Marko

Looks like somebody's been feeding the rat, that's all.

I guess it's time to get strong!

Pilsner?

blue_morph, I've got a pair of light ripstop goretex down bibs if you're still looking. 60 bucks or so. I can send a photo if you want. -Mark

Integral Designs Endurance bivy sack, 11 oz., size regular, very low miles, $80. Lightweight goretex down pants, large, no miles, $60.

Damn nice shots, daler. Was that on the Nettle-Quirk? Mark

mvs, Actually that was Forrest and not me on Inspiration last winter. Sounded like they had a blast, the bastards!

Hargreaves. Didn't Destivelle solo a new A4 route on the Eiger a bunch of years ago?

Very goddamn cool Wayne! Helluva an adventure once again old man. Cheers, Mark

"Gullies are FNA aid" Goddam right they are! Though it is the more considerate nude climbers that stick to gully routes. Well done in any event!

Sperry's NE Ridge is pretty cool. Some brushy climbing but not bad. Up to 5.6 say. Really cool exposure, too. A short rope is nice for a couple of the more exposed 5th class bits. No glacier though. I think it was less than 8 hrs...

5 years! You're shitting me. It's been that long?!?! Holy crap! No way, that wasn't '98 was it? In any event, cheers.

Man, that is a beautiful shot of Johannesberg!

Wayne: Just think of it as yet another objective danger out there in the hills! CBS: My lawyer has advised no comment at this time.

The mighty Tooth, nekid.

S. Rib of Garfield. Just finding the damn start of Resolution Arete.

I descended the SE Spur and Japanese Ramp a while back. Do you need info on that or for the true S. Buttress?

Cool. Winter... Lots to do up there.

Hey Rad, Great shots! Bring your slides tonight, let's put 'em up on the screen! See you there.

Nice job, man. Sounds like you had a full on Pickets trip. Was that your first visit in there? If it was--> REALLY nice job! How was getting over to the upper Barrier from Inspiration, did you hit the glacier or stay on rock? And how "interesting" was the bushwack getting down to the valley from the Barrier?

Sounds like a perfectly rational thing to do to me. Well freakin' done!!

Because... “I agree with those who say that <ALPINE> climbing is not life. It is much better than that. In <ALPINE> climbing you get nothing other than what you absolutely deserve. It has no skin color, no gender, no rules that matter, and no lawyers, referees, or pushy parents. You can’t get any more or any less out of <ALPINE> climbing than exactly what you put into it. There are no dead ends in climbing, no barriers other than the ones we impose upon ourselves. The blend of skill, boldness, and desire that each route requires is unique unto itself and yet connected to every other route as if within one long and contiguous passage. Life is hard on dreams, harder on dreamers. <ALPINE> Climbing was built for them . For in <ALPINE> climbing success and failure both lead to the same place, to new resolves and new posssibilities. Life should be so good.” - Geoff Childs I think this sentiment is more true (whatever the hell that means) to travelling around on the mountains than anything else. -Mark

Not just loose, but scary loose eh? Food for thought. Thanks for the info Heinrich.

Anyone?

Anyone have any first or second hand info on the rock quality on the SE Ridge/Face route on Buckner? Anyone? Anyone?