Dru

"In any part of the country but Louisiana, it would more properly be called a 'teethbrush'" [ 02-01-2002: Message edited by: Dru ]

Fairweather sez: "Anytime a report is released by the UN it seems to be light on science and heavy on left wing agenda, if one takes the time to read the fine print. By the way...The Kyoto Treaty WAS NOT about cutting CO2 emissions; it was about the re-distribution of wealth." Jump back with the rhetoric for a moment and show us your degree in climate science that makes your opinion relevant???? -Geography M.Sc 1997

and of course with the new sabretooths you never need a screwdriver cause you have 2 on each foot

go to a second hand kayaking or diving store and buy the bottom half of a wetsuit

on Sat. the top was fat and the stream gully at the bottom was all rock. the first bowl you climb into at the top of the stream gully, where Synchronicity and Synchrotron diverge, had no ice and it looked like it might be hard to get to the start of the fat ice. also it was dumping snow. HOWEVER it has been cold for a week, so...

"What do you get if you cross a rooster with a DeLorean? I dont know but it sure sells in LA."

it means Satan is dyslexic

Cathedral Peak...Needle Peak... Goat anything... Black, brown, green anything... blue lake... "Beckey route"... yawn.

My friend Josie did one of those adventure races. I think you had to run across the South island of New Zealand or something. she got 5 hrs of sleep in 6 days or something like that en route to a 2nd place ? finish for her team. not bad for a girl who redpoints 13a on her wedding day.... and climbs crazy mountaineering FAs with crazy Fred Touche... sorry mtnrgr though, she was never in the military.

In Canada, those "chain on a bolt with no hangar" things are known as "Barley anchors" because the only one who places them is cheap bastard Robin Barley - that is, when he's not skipping a bolt placement in favor of a 'drilled V-thread' (chipped nut placement) that you supposedly can place a #4 Wild Country Rock in. [ 02-01-2002: Message edited by: Dru ]

since charlet, petzl and wild country are all the same corporation now, i say go with that, there is lots of expertise there. i think theyt are reverse-enginerring from crashed UFOs or something. M10 why could they not make a good antibotte though???? that said, worn the crampons without antibottes for a few days and no ball-up problems. we'll see how it goes on alpine in the springtime.

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fixing a rope to seed a pillar has been tried and does not work. in fact one time at johnston canyon, it ripped the anchor out that the rope was attached to!

quote: Originally posted by Peter Puget: Pope – Don’t worry I’ll do all the leading so we won’t need to use your guide and thus we would avoid what seems to me to be his terribly excessive fees. Do you always climb with him? I must warn you that I have never been attracted to men but since you seem so sure that I’ll like your ass, I will approach it with an open mind – just don’t get your hopes up. CAT FIGHT!!!! meow! girlz this is funny, more please! forget email spray where all can see!

According to my computer clock it is already 4:20. according to my watch, 4:20 comes in 6 minutes. according to cc.com, 4:20 comes in 10 minutes or so. Three!!!! 4:20s. nice

FwIW I cant find my copy, how am I going to add my latest ticks! Luckily I have the whole thing memorized, so....

stainless steel ones cost $3.50 CDN each at Home Depot or $2.00 each at MEC. Hmmmmmm. tough call there.

www.elaho.ca for mail order????or in most climbing stores.

Brent Mathieson died on Thursday night as he was driving up to the Lillooet Ice Fest. He spun his car out in snowy conditions on Highway 12 and rolled it twice. Here is some info about a memorial that is being held if you knew him: Memorial Service for Brent Mathieson A gathering in honour of Brent Mathieson will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2002 at the Mountain Equipment Co-Op. Challenges in securing a location for this event were encountered and MEC has graciously offered to host and help organize the memorial. The address is 130 West Broadway with doors opening at 7:30 PM. Everyone who has been touched by Brent's presence is invited to attend and share stories, photographs, and memories. A number of speakers will lead us through an exploration of Brent's impact on our community followed by time for social interaction and celebration of Brent's life. Refreshments and a selection of light snacks will be provided. If you have slides, photographs or other memorabilia that you would like presented on Saturday, please contact Dana Lindahl by phone at (604) 675-9396 or by email at adventuresonearth@telus.net. There will be space available for anything you feel appropriate to present for the gathering, including any audio/visual aids that you may require. For more information or to offer your help in any way, please contact Karrie Kaszczuk by phone at (604) 730-5065 (email kkaszczuk@mec.ca) or Dave Sulina at (604) 988-7490 (email dsulina@pacifccoast.net). A trust fund has been opened in Brent's name at the Royal Bank of Canada. Donations in lieu of flowers will be accepted at the memorial or can be made directly at any Royal Bank Branch.. The focus of these funds is yet to be determined but they will be directed towards a cause worthy of Brent's vision and ideals. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and carefully considered. The difficulty in finding a location for this memorial has limited the ability to effectively advertise plans for Saturday. Please make all efforts to forward this message to any who may wish to attend.

quote: Originally posted by max: I'm pretty sure this is the technique (sucsessfully) used on the Fang and Rigid Designator near Vail. I think steel chain and some big-ass trees are used. http://images.climbingboulder.com/ice/3/the_fang.jpg [ 01-31-2002: Message edited by: max ] how come when it cracks in half at the end of the year, there is no chain exposed then?

It just went above Freezing today in Chilliwack and all the ice in Hopestarted to melt. It willprobably suck by tomorrow. whistler and/or north of boston bar is probably where the ice starts. cayoosh is southwest of lillooet. bridge is west and slightly north. get the damn guidebook or wait a few years till Serl and Kay (and Knight and Condon?) do the update.

quote: Originally posted by vegetablebelay: According to Number 2, Dr. Evil owns a lot of stuff. Even factories that make little factories. I think that is Dr. von Neumann not Dr. Evil

quote: Originally posted by vegetablebelay: "Laser" No shit, Dr. Evil owns Boreal??

I dont think I ever dropped a screw on the route from one...I would have heard it I have 3 and put 3-4 screws on each. I think the screws are somehow falling off during descents or while bushwacking between pitches or whatever because I have never heard or seen one detach - just racking up the next day one is gone somewhere. Maybe aliens are abducting them ???

quote: Originally posted by trask: "The details of my life are really quite inconsequential...Very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Cloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius passess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I wasplaced in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds- pretty standard really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum...it's breathtaking, I suggest you try it." more to follow - Sounds like some T. Coraghessan Boyle you are plagiarizing from there