MarkDidier wrote:

drjohnso1182 wrote:Also, I'm working on a petition to have 4000 vertical feet of crust removed from under Colorado to make the elevation less nausea-inducing, if anyone's interested in signing.

As long as most of that 4000' gets relocated to the upper Midwest I'm on board!

Just came back from rmnp and a trip report coming soon

just took another youth group to Mammoth Cave -- down, not up, alas.

Just got married...

Life is good.

Alpinist wrote:Just got married...

Life is good.

Congrats dude, I'm taking the plung myself next fall.

outofstep80 wrote:

Alpinist wrote:Just got married...

Life is good.

Congrats dude, I'm taking the plung myself next fall.

Thanks - and best of luck to you!

Alpinist wrote:

outofstep80 wrote:

Alpinist wrote:Just got married...

Life is good.

Congrats dude, I'm taking the plung myself next fall.

Thanks - and best of luck to you!

No offense to the Midwest but this is most likely the best "New" thing out there right now!

Word is that lots of ice will be farmed at Sandstone this year.

aedwards wrote:Word is that lots of ice will be farmed at Sandstone this year.

thats pretty cool but, I'm taking the winter off to rehab and let some old injuries heal. I'm thinking that this year will be stellar for ice and snow because I'm not going to be able to go and have fun in it.

grabbs146 wrote:

aedwards wrote:Word is that lots of ice will be farmed at Sandstone this year.

thats pretty cool but, I'm taking the winter off to rehab and let some old injuries heal. I'm thinking that this year will be stellar for ice and snow because I'm not going to be able to go and have fun in it.

You're not going to join us in CO this winter?? I'm going to make another try at Longs in March/April.

Alpinist wrote:You're not going to join us in CO this winter?? I'm going to make another try at Longs in March/April.

I hope to be good by then. I'll say yes 100% closer to january. I talked to andy and he said he was going to CO. in dec. to do greys and torreys

I get so excited when there's a new posting about the Midwest, only to find that they are all about *leaving* the Midwest to do something.

Please, people, let's talk about what's new in the Midwest, not the new things we are doing somewhere else.

I enjoyed fall colors backpacking in Tennessee this weekend. Is that Midwest? The accent is the same as southern Indiana.

Arthur Digbee wrote:Please, people, let's talk about what's new in the Midwest, not the new things we are doing somewhere else.

easy bro. we need to take any post we can get here in the midwest but, I hear what your saying.

I had an awesome week sport and trad. climbing in southern IL. last week. I climbed my first 5.10b
it was on top rope but, I think I crossed a big barrier for me. The fall colors and weather were great.

i propose we get a thread going on midwest ice climbing...whats in, who is going, who has tools etc to loan...lots of potential here

Anyone have any LOCAL plans for the Holidays?

Rock....Ice... Bushwacks.... whatever. So far all I have in the works is a trip down to the Red River Gorge, in December; and I may try to make the pilgrimage up to Icefest in February.

I keep waiting for a Midwest SP gathering, but it never seems to materialize. Guess i'll just have to "man up" and join the CMC (or do they still require your first born?)