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Postby climberwannabe » Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:58 pm

Hey Mike, you mentioned mountaineering in your last post... maybe there would be some interest for CNS members to plan a mountaineering trip??? ANYONE? BUELER... BUELER...
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Postby peter » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:19 am

Europe, Europe, Europe.

Come back to the birthplace of mountaineering.

Looking for alpine partners for Scotland in winter (February) and summer alpine July 2006 in the French Alps.

I heard Bueller was really sick.

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Postby climberwannabe » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:29 am

Yeah I heard from my mothers, brothers, daughters, sisters, best friend that he was like dying.

Hmmm... the big EEE UUU huh peter?? I'd love too. I am still in transition trying to figure out where I will be this winter (may be posted) but its been on my mind alot. The most leave I will be able to take from Jan to April is 9 days (including weekends). I dont know if it would be worthwhile... But in April I get 25 days (not including weekends), so I could take a pretty good trip after that. Is April still good for winter mountaineering there?
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Postby johnthegreat » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:43 pm

Why don't ya'll come out to banff? A friend of mine is gonna teach me some stuff on ice climbing and mountaineering he said he wonted to get me up on the vitorian glacier behinde lake louis. I plus theres some great stuff everywhere to go mountaineering up in that counrty come december/january! Anyway ttyl guys
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Postby Mountain_Marc » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:09 pm

Peter, what are your plans for Scotland? I'd love to go ice climbing in Scotland!! I wanted to go to Norway that time of year but can't find a partner so that's out. Get back to me, i'm really interested.

Ice Climbing, Scotch and Haggis. Sounds like fun times to me!!
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Postby peter » Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:17 pm

Dear Pedro:

Pretty open plans. Have a guidebook. Will go for about a week in February. Can't be March, as too many friends coming from Canada during their kids March Break, and the weather/conditions are too iffy in January. Fly in, climb, socialize, fly out? I will be travelling overland. Need to buy or otherwise obtain alpine half ropes, but otherwise good to go.

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Postby mathieu » Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:25 pm

johnthegreat wrote:Why don't ya'll come out to banff? A friend of mine is gonna teach me some stuff on ice climbing and mountaineering he said he wonted to get me up on the vitorian glacier behinde lake louis. I plus theres some great stuff everywhere to go mountaineering up in that counrty come december/january! Anyway ttyl guys


winter mountaineering in the rockies..... have fun, don't forget your spare set of toes, especially if you try to find the vitorian glacier.

In winter, I rather stick to the ice there is so much out here in the rockies. Trudging up a glacier and breaking trail for X KM just doesn't excite me. Ski mountaineering is a different bag but you have to find a possy since going 2 people would be suicidal.

Have fun and play safe out there

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Postby johnthegreat » Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:52 pm

Thanks man for the advice! Yeah he has a possy who he goes mountaineerning yeah im stoked for it. Plus he has been up to that glacier quite a bit, trust me he has been doing this since he was a teen so im safe with him for the most part. Stay safe kids!
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Postby mike » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:47 am

I'd like to suggest that you add Niacian to your first aid kit. Recently I found myself without boots in an apine environment. I'd been looking for a vasodiolator due to my previous meetings with the frost monster. I found Naicin with the help of a naturalistic doctor.
I dosed myself with niacin and spend a bootless day which included a glacier crossing- all toes are still acting like little piggies on the way to the market.

It's the good flowers.
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