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Maybe you caught it from posting on gripped.com

not to forget this...

http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/online.php?Cat=0&PHPSESSID= look Greg_W is online right now! Maybe he's giving you the "silent treatment" Fairweather. Is your gun pink or something?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3713360.stm

Calvin peeing on Mounties logo

are you talking to yourself? why are you posting these stale, months-old video links?

By the horns? Or "if you're going to ride my ass at least pull my Horns"?

especially with velcro gloves!

I think RuMR should be banned. He is the only user in the "top 20 posters" that doesn't have an avatar image.

It's only a benefit for consumers. It hurts our exports. (Huge CDN trade surplus might shrink) I know American cheese is cheap, but like American beer, it sucks. Mass produced BGH orange death loaf? No thanks

Free solo, then you don't have to worry about fall factor.

US dollar is falling like a dropped stone on world markets. CDN dollar is over $0.80 US for first time in 30 years discuss.

You guys are assuming that somehow you just HAVE to climb that one peak. And since Hypothetical Peak has a short 4th class section by the easiest route, then if you want to climb Hypothetical safely you have to rope solo. What I'm saying is that if you are going to have to drag a rope along to safely get up the 4th class Standard Route on Hypothetical Peak, you'd be better off heading for the 3rd class Cakewalk Scramble Ledges on Big Easy Mountain across the valley. You can come back and climb Hypothetical later, when you are experienced enough to not need that rope soloing gear. Don't drag the mountain/route down to your level - choose a mountain appropriate to your experience and aptitude.

aaj and caj dates are listed on the contents page of the respective publications. jan 15 for caj iirc.

red fred is whenever look up "beckey" username on this site to find contact email.

No, don't doubt much. Also never self belayed except on aid climbs. It is too much of a time wasting clusterfuck.

When in doubt, don't

fireday?

What I get from Blakej's question is that he is planning ahead of time to self belay on a 4th class route. Not a "what if this is too hard for me and I need to self belay" but "This is going to be something I need to self belay on". A rope and equipment to safely self belay is not necessarily something you would take "just in case" anyways due to the weight. Rock shoes as a "just in case", maybe.

He did do Just Do It and said "Who said this is only 14b?"

What's that game show where they can call out to a friend or ask an expert if they get in trouble?

Does anyone really think the ethnically persecuted in Darfur would be better off if, say, the USA had invaded Sudan already instead of the world trying this UN approach? Look how well you guys did providing huimanitarian aid in Somalia!

Matt and others - it's like this - you think "hey I will go solo this 4th class ridge". If you get scared on the ridge, to the point where you whip out the self belay system: you made a mistake! You should have 1) come with a partner or 2) chosen an easier destionation for the day. The question Blakej posted is no different than someone posting saying "Hey. I'm gonna go freesolo the Squamish Buttress, but I can't freesolo 10c so I'm going to rope-solo the crux pitch. How do I do it?" - same answer - if you don't think you can do it you shouldn't be planning how you are going to aid through it somehow. You should be planning on soloing something more within your ability.

I want an anti gravity machine. Get to work Perfessor!