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C- I would add that unless you intend to spend a shitload of time in the BC or become a guide of some sort, then the WFR is overkill for the Weekend Warrior. Others here will (no doubt) disagree with me on this point. But in 25 years of doing this shit, I have treated several kinds of injuries of varying severity with no problem with a bi-annually renewed WFA. That's why I recert every two years: there's a lot of shit covered in just two days, and if you don't review it/use it/practice it from time to time, you will lose it. Vigilance... PS: WFR is a significant cost outlay over and above the WFA. PPS: Nice to see you again, but could you peel a little more skirt off yer avatar? OKTHNXBAI!

Ain't it the truth... 8D NOT!!!1

So lemme get this straight... the cat carries the rack, or you carry the cat with the rack?? Is that why this thing is called a cat rack...??

I'm just here to turn the page... CROTCHETY OLD fixt the spelling for ya, too...

The first thought that strikes me is that you (possibly) witnessed a piece of the Perseid meteor shower. Comes around every year at this time, and is one of the biggest/brightest/strongest light shows in the lower 48. It's always nice to be in the high mountains when they come along. I used to plan my higher summits around the regular meteor showers...

Where do I get the cat? And in what kind of placements does it work best? Is a tabby better than a Maine Coon for off-widths? I have a seal point Himmy. Should I take him over the crazy tuxedo loozer that just shows up to eat and scratch the couch? Help...

It appears that the course will be taught by NOLS WMI instructors, and is being offered locally through the Catlin Gabel School. If indeed the course is taught by NOLS instructors, I would jump all over this if you're the least bit interested in a great course in WFA or a WFR recert that goes far beyond the Red Cross's First Aid/CPR/Call 911 course (which ain't gonna do ya a shit o' good in the backcountry, BTW). I recertify my WFA every two years through NOLS WMI here in the Tri through my local hiking/climbing club as the course sponsor (much like what it appears Catlin Gabel is doing). We charge a non-refundable $160-$180 per student (but half-off for club members, like me) to take the 2-day course. I wouldn't shell out those kinda bucks every two years if I didn't think it was well worth the cost. Just make sure that the course and the instructors are NOLS/WMI, which by the link above it appears they will be. That's my $0.02

OMFG, that was really funny, and I like Bill! Musta been shot around the time of ST V, The Final Frontier, about 20 years ago. Look at how trim he was back then. Ya know, Off, you've said that before, and I looked him up here. But is it really Bill Shatner? I mean, is the ICQ/IP address and all really his? Like there's a way to know...??

Dude...thats very quotable! I'm going to have to quote that sometime myself. "They get all menstrual on you." I like it... A newer version of "going postal", and a more useful version than "getting medieval" on someone's ass.

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: What a priceless tatoo! That is about the funniest fuq'n thing I've seen on this here board in years! And what's even funnier is that allison, carolyn, EWolfe, NOLSe, and Lofgren are friended! The Nodder is LEGIT! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Hey, I'm a lumberjack!!!1 And I'm okay! But I keep a pretty busy schedule, ya know... I sleep all night and I work all day. I cut down trees, I eat my lunch. I go to the lavatory. On Wednesdays I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea. I cut down trees, I skip and jump. I like to press wildflowers. I put on women's clothing and hang around in bars. I cut down trees, I wear high heels, Suspendies and a bra. I wish I'd been a girlie, just like my dear Pappa. So you can see I don't have a lot of time for the bullshit that runs rampant on this site...

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It would seem that similar advice has not stopped you in the past. Just sayin'...

Hey peepul, we're only SEVEN posts away from getting off this page (page 10). Can we PLEEEEEEEEEEZE start talking about global warming now??? Where's that beyotch minx when you need her, eh?

Really? How does that work, Gary? I had to bring a $13,000+/- check to closing when I sold my first house. When tax time came around, H&R Block told me "tough titties" on seeing any of that scratch coming back to me. However, if I had made money on the sale, they told me, I would have had to pay CG taxes on that, unless I re-invested it.

Not exactly, we're only reimbursed if its over 100 miles travel, or if we are called to an out of county assist. I knew I could get my stuff replaced if lost/damaged/consumed on a mission, but I didn't know I could get bucks back for gas for driving my POV... Never thought to ask. Probably still won't. And I support NOT charging for rescues. The AAI had a great report up on its site a few years back. The report has since been taken down, but it gave a really compelling argument, and cites some of the same things as the North Shore website ^^ does, for why subjects shouldn't be charged for their rescue.

Hesh, I can put you in touch with Pete Rieke, the inventor and pilot of this thing: He used his snowpod to climb Mt. Hood in '98, Rainier in 2000, and he led Mark Wellman, Muffy Davis, and Keegan Reilly up Shasta in 2001 or 2002. Pete was my former regular climbing partner, before he broke his back in a 1994 100-footer at Index. He also makes and rides road and trail bikes for the paraplegic crowd. His latest gig is designing/building an "all-terrain" (except snow/glaciers) wheelchair. PM me if you're interested in talking with him. And best of luck to you on your road to recovery! And now for a dose of shameless self-promotion... Crank Rainier 2000 summit shot Yours truly on the right, in the Garanimals suit...

Just got back to this thread, and I was gonna do the math for Dan. Seems I got beat to it by snoboy. Thanks, SB!

Fuck no, man!!!1 We just hit 10 pages. Now, at last, we can talk about global warming!!!1

Hey Dan, I bring whatever is in my "retired gear" bin at the time. Sometimes it's old 9/16" or 1" tubular, sometimes it's old 6 or 7mm prussik loops, and sometimes it's old spectra or dyneema slings. I just can't seem to throw anything away, but it eventually gets used up somewhere along the line...

Porter, I think I know to what Ponderosa may be referring. Within the past 10-15 minutes or so (11:55 - 12:05) today, I've noticed that when I've posted a reply to a thread, it's taken a really long time to load up, and then I get dumped to the page with the well-endowed snaffle. Since I don't keep my MLU or PLB with me at work, I just closed the browser tab and immediately reopened the site (don't need to log back on if you're quick enough at this). My post is there just as written, but you don't get returned to the thread as per usual. This has happened about 3 or 4 times today. FWIW.

We're a dysfunctional group here. Instead of bitchin' about us, help us.

to which Kurt (Feck) responded with the Timbuk3 vid, entitled The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades). So now I ask you, Josh, how is Kurt's post so random? Seems pretty damned sequitur to me.

You mean like noting that it's time to start drinking? I hardly think that's a tengential observation. Scintillatingly brilliant, yes, but hardly tangential. I'm jus' sayin'...

Cthulu is angry, and seeks vengeance...