j_b Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 i like the idea of preserving old summit registers for the historical perspective they offer on the evolution of our sports in the Cascades. But, what is the purpose of summit registers nowadays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 ...unless, of course, you did something like this, which is humorous, and thereby acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 But, what is the purpose of summit registers nowadays? Once a summit is visited frequently the register's function is purely for amusement. I see nothing wrong in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 you could fry up some good eggs and stuff on that cast iron mazama model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 They are useful in case you can't remember if you climbed a peak before. Just check the register, and if your name is there....well...you probably climbed it before. Its sort of like scratching your name in the bathroom stall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 iain, are those cast iron or cast aluminum? They don't seem to be rusted at all... but still heavy as shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 the best are the guys who carve 420 into the actual toilet seat. dedication! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 iain, are those cast iron or cast aluminum? They don't seem to be rusted at all... but still heavy as shit. I'm not sure. I just assumed cast iron frying pan material knowing those burly early folks. I know someone was going around tossing them off of summits in the central OR cascades back in the 70's/80's. I think only the Mt. Jefferson one remains. I seem to remember one on Stuart too, and I'm sure lots of other summits in WA still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 The Goat Rocks area is full-o-'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macson Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 But, what is the purpose of summit registers nowadays? Alibi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 A summit register entry on Mt. Washington was what prompted me to climb the SE Spur... it was a great route! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinker Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 But, what is the purpose of summit registers nowadays? They give Howwitt da Liar something to obsess about, and some of the cryptic messages contained in the registers provide him fodder for endless hours of speculation and accusation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 allright, lots of funny answers! doesn't something have to be amusing to amount to amusement? as for chestbeating, i have always been of the school of thought that bragging about not signing registers was much cooler didn't there use to be an argument about registers between land agencies and large outdoor clubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 ...i have always been of the school of thought that bragging about not signing registers was much cooler Ah ha! Now that attitude right there will get you branded as a chestbeater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCash Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Those heavy pipes can make you lose your balance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 What a dweeb!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 no kidding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Nice Pirate shirt Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHawk Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Dude, grab a clue! What on earth makes you think you're not playing a part in the history of the evolution of sports in the Cascades? 200 years from now, when there are no longer any glaciers in the Cascades and the forests have burned away, some miserable grad student will get a good laugh uncovering data on the topic. Climbing registers from the early 2000's, along with the ancient archives of this very forum, will clearly reveal things like what the climbing season once was, what people used to consider real wilderness to be, what obsolete climbing techniques were once deemed necessary, what used to be considered really hard and, last but not least, what the social life of climbers and their dates was once like early on in human evolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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