Maybe because they feel embarrassed about mambo'ing their own post, especially with all the negative spew being slung around here about "chestbeating". Why not make it so anybody can mambo any post?
Filtering out posters is not going to save you loading time per se, it's just text. It's probably the images that are killing you. You can set up your profile so you don't load the avatar images, but that probably won't help much since most of those images are so small, but it couldn't hurt. You can also disable the signatures. You can also set how many posts per page are loaded at a time. That might help.
Do they really give away chalk at an event meant to help mitigate the impact of climbers on the park?
Oh yeah, and for those of us too lazy to click the link, what day is it?
That would be fun. Go get a free pooch at the homeless dog shelter, the ornier the better. Bring it out to Smith, pay some dirtbag sporto hangin' at Morning Glory 3$ and a beer to "sit" it for you. Then climb Zebra Zion walk out the Misery Ridge trail and never come back.
Iain's choices are good, but you really should have one size smaller, the mythical "yellow alien" size. So either get 5 cams or replace the #2 Camalot with the yellow alien.
So is anybody here sure that they survived, or is that perhaps a little story made up so people can watch the carnage over and over without feeling bad about themselves.
It always amazes me how people read or hear about some grizzly climbing/car/robbery/whatever accident, but when it comes out that the victim did not die (but suffered only compound fractures and ruptured spleen), then it's OK, nothing to see here people. Go back about your business.
Gawd RURP, what a coincidence that you should like these pictures!!! Because when Icegirly was taking these shots of Allison, instead of saying, "say cheese" or whatever, she was saying "SMILE FOR RURP!!"
Cheers RURP, you mystery hunk!
What Fern said above!
You are not yet a good judge of whether or not you know it all yet. 99% probable that you don't know it all yet. Things happen fast when you're about to grease off.
Have someone evaluate you who you know has experience . And I emphasized that you know on purpose. Make sure the person is not just some horndog at the gym who is talking himself up so as to impress.
Lead climbing is a whole different world than toproping. It is definitely something to try and see if you like it!