Actually Bush has been pretty protectionist of late witness tarrifs on Cdn lumber, foreign steel etc. The Economist said that even with Kerry's protectionist rhetoric they didn't think he'd be any worse in practice on free trade than Bush.
It's man versus mountain
Mountain versus machine
Machine versus computer
Computer vs Your Mother!
Be there for the fantabulous rap battle! It will blow you away!
why not just say, screw the tropics, screw the beachfront, screw the polar bears, i'm moving to tuktoyaktuk to start an alligator ranch, hope i don't get malaria. and if there's acid rain we can all have acid wash jeans.
Don't listen to chucK
With his system you will run out of draws on one side first.
The back gear loops are for big gear like #4 camalots to kep them out of the way
The front gear loops are for smaller gear like yellow TCUs. Grab and go.
"No hands rests only" whatever chucK You sound like a sprotclimbre
Some people will tell you to rack it all on your harness. Fuck 'em they probably sport climb too.
Put the GEAR on your harness. Rack nuts, hexes and tRicams on your "off" hand and cams on your "on" hand side. For instance if you are right handed put cams on your right hand side. Reason being if you are pumped you are going to quickly throw in a cam and its easier to use your main hand to do it. Whereas to fiddle in a nut or hex you are probably going to be at some sort of rest so you can use your less dextrous off hand.
Put the draws on a shoulder sling around your neck, or a gear sling (better). This way you can grab draws with either hand.
Don't do it the other way around (ie gear on a sling and draws on the harness). People will tell you to, but they are not adherents of the "system". The big advantage is thjat when you are familiar with this system you always know which hand to reach for what piece of gear with. With gear on the shoulder sling the gear gets mixed up.
The one time you vary from this system is leading a dihedral, with liebacking. Don't rack any gear on the side thats pushed against the dihedral wall as it will be hard to get at.
Oh yes - only take the gear you need up the climb. Why would you take big hexes and a #4 camalot up a finger crack?
Group Therapy and Healy's Haunted House are fun even if they are full of chimneys and OW's.
Jubilant Song is a really good one, you can even bivi out there by your car if you want to.
Rideout and Tomyhoi, but NOT South Nesakwatch Spire
The Cheam Range, but not Mt Northgraves
The north face of Judge Howay, but not the north face of Robie Reid
North Hozomeen, but not South Hozomeen