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quote: Originally posted by Lambone: My point is, if you are belaying and you don't feel comfortable whith what the leader is doing, it's your responsibility to yell up to them and get their shit together. I agree it's usually good to inform your leader of some danger of which he/she may be unaware, but haven't you been in that spot where you think "Oh crap" but there's not much the leader CAN do? Like leader is crapping himself at the crux and suddenly his last piece slides on down the rope? What do you do then? It seems like letting them know the piece pulled may be important, but at the same time he probably won't be able to focus any better than he is, and letting him know that he's now in serious-fall zone might really paralyze him. Any times like this when you've felt it's better to just be quiet and maybe just wait to tell your partner about the danger a bit later?

I bet you could get plenty of attention yukking it up over in the "Death at the Coulee" thread.

If you're hauling a pack on one line and jugging with the other, don't have your ice-axes on the outside of the pack. Jugging up to that stuck pack with your jug line bouncing around those sharp pointy things can be pretty unnerving. Never break more than one law at a time.

quote: Originally posted by troubleski: Two muffins are sitting in an oven and the first muffin looks over at the second and says "Man ... it sure is getting hot in here." and the second muffin looks up and says "Holy Shit! A talking Muffin!!!!!!" A penquin walks into this bar. He asks the bartender, "have you seen my father in here?" The bartender replies, "Don't know. What's he look like?"

Right on Scott. I just think DFA just got a little carried away there. I bet he'll think about it a bit more the next time. I used to think shit like that was funny until I had kids. I was gonna say "weird how that works", but I guess it's not. It's pretty obvious. DFA, you probably wouldn't make wifebeater jokes on here because you know there's women (and others) who wouldn't think it was funny. There's probably a lot of other areas you'd be tactful and stay away from too. Just to let you know, most people with kids (and there a bunch of us) just don't think abusing-kids jokes are funny. [ 10-03-2002, 02:46 PM: Message edited by: chucK ]

I got a Mazda B-2600. It works pretty swell for those mountain roads, but we've had to recurrently fix this annoying problem with it dropping into 4X4 lock without asking. Got it fixed (?) twice with the warranty, then it happened again last year (truck is a '93). They couldn't seem to figure it out at the dealership. Real hassle. (lotta money too )

quote: Originally posted by gapertimmy: any guesses on who has the highest ESA? Check out Dr Flash 776 since July

Last time I was up there, if I understand where you're talking about, I found a 3rd class way up the last bit. There is a soutfacing headwall with a big ledge below it. I took the ledge all the way to the right then up a short little very easy dihedral up to another ledge system that runs up and left (west). Follow that all the way up and around the corner then there's a big flake thing you can squeeze behind. That gets you onto easy broken ground just below the summit. I definitely ran into places below that where I thought it was 5th class and didn't find a way to bypass them. Two steps above the notch. One was a nice handcrack in a RFC so I didn't really bother to try to find a way around.

seriously, my version (stuff that I almost always carry for one reason or another) sunglasses hat lightweight rain shell/windbreaker water knife just enough food firestarter I used to always carry a headlamp but I've quit that.

I'm afraid to carry my essentials across the border.

Can't you just cache that?

quote: Originally posted by Fence Sitter: i aint trask...i wish... GregW? Hikerwa? [ 10-02-2002, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: chucK ]

Right you are Captain!!!! and ALWAYS bring... a compass flashlight/headlamp, extra food, extra clothes, sunglasses, first-aid kit, pocket knife, waterproof matches, and firestarter.

quote: Originally posted by Retrosaurus: BTW: There is a sign for Longs Pass on Ingalls Creek trail, just like The Bone said. Where? Not if you're walking upstream on the Ingalls Creek trail there isn't. There's a "no campfires above XXXX feet sign soon before it. Are you thinking of that?

FoS, is the answer to your signature Trask? He/you still haven't answered the question.

quote: Originally posted by trask: Fly In Page top!!

Once smooted, shame on Smoot. Twice smooted, shame on me.

quote: Originally posted by Fence Sitter: nice call chucky obviously trask was sayign that he did his best to give the assumption that nothign of value was in his vehicle...not that he "NEVER" has anything in his car... FS you're full of shit. Trask stated that people who left quote: Books, clothes, shoes, you name it in their cars were asking for it. I'm sure that my trashed sneakers and an old guidebook are thief magnets. Sometimes you gotta leave stuff in your car (never credit cards though). I just wanted to know what condescending Trassk does in that situation?

Right, an example of Saddaam's will. As someone already stated, he is in it for the power. He likes being a leader. He knows that doing something like gassing Isreal or using some "weapons of mass destruction" on some other US interest will get him dead dead dead right now. He does not have the motive of an Islamic Jihad. He is only in it for himself. He's not gonna act up right now and perhaps that is the whole point of this trumped up sword waving of the Bush admin. Matt's comment about the drunk German/Swiss guy speaking for all of Europe seems sort of ludicrous, but is food for thought. But we aren't going to attack Saudi Arabia. We don't NEED to. All we need is an intimidating Sadaam prancing around next door, and the Saudi's will do whatever we want 'em to (for a little protection). We are not going to attack Iraq. We're doing just fine intimidating Sadaam by acting like belligerent drunks. And how handy that is too, because you know belligerent drunk name-calling and fight mongering is just what will sell to a big chunk of voting idiots in a month. It's a brilliant win win strategy.

Hey Trassk, What do you do when you're on a road trip? Do you carry all your sleeping and cooking gear with you on all dayhikes?

Dude, aren't you a little worried that there'll be homos there ?!

Whatever dude. It was hard. Now it's easy.

quote: Originally posted by Dwayner: What a sad and pathetic way for one of the world's greatest and most original athletes to go. Bicycle from Sweden to the summit of Everest and back (along with a long list of other amazing accomplishments) and then die on a miserable choss-crag in eastern Washington! Oy! Yet another reason to hate Vantage.- Dwayner Is nothing sacred from your vantage/bolt bashing?