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No pancakes? Cast Iron rocks for pancakes. Mmmm Maple Syrup. Mmmm Butter... True Alpine Power Food!

Go for the pocket rocket - it rocks. I've made pasta sauce from scratch on it (tomatoes, onions, garlic, etc.) and didn't find the flame size a problem. If you really want to cook on any backpacking stove get a flame diffuser (like the ones that come with outback ovens)

You missed the whole 6' of snow on the ground part? The 'biler trucks aren't getting to Morrison Creek yet. I think that answers your question. You could also check this thread: http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB5&Number=171521&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

Hmm. So the gear guide people are supposed to take a random sample of sleeping bags purchased throughout the season (in case they change suppliers, or assemblers, or...) And provide you with Min, Mean and Max? I truly doubt you'll see outdoor gear with weight specs better than +-5%. Which for your 2lb 4oz bag would be +-1.8oz.

It's not a can't - as I said my toes have yet to recover from the week before lasts trip up Adams (hiking from 1-2 miles past Wicky shelter to Morrison & from Cold Springs to below the South summit). A weird dead feeling in the toes isn't good for long term use.

A Night of Serious Drinking - R. Daumal Machiavelli in Hell (bio) Venice: A maritime Republic (History) Teton Skiing - T. Turiano Man's Fate - Malraux John Barleycorn (and I, too, wish to see the world with drink in hand!)

The F1's plastic cuff is as tall in the rear as the Laser/Denali, etc. so I doubt it'd climb much better. Dynafit had a laceup plastic (the MLT4) boot made just for climbing - you might want to check that out.

I've hiked 2-3 miles with my Lasers - it's possible, but not pleasant, and you have to crank down the forefoot so as not to bash your toes to oblivion. My left big toe still has some weird tingling/deadness weeks later. I run Laser's, 555's & Mito's - which work great for volcano's in spring, and isn't too bad for the approach.

Tough, yes! But so rewarding (And meetings are so much more tolerable the next day)

Ask your local REI shopper......

What makes you think that? Black Diamond would disagree with you - "The first wing, the second wing and the bridge are stamped or otherwise cut out of a sheet of metal or other durable, bendable material. The wings are then bent relative to the bridge so that they oppose one another and form sides of the gate. "

Beer! And hopefully people will still be there when I get out of class!

Open containers are legal in Virginia too (the only time I've ever seen people fight not to drive!)

Aluminum is also softer than steel. And steel biners disapeared a long, long time ago. It's more a function of the workability of TI - see here: http://www.ushba.com/tifacts.html

Currently it's about a 5-6 mile approach (was 6 - after this weekend should be 5). Still 2-3 feet at Morrison Creek.

I hate the scenery on University campuses. Particularly around spring time.

Because you like looking at the remains of teenage love affairs?

Have you looked at the sterling shorties? http://www.shorelinemtn.com/store/prodinfo.asp?number=RP-4453&variation=&aitem=10&mitem=25 A bit larger in diameter, but no surgery necessary.

In my experience Salomon's come broken in (and start breaking as soon as you wear them. 2 pairs of Raid winds in 3 days!) Take'em back to the elves!

Most(all) skis will last under a week before the P-Tex begins to look dry and scaly (sort of like a chocolate bar thats been frozen) and really begin to slow down. It's particularly a problem with comp/race skis as the P-Tex is often a different blend. It's more noticeable on non-white base materials. If your looking for tuning equipment - check out yur local ski shop, or REI they're clearing out the stuff right now (though the best stuff is probably long gone). A Wax Iron, Plastic Scraper, a file tool9some of the plastic holding jobbies work well), and some ski vices are the basics to start off with. Base repair isn't that difficult to do at home, it's just time consuming. A repair iron from Tognar, a little Ptex cord and a sanding block is all you need. (and these'll cost the same as 1 repair session at most shops) Carl

I bet the "gardeners" are doing a lot better with the influx of boulderers....

From the UIAA journal: http://journal.uiaa.ch/art.asp?id=229 The Invasion of the Boulderers - The late 1990's saw a dramatic increase in bouldering activities in the eastern sierra. From essentially no use in the fall of 1998 - to the present, over 45,000 young enthusiastic climbers/boulderers arrived to test their skills on the bouldering problems of the region.

Depending on the 'yak isn't it just cheaper to buy a new one - or at least a not quite as much of a playboat slightly used one? Common Carrier ain't cheap.

I thought a pink tutu would have been nice for his aerial portions.

I missed most of the 1st half - but Musashi was cool! The Norwegian KiteSkiing film was cool too - a nice pick up after the slightly overlong French rescue piece.