[NoPin]

[X-Man]

[AKDOG]

[ghostofcarl]

Is there some fetish you have for shitty vidcaps X-man? Can't you go back to pointing out "bad technique" in awesome pictures?

[TeleBear]

WOW. you are all acting like a bunch of idiots.

i read the first several pages of this thread as it evolved, because it's a topic where i've got *some* knowledge and experience, and was hoping to hone my practices, especially with a potentially serious couloir ski on the agenda in early june.

and i picked my way through the name calling to get to what are some pretty informed opinions -- and even some knowledge.

but this has gotten ridiculous. are you intentionally acting like a bunch of argumentative douchebags, or does it come naturally? (honestly, i don't even know what's been said in the past four of five pages, because i can't read a single post without scanning past in disgust)

for those of you who are actually nice, smart, cool people with actual mountaineering experience in real life, please don't lower yourself down to the level of the trolls, at least not in topics where there's actually some level of seriousness and safety involved for everyone else.
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Please don't dominate the rap, Jack,
if you've got nothing new to say.
-Jerry

[B]

Your post is appreciated, T-B.

[robrox]

[A-Star]

TeleBear what more do you want from this thread? Milk and cookies too?

You've got ten or twelve pages of opinion, information and debate. You've got, arguably, the most accomplished ski mountaineer of his generation and the inventor of the Whippet participating. The conversation has largely been civil by interweb standards. Even JPL and stevesliva have been cordial to each other.

Now in the last few pages the conversation has gone in another direction. Why is this so distressing to you? How many more pages of ice axe vs whippet do you need?

[Bernie]

[ghostofcarl]

[X-Man]

[X-Man]

[thornton]

[stevesliva]

[NoPin]