Perfect Partner- Part Deux (ice)

[Jens]

Perfect partner Part 2

If you're a noob and want to have your town's Twark Twight take you ice climbing you:

*Drive and have a full tank of gas and extra coffee when you show up

*Have 4wd, snow tires,and chains (must be a high clearance rig-no subarus)

*Don't need to stop for anything else after showing up.

*break trail in

* Break out a brand new dry treated rope or ropes

*lead the first warm up pitch

*Carry a file, multitool, and spare pick

*Provide the v-thread cordage (and know how to V-thread)

*Never bottom out Twark's screws on thin ice

*Produce a thermos of boling cider or tea at a belay

*Produce the "mother ship" of belay jackets

*bring extra hand warmers packets for Twark

*Move quickly on each pitch

*Don't swing and plant lead sticks when you are following.

*Produce extra food.

*Offer to rap off last after pulling the unweighted backup

*Let Twark have the virgin fall line ski run on the way out in the champagne powder.

*Produce a cooler full of good beer at the car

*Drive home and gossip about other cc'ers all the way home!

Repeat

 

 

[scottgg]

Good one Jens

[Weekend_Climberz]

Where's "Takes a ground fall, shakes it off and continues on up the route"?

[StevenSeagal]

Perfect partner Part 2

If you're a noob and want to have your town's Twark Twight take you ice climbing you:

*Drive and have a full tank of gas and extra coffee when you show up

*Have 4wd, snow tires,and chains (must be a high clearance rig-no subarus)

*Don't need to stop for anything else after showing up.

*break trail in

* Break out a brand new dry treated rope or ropes

*lead the first warm up pitch

*Carry a file, multitool, and spare pick

*Provide the v-thread cordage (and know how to V-thread)

*Never bottom out Twark's screws on thin ice

*Produce a thermos of boling cider or tea at a belay

*Produce the "mother ship" of belay jackets

*bring extra hand warmers packets for Twark

*Move quickly on each pitch

*Don't swing and plant lead sticks when you are following.

*Produce extra food.

*Offer to rap off last after pulling the unweighted backup

*Let Twark have the virgin fall line ski run on the way out in the champagne powder.

*Produce a cooler full of good beer at the car

*Drive home and gossip about other cc'ers all the way home!

Repeat

 

Well... if I'd a known he was that good I'd have had him pack my bags for me.

 

[G-spotter]

Perfect ice partner?

 

[StevenSeagal]

Perfect ice partner?

 

 

Dinner tonight?

 

[enelson]

that zipper was a brilliant design

[Jens]

Sweet pics!

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Haven't watched that K2 movie in quite a while.

[NYC007]

she doesnt sh*t where she eats.. K2

[G-spotter]

 

Harold: It's beautiful

Taylor Brooks: Course it's beautiful, did you think I'd take you to an ugly mountain?

 

[StevenSeagal]

 

Harold: It's beautiful

Taylor Brooks: Course it's beautiful, did you think I'd take you to an ugly mountain?

 

 

[Weekend_Climberz]

H: Hey Taylor, is it a good sign when you are bleeding from the ears?

 

Taylor: Yeah H, that's a good sign

 

:tup:

[G-spotter]

This movie is about an attempt to summit K2. I've read the other reviews of this movie and I'd like to stress a few additional points. First, this is the best movie I've ever seen about high-altitude mountain climbing. Second, while the characters are "fictional", they are actually based on real-life mountaineers. Those who know the history of high-altitude climbing will recognize some of the real-life characters reflected in the movie. Third, while the story is not strictly true, it is in fact a composite of various actual events that have occurred over a number of summit attempts. The events as depicted are very realistic, and give the armchair viewer some sense of what it must be like to tackle one of the world's greatest physical challenges.

 

This is more than just a "guy-buddie" movie. It's more than just an adventure movie. It's more than a semi-documentary about high-altitude climbing. It says something about why we humans, or some of us, strive for almost-impossible, "crazy" accomplishments. It portrays the characters realistically, with their strengths and their weaknesses. The movie brought tears to my eyes. I found it profoundly impactful and deeply moving. I strongly recommend it for anyone interested in why and how people test themselves to their limits.

 

[Weekend_Climberz]

It was probably all the pink floyd music that set the tears a roll'n

[StevenSeagal]

 

Check that out! I'm gonna free the whole pitch!

 

[G-spotter]

When Guy and Mike were climbing the Edwards-Spagnut on Steinbok they found that very haulbag, stuffed full of ropes, stashed at the base of the wall. Booty!

[Chad_A]

This movie is about an attempt to summit K2. I've read the other reviews of this movie and I'd like to stress a few additional points. First, this is the best movie I've ever seen about high-altitude mountain climbing. Second, while the characters are "fictional", they are actually based on real-life mountaineers. Those who know the history of high-altitude climbing will recognize some of the real-life characters reflected in the movie. Third, while the story is not strictly true, it is in fact a composite of various actual events that have occurred over a number of summit attempts. The events as depicted are very realistic, and give the armchair viewer some sense of what it must be like to tackle one of the world's greatest physical challenges.

 

This is more than just a "guy-buddie" movie. It's more than just an adventure movie. It's more than a semi-documentary about high-altitude climbing. It says something about why we humans, or some of us, strive for almost-impossible, "crazy" accomplishments. It portrays the characters realistically, with their strengths and their weaknesses. The movie brought tears to my eyes. I found it profoundly impactful and deeply moving. I strongly recommend it for anyone interested in why and how people test themselves to their limits.