Dru

Cleaning on Lead - that stuff is fine for Leavenworth or Skaha where it is dry but try it at Squamish, or, I dare say, at Index. "Ok climbing" (2 moves) "Take" (grabs haul line) "Chainsaw!" (belayer ties on chainsaw) grunt, oof, oof, scrape scrape, Brmmm! Brmm brmmmm "timber"! dink dink scrape as chainsaw is lowered.... "Trowel!" (trowel is tied onto haul line) dink dink scape (and hauled) Dig dig dig dig dig dig "Backhoe!" I've always agreed with the sentiment that when you spend 40 hours on rappel cleaning a one pitch route its kind of superfluous to then bolt it on lead. But if you wanna clean on lead... BOLD BABY BOLD! Just like Johnny Dawes, Pritch and Crispin Waddy!

Speaking of topos did you know the topos in Beckey Vol III were drawn by the able Tami Knight? And there is not one avalanche poodle visible anywhere, I was sooooo disappointed.

Blister why are you posting to Spray like this when you should be writing your contribution to the STORY about the nameless dead guy and Kristi???? Is Kristi gonna turn out to be Krist Novoselic in drag or what?

quote: Originally posted by Peter Puget: Dru - Many have said Viktor's guide was good after the comments stating how bad the drawings were made. For starters one of Retro's posts was patently offensive in his treatment of Viktor. Perhaps I shouldn't have said shitty but my intent was to conjure up the dismissive tone of the original posts. Don't worry about the kids I put the site on the ban list. I thought it was Smoots topos that were commented on as being poor... which they are, relative to Viktors. Anybody want to post a link to the original thread so we can see for ourselves? I'm too lazy to spend the time to look it up

Mentioned by Matt P that are being put up but not reported on this site. are they being reported at all? Like in a new route bok in a climbing store or gym? Matt do you know where they are? Are they not being reported because of their "controversial nature" of whatever sort? what's the story? now i am curious! any chance we could get someone who posts to this site to collect and disseminate the information?

quote: Originally posted by verticalswamp: muscle can jiggle. when its flaccid?

quote: Originally posted by erik: drul, you need a girlfriend baaaddddd! i mean we are talking baaaaddddd! put down the sock and go to abbotsford and hit on some ladies, but shower first, eh! I need a "baaaaaad girlfriend", not a "girlfriend baaaad".

quote: Originally posted by slaphappy: Why is it that any one with a different opinion about anything is automaticly a sport climber? Because the headline "Sport climbing is bad for the negativity" is a spin of "Negativity is bad for the sport of climbing". Blame Matt Perkins!

quote: Originally posted by lambone: Caveman, Hey, I'm sorry you were unsatisfied with the service. My guess is that you were pissed on before you even walked into the gym. you think you've got it bad? But come on, why don't you tell us what really happened at the gym... Ok, let me guess. You went in there, yanked on those old dirty men, and then you saw some hot babe over in the bouldering cave. You hit on her, but she was her project- POP!!!!! Yes, the whole gym heard it Cavey, we all know what happened. You thought you were tough... and now you have a blown ring. Well done. [This message has been condensed by Dru(edited 08-10-2001).] Caveman got a blown ring and the whole gym saw it? Is this cc.com or savagelove.com?

quote: Originally posted by Neri: Optional 25’ of rabbit ears poor rabbits

Darin Berdinka is the man!!! Have you climbed the Old Settler yet?

Wow that's pretty cool Loren. I was looking at trying that last winter but partners were not so keen. Looks fun! I like that choss climbing with plastics on. will have to try it in 6 months.

You mean Silk Degrees actually touched down? or did you Mixed Climb like an Extreme Athlete through the rock overhang at the bottom? Make Lyle get your nut and he can send it to me via house mail, and I'll get Adamson to smuggle it back across the border to ya.

N buttress of tricouni you must approach from Roe Creek. Last ascents I know of were FWA and 2nd WA by Bruce Kay, and Guy Edwards etc. respectively. We did the E. ridge and joined into the N buttress 1 pitch from the top. I have heard low 5th is about right, the rock is broken but pretty solid, and quite juggy. You could do it in mtn boots. I know Brian Moorehead that did the FA of W face of Blanshard. He says it would be rated 5.7 if done today, first thing he did off the boat from Britain and he didn't understand the grading system that well, VS in Brit grades. They did lots of pitches but probably less than 10 today with longer ropes. It has been done a few times but I don't personally know of any ascents since the late 80's, I would guess about 3-4 in the last 10 years. The rock on the summit is pretty bad but that face might be more solid. Maybe sometime in the next few weeks if you are keen we should check it out? [This message has been edited by Dru (edited 08-10-2001).]

Hasnt everyone told Viktor his guidebook is good [except for the crumbly binding, and Classic Crack being 5.9 when it should be 5.8]? Correct me if I'm wrong but that was my impression. Maybe if you assume this site is negative all you see is negativity? and if you are worried about your kids looking at this site why are you using words like "shitty"? Pot calling kettle black here? Mouth - soap!!!! [This message has been edited by Dru (edited 08-09-2001).]

"Nerble nerble foo foo filosofy useless hangdog rapbolt useless crap twee twee woo." (This is a paraphrase of a Tami Knight cartoon.) I don't hear Trad Klan members complaining about the negativity. are sportclimbers more sensitive or just persecuted?

7th belay of Standing Wave as a present for the 2nd ascencionists. Also on the Wedgemount-Weart divide as a party treat for the snafflehounds. Full of undigested sugar and salt. they should love it!

quote: Originally posted by terrible ted: Hi: Has anyone been up Snowfield peak lately? Any beta on the condition of the Neve glacier? -t I haven't been up there. I have no beta. But I surmise you would rather I post and tell you that than have no one post and assume your post is being ostracized [This message has been edited by Dru (edited 08-09-2001).]

Yeah but Steve A posted his test post a month ago and its only now we are having fun with it! Steve A we're not dissing you man we are just bored. Come out and play!

I went up to (Canadian) Sloan with my brother. Another party was close behind as we started the bushwack. We got well ahead of them and kind of split up. My brother thought he heard me yelling from bottom of a cliff, went to look, it was the other party, they thought he was stuck or something. He said "I don't need help" and took off to catch up with me. it starts raining, we spend several hrs. sitting out storms and decide to bail. Back at truck we find a note from other party saying "We heard someone calling for help, looked for 45 mins didn't see anyone. Hope you are OK. Give us a call." and a phone #. That was Monday. so Wednesday I'm back at work and can make free long distance calls, I call this guy up, and he says "Oh yeah we were really worried, we heard someone calling for help so when we got down we called out the RCMP, they had a helicopter up there searching but didn't find anything..." doh!!! Thanks for putting that into your note dumbass, we would have called sooner if we knew you were going to call out search & rescue on us! What kind of person hears "We don't need help" as a call for help anyways? I guess what rankles is someone assuming I need a rescue as much as anything. I'm so used to thinking of myself as "experienced climber " that getting seen as a bumbly in need of a rescue is actually probably good for my ego in the long term.

Suck it man you know your fate is to be impaled on a stalagtite in the 3rd reel. At least you get Gullich for a stunt double

One of those bolt guns from Cliffhanger is also pretty handy especially when you are an innocent Forest Ranger who is attacked by terrorists and have to single handedly slaughter them all.... now if only they would make a gun that chops bolts too it would eliminate all that tedious hand crowbarring.

Or My Demise ise tuuls [can't spell demos] that would make it topical...

I failed too

"Fend for yourself Fend for yourself Fend for yourself Shun the handshake..." Jay Bentley is my parents near neighbor on Bowen Island. I saw him on the ferry once! Celebrity sighting!! [This message has been edited by Dru (edited 08-10-2001).]