Dru

way lighter than camalots. basically they are a slightly lighter Friend. sizes are identical to Friends but they have the two stem design like metolius cams. triggers are a bit funky, but easy to use. they are pretty good! great for alpine cause they are so light.

was threre not a case about 6-7 yrs ago in Montana when 3 climbers who trundled rocks down a steep face on Granite Mountain to "clean new routes" killed a party climbing on the face and were tried for manslaughter?

quote: Originally posted by erik: quote:Originally posted by Dru: Big Bro's drul try placing those things...pain in da ass yeah but you can take the keeper screw off and turn em into projectile weapons!!!!

Big Bro's

quote: Originally posted by trask: Dru- Just where is this mushroom field you've been frequenting? GPS coordinates will suffice. trask Lat: 49:26.03 Long: 137:05.39

Carl Sagan (I think) once encountered a woman who insisted that his view of the Universe was wrong. The Earth, she said, was supported on the back of a giant turtle. Sagan (I think) gently asked her what the turtle was standing on. She quickly replied "Another turtle" And that turtle, Sagan enquired, what supports it? "I see where you're trying to go, Dr., but I wont fall into your trap" said she, "Its turtles, turtles, turtles, all the way down!"

hardshell snafflehound.

dr flash nutsack at the old folks' home. dr get arrested for indecent exposure

ya see here is my take easy route - set of camalots - fewer pieces overall - widest range with least weight hard route - set of Friends - more pieces, so more placements possible (you dont run out of gear halfway up hard pitch) - same range with more weight but more gear possible to place. new style friends are among the best pieces out there.

quote: Originally posted by trask: that's right mr. rogers, and a hot klootch is just the ticket for a cold nite in some inuit villages, it ws traditional to provide a "wife" for a man when he visited the village. before you buy your ticket for Iqualuit, though, trask, you should know that this was because women did all the sewing and clothing repairs, and the "wife" was provided so she could fix up your clothes while you were away from your own wife!

i can offer you some shares in a Cariboo diamond mine...real cheap this week only... if you want to venture into penny stock mining company promotion

Snowseal is 100% beeswax not "fish oil" you puttin cod liver on your boots? Arcteryx ReviveX's every item they sell before it leaves the factory - even packs and stuff - except the harnesses i think. they claim it the best for promoting and keeping DWR. i use it cause i got a bunch free when i worked there. revivex every time you wash and you never seem to lose DWR even after 3 years of use...(so far) I think its a bit like the down vs synthetic debate if you use down you say down is better and if you use syntho you say syntho is better probably... whatever...its all better than oilskins, and seal fur parka is the best for -30 C.

maybe you should copyright it and be "Dr Flash Amazing" that brand sounds almost as confidence inspiring as Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.!

ya i have a full set of metolius tcu, full set camalots, full set of mix of rigid and old flex friends for aid...now im buying dmms for lightness.

Stormy conditions last week and stability this week.

did he cut the rope with a pocket knife? cuz that was on Siula Grande not Rainier

quote: Originally posted by DavidW: Nice job Law...... sounds like you had fun! I've climbed some great limestone all over the world..... sport crags to mountain stuff and it can be wonderful! On a side-note; I was recently on a scuba diving trip to Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) and found the whole island to be covered with 40'-80' pocketed limestone cliffs of outstanding quality. I'd heard of this and took my shoes (and pictures) for some killer bouldering. With a totally worldclass diving venue going on, the island has no idea that rock climbing even exists. Am I the only one who doesnt see an issue with rock shoes and dive computers in the same stuff sack? Any climber/diver types out there? Dennis Harmon has some scuba-climbing projects in Lake Chelan or somethin' but he's off shouting at Fred and Ray right now WHAT??? WHAT??? YOU WANT SOME HORSECOCK????

quote: Originally posted by Fromage: On another note, don't be afraid to wash your clothes, too. You come back from a climbing trip and throw all your nasty socks and base layers in the corner of your room or closet, what does that accomplish? Talk about losing breathability, people will suffocate if they walk into range of that stench. Washing your rock shoes occasionally helps, too. it keeps your roommate's junkie boyfriends from stealing and wearing your clothes.....

go bug go

he means alpine ice like andromeda strain/supercouloir/nf of edith cavell, not waterfall ice. that doesnt come in till october.

quote: Originally posted by michael_layton: Haven't had time to look up all the routes mentioned. I've always paused while guide book flippin' at the neswatch notch route. No photo, and in McLane's guide, it is devoid of the "ice" mentioned in beckey. I've got an old xerox for grimface, I think it's a don serl article. Saw some cool articles on James Turner, Judge Howay, Arctic Wing on Slesse, and others. Our CAJ selection is very poor at the WWU library. I'm at the public library right now waiting for my Dad to finish his research. Maybe they've got some info. Wait, I checked em out. Nice job on Plinth! More homework...I may have a job soon so I may have to audit this class. here is a shot of the Notch... it is usually full of snow/ice until sometime in July then melts out...but you could climb rock (maybe) to the same point... [ 08-14-2002, 08:43 AM: Message edited by: Dru ]

i heard it has some looseness.....nw ridge is supposed to be better climb...