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didn't notice that till now. I just think those are spectacular pictures!

someone's gonna win this year's photo contest!!

That's beautiful and bad-ass, but looks like miserable climbing

Thanks Drew. I'll be getting the X-dreams afterall. I've climbed on nothing but Cobras for 14 years. Living in Utah didn't feed the ice stoke too much. Only so many times you can climb a route before you just don't care anymore. Doing BBB in ouray rekindled some stokage, and there are some nice looking climbs out East worth dusting off the kit for.

thanks!

Drew, can you comment on how Cassin's compare to the Nomic? It's obvious that the Nomics are amazing and are the tool de jour, but I've heard a few people just RAVE about the Cassins. I don't know if anyone I've talked to has climbed with BOTH to make a comparison. I don't put much weight into a rave review without comparing it to the gold standard (Nomic). I'm talking about a tool for steep, sustained waterice, not alpine ice/snow or mixed. Are the X-All mountain:Nomic the Totem:Camalot?

I vowed never to climb that route again d/t the rope sticking clusterfuck - so scrath that "at night" idea...forgot about the raps.

chrimson is best climbed at night on a full moon walkign in from the road

I wonder if Tyler is aiding up the Cobra right now?

Kill yourself for knowing that

I would split the cost in both situations - it can happen to anyone. But if I were the person who dropped, I'd offer. If that person is poor, then take something of theirs around the same worth.

That said, Corduroy Boy on the other hand, was a true free spirit. The world didn't deserve him and will be a shitty, shitty place without him. He was a spaz. He was a geniune person. He didn't give a fuck what anyone though of him. I blew off his requests to climb stupid shit left and right. I'd give anything to climb something stupid with him now. He was an example to us all. It's not about how good you are but the spirit you possess. He was someone I could be myself around, joke, be an idiot, laugh, and relax. Goddamnit you will be sorely missed. I will never forget you and I'm sorry I wasn't a better friend. Love ya my "A #1 super friend"

I'm totally broken up about this. I don't think he would want to be remembered as an internet thread. I wish he was here so bad. Goddamnit

Have slept probably >500 nights in my Betalite tarp in the alpine.

THANK YOU for the donations. You guys are awesome. Even a band-aid goes a long way when you have nothing (unless it's "flesh colored"...that's not cool).

Thanks Jon, Timmay, and Porter!

oh, like from "The Serpant and the Rainbow"? Whatever happened to Bill Paxton

Marmot Jeans! They are awesome

Thanks Pete. I'm grateful to be in the position to help others.

For all you climbers who have good jobs, I am traveling to Haiti this December and am raising money to buy medical supplies and equipment badly needed by the local free clinic. Please donate if you have the means. This country, already hit hard enough by poverty and disease, was ravaged by a huge earthquake leaving thousands dead. We even need things taken for granted like basic OTC meds, glucose monitors, hydration kits, etc... If anyone has ties to medical supply companies or pharms, send me a PM Here is the link: Haiti Link I'm getting my PA degree at Stony Brook in NY and will be going with 6 others. Thanks! -Mike

Haha! Nice work, Mark Allen and I met at the base of that in the dark years and years ago. Glad to see you're still able to get out

Want a medal or something? Jesus Rolf, this kind of "look at me" attitude you posses really won't help when the masses decide to climb this now overly hyped-up route, adding bolts, and eroding trails.

awesome!

ha!