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$125. This jacket has never been worn and is in perfect condition, comes with stuff sack.

Say I'm building an anchor and want to shorten a sewn runner. One way to do this would be to tie an overhand knot in the runner and clip into the shortend sling above the knot so that a pull would pull on the knot. I am concerned that with skinny spectra/dyneema/dynex materials the knot could pull through or the strength of the material could be significantly reduced at the knot. Is this considered safe practice or is there a better (stronger/ faster) way to shorten a runner? thanks

Looking for partners for Exit 38 and other areas. I lead 5.7 but want to get comfortable leading 5.8s. Have rope and rack. Would like to get out more regularly for the remainder of the summer, weekends or after work. Live in Seattle. Cheers, Eric

I'm interested in climbing at E32 or 38. I lead up to 5.8 and can follow a little bit harder. I'm available tomorrow (saturday 7/11). Eric 206-604-3897 or pm

I have a 10 year old daughter (10 this week) who likes to get out with me. We are up for marymoor or E38, most likely on weekends. I only climb up to about 5.8 though. Eric

11/17/08 195 lbs 6' 1/10/09 180 lbs goal 170 lbs My goal is to be an old, crappy climber this year as opposed to being old, fat, and crappy

I'll be staying in Grand Teton Park Aug 17 to 21 and would like to climb the Owen-spalding route on the 19th or 20th. I'd like to do it in 2 days but could probably be talked into doing it in 1 loooong day. Moderate pace (not slow), easy going. Contact Eric @ 206-604-3897. Leave message if I don't pick up.

Looking for partner to do the OS route on about the 20th of Aug. Plan to camp up high first evening, complete route next day (as opposed to one long day).

"I'm sure Ed could have climbed all 14 sooner, when it was news worthy, but he chose to do it in good style. The best style. Hats off to you Ed!" Awesome accomplishment, no doubt. I have nothing but respect for Ed. But for the sake of arguement, on the Annapurna trip Ed did fly in to base camp in a helicopter and then follow the route and fixed lines set by the Italians. Do other accomplished climbers consider this to be "good style"? I don't mean to critize but am curious about what constitutes good syle.

Yes, that is a problem. Even worse is when you are staring up at the sky and your mouth fills up with water. I've nearly drowned.

I know I'll get hammered for this but why is it that REI is so often characterized as an evil corporation by the same people who return broken and worn out stuff for new stuff. REI is a business trying to make a profit. I believe that REI is regarded as a good company in terms of supporting the environment, etc. If anyone is wrong isn't it the people who abuse the generous return policy?

I climbed Daniel a couple of weeks ago via the Lynch glacier and it was very straight forward, very few open crevasses, no problemo. Bring lots of bug juice for the mosquitoes on the approach.

If the Seattle Mariners would have tweaked their lineup just a little bit this year they would have won the world series. Why couldn't the coaches just see it. Its so obvious. At least they should have logged onto this site after the game to find out what they did wrong.

I just read that the Park Service is proposing to raise the climbing fee at Rainier from $15 to $30. For more on this go to http://www.nps.gov/mora/climb/costrecovery.htm

quote: Originally posted by philfort: quote:Originally posted by RobBob:

Some of the original reasons unions were created in the first place are still valid today. You can't expect management out of the goodness of their hearts to treat blue collar workers fairly and collective bargaining over wages and working conditions is the only means a worker has to deal with unfair treatment. However, there are also a lot of valid reasons to hate unions. One thing that I hate about unions is when they defend totally incompetent workers and prevent a company from firing that person. It ends up hurting the company and causing resentment from everyone. As usual, the issue is not black and white.

Q: How do you know a blonde has been using a computer. A: There is white out on the monitor.

On the same topic, do you always carry a sleeping bag with a bivy sack or are there occassions when a bivy sack alone is sufficient?

Mikey - You asked a serious question and you deserve a serious answer. For ice dancing go with the 3 ply, they hold up better for double toe loops. For gay nightclub dancing/lounging, go with 2 ply, if the crotch rips out no big deal.

Winter Storm 2002 has me pinned down in Alki. Since I'm not flexible enough to service myself properly during the storm, I'm going to attempt to join Uncle Tricky in Queen Anne and and throw rotten fruit at fuck stick (jim forehead).

Nalgene water bottles are over rated. I filled a 37 year old nalgene full of gun powder and lit it. It melted a little hole in the side. Piece of crap.

Fashion Nazis. Honestly, who gives a fk what kind of clothes anyone wears. Reminds me of highschool where the cool clique would sit around and make fun of everyone else. Granted, making fun of people is usually fun.

Philfart, You're absolutely correct, noone takes Spanish lessons on Nov 13, bad idea. What I meant to say was Origami.

In addition to all of the excellent nonviolent responses I propose that the US weave a giant diversity quilt (100% free range cotton)and deliver it to Osama. Caves can be cold and damp.

Here are some other ideas for November 13 to 18 of any year: carpentrypoetryspanish lessonsbum waxing I'm open to other ideas also.