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What about Grain Belt? Much finer than Bud, or Coors, and it's got the awards to prove it.

emphasis on "cheap", then.

Not bullshit. There's lots of reasons for wanting to assign responsibility. Insurance (life and the resort's liability) are the biggest reasons. Clearly, for past precedent, the British dude will not rot in jail for years.

You can hike a climb, but you can't climb a hike. claro?

Why do brides wear white? To match the stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer! A trucker who has been out on the road for three weeks stops into a brothel outside Vegas. He walks straight up to the Madam, drops down $500 and says, "I want your ugliest woman and a bologna sandwich!!!" The Madam is astonished. "But sir, for that kind of money you could have one of my finest ladies and a three-course meal." The trucker replies, "Listen sweetheart, I ain't horny, I'm homesick

I live 85 miles north of SLC, though you're welcome to the floor. The easiest way to get to Park City from the airport is to take a shuttle bus. That's one of the appeals of Park City for skiers visiting Utah; You don't have to rent a car. check this for ideas on what's available. As for cheap hotels, you'd be hard pressed to find something cheaper than this.

weak, dude. but I can relate to starting the day easy with beer.

basically you just do a short haul like you would to free a haulbag from an anchor. at a minimum, you'd use the slackline itself and three, or four, oval biners. this link clearly shows a short haul setup. The line will stretch as you use it, so you'll have to tighten it. Heads up: you will suffer slackline ball-slap and rope burns. Oh yea. a couple layers of cardboard will help prevent the treebark from getting scuffed and gouged.

Is "strongest russian climber" as similarly contrived as "best bicycle riding fish"?

Reading this article on mezcal today in the LA Times reminded me of some of the great climbing adventures that were spawned by tequila. Midnight ice-climb solos, boulder contests (the kind where you try to get as many people on a boulder at the same time as you can), wall climbs, etcetera. What a great intoxicant. Salud a los palenques!

Bwahahhah. there's so much rock on the eastside. In terms of shear acreage, trad granite. Enjoy the March gale-force winds.

what would you do? use leashes? with a good placement, he could've clipped the tool, then unclipped his foot. glad the dude wasn't hurt.

I hadn't realized what pacifists all those centerfold models are.

Trivia question: What was the first route done in North America to be given a grade of VII?

El Cap is a "high alpine face" and "remote" ??? Those "VI"s on El Cap are really new wave V+.

cheap conversion:

"Grade Rating: I A short climb with a short approach and easy descent. Time required is an hour, or two. II A 1 or 2 pitch climb with a short approach and easy descent by rappeling, or downclimbing. Time required is a few hours. III A multi-pitch route at a low elevation which may take several hours, or a route with a long approach that requires good winter travel skills, or a route subject to occasional winter hazards. The descent is often by rappeling. Time required is half a day. IV A multi-pitch route at higher elevations, or a remote route which requires mountaineering and winter travel skills. May be subject to objective hazards (i.e. avalanche, or rockfall). The descent may be difficult, and involve rappeling. Time required is a most of a day. V A long climb on a high mountain face that requires significant competence as well as commitment. The climb is subject to objective hazards in addition to bad weather. The approach and descent may be long and difficult. Time required is a long day, or two. VI A long, multi-pitch route on a high alpine face. The climb may include winter alpine climbing logistical problems in addition to severe objective hazards ( i.e. avalanche, falling seracs, high elevation and remoteness). Time required is many days."

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I've been up Pt Lenana --a walk up. Season is very important for going for the highest peak which offers only technical routes (don't even get me started on the theives who ripped my gear from a locker in a Nairobi hotel. Inside job, and what would they do with the gear anyways?). The "normal route" is supposed to be a muddy, ugly trek to the climbing. The routes on the eastside from the mountaineering club's hut looked the best to me. I walked out that way, and though it's wet, it's wilder. Okay, the Diamond looks awesome, too. You can get any fuel type you want in Nairobi. Take mega amounts of fresh food, hire porters to carry it, and enjoy the unique setting. Politics are unsettled there. Be smart.

yea, the new tents are not the Galaxy series (I can't recall the name. I saw them at the Winter Market, ans spoke to the Vaude guys). And they're heavier than a single wall. The one I saw was much like TNF VE24, but, again, with the inner wall suspended from the outer, and exterior pole setup.

Well, he is known for doing a nailup.

IMO, Vaude makes a better tent. They've got a new series in which the inner wall is supported by the outer, and it's fitted with exterior poles that attach by looping shockcord into speedlacing hooks (you can set it up wearing mittens). Total setup time is a couple minutes, max.

Cuz the steering wheel is on the right? BTW, the Holdens that came out in the 1970s are way cooler. When I visited Tasmania in '85, the cool redneck thing to do was put mondo huge tires on a suzuki 4wd and float the swamps and mudbogs.

While drunk at a party during my high school days, I started wrestling with a buddy on the lawn. Yea. You know what happened. It did not impress the girls. I spent the rest of the party wrapped in a towel while my clothes ran through the washer and dryer.