be nice since I believe there are real issues, but I question if that would ever happen here. Raindawg and Pope are representatives of one faction of the discussion. They do have points worth discussing, but they usually represent their views with pictures of ham sandwiches on routes or Richard Simmons. I laughed the first time I saw it, but with humor you need to come up with new material otherwise it's stale.

One of these day's I'll actually have to climb IB. I figure the main reason to climb it is so I can get into Spray arguements about whether IB or Condo Buttress is the most overbolted.

White and Gray = Bad Bad Bad

I did a solo climbing trip to the Canadian Rockies in the mid 80s. I took the train to Lake Louise then hitched up to the campground near the Athabasca glacier. After a day or two I managed to find a climbing partner with a van. We did a few climbs over a couple weeks, and he gave me a ride back to Lake Louise so I could catch the train back to Vancouver. I believe passenger rail doesn't travel Vancouver to Calgary any more. Only Vancouver Edmonton.

Check these images of Utah out http://www.utah3d.net/GalleryMore.html

Bus + Bike

From what I can tell by a search Stevens Pass is privately held, so no Interwest.

I remember seeing the picture of Dave Cheesmond in the low dihedral. I think it was from the original AAJ report, but that's about it. Those photos are rad

The only president that would ever make Lars and Pink happy [img:center]http://ahaupt.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/guns.jpg[/img]

Here's a bus to Gold Bar 270 271 275 [img:center]http://www.commtrans.org/BusService/ServiceChangeFiles/09Nov/270-271-275.gif[/img]

Just a guess, but baking soda or lime might be the cheap solution. You'll have to climb Rainier to test this. When you get your permit tell the ranger you're climbing the mountain to test out your poop bag system.

[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH8FEZvaiAI

Ask Dennis about the best method to inhale anything [img:center]http://www.lynchnet.com/bv/pics/bv105.jpg[/img] You better drink PBR too!

I'm not sure about this Avatar movie. I'd agree the best films came from the 80s or earlier. It's really hard to beat stuff like this [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p2FqXjHOz4 Or this [video:youtube] Isaac Hayes rules

Here's a guide [img:center]http://www.quickdistco.com/cultivation/bboblarge.jpg[/img] [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGnlF8fXy6Q

Head up HWY 20. It's open to Silverstar creek from there you can ski towards Silverstar mountain or head up the highway till you see something cool. The Cutthroat trailhead area has good skiing. A snowmobile, or a buddy with a snowmobile is a nice way to eliminate road walking

I like this letter from the devil Star Tribune

I'm curious what kind of climbing Raindawg actually does these days. I don't expect him to climb test pieces, but from what I can tell climbing is something he used to do. Exploring for ancient artifacts is a cool interest/profession, but what about the good old Cascades? Obviously he has a strong opinions on climbing, but what about an ascent of Das Tooth, his namesake Raindawg, or some cool trad climbing?

I've heard a bunch of stories from my dad about climbing tactics used through the 60s. If we're going to be pure trad climbers then shoulder stands are one of many tactics that are pure.

Palin on Fox is a good thing. It'll either rub in what a bunch of idiots most republicans are, or it'll be a driving force that'll make the republicans reform their party. In the old days the Republicans had folks like Dan Evans. The guy was pro environment and actually fiscally conservative. Lots of folks from both parties admired him, but that was then. In the modern time you could never trust a Republican to do more than pay lip service to monetary policy, and the oil lobby pays them to screw the environment.

Dwayner and Pope could/can get a big group consensus if they stick to a couple core issues Don't Bolt Cracks Don't overbolt routes (bolt every 3 feet) I don't see them doing that though.

TRs in Spray follow different formatting rules

I'm younger than you. I'm pretty sure you're no fan of rap either. Actually I like, "Rap," or Hip hop... Going through my cd collection I quickly come up with [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPWhxS0Phlg and [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm7dZe0b8Rk Of course I like this guy too. [img:center]http://www.austinchronicle.com/binary/fe4a/Hank_Williams_autograph.jpg[/img] So, you're totally wrong on that one. What else are you wrong about? I'm thinking it's your attitudes and misconceptions about modern climbing. From your description of your ascent of R.O.T.C. you're a hang dogger. Maybe you didn't use the word, "Take!" but you told your belayer you needed to hang and rest.