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Actually screw that! Those bozo bigfoots would probably just rain boulders on anyone near their cliffs. They are somewhat near sighted from what I understand.

Sasquatch rocks! I like thier tactics, Logs, brute strength and salmon for weapons. Maybe they would consider joining forces with the Trad Klan and patrol the crags for sportclimbers.

Darnit!! I recently had rubber soles put on my navy colored high heels, if only I had done the black pair instead. Oh well, black isn't really my color anyway as it washes out my whiter than white legs.

I am sporting a full beard instead of a goatee since about 2 weeks ago.

Nope, I generally find it too tough to climb in my dress and if it got ripped I woulden't have anything to wear to church. Aren't you the guy seen climbing in drag at exit 38? Maybe I could borrow one of yours.

I don't know how many of you have seen this month's issue of Outside but the biggest section of paper is dedicated to some fashion type show and is really wierd. I kept looking at the cover to make sure I hadn't picked up one of the Eddie Bauer cataloges around our house. Anyway, the cloths in the spread were mostly $300 leather pants and $200 baggy cotton sweaters and useless for most activity's OUTSIDE. I was pretty disapointed, but, I only paid $9.99 for 12 issues and a free gypo swiss army knife, so, I won't lose any sleep.

ISAIAH 2:2-3 In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many people will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” I always thought it was a good excuse to skip church and go climbing.

My wife and I summited Adams last Sept. on a bright sunny day and felt kind of silly as we were the only folks out of a group of 15 or so on the summit with boots and ice axes. Everyone else was in tennis shoes and carried no gear or packs but "hiking sticks" aplenty. I think they were a bunch of army guys from fort Lewis. I just kept my mouth shut and glissaded out of there before we got caught up in anything. Of course they all thought that was pretty cool looking unitl thier kahki shorts started filling up with snow. hah!

I like this guy, even though he is a little long winded. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory no defeat. Theodore Roosevelt

If you could make $300 a day guiding, everyone would be doing it. Then you would have guys with a PhD in babysitting competing with a 3rd grade edj'cation dirtbag for the job. Part of the alure is just to be out in the Mountains hitting on the hotties. I also think $70 a day is too much for some "guides".

HIIIIIIIIIILARIOUS guys! Way to pound mattp's point home! On the topic he started even, pure genius!

This isn't really directed any poster in particular, just the ones who are against using this board for fun. Of course, since I am posting this in spray, maybe I have become placid myself. A real 20 something "prick" would put it right at the top of the Climbers Board. I guess I don't even really know what the hell those guys are talking about since I stopped reading about Dans Dreadful being restored after the first 20 or 30 posts, it does get kinda boring after the usual suspects make their initial opinions heard. It has been an interesting introduction to the climbing social group with this website for me this year and I must say climbers are more diverse than any other bunch I have seen. Keep it up guys, its what makes you interesting (and I think the chicks dig it)

Maybe sport climbers are just insecure around trad clmibers, eh?

sorry Steve A, I can't help it.

See this is the kind of thing that creates negativity on the website - here is inocent Steve A trying to perform some kind of "test" and all you guys can think of is Breasts ...he he You need to get some life experience! breasts

"You can't always get what you waaaant, but sometimes, you'll find, you get what you need" the Rolling Stones. (Dru, I don't care if I didn't get it EXACTLY right, they will get the point) I tuned into my favorite classic country radio station Monday morning to find it replaced by some "adult" talk radio station featuring a lady caller who was rubbing the reciever of her phone on her pubes while the host guessed the hair style. I changed the pre-set to something else. Point is - negativity is all around us and you should get used to it, I don't think I've ever been on a climb that was 100% positive all the time. This site is fun the way it is, if you don't like it, don't come here!

While hard at work one day I stumbled on these inexpensive cams: http://rei-outlet.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=9358181&prmenbr=8000 They appear ok for a newbie to start adding a set of cams to his rack but, I noticed the website is closing out a lot of CLOG brand stuff. Anybody have experience with these cams or CLOG gear in general that can give me some feedback/advise? PS: Don't bother flaming me for being cheap, I already know it and don't care

STAY AWAY FROM THE GYM!!! EVIL SPIRITS LURK THERE AND YOU KNOW IT BECAUSE YOU ENCOUNTERED ONE YESTERDAY!!! PLASTIC KILLS!

worked, mowed the lawn, washed 2 vehicles, played with daughter in mud puddles oh... is this supposed to be climbing related stuff? I don't care, its in spray, went to church, helped mother in law move some stuff....

I bet you are really scared of the sport posse! HAH! Those weiners don't stand a chance even if they figure out how to get to the mountains.

I used to hike quite a bit and Hunt a lot. I would go deer/elk/bear hunting with buddies and they would pick a nice ravine or draw to sit and watch while I would look for the highest hill and say "If I was a deer, thats where I would be" which is generally not the case. So I would take off through the brush and claw my way to the top dragging my bow & arrows the entire way. My friends thought I was nuts. Eventually I devised a hook for carrying my bow out of the way so I could use both hands for brush belays and where climbing required handholds. I started carying 30' of 1/4" utility cord for "hanging the deer" that I never did run into. It got used quite a bit for sliding down and giving hellatious rope burns. I got to the point where I wanted to climb harder stuff and climb when no hunting season is open. I get instruction from some new friends I mostly contacted through this website and reading everything I could get my hands on. Book education is good, but, there is no substitution for experience. Fortunatly I haven't spent hardly any time in the climbing gyms. If you can't get out with your mentors, I personally think as a beginner it is more important to get out and do some hard hikes or scrambles then cranking in the gym. You learn a lot about your strenghts and tolerances for weather and general hardship when you aren't in the artificial confinemnets of a smelly loud gym. My main conflict with climbing has been pretty normal, balancing time with my wife and daughter, business, building a home and sleeping, of course, "you can sleep when you're dead" so that doesen't really count.

If you liked this article, the climbers are made to sound like heros in Greg Child's article from Outside's Nov. 2000 issue. http://www.outsidemag.com/magazine/200011/200011hostages1.html Made for an entertaining read for me although the Ruskies probably don't think so.

I can climb a 5.10 in the gym so I can go lead a 5.10 at Index, right?

sign me up - this is pathetic!

Drank some "Hair of the Dog" at the Fall City micro-brew fest in the early 90's. Possibly the worst tasting beer ever. I don't remember who the brewer was but the name of the beer fit the taste.