EISPIRATEN

gregp909 wrote:Keep us posted on the progress.

Start with the slideshow: http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonov/se ... 6644/show/

That is some serious revving.

Those little electric RC cars are more realistic-sounding than I thought.

Roadworthy yet? Gotta jump through some California hoops? No California hoops, it's pre-1973. Some assembly still required. But it will be drivable once the front end alignment is completed and I get the exhaust system hooked up, maybe within a week. I misplaced the original license tags somehow in...

TacoDelRio wrote:Sounds good. I spy a Holley 550?

ROCHESTER QUADRAJET, BABY!

Is there any information with regard to lion encounters in areas (such as the San Gorgonio Wilderness, Cucamonga Wilderness, etc) that have not been subject to habitat reduction during the last quarter century? All the human/lion encounters I have heard of in recent years have occurred in areas not ...

LA is a scary place to live beneath dams:

Stienstra writes in a much different tack than the typical writer on issues such as this. He is a hunter and doesn't follow the typical "poor creature" model. Yeah, I thought this was a particularly bizarre take on the situation: "The incident was one of the most dramatic verified sh...

I can't imagine why anyone would throw a burrito into the trash.

Are they then going to follow me around with a camera as I hike the hills and sue me for fraud? That is why California and the nation are in the mess we are in. :? I believe I can declare with confidence that California is NOT in its current mess because some workman's comp insurance underwriters a...

What a crock! Bureaucracy at its finest. In the San Gorgonio Wilderness I don't know of any way to legally hike in parties of more than twelve. Frankly, groups larger than twelve or fifteen people are an unacceptable impact on the wilderness, as well as the other people up there trying to enjoy it.

TacoDelRio wrote:Swim through enough poison oak as a youngun and you'll be immune like us. 8)

Izzat fer real?

I had a VERY bad case of poison oak once in the seventh grade, and have never gotten it since.

cougarmagic wrote:Very cool story. Makes me want to retrace the route!

I was about to ask one of the experts around here to do just that!

OH DOOOOOD YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF STUPID FAKE DRAMA WE COULD HAVE! I don't watch much teevee, but the few times I've seen programs like this it seemed that was all it was about, stupid fake drama. So a program about people who weren't assholes and were simply good at what they did and enjoye...

Ira, some (winter) day I'd like to explore that part of the range with you. It's completely unknown to me.

But I'm not sure I could keep up.

Baldy should be getting snow tomorrow.

Who among us wants to do a repeat of the epic climb from two years ago?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 9219186063#

Not me, sadly.

Man, I love a wide angle lens.

I used to carry my DSLR around up in the mountains, but got tired of that and picked up a P&S.

Those are some excellent photos.

Heading up the bowl on a weekday with no one around is a little alarming.

I saw quite a few cramponless boot prints in the snow when I was up there on Sunday, so someone is climbing without crampons.

The most hazardous part of the route, at least in the early morning, is the ice-covered asphalt of the San Antonio Falls Road.

norma r wrote: btw... if anyone knows a name for the chute please let me know.

"Simonov Chute" rolls nicely off the tongue.

He219 wrote: Pavel was going to carry a keg of beer up to the hut, did he?

He didn't have one when he passed me on his way up . . . which is why I didn't recognize him at first.

Work kept me out of the mountains since the Big Snow came, but I finally got away Sunday. I arrived at Wanker Flats about 6:00am, and since I had already prepared my boots and everything at home before I left, all I had to do was slap on the gaiters and move out. It was expected to be a beautiful da...

That's what I wanted to see! Thanks!

When are we going to get updated trip reports from you people? I'm probably heading up Sunday.

I have the regular Contacts, and I'd love them even more in stainless. They're plenty for anything in the SG's. Just a note: stainless is useful if you have a real problem with rust, but it is usually not as tough as plain carbon steel. So you will be sharpening your points more often with stainless.

I filed a report today. The detective already knew about this - he saw it on Altadenablog. He said since the video doesn't show the camera being removed, that I shouldn't refer to this person as the thief. Middle-aged non-Negro, non-Hispanic. There is simply no way he could possibly be the thief! R...

TacoDelRio wrote:Arright, so if any of y'all are down, post up. Monday through Tuesday. We can meet somewhere in the city for carpool, already know the place but I'm not gonna post publicly for obvious reasons...

Gonna be here.

Don't get me started on the BFSC.

EnFuego wrote:Lets pray for a snow storm before the 30th rolls around. the bowl is looking pretty bad right now.

The Battling Weather Nerds over on the San Gorgonio board say there will be a big storm later this month.

http://members.boardhost.com/sgva/msg/1263154489.html

EnFuego wrote: The Apple Dumpling Gang:

GEAR NERDS!
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After two years of winter mountaineering, I decided to take a formal course in snow travel and glacier rescue from Sierra Mountaineering International in Bishop, CA. I wanted a comprehensive review of techniques from a professional mountain guide, to ensure I was doing things the safest, most correc...