Jens

I can't wait.

Not even close. Not much hiking, skiing,hard rock climbing, or alpinism for quite awhile but I am managing to onisight the odd .11 here or their.

like borrow borrow or have and keep as your own borrow. get a job. ?????

Amen. ---------------------- Are we sure it is a federal judge? ---------------------- Blake, I feel your pain. Keep up the good climbs.

I'm heading to Vegas for another climbing excursion and prefer to climb on the limestone (I already have the guidebook). I am looking to probably spend at least one day on the red rocks sandstone though. If I could borrow your red rocks guidebook for a week, I'll buy you a beer at a pubclub. Anyone in Seattle?

As for being in diapers... Climbers (some who post here) were the first recreational users to enter these wildnerness areas (long before hunters, fishers, hikers, campers, and rangers). The miners where the first non indians. We climbers certainly are special. Spray and flame away!

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Las Vegas Limestone.

Please name the judge. It would be the correct thing to do for every voter that reads this site to put a campaign sign in their front yard for that judge's opponent on his next re-election bid. And as a word of caution... Remember "Larry the Tool" (all U.S. backcountry rangers for you newbies) frequently touch bases on this website. I've rarely gotten permits in 20 years of overnight backcountry climbing and legally can't be cited because of a loophole. Ask me how at the roundup over a beer.

Can you clip the screw on lid with a caribiner and how much does it hold (swinging around clipped to harness etc.)? What is up with those cleaning tablets? The shops want 8 bucks for 20 of them.

That is a pretty wild story.

Looks like they are starting to churn out some sweet rock shoes again after a 17 year slump.

Great ropes...... Know for their soft hand. Probably not the best cords for nail ups and other such abuse though.

It can get pretty ganrly on top in winter. My advice is to give yourself a good chunk of time so you can drink beer at the Highlander in Ashford and them jump on a high pressure window when it arrives. Bring skis.

Cool TR

Love that shot of sherpa balanced rock! ---------------- I don't do campfires up their but is the rule no fires above 5,000 feet? Isn't that meadow somehere about 5,000? They might be OK?

The skinny ropes really do wear out quicker. Many sport climbers put about 2-3 falls a day when sport climbing (warmups, onsights, and projecting) I buy about 1 rope a year for sport climbing. I usually buy a 70m and cut it down at both ends as it gets beat on. Did anyone ever use that Beal program rope that is fat at the ends and skinny in the middle? I'll bet we'll see something like that again someday.

One of my partners had em' and liked em' but said they had durability issues. (I rember the sole coming off!). Speaking of scarpa, they look like they are strarting to spit out some sweet rock shoes. Back with a vengance after a 15+ year slump.

Their is some huge overhanging real-estate where you speak. Base jumpers reading this might want to have a look someday.

Serenity. Thanks for shedding some light on Blackwater issue. Keep the posts coming.

I saw em' writing tickets about a year ago.

When you pull into the flare, pull in with your right side in. You can't switch to use the rest if you pull in left side in. I think clean crack is easier than rotc (and not nearly as good). Tim, you are so right about Dagobah system. The moves are thrilling but a little licheny.

Wolf would be cool to have a beer with. As for teaching other to rope up, I met an old dude on the Ptarmigan traverse once who said he taught Jim Wickwire how to climb.

Man, these stickers on cars mean watch out- I drive like an idiot! It seems to be pretty much universal. ---- Speaking of stickers, anybody esle remove all their climbing bumper stickers so their stuff doesn't get jacked?

I'm super anal about my resoles. Nobody's perfect. Ramuta is pretty good though. I've only been unhappy with about one job in the last seven or so. Although I wish he would put thinner pieces of rubber on for better sensitivity. All in all, he's awesome! Page's is weird, I've seen the most amazing work of all time and some work that so crappy, the shoes were virtually unusable. My theory is that if Dave does em', they rock. He can put a super thin slab of rubber that is of consisten thickness for uber senstitivity with great rand work. If one of his underlings does em', throw the shoes away. Just a theory.