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Post by **haas** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:49 pm

Wes wrote:You all just need to wait til summer time though. Not really worth doing unless it is over 90 with 90% humidity and you need a nice patch of nettles to finish through.

nettles and sandals, your favorite

Post by **haas** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:50 pm

RRO wrote:Summer, whats rhodo thrashing without copperheads.

No kidding, and thanks for saving my ass from getting bit that last time

Post by **Ascentionist** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:07 pm

You'd all lose.

Post by **Huggybone** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:34 pm

I am but a novice in bushwhacking, but, last weekend, I figured out how to really move through the brush- Focus on the goal, not the journey. I was *flying* through dense rhodo. I didn't even notice when I fell down.

Post by **RRO** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:37 pm

We got served ! You better back up the talk. Dont make me take you trail running again.

Jason it went both ways all summer. Cant wait to have you all back this summer.

Post by **Huggybone** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:44 pm

Example: with snow all over everything, It is possible to slide down logs. This particular log was hovering over, and supported by, a dense thicket of Rhodos. Rather than going down into the Rhodos, I decided to slide down the log and jump into the rhodos, where there was a little hole in the limbs.

Slide...slip, jump!

Very fun.

Post by **dipsi** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:33 am

Don't let Jesse enter! He invented bushwacking!

Post by **flyinglow** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:26 am

ya wanna make the competition really interesting, you need separate divisions for w/ w/o trad rack. bushwhacking is a totally different game with an 80 lb pack strapped to your ass.

Post by **Huggybone** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:35 am

80Lbs! How many doay does it take you to get up 200 feet?
I carry alot more gear than I need and never weigh in at more than 50.

Post by **J-Rock** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:24 pm

With the drill, bolts, hangers, trad gear, quickdraws, rope, hammer, tools, water, etc. our packs typically weigh in at more than 70 pounds. A 50 pound pack would be a cake walk. I agree with Wes though, bushwhacking is pretty damn easy in the winter (not much of a challenge).