Dru

"why can't i bring my gun into Canada?"

quote: Originally posted by dyno merchant: I'd like to check it out. Can you give me some info on how to get there? drive along the highway, stop at sign saying hope next 4 exits (about 4km past hunter creek). walk back along road to trail, hike in to huge boulders visible from the road. climb. this is post 5500

inappropriate use of greamlins is bad i like snafflehounds this whole thread makes me mad its funny when people rap off the end of their ropes and dye hoarsecock can never be misspellt get it?

quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: Which reminds the Doctor of the time he was lurking with some hardpersons over near Churning at Smith, and the group's attention was drawn to a pair over at the Peanut. They were toproping one of the 5.8's, and the belayer, rather than standing in one place and taking in rope, had the brilliant, groundbreaking idea to simply lock off the device and walk backwards in a plumb line down the hill, thus reeling in the rope. DFA recalls the moron being subsequently mobbed by disbelieving onlookers, and thoroughly chastised for being a threat to public safety and Smith's trail system. sounds like the Russian Belay system popular in the Crimea.

I soloed up the NE buttress of the west lion (low 5th class)and encountered a party on top that had roped up to come up the standard route (3rd class). one of them turned to his buddy and said "we should have come up his way, you don't need ropes for that!"

you can make wine out of dandelions.

quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: quote:Originally posted by Dru: Bonus to anyne who tells me what the original headline said! "Pope Tells Youth Trad Climbing is Hella Evil" weak

whenever im on a busy trail i like to ask the people i pass stupid questions to pass the time and see the funny looks they give hiking in to garibaldi lake: "How much further to the Lions?" hiking in to the lions: "What time does the gondola close?" hiking in to snow lakes: "Is the ice cream stand still open?" Coming down the Chief trail. Guy asked me if I had just 'climbed up the front': "There's a front to this thing?"

quote: Originally posted by James: quote:Originally posted by Dru: by the way have you ever been up the North Face of Shuksan? no i have not... should i feel i was hoping you could make a statement about the horrible bush up there

dude was photographed soloing 13c so if anybody could do it probably he could. i say wait for 2nd ascent of the route and see what they say. there do seem to be problems with his story and to his credit he did not go back with a compressor drill and bolt his way up!

quote: Originally posted by James: quote:Originally posted by Dru: quote:Originally posted by James: quote:Originally posted by trask: So, what's your point, James? i don't think its funny to jest about someone rapping off the ends of their rope. many people have died doing this... i guess i'm just uptight right jad? you are fully uptight dude, the point of the graemlin is to remind you not to fuck up! gee, like i needed you to explain that to me. thanks dru, you are a true scholar.yeah straight A's. but maybe, you should have checked out the website Iain scooped that gremlin from, before you got all hoity toity about it... by the way have you ever been up the North Face of Shuksan?

quote: Originally posted by James: quote:Originally posted by trask: So, what's your point, James? i don't think its funny to jest about someone rapping off the ends of their rope. many people have died doing this... i guess i'm just uptight right jad? you are fully uptight dude, the point of the graemlin is to remind you not to fuck up!

well the black dyke still requires gear... there is no route on the chief that is a pure multipitch sport route - either runouts are too large (eg. war of the raptors, rock loggers etc.) or you need to place gear. hell even cerberus needs gear for the flake and approach. Star Chek in Cheakamus Canyon is a 3 pitch 5.8 sport route with nice views of the canyon though. Fred Beckey likes it so much he's done it 3 times!

i read somewhere about a japanese woman that fell into a crevasse on the khumbu using the ladder system. well the ladder bent and pinched her in half!! (story probably BS but what if it did happen )

hell ya - dont buy the generic marker in the store ($0.69) buy the officially approved CE certified EDELRID ROPE MARKER for $25. the extra $24.31 goes to a very nice Edelrid sticker pasted over the generic label.

Bonus to anyne who tells me what the original headline said!

but those aren't alpine. did you know there is a UIAA resolution that peaks over 2500 meters should be a bolt free zone?

lets have a new forum all about snafflehounds and horsecock

A partner, who had made several unplanned bivis that year, was waiting in a huge crowd of people all rapping off Cat In The Hat at Red Rocks near dusk in December. To speed them up he rubbed his hands together and asked in a loud voice: "WHO WANTS TO SPOON?"

10 hrs. and no insulted Catholic PMs yet....

Are there any huge ice roofs to practice for "Musashi" on?

quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: True! Cc.com is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the megaconglomerate AmazingCo., Inc. This means you're all subject to the unpredictable, iron-fisted whim of Dr. Flash Amazing, malicious mastermind and terrifying tycoon. Cower, unwashed dogs! I bet that iron fist is pretty rough on your horsecock. or do you lube it up with armourall.

would also appreciate suggestions for making the transition of stepping out of aiders into free climbing without daisys or aiders getting caught on stuff and trying to pull you off as you start freeing with 30 feet of slack out....

yeah i ve been there TWICE