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Cops sleep on the job?

Well how about some chest-beating - what was the round trip time, and did you go all the way to the top "the haystacks"?

Anybody want to go to Lillooet this weekend? I've got a car and a rack, the only thing is I can't leave until 9pm or so on Friday, I'll drive the car, you can sleep (I sleep at work, so I'll be ok). PM me, -john

I didn't get it from the website - they sent me an email, I'm on their list. You know I patronize the local shops as much as the next guy, In fact I recently paid a lot more than I needed to get a pair of boots, because I wanted to try on a lot of different models. And Jeff at FF spent a lot of time with me, and I didn't mind spending 100 bucks more, because I felt the service was worth it. But why the hell should I not buy ice tools or other stuff that requires no service on line. Capatilism ain't pretty, people get hurt, life sux, get over it.

What do we think about this ?? At Barrabes.com the New Year means new projects and ideas. But, how can we talk about such projects without first offering an explanation to those clients who have, no doubt, felt offended by the rise in price on certain products and the lack of stock on others? During the last few months, several manufacturers of outdoor equipment have ceased to supply us, while others have forced us to increase prices on the products sold to the USA and the UK. Hence, some of the products which were previously available, without difficulty, no longer appear on our website and yet they are available if purchased from other parts of the world. In the same way, our publicity has been refused by some of the most important mountaineering and climbing magazines in the aforementioned countries. More than anyone, we want to be able to offer our clients the widest range of products, at the most competitive prices and with the best service possible, and it is hard to understand how this can pose a threat to any free market. However, the pressure we have found ourselves subject to, during the last few months has forced us to change our sales policy. And this has proved to be detrimental for everyone, to you and to us. The wealth of experience accumulated over 20 years of selling mountaineering equipment, has made us come to realize that the way in which worldwide distribution is structured seriously conditions the customer's capacity to gain access to the best products. To such a point that only those products, which already have established networks as well as a number of intermediaries, are offered to the ultimate client. Faced with this situation, we have taken on an ambitious project; OPEN-MINDED <http://www.barrabes.com/openminded/openminded.htm>'>http://www.barrabes.com/openminded/openminded.htm>'>http://www.barrabes.com/openminded/openminded.htm> , A Project for Uncovering Brands aims to shine light on the best brands of mountaineering equipment in the world with the best quality-price ratio. Brands, which are not necessarily the most, well known and whose main problem lies in trying to find good distributors on the main markets. Through this project we aim to become a direct link between such high quality brands and the market, avoiding in this way all traditional intermediaries and achieving an exceptional price. At OPEN-MINDED <http://www.barrabes.com/openminded/openminded.htm> we offer brands, which have decades of experience in the mountaineering sector, many of which are considered to be among the best in their sector, at a worldwide level. HAGLÖFS <http://www.barrabes.com/openminded/haglofs/haglofs.htm> is an example of such a brand and has placed its trust in Barrabes.com to distribute its entire range of outdoor products in the USA. It is no coincidence that it is also Scandinavia's largest outdoor clothing manufacturer and one of the world's most experienced technical outdoor brands. OPEN-MINDED <http://www.barrabes.com/openminded/openminded.htm> is more than a project; it is a philosophy that we believe in, and above all, a new way of understanding the distribution of mountaineering products.

Who needs a webcam when we've got Dane !!

Nice tr crackman. I think my experience is the mirror oppostite of yours. Leuthold's was the first thing I did in the PNW with great weather on the first time out but every time I've been on Hood since the weather has beaten me. By the way, I can't figure out how to get that thing to work either, I think it has something to do with using a url that doesn't have a www(?). Cool pics anyhow.

I used trango s's on chair saturday as well, absolutely love these boots , I don't know what took me so long to get a pair of leathers! the M10's I had might of made those tracks, I had the plastic dealies on the bottom, and they're hinged in the middle (semi-rigid) so they do real well in snow.

Alex, I can never figure out which name matches which ice , I guess I'll wait till the book comes out in Sep. I took this picture on 1/11/03 it's in a cliff band below the east face of chair at the top of the avi slopes that spill down into the source lake area. Does this thing have a name? From a distance it looked like it might go, and that the hidden ramp on the right might be iced up too. -john

oh yeah, barry - you rock as a partner, and uhm - I've got one of your biners. (send me your address and I can drop it off when I'm in Tacoma)

Yeah, we passed about 6 people on the ridge to get to the start of the first pitch only to find a pair already on it and another party of two waiting. But we lucked out big time! The leader of the two waiting made a few moves then backed off, and offered us the pitch. Thanks guys !! Then the people we had passed started to show up, so when we went up there were 6 people at the belay - but I didn't see anyone else come up behind us, so I don't think any of that group did the route. Just glad we motored on the approach and passed all those people. Agreed - the rock moves looked much worse than they were, but I would of liked something more than a questionable #1cam nonetheless.

What time did you start the 1st pitch Lambone? We were at the first belay at like 8:30 and waited a bit for the party in front of us before they decided it wasn't for them. By the by, we talked with some guys who did the butt, and they said there was a good deal of ice/firm snow with not much rock - go figure. Great day and most importantly, cluster fuck free!!

Franklin Falls - bring a snorkel NE slab tooth - bring some skill NY gully - bring some mojo Upper International - bring good skis

dude, that looks killer !!

so who has the link to the webcam that's up there?

I sent you an email.

You read my mind - check your pm's

More pointless approach beta follows: Didn't feel like running tonight so I hiked up to chair instead. Left the car at 7:10pm was at the bottom of the first pitch on the nf at 9:35pm, bulletproof all the way. The good news is it's cold up there and everything is frozen, crust and all. Had my tools and crampons with me so I made a few moves onto the ice, thick enough for stubbies for sure, maybe even a 17cm. Though secure, the ice did feel a little areated(sp?). ... So there I am, on ice, with tools, crampons, a descent rope in my pack, headlamp, great conditions, no wind, all the stars out, all alone, having that debate in my head, should I or shouldn't I. - Oh wait a minute, I did forget something - balls!

... and trotsky was assasinated in mexico with an ice axe

"Quantity has a quality all its own." So spoke Joseph Stalin, Master of the Socialist Worker State, ruler of the Russias & Commander of the vast forces of the Soviet Army.

just wondering if I'm the only one spending way too much time surfing at work

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Step 1. Go to google.com Step 2. Type mule knot and click Search Step 3. Click on first search result Step 4. See cool pic, post url on cc.com Absolutely no thinking was involved in any of this

this is a mule knot: http://wac.icomm.ca/classes/climbingclass/knots/Mule.html I didn't know what it was either, I've always done the wrap around the leg thing - but this seems way better.