Dru

has to be pretty cloudy to miss that thing!

erik thinks he's pretty black for a whitey anyways...

I thought the point of drinking games was to drink

quote: Originally posted by fleblebleb: Whoah, anybody else noticed this chemistry between trask and thelawgoddess? How about trask and jon then? trask and chicken? jon seems more a squirrely guy...

A Norwegian dude expert's suggestion to kill Trask - star of the Free Willy movies - has outraged activists and the dude's adoring fans. Trask turned up in a fjord in western Norway this past weekend, six weeks after being released from his pen in Iceland, where experts had spent years helping the dude make the transition from life in captivity to life in the wild. Trask swam nearly 1,400 kilometres to reach the fjord, which is about 400 kilometres northwest of the capital, Oslo. The 10-metre sprayer was an instant hit in the Skaalvik Fjord, where children swam with the dude and climbed on his back. Several small boats crowded around for a glimpse of the finned Hollywood star. But a leading dude expert, Nils Oeien, claimed that Trask - used to life in captivity - had little chance of surviving a winter in the cold western Norway fjords. "Then it would be better to put him to death," Oeien said in an interview broadcast by NRK, Norwegian state radio. He could not be reached for more comment. Officials and activists denounced the suggestion, saying it would be unthinkable for the dude to be killed. Trask is probably the world's most famous dude after his starring role in the three Free Willy films released in the 1990s, as well as a brief animated series shown on television. "It is clear that Trask is having trouble with life in the wild," said Jan Einarsen, director of the Atlanterhavsparken aquarium in western Norway. "He needs help." Einarsen, who went to see the sprayer on Monday and Tuesday, agreed that Trask might not be able to survive the winter on his own, but said people could provide him with food and companionship, perhaps in some remote area. "There are not many solutions," he said by telephone. The American organizations that led the projects to return Trask to the wild - Ocean Futures Society and the Humane Society of the United States - must come up with a plan quickly, he added. Einarsen said the government of this Scandinavian country of 4.5 million now has jurisdiction over Trask and must co-operate with the U.S. groups. Dag Paulsen, a spokesman for the Norwegian Fisheries Ministry, said killing Trask is not an option. "According to the information we have from them, it should be possible to coax the dude out of the coastal area in a humane and effective way by using food," Paulsen said. Trask, which means "Lucky One" in Japanese, was captured near Iceland in 1979 when he was two years old and spent most of his life in captivity in Canada and Mexico. His appearance in the 1993 film Free Willy and later sequels helped spark a campaign to free him. Rescued from a Mexico City amusement park in 1996 and rehabilitated at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Ore., Trask was airlifted back to Iceland in 1998 and taught to catch fish. Trask's rehabilitation cost $20 million. "We think people have to take responsibility for what they have done to Trask by holding him in captivity," Siri Relling of the Norwegian Federation for Animal Protection said. "Let Trask have a fjord. It's better to have a large fjord than a small aquarium." Oil-rich Norway is the only country that hunts dudes for commercial use, despite a global whaling ban. However, Norway's duders only hunt minke dudes

quote: Originally posted by erik: we met some nut on potash road outside moab a couple of years ago.....he had cats wandering all around his squatter camp.....said they killed snakes and rats...only thing dogs were good for was the food....then he told us once the us was destroyed maybe our rappelling skills might be hlpful to reach the new cliff dwellings... he had some great reading too.... if i can find the pic i secretly took of him, i will post it... dude sounds like chongo only moreso. did he offer you a toke?

quote: Originally posted by Peter Puget: Dru - yea but I remember it as a slab! there is an honest 6 inch roof on the second pitch. in fact the first 2 pitches are pretty steep and then the 3rd lays back. i bet you just remember it as slabby cause you crux on slabs

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Yeah but you did a new route what fun. The "Big Bitch" aint going anywhere last I heard. You'll send it and now you got a ood idea what it's like in there. I think you should walk up to the propellar cairn and then across the ER Notch next time so you dont get "holy lostness batman!" Also that way there is less ice to fall on you. You guys see the big chunk of landing gear in the lower bowl?

That face is the Crossover-Slesse Ridge. A winter route named Arctic Wing was climbed somewhere to the left of yours.

quote: Originally posted by fern: take cat with you. I saw someone at Smith with a cat on a leash once I saw a guy walking his cat in the Smoke Bluffs once. It would be great for keeping Snafflehounds under control in the alpine! And if you had a pet cougar you would be able to climb up Rainier or Si without getting stuck behind Scotteryx party

quote: Originally posted by tsk tsk tsk: something I've been meaning to ask Bob, and now that I know he's around, I'll ask it here. Bob, how come you weren't invited along on the first All-Polish ascent of Coup-Jack? cause Slawinski Jr and Sr know hes a a sketchball...

quote: Originally posted by Peter Puget: Squamish - More than you can shake a stick at. Slabs rule at Squamish. Centerfold is fun. PP Centerfold is a 3 pitch climb with about 20m of slab climbing, the rest is crack and face.

Highlander and Tex check it out and if you post a TR then I will delete this if you want. http://www.bivouac.com/RtePg.asp?RteId=1206

quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: quote:Originally posted by Dru: Not quite fall but... You get Cold nights Warm days Pretty colours Sticky rubber Dead bugs No sunburns Hibernating snafflehounds don't forget cuddling with your cat. meow cats dont like owners who take off for 2 week roadtrips with no warning.

white lightning troll's sonnet 2nd pitch dreams of passion ramapithecus stooges slab black streaker pigdogs on parade etc (upper South Apron) dreamweaver (Apron not the one in Marble Canyon) flashdance (10c version marble canyon) local boys do good magic carpet ride & not your normal nightmare - if you like micro chickenheads the 5.7 at larabee state park reality check on yak, crux pitch merci me featureless face and the other ones next to it on upper malemute the 10c on the approach trail to the solarium Snootli Express in BellaCoola!!!

Not quite fall but... You get Cold nights Warm days Pretty colours Sticky rubber Dead bugs No sunburns Hibernating snafflehounds Downsides are shorter days and you might meet hunters and get shot. But its still good time of year. good for cragging, alpine, alpine ice; everything except north facing alpine rock, snow sports and power tanning.

go himalayan soloist and poach time in other people's tents while they are outr climbing. also piss in their water bottles and eat their food. justify it by claiming no ethics over 8000m if they complain show em a jimmied altimiter and say you are at 8420m right now! if they still complain warn them they are about to enter the death zone!

is soloing "trad" or "sport"?

quote: Originally posted by Thinker: quote:Originally posted by Dru: quote:Originally posted by Thinker: quote:Originally posted by kashmir: well as a fairly infrequent visitor to this website Iam surprised everyone hasent started a dating service through cascadeclimbers. The primary problem with this concept that I see is that there are all of 10 MAX female members and an infinite number of males. That's pretty darned good odds for the gals and those embracing alternative lifestyles, but piss poor odds for the masses. youre not fully out of luck, maybe WA state will legalize polyandry. cause it soundslike its that or s for ya.for the record, I got a steady cutie.....and she climbs 5.10sounds more like she climbs 3.75"

Didnt Kurt put up a few sprotroutes on Picnic Lunch wall back in the 80's? Suicidal Tendencies area or something?

quote: Originally posted by trask: quote:Originally posted by Peter Puget: How about we bid for dates?!?!?! Fine with me .... and remember ladies, there is plenty of trask to go around. The love handles alone are big enough to use as bivi sacks.

quote: Originally posted by Thinker: quote:Originally posted by kashmir: well as a fairly infrequent visitor to this website Iam surprised everyone hasent started a dating service through cascadeclimbers. The primary problem with this concept that I see is that there are all of 10 MAX female members and an infinite number of males. That's pretty darned good odds for the gals and those embracing alternative lifestyles, but piss poor odds for the masses. youre not fully out of luck, maybe WA state will legalize polyandry. cause it soundslike its that or s for ya. [ 09-04-2002, 01:11 PM: Message edited by: Dru ]

Maybe the scientists can hook up Keiko and Springer, both outcasts from their own kind...

Did Kurt send the sit start to the table

Take that Pulsar off the pack and drytool up No leashes though, leashes are aid