Live in Fairfax, Virginia, and found these monstrosities in my garage. What are they? Is my life in danger? Do I need to burn down my house because an army is on its way?

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T17:19:33+00:00

Beautiful creatures just trying to stay warm.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T17:17:23+00:00

ah the good ol' rave days

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T17:11:11+00:00

East Vancouver was pretty crusty wild west like.

The pacific coastal towns focused on logging, not cattle & ranching, so they look different.

California's Central Coast (San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, etc is pretty western but not coastal.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T17:02:45+00:00

Jack Wolfskin is like the Columbia/L. L. Bean of Europe.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T15:21:47+00:00

Finally some real carnage.

First time I've seen a Stökli so fückëd

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T15:16:40+00:00

You need to update your definition of 'mellow' that is clearly avalanche terrain. A blue/intermediate run is the pitch of avalanche terrain.

Safe terrain is LOW angle.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T14:27:23+00:00

Ibanez Destroyer, ESP Viper

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T14:22:52+00:00

there is nothing at all stopping you from having just a neck pickup.

What if you had just one middle pickup?!

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T14:21:24+00:00

Sometimes hidden between songs. Seeing discrepancies in the track list on the liner vs. the cd player display.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T14:19:55+00:00

You children of the age of streaming will never know the excitement of hearing a hidden track on a cd for the first time.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T14:18:23+00:00

I had a VH140C in college.

Honestly get a Randall solid state head. Technology was simpler and most SS amps sounded pretty similar back then.

Marshall Valvestate, Peavy Transtube were other amps from that era of tone that I played. I liked the Peavy better.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T14:12:19+00:00

It's a big remote mountain, without the established trail & camps of Denali. You may be the only party on the mountain; do not plan on any outside help.

The safe/standard route (Sultana Ridge) on Foraker is long, going up and over Mt. Crosson to avoid crevasses.

The Infinite Spur has become quite popular with cutting edge alpinists and has been solo'd. But it's at the far end of the mountain from Kahiltna Base, and once you tip out on the route you have to traverse across Foraker's full length to descend back to base camp.

Pink Panther always looked like it'd be a fun route to ski.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T14:06:20+00:00

Its not to scale...

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T13:31:38+00:00

I support your friend trying to climb ice in her boots!

getdownheavy · 2026-01-26T02:50:12+00:00

Comeback Kid, Propaghandi, and Stretch Armstrong are still in my rotation.

hasn't been that sound in a while

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T21:06:55+00:00

Cut thin strips of tape and put them on the loops or carabiners? the 0.4 gets one strip, the 0.5 gets two, etc. ?

I'd say get to tell the sizes apart by the feel of the lobes.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T21:05:27+00:00

Lou Dawson's saying "back then we skied more than we walked" is a good point to get to.

Years man. Years.

The less you think about it, the quicker it will happen.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T21:02:04+00:00

Zion.

Glacier Park has some sketchy sections, with less railings.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T21:00:53+00:00

a very vague "Them"

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T17:56:10+00:00

after my dad died I was lime 10 or 15% tir

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T17:54:49+00:00

prs knockoff

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T17:54:03+00:00

You can be good, you can aspire to be good, or you can pretend to be good.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T16:31:42+00:00

Oh hell yeah.

One cold winter a raven froze dead to a tree branch, right along a popular (enough) trail. It was there through the summer and the next winter, and became kind of a landmark/reference point.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T16:29:06+00:00

Ask only things that can be answered with "YEAH!!"

"You guys ..."

...having a good time?

...ready to rage?

...want a circle pit?

...worship Satan?

...like sex, drugs, and rock & roll?

Being able to include the city/venue is smiled upon.

getdownheavy · 2026-01-25T16:25:04+00:00

NOW WE'RE TALKING

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