Squid

I take my shoes to Ramuta's. - I've found their turn-around to be a little faster than Dave Page.

I talked to the local BD rep today. He was pretty surprised and amused to hear about this rumour. BD is still committed to manufacturing and selling pitons and aid gear.

Cool!

Whales are the of the deep. They are overweight and their schools are small. They'd watch Jerry Springer if they could figure out how. They are no challenge to my dominance of the oceans. Have I told you about the size of my axons?

Bwa ha ha! Bwa ha ha! My time has come. Assume the position, ape-child! It's time for the inevitable match-up: my big beak and 3ft muscular appendage against your puny spine and opposable thumbs! Bwa-ha-ha!

My party reached the Muir hut late on Friday. No one else was around. We stayed put through Saturday, and went back down to Paradise late Sunday morning. During our stay, only one other group arrived at Muir, and that was a group of five from the Tri-Cities. Saturday was a fierce white-out at Muir, and Sunday was worse. If the missing climbers had reached Muir, I suspect they would've entered the hut, if only for a respite from the storm. I hope they hunkered down, and are well.

Dylan asked MysticNacho spent the weekend out there and reported great conditions- 60-70 degrees , dry, clear skies. Sounded good to me.

Quoth Dwayner, I was wrong, but then you wrote, and now I see I was mistaken. You have intimidated me back onto the path of righteousness. Thank you for your guidance, your wisdom, your humor.

Nice to see you BS detector is working, Snoboy. Thanks for the link to urban legends.

Hey Allison, What brings you to the OR Winter Market? Do you work in the industry? I was under the impression you were a stagehand.

Don't do it, kids. I stepped up to the plate and asked my stupid question, only to be greeted with derision, bizarre photos, and groans of 'Didn't someone post that question last year?'

Yeah, I've decided to come out of the shadows and take my spray like a, er, bumbly. and no teasing me about rice or I'll spill the beans about a certain 'crier.'

For top roped soloing, I've used the Wild Country Ropeman II ascender, and I'm pleased with it. It feeds well, and the rope cannot be removed from the device. It is both lighter and cheaper than the Ushba Basic. WC Ropeman @ MEC I use a back-up knot when top-rope soloing with this or any other device.

So far I'm getting the following menu- Breakfast- Hot buttered rum Lunch- Hot buttered rum Dinner- Hot buttered rum In between we'll snack on HC and NOLS hotties. It sounds a lot like my current diet. We're heading up the Muldrow Glacier in the spring, and luckily enough it looks like there'll be a NOLS group up there to haul our bodies out. I wish I could get dehydrated beer.

Hey all- I have to come up with some decent recipes, pronto. We're planning a longish trip this spring (more than a couple of weeks), and it looks like I'll need something more varied than my traditional climbing menu of truckstop coffee and powerbars. The ingredients must be lightweight, nonperishable (we'll be caching for weeks at a time) and palatable. Oh, yeah, the group includes observant Jews, Muslims, Catholics, vegetarians, and Rastafarians and rednecks. Please help, I need it. Spray on!

a) Liberty Crack- N. Cascades b) Muldrow Glacier - Denali c) Serpentine Ridge- Dragontail Peak I'm really happy to be here, now. This is going to be a good climbing year. x0- Squid