DirtyHarry Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 (edited) If you are travelling in a party of five or more and soembody falls in, as long as they didn't fall in unroped and end up wedged between ice walls you are almost certainly going to have sufficient strength/rope/etc. to pull them out no matter how little you have practiced any technical rescue skills. That's why you should always cross a glacier tied to a fat kid. Edited May 5, 2006 by Off_White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eerie Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 That's why you should always cross a glacier tied to a fat kid. Right. So the fat kid can pull you down a crevasse when he crashes thru a snowbridge diving for the krispy creme he dropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RocNoggin Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 That's why you should always cross a glacier tied to a fat kid. Right. So the fat kid can pull you down a crevasse when he crashes thru a snowbridge diving for the krispy creme he dropped. at least you will have a nice cushion to land on! and you know that the fat kid will get wedged between the walls of the crevase before you will so you should have plenty to room to climb out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 ...and, should you need to await rescue, you'll have plenty to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 And since it'll be real cold in the crevasse you can cut always cut open his belly and crawl in, ton ton style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 That's why you should always cross a glacier tied to a fat kid. Right. So the fat kid can pull you down a crevasse when he crashes thru a snowbridge diving for the krispy creme he dropped. at least you will have a nice cushion to land on! and you know that the fat kid will get wedged between the walls of the crevase before you will so you should have plenty to room to climb out! like a human chock stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 more of an upgrade, like a padded, heated chockstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Then the man drowsed off into what seemed to him the most comfortable and satisfying sleep he had ever known. The fat kid sat facing him and waiting. The brief day drew to a close in a long, slow twilight. There were no signs of a fire to be made, and, besides, never in the fat kid's experience had it known a man to sit like that in the snow and make no fire. As the twilight drew on, its eager yearning for the fire mastered it, and with a great lifting and shifting of forefeet, it whined softly, then flattened its ears down in anticipation of being chidden by the man. But the man remained silent. Later, the fat kid whined loudly. And still later it crept close to the man and caught the scent of death. This made the fat kid bristle and back away. A little longer it delayed, howling under the stars that leaped and danced and shone brightly in the cold sky. Then it turned and trotted up the trail in the direction of the camp it knew, where were the other food-providers and fire-providers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 That reads like the kind of fantasy one might have while passed out in the middle of Lake Ozette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 if i had had a fat kid with me at ozette, i surely would have cut him open and crawled into his stomach for warmth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 you could have lured him with the box of snickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kij Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Then the man drowsed off into what seemed to him the most comfortable and satisfying sleep he had ever known. The fat kid sat facing him and waiting. The brief day drew to a close in a long, slow twilight. There were no signs of a fire to be made, and, besides, never in the fat kid's experience had it known a man to sit like that in the snow and make no fire. As the twilight drew on, its eager yearning for the fire mastered it, and with a great lifting and shifting of forefeet, it whined softly, then flattened its ears down in anticipation of being chidden by the man. But the man remained silent. Later, the fat kid whined loudly. And still later it crept close to the man and caught the scent of death. This made the fat kid bristle and back away. A little longer it delayed, howling under the stars that leaped and danced and shone brightly in the cold sky. Then it turned and trotted up the trail in the direction of the camp it knew, where were the other food-providers and fire-providers. Jack London's always so cheerful. And cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 In Oregon, trees grow on the glaciers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 could you make that image a big bigger Dru, it's not fitting on my screen..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Here in Canada, we don't need fat kids cause we have Sno Cats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foraker Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 the locals ain't much too look at either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-spotter Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 (edited) If you can't find a fat kid, this guy will happily rope up with you for Half Dome ski descents! Edited May 5, 2006 by G-spotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 like a human chock stone like a human snow-bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 like a human snow-bridge. no, those are french tourists in the alps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 Hey, there's a cool new slab climb in the crater of St Helens! Anyone seen it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crux Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 FA Fat Slab -- TR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaps Posted May 5, 2006 Share Posted May 5, 2006 GROW UP ALREADY! making fun of people who are gifted with extra body wieght is so immature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 are you a fat kid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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