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Now I feel silly.. I guess I didn't have to unplug the computer each time.

N is for Neville, done in by ennui.

How does one navigate back to the boards from the photos?

I just want love. Is that so wrong?

damn, that's a four-star post!

school lunch...Thursday is Surprise Casserole!

gaiters on camo...nice touch!

I think a 'That was stupid' is appropriate here. I'll save my finger-wagging for the sandal-shod.

Taking a calculated risk is not the same as failing to recognize a risk exists. The party in question were struggling at the 5.8 crux and getting sketched on the snowfield descent- not quite the skill set of Messner or Peru. They should've learned a little more about the route & descent before tackling it.

birds do it, bees do it- let's fall in love!

I like the yurt shot.

get a room, you two. All this flirting is giving me funny feelings.

Olestra is Twight's secret ingredient to alpine badassness. The whole Gu thing is a front. He travels with a flask of whisky and a Camelback of Olestra.

I'd rather be razzed for being stupid than have my ass rescued/carted out of somewhere it didn't belong. I don't think it's good enough to suppose that 'the party involved knows it' - at some point the interests of the community outweigh the interests of someone's tender egos. They should feel stupid for not knowing what was involved on the descent. Coming back down is just as important as getting up the climb, and I'm perfectly content to roast someone to make that point to other beginning climbers. I'm glad they had a good time, I'm glad they're safe, but their problems began long before they decided (or failed to decide) to wear sandals. ymmv

Umm. Yeah. The vision is pretty bad, but it was the smell that really bothers me.

AlpineK said this in another thread Learning how to pick your traveling companions is key. Just as key is learning how to be a good companion- for me this means learning how to have fun and laugh at shit when you're cold/tired/scared/hurting. Everybody has their own way of dealing w/shit- find someone who works well with you under pressure.

?? Where's the chest-beating? Haven't you learned anything on cc.com?

you've gotta love my

How did you know? (btw, what is your argument?)

Oh yeah. You've got to eat a lot too. Alpine climbers are fat- richly padded with extra insulation & food. Learn to drink olive oil like it was a fine wine.

Go camping. There are many skills you learn from simply backpacking on multiday trip that will serve you very well in the alpine- how to pack a pack, how to pack lightly, how to dress when active & at rest, how to stay warm, how to not get lost, yadda yadda. This skills strike some people as so fundamental that they're surprised not everyone knows this stuff, but you'll be miserable without it.