Peter_Puget

Ti sucks! I had a bunch (50 maybe) that were left as trash at the base of a moutnain. Tried using a couple and thought "Now I know why they left these at the bottom" PP

Nah that's one of the super secret mod parties. I am the balding guy on the left. Not telling who the furry was.

Trundle – You are right that there are issues related to bolting. The answer to your questions may simply not be available. One thing that is for sure is that due to the behavior of many on this website a large number of climbers choose not to post here. Lummux was not addressing the issue in a serious manner instead he was being a jack ass. I think that the moderation of such behavior is essential to improve CC.com’s functionality as an information-clearing house. Thus the editing of this thread improves the chances of your current and future queries being answerable. Cheers, PP

Now that I think about it we didnt even have a guide. We got some route advice from a ranger.

I was 16 and wanted to try "real climbing" for a change. Up until then I had only top roped or done weenie leads on the small local crags around the Bay Area. (Oh and some 4th class stuff in the Sierra) So a buddy and I drove to Yosemite. When we saw the Salathe come into view we were too freaked to climb anywhere in the Valley so off to the Meadows we went. Mostly 5.6/7 stuff but it was the first time either of us had ever been more than 70’ up a route and the only guidebook was the Roper High Sierra guide. I was using boots that I later ice climbed in. An amazingly great weekend full of tears, laughs and adventure. PP

No shit long live the revolution!

Utter crap herr doktor! Of course if you can provide documentation supporting your thesis I mioght be convinced. Sorry but the screenplay to th latest Reagan movie doesn't count

"I hate to be a pill, to piss on smoldering embers, no matter how warming, but the facts are these: it was neither Larry Kramer's hysterics, the courageous reporting of the New York Native, Everett Koop's blinding-hot moral flash or anything else that turned the tide of AIDS recognition in America and of AIDS research funding by the American government. It was nothing less or other than Ronald Reagan's sentimental - goddamnit - feelings for a fellow guy he just happened to like a whole hell of a lot from their Hollywood days, a guy called Rock Hudson who came down with the goddamn thing. And if you don't think them's the facts, go look them up. As our story winds down to a close, darlings, in the year 1985, rather than cut AIDS funding by ten million, Ronald Reagan - or more probably Nancy, as Ronnie was already, courtesy of Alzheimer's, more and more lunching out, though not in public - was upped to one hundred million, and, get this right please, a 270 percent increase in AIDS funding. You see, darlings, all that heaven allows written on the wind by tarnished angels is an imitation of life." - dialogue from James McCourt's "Queer Street: Rise and Fall of an American Culture, 1947 - 1985."

Will the Dow close at or over 10k at year-end? Will it reach that level only to decline by Y/E? Make your predictions now! PP

Pope or Luther?

I'll be damned! Finally proof Chuck and Mattp are right. Bush did lie! PP

The man of the people! PP

What evidence do you have that the parties in the current exchanges view their current transactions as unequitable?

You may not know what you want but you do seem to know about "fair trade". Please explain to me what it is.

"I told Mick it's a paltry honor ... It's not what the Stones is about, is it?" PP

All great places to shop. What you propose is simply an inefficient allocation of resources. Luckily consumers in America tend to place their dollar vote with efficient allocation. PP

Haven't they already given you your present by providing cheaper goods? You're a greedy boy.

"There is no clear evidence that the renminbi is substantially undervalued at this juncture....A currency revaluation would not by itself have a major impact on global current account imbalances--particularly given China's small share in world trade." Although the U.S. trade deficit with China will likely be over $100 billion this year, China's overall trade surplus will only be about $30 billion, according to IMF calculations. This means that China is running a trade deficit excluding the U.S. This says a lot about the Chinese trade regime, which is not protectionist. The truth is that China's bilateral surplus has not come at the expense of domestic production, but at the expense of other Asian exporters. It is THEIR production which has shifted to China, not U.S. production. IMF Link PP

I remember when sport climbing and rap bolting was being popularized in the press Ron Kauk was quoted as saying that the rewards for hanging and rap bolting were shallow and not fulfilling. A few years later after projecting and then finally red pointing a .14b in Europe he was quoted as saying he couldn’t imagine a better feeling!

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior." John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

junkies!

Some of the sandstone pinnacles at Swauk Pass have some incredible loose pebble bands running through them. The area makes for some great day hikning and occasionally fun climbing too.

Pinnacles is also volcanic in origin. It also has some great climbing!

I do not think they could be considered commies as they did not have an utterly bogus theory of exploitation developed.

You make me laugh! PP