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Anyone have any good rainy day hikes (5-10 miles total) that are fun to do within 2 hours or so of Seattle? Basically I need to get out of town and do something this weekend, but I don't have the whole weekend to really do something.

Well with that argument, maybe I should go air climb Godzilla, Thin Fingers or City Park during the next storm. Hell, I will bring my whole rack of pins, because you never know when I might need one, especailly on City Park. Hell maybe after a few storms, City Park will go free at 5.11. If a route goes clean, it should stay that way, no matter what the weather. If the weather requires pins, then don't climb, simple as that!!

The guy who died was a close friend of a friend. He worked out at the Woodland Park Zoo. From what I hear, he was a really good guy. But the snow this weekend was excellent. Was up at Stevens and on the backside soon after opening. too bad it is raining up there right now.

Damn, I do not meet the 6'1" requirement. Maybe if I wear some shoes with really big heals, I could squeeze by.

I used to be anal, and after every climbing day, sort my rack, and put everything away neatly. Now I just have a couple of big rubbermaid boxes that I throw everything in. Makes packing for a trip easy, just grab the boxes, everything is in them. As far as maps, I usually end up buying new maps just about every year. Haven't found anything that works for me, but creating a map drawer somewhere probably would not be a bad thing to do.

I always thought sport climbing produced lazy climbers. Back in the day, climbing was a full physical and mental commitment. Now, we can park outside exit 38, hike for 5 minutes, climb a 40 ft route, and be done for the day. This was after sleeping in until 11:00, eating a 3 hour lunch, and finally getting to the rock at 4:00. I do not want to start the debate between sport and trad once again. I also sport climb, hell, I just love climbing in general be it aid, bouldering, trad, sport, ice, monkey bars, or anything else out there. Call me hyperactive, but I am always up early when it is a climbing day.

I love the Stihl hat . Wish I still had mine.

anywhere but here. need to climb on rock. working way too much. aarrgh. Actually, I just can't wait to head up to squamish, or even better yet, Yosemite!!! Anyone up for the nose this year?

'bout time they did something right.

What the hell is up with that? I have not supported them since the Justice album. the last of their great shows. Went to a sold out Nile, Napalm Death, Dark Tranquility show last night. Now there are some bands that will never sell out like Metallica.

I think you are just jealous

Actually, I think I am going to splurge and get me a pair of those ear muffs. I definitely do not want my hair messed up, when I am heading to the outdoors, what would people think... AARRRGGHH "180S Ear Warmer With a patented design that wraps securely around the back of your head, this fleece ear warmer offers warmth without messing up your hair"

I prefer 100 proof, gets the job done quicker. So erik, do you climb with one?

Anyone had experience with these custom harnesses? Are they good quality, and comfortable?

And how many of those votes are people who care about reasonably priced house brand outdoor gear, and how many are yuppies that care about their image. I am sure the number of yuppies keeps growing fast, and the real outdoor enthusiast is not.

So, we can just make a comparison, a member is just like a shareholder of a corporation. All shareholders are eligible to elect the board members. So REI's model is pretty close to the same as a corporation, they just call it a co-op. REI is just out to make profits now.

Sounds like you all had a great time. Slide show was definitely the way to go. Gannon could not get anything started, to make the game any more than a joke.

My guess is, you have to know the right people. REI is just a corporation like all the other ones out there. Getting on the board will mean playing $500 rounds of golf with the right people. Good luck!!

Why does it have to be raining... Reading all of these great climbs makes me want to take a few months off and enjoy.

I would vote for him. Not for his usefulness as a senator, but it would be very amusing. Just think of all the news clips we could make fun of in the years to come.

I think I would love aliens, but unfortunately I do not have any The few that I have used were great. someday I will own some.. I do have metolius TCU's, and I think they are great. Overall I would go for a combo, they complement each other well.

What did people do in '81? Can you imagine the bitching about the eletricity back then. oh wait, not many people lived up here, and we didn't care about salmon back then.

Almost looks like a nice easy walk off from there, maybe he should just buy a longer rope

I always love when the first bolt of the climb is at crotch level...