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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Just spoke with Melvin Fish.
He's alive and well and I don't think he even knows The Stand exists much less that he's a character of some renown.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2011 - 04:02pm PT
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Tell him that he's still on the front page of the Daily Planet and lookin' good!
He must divulge the identity of the Loveduck since Tami ain't sayin'!?!
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Steve, all I can safely say is it wasn't Tami!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Sounds like a leading question to me.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 2, 2011 - 08:56pm PT
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TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Perhaps I'll come to, if the stars are so aligned.
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bmacd
Trad climber
100% Canadian
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I boot packed the snow shoe trails up there today via the original trail to lodge then to warming hut. Carried snowshoes strapped to my pack. Stopped for a visit at the boy scout cabin but all shuttered up. As some of you know I am not allowed to ski yet.
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lostinshanghai
Social climber
someplace
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Fall 1987 "Beautiful British Comumbia Magazine"
Will try this and if too small/large will correct.
Found this while still looking for Eiger catalog, might have been posted before do not have the time to look back on previous posts on the subject.
If you want me to go a tad larger should be not a problem. let me know.
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bmacd
Trad climber
100% Canadian
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Ski mountaneering with Robin Barley usually involves dogs, and on this trip a helicopter was enlisted too.
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MH2
climber
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Robin Barley more recently, telling us about his glue-in staples. Next day we saw a test staple which a truck was used to pull on and the rope broke.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 14, 2011 - 08:28pm PT
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Squishy Bump!
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squishy
Mountain climber
sacramento
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May 21, 2011 - 12:09am PT
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wtf is a squishy bump eh?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 21, 2011 - 02:22pm PT
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YOURS is a squishy bump, eh?!?
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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May 21, 2011 - 02:27pm PT
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Looking out the dining room window at the cloud wreathed Sheriff's Badge.
Gentle rain, spring greenery, flowers blooming and birds chirping.
Very squishy and loving it!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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May 21, 2011 - 03:02pm PT
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Speaking of which, what is the right word to use for when you're hiking in muddy weather? That neat sound that boots make as you walk into, then pull them out of, a muddy bit. Slurck? Splork?
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Relic
Social climber
Vancouver, BC
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Dec 26, 2011 - 01:05am PT
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Barley bump
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thekidcormier
Trad climber
squamish, b.c.
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Dec 26, 2011 - 01:27pm PT
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bump for anders muddy boots
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Dec 26, 2011 - 04:51pm PT
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Staple Bump! The rope broke but I heard you can pull them easily with a crowbar?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 26, 2011 - 09:59pm PT
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IIRC, the good doctor himself had some of his staples tested - after he'd placed a fair number, leading to some lively debate, something he's not unfamiliar with - and was informed that they're not as reliable or strong as he had believed. Even before the effects of weathering and installer error are factored in. That is what I heard from a reliable source, anyway.
As the staples are essentially mortared in, it might not be difficult to remove them by giving the metal a brisk tap, to crack the mortar, then to pull it straight out. A fall or other impact, or repeated freeze-thaw cycles, might have much the same effect.
The staples are an interesting idea, but give unreliable results. They're also not very user-friendly, and to such extent as there is an "industry" standard in terms of fixed anchors, they don't meet it.
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bmacd
Mountain climber
100% Canadian
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Dec 26, 2011 - 11:24pm PT
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A hanging belay off one point and its a rusty 10 year old barley staple .... if there is ever going to be a precedent for litigation against a first ascentionist, Barley is setting himself up nicely for it. I pity the family that must pioneer the neccessary legal recourse after the tragedy.
Robin could seriously alter climbing in Canada as we know it.
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