Dru

This girl I know, Miranda, learned how to place gear on saturday, and on sunday was leading 5.9 Roof Crack at Mounties Dome, tried to dyno over lip of roof, fell off and sprained her ankle I think that's way cooler than someone, kid or not, who leads 5.12 after climbing in the gym for a month.

"watch me here this is a difficult stem... this is so hard, watch me, watch me"

A lurker is kinda like the guy you meet at Morning Glory who watches you flail on the crux of Zebra Zion, then tells his friend how pitiful you are and what you did wrong. You get all humbled and then realize the guy has spent the whole day standing around and not climbing anything! Or, someone who sits in for all the free rounds at the pub but never buys one themself...

I was surprised that when the cops found that bloody glove they didn't consider Michael Jackson, known single-glove wearer, as a suspect...

He looks like bin Laden with that rag on his head....

quote: Originally posted by dane: Snow is okay, but ice is KING! Besides WA gets way too much anyway and the snow is more like slush. I long for the ice/snow and cold of New England and Alaska... ... but unfortunately you are chained to the base of the REI climbing tower????

1) you might be seating that gear too much. just a gentle tug not a massive bounce test type pull. 2) your belayer might have less trad experience than you, ie slim to none? 3) is this a troll? cause i hear those Vedauwoo cracks are way hard.... if you can lead them that is all the experience you need.

drill holes in your toothbrush shaft

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Fucker! Already honing in on one of my projects! Hehehe How does it look up close? I thought you were at Midnight. Good thing I didn't walk up there saturday.... The only actual climbing I did the whole 3 days was a few boulder problems at LARRABEE STATE PARK !! before braving the v14 border lineup problem. Did hike in to base of Prussik & back out with heavy pack and full rack. Examined the P-------- and the H--- P----- and the north face of R-----. Great blister to show off on heel due to stupid boots not breaking in. Got to sleep all cosy like with cute ex-girlfriend in small tent a worthwhile weekend. I will write it off to "training".

that route is unrepeated(?). probably best in spring. jones lake - need 4wd but not high clearance. road to end of lake is overgrown. then follow avalanche chutes and creek beds to the base of the face. there is a photo of that somewhere on bivouac.com - search for Knight peak.

yeah nic, but if you have 2 daisy chains, a lead rope, and a fifi hook all tied into the front loop/tie in area of your harness, sure is nice to have a separate loop on the back for the haul line to keep the clutter under some type of order.

This thread is really sprayin' about sprayin'! [This message has been edited by Dru (edited 10-05-2001).]

I'll consider that after my "extreme pavement waterskiing" gig gets shown on espn4.

quote: Originally posted by Beck: get real drunk and fall off a roof, helps keep you limber for falls at the crags. should I wear a helmet for that?

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Nic is a freak Dru. What makes you think he aid climbs at all? Is a fifi some kind of sex toy? "Fifi" might own a few sex toys but she would probably charge you extra for calling her that. oooh la la!

those deepest canyons stats are kinda tricky. measuring peak to valley bottom is a lot different than rim to bottom in something like the grand canyon. but if you do use that peak to canyon figure there is a canyon in the himalaya that is 20 000 feet deep, by daulaghiri. the ruth gorge is 5000' deep and would be 8000 if you took out the ice. lets not turn this thread into geological trivia though because it will eventually come down to the which is bigger everest or mauna kea idea. yawn.

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: You can fill up your cup in the urinal at the local gas station sick boy I don't like the soggy smoke butts in the stuff you can get in the urinal. Mountain goats drink pee and look at how hard they climb. must be a natural performance enhancer!

there are better uses for alcohol than burning in a stove...

so holly, you are saying if i want to do the Gandhi I better not leave half a glass in the fridge overnight?

Full strength haul loop is necessary for the face first rappel. Amaze the gapers! Astound the rock bunnies! Actuall I would tie into it for those long aid pitches, with the haul line, if your lead rope is suddenly chopped by a loose flake you quickly clip the haul line into some pieces and hey presto you are still tied in to a full strengthg loop. worse comes to worse it has less chance of breaking than a silly plastic haul loop does. i did use it once but the rope didn't get cut just too much rope drag! so i finished the last 10m to the anchor leading on the haul line and partner had to jug the haul line cause the lead line was tied off to the piece 10m down from the anchor.

quote: Originally posted by texplorer: I've seen the lady J! Penis envy? Can you write your name in the snow with the stream from the Lady J??

I didn't think there were critters in your pee??? They used urine to sterilize and wash out wounds in the first world war because it is sterile! I thought pee smelled because of the chemicals and hormones in it? Mahatma Gandhi drank a glass of his own urine every day for 43 years.

quote: Originally posted by Beck: thanks Cavey, it's a lot more than just that, sometimes you get coffee and a doughnut if you're lucky!!! Sometimes I get that much just for donating blood, and I usually lose more weight donating a pint of blood than I do running around in the mountains for a weekend! Then I add it all back with a pint of Guiness.

what about using muscle control? do those Kegel flexes ladies!

You gonna have some kids Beck? what about the 'species barrier'?