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I'm sure by most measures she is a very skilled sailor with a level head but 16 yrs old is 16 yrs old. Much like the 13 yr old off to do the seven summits, there is the intractable reality of time such the the rush to be "the youngest person ever to" coorelates somewhat with "the least experienced person ever to". I hope she's ok. I can't imagine how helpless and awful her parents must feel. Certainly I can't imagine why you would ever allow someone so young to do something so committing and dangerous.

Set of 4 offsets for $420. A year from now you'll kick yourself.

But a Master Cam is substantially narrower than an Alien in the sizes that matter. My set of 4 alien offsets is your's for $420. Apparently I just never got it.

:lmao: Frequently it seems like they believe their job is to keep you from enjoying the park at all...

I've always been amused (appalled?) by how many alpine trips the local guiding outfit would book for the month of June in the Cascades. How many of those clients sold on beautiful blue sky pics of Mount Baker flew all the way out here knowing just how miserable the weather would in all likelyhood be?

I've got a set of Offset Aliens I'm thinking of selling so I just looked at completed listings on Ebay WHOAAA!!! 3 aliens for $420 (140! each) 5 aliens for 610 (122 each) 3 for $300 1 black for 98.50 So basically a 100+ each. Might just post them up.

Jesus still loves you Rob.

What I found interesting was how... 1) a very factual account of what happened was posted on the internet. 2) family members came online looking for information 3) family members found information, then asked for it to be removed because it wasn't the sort of information they wanted to hear. The internet if anything is a vast bastion of unfiltered information. Seems like a lot of people struggle with that.

Now of course there are also three dead bears....

SOLD

Very lightly used (handful of days) portaledge needs to see more action than I can give it. $150 plus shipping (~$15) or pick up in B'ham. PM or e-mail dberdinka AT gmail DOT com if interested or have any questions. The fly has never been deployed and is pristine with heavily seam-gripped seams. Bed is in excellent condition, no holes, light scuffing and rubber marks from standing around on it. Interior dimensions are 71" by 24". It's probably best for someone no taller than 5' 10". I'm not sure of the weight but it's light. No more than 10lbs for the ledge and a couple more for the fly. Perfect for storming the direct north face of Bear Mountain. Or perfect for a first ledge if you're just getting into it and don't want to commit $1000+ dollars. Wow! My house is a real disaster tonight!

Crampons are full step in, require toe and heel welt.

WTF is up with those bears in Yosemite? Not enough berries or something?

If you dig around the TR section for a really old report from Forrest Murphy he apparently climbed the n ridge of the n peak from the west side at 5.8ish. He seemed unimpressed but maybe that was because his ambitions fir the west face were thwarted.

The Skoog Route is gone. A big white scar remains. I thought the SW Face/Buttress of the Main Peak looked beautiful even if it's only 5.6. I know a guy who climbed it and raved about it. The north ridge of the North Peak is really spectacular as well. (I rappelled it) 5.8? maybe a pendulum move? Not sure how you'd get on it. But definitely worth investigating. South Ridge of South Peak is ok and something to do if you're in there. Couple short high quality sections, one scary-ass step across and a bunch of mediocre looseness.

Brand New* Camp XLC 470 Semi-automatic aluminum crampons. Weighs 1 pound. Retails for $145. PM or e-mail dberdinka AT gmail DOT com. * (I'm fairly certain I did put these on once but it must have been exclusively in the snow as there is zero wear.) $80 pick up in B'ham or pay shipping.

I used all this gear for both waterice and technical alpine routes in the Cascades. Everything is in good condition. PM or e-mail dberdinka AT gmail DOT com. Pick up in B'ham or pay shipping. will consider trading some of it for Metolius Half Dome Haulbag in good shape if you got one laying around. Grivel Alp Wings with "horns" for leashless climbing. SOLD 9 Black Diamond Screws, 1 V-threader and 2 ice clippers. SOLD Well loved but still fine BD Sabertooths. Nice all around alpine crampon. $40

It's reminiscent of when the Adventure Race came to Darrington and they placed a shit ton of bolts on Blueberry Hill to rig jumar/rappel lines. Presumable these people are not "evil" or callous or totally indifferent. I'd guess the perspective is probably something like "well climbers need their bolts for climbing and movie producers need there bolts for movie producing and adventure racers need their bolts for adventure racing"

The website Rat posted is real interesting shit http://hunzalandslide.blogspot.com/ BIG landslide damned river. BIG lake has now formed behind the dam. A hastily excavated spillway was dug. Today is the day that the newly formed lake rises high enough to drain down the spillway. As it drains it's going to dig the spillway deeper. The question is will it be a steady and somewhat controlled process or will there be a catastrophic blowout.

Thanks for the offer Jon H, but I'll pass. Thats the one style I don't want.

I think if you go to rcnw.net you'll be able to find the entire mini-guide to Spring Mountain. Nice place.

I started blowing these things out. Nice to have, but they make falls damn expensive. If anyone has a pile collecting dust I'd be happy to take them off your hands for a reasonable price! PM me or e-mail at dberdinka AT gmail DOT com. Thanks

I love hating on that guy.

I'll take the #00 for $12 if you so desire. PM sent

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