Dru

"let's go down this way , it looks way easier than our ascent route."

quote: Originally posted by Roger: dru, yer lettin' down the homeland - what about... 2112 and congrats klenke, but I'm not sure that the 'chronic' diagnosis is going to stick. well what about L7 while you at it???

quote: Originally posted by RedMonk: what's up with all the harsh talk about a mag that you haven't even seen dru? go ahead and spray about me now for having a different opinion than you... but i would like to see it first...personally i like the sounds of a big picture and lil' caption mag with only 10 pages of ads....last i checked, the alternative have like 1/2 their pages dedicated to ads...but i dont think i will ever get the chance to read this mag as it costs about what i make a week... if someone told me they were going into the restaurant business selling nothing but horsecock and Gu I would predict that their restaurant, no matter how good the service and decor, would fail pretty fast. Not cause I hated them but just a statement of the facts. same deal with a climbing mag selling nothing but 'Hard' alpinism. the market is too limited. they're gonna crash and burn once mr. red hat deep pockets gets tired of supporting a money losing business.

yes, now instead of bomber 1/2" bolts 3 feet apart there are 1" bolts 1 foot apart!!!!! the next rebolting will see the bolt ladder replaced with Metolius Cave Jugs plastic holds...

Lets see... everyone knows the "nut tool as ice axe" trick but what are some other ones? Thermarest for crashpad when alpine bouldering... it works but if your thermarest deflates as a result you will be sorry. Large cam as self defence tool when attacked by or cougars... maybe. Gu as sunscreen - does it work? Anybody tried it? does the Gu website list the SPF of Gu?

wiregates are light. end of story. but get the dmm one cause the neutrino is tiny. wiregates, since they are lighter, are easier for thieving to steal from camp. so put out some as a decoy to keep the from stealing your wiregates.

yeah keep that info secret from the rest of us gapers.

The coveted member #69 has no posts suggesting this particular member has only ever lurked and never posted a message. And member # 420 is none other than Verticalturtle!!! You lucky bastard! 4:20 today is 5:20 cause im operating on Standard time OK?. Only 20 minutes to go! [ 08-12-2002, 04:58 PM: Message edited by: Dru ]

quote: Originally posted by Drew Jones: My bad!! Should have known better, but come on, I'm only a Wanker. Look on the bright side another 31 posts and you'll be a horsecock lover... I mean 31 posts is nothing, that takes me like 10 minutes

there is no topo for Fortress you go left at the big roof and then follow your nose. perhaps if you offered beer to dave humphries or something. you can see the scrub streak from hospital hill traffic lights if you look hard enough i have no idea about the rap anchors, i understand they are located fairly low on the face at the top of a short white corner just left of the skullfuck bolt ladder... never been up there myself yet so cant help more than that.

"to clean you screw it... and blow" any comments trask? [ 08-12-2002, 03:41 PM: Message edited by: Dru ]

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Climbed Chinaman's Peak NE Face today. Pretty good views and got some nice photos. Tomorrow Fred, Bob Iginlia (sp) and I are going to head into Victoria for a possible climb on tuesday. I hope for good weather. Lata homeys If'n you can't wait to see Ray's photos here are some of mine in a TRIP REPORT Is Bob Iginla any relatione to Jarome Iginla, NHL leading scorer in 2001-2002? [ 08-12-2002, 03:28 PM: Message edited by: Dru ]

I will say that Malden's Powerdry and Powersheld are pretty state of the art fabrics at the moment. I guess they are kicking themselves for not having a pure Schoeller type material though. IIRC this isnt the first time they've declared bankruptcy. Like TNF they just keep bouncing back producing the same products under different corporate organizational scemes...

Snafflehound Spire

Charlet Mooser

BD yeah but wouldnt his evil sidekick be named Petzl or something if that was the case? Moose like MEC or what?

the summit rock move is rated V420

quote: Originally posted by iain: seems kinda like that "Summit" magazine from a few years back. except Summit was about outdoor clothing, slot canyons, guided slogs in the rockies, and hiking to muir hut not badass grade IV and harder routes. ehmmic I cant help but be skeptical cause i have seen the concept previously tried and resoundingly fail... what is different now that will let it succeed?

Reminds me of the story about the monastery in Scotland that decides to sell fish & chips to raise cash.. Things go well but soon demand is exceeding supply so the abbot calls up Joe McGuinnesses Fish Wholesale (a potentially bigger supplier) and asks him to come for an interview. Joe shows up at the door of the monastery and is met by a tonsured fellow in a grease stained cassock. "Are you the fish friar?" "No, I'm the chip monk."

this is the one that is Christian Beckwiths new job after he got fired as AAJ editor and is only gonna feature climbs that are grade IV or longer... and RedHat owner dude is their major sponsor... cause lets face it the alpinist market is the smallest climber market for every alpinist there is 10 sport climbers and 20 boulderers sounds like an excuse to burn money...i wish them well but i bet they are gonna crash just like the last 3 magazines called Alpinist, and Alpinism did... i mean what is the point of a magazine that is basically just a serial version of the AAJ... i dont see the point any more than i see the point of Vbouldering magazine actually.

quote: Originally posted by trask: Saran Wrap as emergency condom. (Usefull when stranded in tent with the opposite sex; or in Greg's case, with a goat). wasnt there an 80s rap song about that? I recall the lyrics went Wrap it up Stick it in Pull it out Saran Wrap Saran Wrap

leatherman pliers as roach clip

Im impressed by the fact they had their slave labour make scale models of the empty beer cans and malt likker bottles...

full rack of hexes as bear bells also warn other parties of presence of bumblies...