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quote: Originally posted by Attitude: quote:Originally posted by ScottP: quote:Originally posted by Attitude: quote:Originally posted by Dru: quote:Originally posted by Wopper: I read about this one in his book. The route starts just left of the dead snag and you descend by the obvious gully. "so named because during the first ascent, a large crowd of tourists gathered to watch the climbers. A large boulder was dislodged from the climb and flattened a '54 Thunderbird. The crowd rapidly dispersed". Bullshit. '55 was the first year for the Thunderbird. WRONG Tudedude! The 1954 Thunderbird was a 650cc roadbike built by Triumph. Marlon Brando rode one in the "Wild Bunch" Yes, yes, clever boy. And I'm sure you're proud of that '54 Thunderbird in your wine cellar, too. Translation: Ah, yes. I can see that my assumption was ill-conceived and that there could have been a '54 Thunderbird flattened by that large, dislodged boulder. However, I am going to make a lame attempt to defray the embarassment I feel by making another ill-conceived assumption about the drink of choice of the person who so pointedly rejected my original assumption.

quote: Originally posted by Attitude: quote:Originally posted by Dru: quote:Originally posted by Wopper: I read about this one in his book. The route starts just left of the dead snag and you descend by the obvious gully. "so named because during the first ascent, a large crowd of tourists gathered to watch the climbers. A large boulder was dislodged from the climb and flattened a '54 Thunderbird. The crowd rapidly dispersed". Bullshit. '55 was the first year for the Thunderbird. WRONG Tudedude! The 1954 Thunderbird was a 650cc roadbike built by Triumph. Marlon Brando rode one in the "Wild Bunch"

Spring skiing in winter conditions above Alpental yesterday. Skinning through six inches of new snow. What a pleasure.

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Cram that shit in a crack and just find a route that you can free solo. That way you dont have to test it There you go - you're learning to place pro! This is a good way to learn. One made even better if there is someone with experience in leading who can critique your placements.

quote: Originally posted by freeclimb9: Back in the day . . . 3M made (maybe they still do?) 1'x1' emergency-orange squares made of a plastic funkness with a grommet in one corner. The intent of these squares was to facilitate movement of cargo containers. They were used by soaking in isopropyl alcohol, then sticking them onto the side of the container. I had several discussions with a friend about putting an aid-line --like a bolt ladder-- up the Captain with the squares. We wisely, IMO, decided it would be too controversial. That sounds like a gargantuan version of the superglued webbing-loop ladder up the north side of the Columbia Boulder, but probably a bit more controversial.

So what's with the toprope? Doesn't exactly instill a lot of confidence...

quote: Originally posted by chucK: (snip)Hey you history guys...when did jamming come to the PNW? I remember hearing that Beckey and others liebacked all this stuff, then someone brought jamming back from Yosemite and things changed. When did this happen? From my understanding, Jim Madsen and friends visited the Valley in the early to mid sixties. They saw the stuff that was happening there and brought some of the ideas back to WA. Jamming technique was one of them.

To dangle prepositions.

quote: Originally posted by mattp: Oplopanax horridum gets a bad rap. Closely related to ginseng (which is in the panax genus), it was considered one of if not the most powerful healing herb by Northwest natives. It also has stimulant and nervous system sedative properties. It is said to improve concentration and endurance. "Just put a pinch between the cheek and gum..."

quote: Originally posted by Off White: My friend Steve has rapped the Nose several times to glean gear left behind, I gather its been very lucrative.... I'd be interested to hear how he reversed the King Swing.

Your e-mail address is visible in your personal info page, i.e. available to anyone who wants it. And yes, there are people who cruise the net looking for just that.

quote: Originally posted by daisy: Bye Jack. "dont let the door hit you in the ass on your way out". Shouldn't that be "doorknob"?

quote: Originally posted by ivan: how do ya'll keep from ruining your drawers? shit, i think that last part might be taken the wrong way Glissade standing up. (Ski poles help a lot.)

Besides the usual "failed to arrest" scenarios, what are some unusual glissading mishaps that you have witnessed or experienced? I remember one that occured on a descent from the notch above Thornton Lakes after doing the NE Ridge of Triumph. I was about 30 meters ahead of my two friends, doing a feet glissade down the middle of a snow field in late June. Suddenly the snow gave under my feet. My friends say it was like I just suddenly disappeared. Somehow, I got my axe planted as I dropped through the snow over a small creek. Hanging by one arm, with an overnight alpine pack on my back, I looked below me to see the water rushing down a steep slab into a black hole. Within minutes my friends showed. I warned them to avoid the thin snow running in a long, narrow patch upslope of me and managed to shed my pack, which they hauled out of the hole. I quickly hoisted myself out after it. To this day, I have harrowing visions of how far I would have slid underneath that snowfield, down that creek, into the dark. I now always glissade the edges of spring and summer snowfields.

Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. The Yankee's manager gave me a job as coach for as long as your on the team. Costello: Look Abbott, if your the coach, you must know all the players. Abbott: I certainly do. Costello: Well you know I've net the guys. So you'll have to tell me their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team. Abbott: Oh, I'll tell you their names, but you know it seems to me they give these ball players now-a-days very peculiar names. Costello: You mean funny names? Abbott: Strange names, pet names...like Dizzy Dean... Costello: His brother Daffy Abbott: Daffy Dean... Costello: And their French cousin. Abbott: French? Costello: Goofe' Abbott: Goofe' Dean. Well, let's see, we have on the bags, Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third... Costello: That's what I want to find out. Abbott: I say Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know's on third. Costello: Are you the manager? Abbott: Yes. Costello: You gonna be the coach too? Abbott: Yes. Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names. Abbott: Well I should. Costello: Well then who's on first? Abbott: Yes. Costello: I mean the fellow's name. Abbott: Who. Costello: The guy on first. Abbott: Who. Costello: The first baseman. Abbott: Who. Costello: The guy playing... Abbott: Who is on first! Costello: I'm asking you who's on first. Abbott: That's the man's name. Costello: That's who's name? Abbott: Yes. Costello: Well go ahead and tell me. Abbott: That's it. Costello: That's who? Abbott: Yes. PAUSE Costello: Look, you gotta first baseman? Abbott: Certainly. Costello: Who's playing first? Abbott: That's right. Costello: When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money? Abbott: Every dollar of it. Costello: All I'm trying to find out is the fellow's name on first base. Abbott: Who. Costello: The guy that gets... Abbott: That's it. Costello: Who gets the money... Abbott: He does, every dollar of it.Sometimes his wife comes down and coll- ects it. Costello: Who's wife? Abbott: Yes. PAUSE Abbott: What's wrong with that? Costello: wanna know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his name? Abbott: Who. Costello: The guy. Abbott: Who. Costello: How does he sign... Abbott: That's how he signs it. Costello: Who? Abbott: Yes. PAUSE Costello: All I'm trying to find out is what's the guys name on first base. Abbott: No. What is on second base. Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second. Abbott: Who's on first. Costello: One base at a time! Abbott: Well, don't change the players around.tello: I'm not changing nobody! Abbott: Take it easy, buddy. Costello: I'm only asking you, who's the guy on first base? Abbott: That's right. Costello: Ok. Abbott: Alright. PAUSE Costello: What's the guy's name on first base? Abbott: No. What is on second. Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second. Abbott: Who's on first. Costello: I don't know. Abbott: He's on third, we're not talking about him. Costello: Now how did I get on third base? Abbott: Why you mentioned his name. Costello: If I mentioned the third baseman's name, who did I say is playing third? Abbott: No. Who's playing first. Costello: What's on base? Abbott: What's on second. Costello: I don't know. Abbott: He's on third. Costello: There I go, back on third again! PAUSE Costello: Would you just stay on third base and don't go off it. Abbott: Alright, what do you want to know? Costello: Now who's playing third base? Abbott: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base? Costello: What am I putting on third. Abbott: No. What is on second. Costello: You don't want who on second? Abbott: Who is on first. Costello: I don't know. Together: Third base! PAUSE Costello: Look, you gotta outfield? Abbott: Sure. Costello: The left fielder's name? Abbott: Why. Costello: I just thought I'd ask you. Abbott: Well, I just thought I'd tell ya. Costello: Then tell me who's playing left field. Abbott: Who's playing first. Costello: I'm not...stay out of the infield!!! I want to know what's the guy's name in left field? Abbott: No, What is on second. Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second. Abbott: Who's on first! Costello: I don't know. Together: Third base! PAUSE Costello: The left fielder's name? Abbott: Why. Costello: Because! Abbott: Oh, he's center field. PAUSE Costello: Look, You gotta pitcher on this team? Abbott: Sure. Costello: The pitcher's name? Abbott: Tomorrow. Costello: You don't want to tell me today? Abbott: I'm telling you now. Costello: Then go ahead. Abbott: Tomorrow! Costello: What time? Abbott: What time what? Costello: What time tomorrow are you gonna tell me who's pitching? Abbott: Now listen. Who is not pitching. Costello: I'll break your arm if you say who's on first!!! I want to know what's the pitcher's name? Abbott: What's on second.Costello: I don't know. Together: Third base! PAUSE Costello: Gotta a catcher? Abbott: Certainly. Costello: The catcher's name? Abbott: Today. Costello: Today, and tomorrow's pitching. Abbott: Now you've got it. Costello: All we got is a couple of days on the team. PAUSE Costello: You know I'm a catcher too. Abbott: So they tell me. Costello: I get behind the plate to do some fancy catching, Tomorrow's pitch- ing on my team and a heavy hitter gets up. Now the heavy hitter bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me, being a good catcher, I'm gonna throw the guy out at first. So I pick up the ball and throw it to who? Abbott: Now that's the first thing you've said right. Costello: I don't even know what I'm talking about! PAUSE Abbott: That's all you have to do. Costello: Is to throw the ball to first base. Abbott: Yes! Costello: Now who's got it? Abbott: Naturally. PAUSE Costello: Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody's gotta get it. Now who has it? Abbott: Naturally. Costello: Who? Abbott: Naturally. Costello: Naturally? Abbott: Naturally. Costello: So I pick up the ball and I throw it to Naturally. Abbott: No you don't you throw the ball to Who. Costello: Naturally. Abbott: That's different. Costello: That's what I said. Abbott: Your not saying it... Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally. Abbott: You throw it to Who. Costello: Naturally. Abbott: That's it. Costello: That's what I said! Abbott: You ask me. Costello: I throw the ball to who? Abbott: Naturally. Costello: Now you ask me. Abbott: You throw the ball to Who? Costello: Naturally. Abbott: That's it. Costello: Same as you! Same as YOU!!! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is drops the ball and the guy runs to second. Who picks up the ball and throws it to What. What throws it to I Don't Know. I Don't Know throws it back to Tomorrow, Triple play. Another guy gets up and hits a long fly ball to Because. Why? I don't know! He's on third and I don't give a darn! Abbott: What? Costello: I said I don't give a darn! Abbott: Oh, that's our shortstop. [ 04-25-2002, 11:27 AM: Message edited by: ScottP ]

quote: Originally posted by Charlie: actually he did die http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/21/obit.staley.ap/ This song is supposedly a tribute to Jerry Cantrell's dad's tour of duty in Vietnam. [ 04-24-2002, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: ScottP ]

quote: Originally posted by Dwayner: (snip) P.S. Ever consider that them diapers at the base of the wall are debris from the Mountaineers practicing aid-climbing? I think such activities might leave the average Mountie... well....scared! I think they're more into the Depends adult briefs. They get the absorption and freedom of movement they really need without the added bulk of regular diapers.

quote: Originally posted by Crackbolter: (snip)There are a few "R" rated climbes to know about. If you try to climb them without enough info you could end up taking a groundfall. Or you could come to the conclusion that there isn't enough pro and downclimb.

quote: Originally posted by Fromage: Priapism...isn't that a symptom of neurological damage as a result of brain trauma? Trying to remember WFR stuf... From the Columbia University Health Q&A site: "Priapism is a prolonged and painful erection that can last from several hours up to a few days. The priapismic erection is NOT associated with sexual thoughts or sexual activity. What happens is that blood flows into the penis, but is unable to drain as it would in a normally flaccid penis. Considering that the penis provides little room for blood to circulate, the blood becomes stagnant after a while, acidifies, and loses oxygen. Without oxygen, the red blood cells become stiff, and even less able to squeeze their way out of the penis. Very few cases of priapism are without an obvious cause. In most cases, priapism results from one of two things: certain medications or medical conditions. Under the category of medications, there are two primary culprits. For one, penile injections used to treat some forms of impotence can cause priapism; however, this usually only happens when a man decides, on his own, to increase the dosage. Second, psychiatric medications, such as anti-depressants, seem to cause some cases of priapism; however, how these drugs affect priapism is unclear. The second major cause of priapism is certain medical conditions and diseases -- generally, any that cause the blood to thicken, or cause red blood cells to lose their flexibility and mobility. Sickle-cell anemia and leukemia are probably the most common conditions that cause priapism."

quote: Originally posted by erik: (snip) i just like to have fun with my friends...... and the ktk rocked squamish....how was tv this weekend??? did i miss anything good??? You forgot to mention your propensity for jumping to conclusions and snapping at the most obvious of trolls. KTK sounds like fun bunch. I'm glad you had a good time.

quote: Originally posted by erik: quote:Originally posted by ScottP: Considering that KTK is really nothing more than a pubescent circle jerk, somehow I don't think that would work. AND AGAIN LIL SCOTTY GETS LEFT OUT WHILE EVERYONE ELSE IS OUT HAVING FUN.......JELOUSLY MAKES ONE BITTER....TRY A DIFFERENT TACTIC..... Did I step on you titan ego Ewic? Get over yourself. Like I'd want to hang out with a small bunch of delusional adolescents who have the audacity to compare themselves to as great an institution as the Vulgarians. I have better things to do.

quote: Originally posted by pope: (snip)Rats are abundant at many cliffs, and they are great climbers. I killed one with a rock on the Big Honker one night. Where did you get a rock on Big Honker? They aren't exactly just laying around up there.

quote: Originally posted by specialed: KTK needs some female members, besides Dru ofcourse. Considering that KTK is really nothing more than a pubescent circle jerk, somehow I don't think that would work.

quote: Originally posted by Gaper_#1: This is Gaper_#1, ScottP you fall for it every time. I was climbing today while you were in class. How about that? At least you do not put bolts at Anus Crag do you? I hope not. You must not be as bad as Peter Pubic. Gaper_#1 Has spoken. Yeah, I would rather have been somewhere else. Uh... I'm not too familiar with that particular climbing area. Sounds like you know it pretty intimately, however. Bolts. Not a subject I really care about, one way or the other. Fewer is better, in my opinion.

[/qb] This is Gaper_#1, ScottP you are silly. Hold your breath while I bring your prize to Anus Crag tomorrow morning. Gaper_#1 Has spoken. [/QB] Yeah sure Ray, whatever.