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That second link is just killing the adventure spirit of mountaineering.:nonono2:

Check out the insanely detailed topo for the Cassin. SuperTopo's got nothin' on this guy.
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Go pick up some stuff by Neal Stephenson. It's clever, entertaining as hell, and smart. His books are part sci-fi, part cyber-punk, part historical fiction (depends on which one you read).

I'd...

Awesome photos




Pens. Bring pens. When kids ask for candy, if you're going to give them anything, give them a pen instead.

A friend and I debated this and he pointed out, "What bad thing...

awesome.... damn, I wanna go back.

Sea of Holes is a fun climb!
Did you do the 5.8 variation on the last pitch (head left over an overlap with a bit of mantle move)? Or did you stick with the traditional finish (right, zigzagging up...

Awesome trip! Man, I wanna go back there. Looks like you guys had fun! Was this trip in late May/early June? (just sort of curious as to when in the season the photos are from.)



One of the...

thanks. awesome

That was like 300 different kinds of kick-ass.

Meh... just stick your climbing TRs in the main forum and label them as "Climbing". You'll be fine.

Huh... been postin' in the wrong thread. (no wonder you labeled that one "Test")

Good shit man, good shit.

Good luck on the move. Remember, the following rules:
1) Breaks and plane tickets are...

This is the guy I saw in NYC for my shoulder back in 2003. He's also worked on both my parents knees with good results.

I also saw some other dude with an equally impressive resume. I chose this...

This is, I shit you not, a friend of mine (either that, or he's behind the lens. I forget). He sat next to me in class last term. This was his desktop background.

I hadn't seen the photo online...

I'm coming from a climbing background on this one, but here's my take.

Length: You've got ski poles, right? So you're going to be using those pretty much all the time. Sizing an ice-axe for use as...

Sweet. Nice job.



As an alpine climb it gets AI 1 or 2. Generally considered 40-50 degrees, with the ice bulge going at 50 degrees. Of course, conditions matter.

I know we're talking about musical intros, but what if the intro is a movie sample... ?

(FYI: First one is rather bloody. Make that very bloody - probably NSFW)

Song starts at about 1:20...

My parents went to Africa in '99 or so; their friends bailed at the last minute - scared about disease and other 3rd world associated things - nonrefundable tickets means that me and my bro went...

Just some plain, good ol' fashioned damn-ass-hell awesomeness.

thanks

I have one of these. (I think NOLS has switched to another model though).

It is big; larger than my brother's Dana Design's Astra-Plane. It is also cheaper - less than $300 as I recall.

I have...

Tempted, but as it would basically be an experiment I'd only take 'em for a crazy cheap price - which would be unfair to you.

Try selling 'em over on TTips, someone over there probably wants them.

- 2 bags of grass
- 75 pellets of mescaline
- 5 sheets of high-powered blotter acid
- A saltshaker half-full of cocaine
- A whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers,...

These are "mid-height," right...? So, not the larger size for T1 and other big boots (or really any alpine boot). Only for T2 and smaller boots...

I think that might be your problem.

(I wonder...

I went to Camp Treetops, near the Cascade Lakes.

I am the master of the belly-flop-to-beached-whale-knee-scum mantle. I've got the scars on my belly to prove it. Seriously, I could give a clinic on the technique.
:biggrin:

LionelHutz,
We came...

Nice. Me like.

Wallface – Climbing TR

I haven’t been skiing much this winter, as in ‘hardly at all.’ But I have been climbing some. These are photos from two February day-trips into Wallface Mt. in the...

Long thread on shoulder injuries and recovery here:

http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29192

I tore my labrum in 2003 and had arthroscopic surgery. I forget the specifics, but the...

Fucking Awesome.... damn...

Vodka and pickles? I got a recommendation that I needed to try that from a friend over x-mas. Word from a Russian friend was that Americans are crazy for mixing vodka...

Suggesting boots is hard. Here are the guidelines you can follow:

1) Fit is the most important thing. It is the only thing that matters. The boot must fit your foot. You can only know this by...

91 posts on Pmag
Registered on 12/28/02 12:00 PM (But I remember posting at least as far back as Fall 01? Maybe I just lurked a lot...)

And to take up the Mulletizer's test, heres' my Descender...

I saw it. Liked it for the most part.

There were some seriously unbelievable parts, people making dumb choices and such, but the movie is about a giant monster attacking NY so I was willing to...

Ayn Rand (Predicts the Super Bowl)

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/2/1ryan.html

... Belichick squared his broad shoulders as he stared Coughlin in the eye. The smaller man cowed and threw his...

Well, that was kinda the point.

You're right though... anything to get the wee bastards reading. They'll learn to be snobs on their own.

Banner in the Sky
- The first mountaineering book I ever read (or was read to me). I was about 10 or so. Awesome.

The Dark is Rising Series
- They recently made a hack movie of the first book...

http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=42336&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Reading that thing I feel liked I walked into an argument that's been going on for a long, long time.
...

That skintrack photo is so pretty it hurts.

ouch.

When I worked in a shop the one thing that really, really pissed off the owner was when a first time customer asked for a deal. This happened a lot. Many folks felt entitled to deals, based simply on...

Ding ding ding.

For healing anything that involves a lot of open, raw pink underlayer skin (road rashes, burns, blisters, etc.) slap a wad of Spenco Second Skin on it, then cover that thing with a...

This makes some sense.

My brother used to be my safety contact. But then last spring he kinda freaked out* and called YOSAR (Yosemite Search and Rescue) on my ass. YOSAR's response was great...

So do you just print it out? B&W work or does it have to be color?

thanks

Here's a slightly different climber's perspective. Weight is a guiding factor. If it's too heavy, you won't carry it. I basically use the same set-up for BC skiing.

So yeah, Patrollers have no...

As the title said, the warehouse with all their inventory burned to the ground. Nothing was salvaged.

http://www.alpinist.com/

I would think they have insurance for this, but what do I know?
...

Bingo.

I agree. I wish that were the case. I just don't think we've gotten there yet.

And in response to Leroy Jenkins, no one has ever heckled my parents. And let me tell you, it's goddamned...

The OP is a troll.

That said, here's a response to your question Mattj.
What do you think would happen if two men in a lift-line held hands, kissed each other on the cheek, greeted each other by...

How have we missed Easy Rider???

Also, O 'Brother, Harder They Come, and The Big Chill are all great too.

Problem --> That sex scene was awesome. A friend of mine actually recommended the film to me on the basis of the sex. There was a real sense of urgency and reality to it. These weren't two pretty...

Sweet TR.



Damn straight. Sometimes it works in your favor though, like when a nut placement turns a loose fingerjam into a stonker hold. (and, I guess, adds an A0 rating)

God, I love trad...

This man knows his shit. There's a 40% sale on EP (warm), Nevado (warmer) and Belay Jackets (warmest) through the WildThings website right now. Last year's models, limited colors, etc...

Patagonia...

The only thing that really matters is: Does it fit?
Try it on in the store with weight, not just empty. An overloaded pack (toss a 3 or 4 climbing ropes in there) will reveal poor fit that would...

Screw-gates only.

The auto-locking option (Petzl calls them BALL-LOCK or TRIACT-LOCK) seems nice but...

1) As mentioned above, I've heard that ice and grit can fuck with the mechanism. I use...

Just guessing, but....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_dam