layton

Amen Brother!

I couldn't possibly list all my partners high rate of bailure, and I bailed b/c I misjudged how sick I was the other day so I can't complain anyhow. Buy my t-shirts.

Thank you baby jesus, I'm sorry you are now a zombie.

give us a shout out when it's crunch time editor folks.

I've used the trango extreme in the canadian rockies in very cold conditions and find that socks provide all the insulation i need.

I use the 6 month night parka and find it keeps me fine for ice climbing and winter-time hijinx. wouldn't want anything less warm, but i get cold ez.

no actually it is probably gonna be good in a few days (albiet snowier than iceier)

Oh, and just to make life difficult... I know LOTS of hardcore runners who i'd qualify as fat asses. Have your horomone levels tested, you could be hypothyroid.

My dad weighed almost 300lbs and he quit drinking, eating crappy food, and went to the gym...all in moderation, and lost 150 lbs. I haven't seem him in years, but he mailed me a photo and i didn't recognize (literally) my own father. Eat less crap. Eat health food. Exercise but don't overdue it so you quit. don't expect anything but better health. My mom weighs like 200 lbs and tried hard-core diets and they never worked. I think i may be adopted.

"I made this plane myself from a kit! Yeah, they f#'ed up all the screw holes so I had to re-drill the whole thing myself. and I assembled all the instruments too. Okay Mike, buckle up!" So said Scurlock as he pulled the f'in' plane from the hanger by one hand! Great pilot, great guy, great photos, and kickin' Led Zepplin soundtrack on the headphones!

Cool, i do everyone except for aids too ('cept frenchin'). yeeeeehaw! sooooo climbinhottie, what emotional problems do you have that brings you here?

Nope. But I'll be there tomorrow and getting wet with no climbhottie.

you were part of my "unless" clause. we both need to learn how to read i guess.

I took the "VA" for vancouver not Virginia. All the beta you need is in Ice Climbing Washington. hehe whoops. thanks for the smackdown!

remote sensing indicates its covered in snow and plant material.

i really like the new prarie wind album, up there with haverst moon

WOW! I'm like their anti-company!!!!! just thought of a new t-shirt with AIDS written everywhere, all over the t-shirt over the stick figure of someone aid climbing!

I'm not trying to be mean here HONEST, but If you're able to do a route like the one on colfax, you should already know about it and have the information memorized like the OCD rest of us ice climbers and not have to ask for beta like that unless you're not from around here.

bring me back a t-shirt luke!

go live in a Ziggurat!

Mirkwood is the wooded lateral moraine area on the coleman/deming trail on the north side with the big boulder.

I've posted this before but here is my winter training regime: 1.)punch the wall with your firsts, then bang it slowly with your forehead while moaning and drooling 2.)curl up in a fetal position on the floor in your own piss and shit 3.)masturbate, but give up 1/2 way into it and throw up into your boots 4.)Solder a doornob so you cannot turn it. Grease it up nice and good. Now have someone hold a loaded gun to your head. Hang from one arm on the door fixture. Try and open the doorknob or get shot. Good ice screw technique training. 5.)Make a really good dinner and toss it in the trash. Eat raw mashed potato flakes instead. 6.)lock yourself out of the house JUST before it gets dark. Stand outside awake, and only have someone let you in when the sun comes up again. 7.) get a folding chair and sit in it. Now wait.

4.)how did you get the rope up there 5.) my favorite: did you get to the top? 6.)were you free climbing? 7.)who was your point man?

nothing is steep enough on baker for alpine ice, but there is water ice on Colfax Pk like i said. There is one thing, but darin won't let me spill the beans. If you're thinkin Coleman headwall, then it's probably too powdery and fluffy. There shouldn't be any avy worry to go seracing, just look out for hidden slots. Good stuff above Mirkwood. There are some ice flows on the slabs aroudn the hogsback that can be fun this time of year, but i bet they are covered. Another good idea that is conditions indedpendent is the Twin Sisters, especially the West ridge of the north twin. A GREAT winter climb, and can be climbed rain, shine, night, snow, storm, whenever. It's not steep, but it's fun. In fact there is huge potential during cold snap storms in the Green Creek valley in the sisters that just recently was re-explored this summer.

Any of you old timers lurking out there gone wintery clamberin 'round the crags? I hate wasting gas these days, but shore do wanna scatch around down there.