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Wow! thanks for the good ideas. The Shield sounds like a prime objective. BTW, my buddy (Deathwish Dan)did the Shield last season: ripped a copperhead, took a sixty-footer, and nailed his belayer on the way down (who was in the process of rolling a doobie and was none to pleased that the entire contents were vaporized in the collision.) But he was ok even though he dropped his spliff, and I think they finished the route. -Reg route on Half-Dome might be a little over-traveled for my taste. [This message has been edited by specialed (edited 06-26-2001).] [This message has been edited by specialed (edited 06-26-2001).]

Looking for a partner to do some alpine rock this weekend in the 5.10/5.11 range. My regular partners are injured, busy, in Yosemite, or some have some other lame excuse like that. We can go bouldering or drinking beforehand to get acquainted. [This message has been edited by specialed (edited 06-26-2001).]

I saw that dude in Squamish once. Uh yeah, that's my Fred Becky story.

I think I'm gunna spend some time in the alpine "backcountry", Cathedral Peak sounds pretty choice. It seems like there's tons of dope climbs 4-7 pitches at Toulumne. I'll probably do atleast one wall, but concentrate and the bomb-ass free climbs in the valley, like Steck-Salathe. Any beta on Mt. Whitney? Is it worth doing? are there technical routes on it? [This message has been edited by specialed (edited 06-26-2001).]

Bone: what routes did you do in the valley and toulumne? I'm headed down there this fall and need to put together a tick-list.

Fire burn trees, fire nah burn rocks.

This is my own battlecage! There is nothing better to do than argue with me!!! Bring it on!! No, really, this is totally pointless. Have fun in mountains too, be safe, and climb high.

Whats the difference between making some sarcastic remark that implies that I'm a dumbass, and directly saying that I'm a dumbas? The fact is, you're a dumbass, because you still don't seem to understand that I never said I was going to rap off a couple 6mm lines at all. A 6mm line tied to a rope of a larger diameter is what I was talking about. Which is a system commonly used by climbers in the alpine environment, including Mark Twight, who reccomends this sytem in his book Extreme Alpinism. Also: even if I was asking a stupid question, a proper response wouldn't be a degrading one. If you admit you don't know about something and you inquire as the best way to go about it, that's not "stupid as fuck". Going ahead and doing it without asking is "stupid as fuck". [This message has been edited by specialed (edited 06-25-2001).]

5.17g actualy.

Off to climb at 7 p.m. on Sunday!? He must be a way-rad hardman. Maybe he'll let me lick his boots too, I've been working on my technique.

I just heard second-hand this morning that a friend of mine from Montana had a bad climbing accident involving rockfall recently and apparantly lost two fingers! I didn't get any details, except that it happened in Washington. It might have happened this weekend, or last week. Has anyone heard anything about an accident like this occuring?

Hairball, WilllStrickland: Thanks for the good beta and totally anwering my question!

Not to bring up old shit there Captain Crunch. But I think your gratuitously fecitious remarks about tieing in to ones gear loops would qualify as a personaly-oriented slanderous remark. Anyway, have a nice day.

Pay Campgrounds are way beat. Park at a trailhead and bivy. I also reccomend the Visitors Area as it is close and has full services!

Seriously, you make anchors with acc. cord, you rap off cord. Is their a difference between 6mm acc. cord and 6mm static line? I haven't ever even seen 6mm x 60m ropes for sale anywhere, so I assumed people just buy cord by the foot or meter to use as a rap line. I know ski patrollers that use regular cord for emergency raps.

Will accesory cord suffice for a 6mm rap line?

Dude where did you find those pics of me? Those are from my former glory days in the Special Olympics. I competed in all those events in the pics, but the sport climbing comps for "special" people was what I was mostly interested in. Unfortunately, I could never decide what type of rope system would be best to use so I kept getting disqualified before I even tied in. Darn.

As if I care if Capt. Crunch saw my comments before I erased them. I did so simply at the polite suggestion of mikeadam.

danpatsmith: thanks for the beta. I've talked to someone at mtn gear and asked if they carry this item or a similiar one and he says they don't. Maybe I'll ask about a 7mm though. Thanks.

Can anyone answer my question? Fishsick? Alex? Anyone... Anyone... Buhler... Anyone...

What are you talking about? you're making this way more complicated that it is. This whole post has been discussing the pros/cons of different rope systems. One of the sytems discussed is a single rope system (9 - 10 mm) with seperate 6mm rope for rappeling in case of retreat or if the descent required rappelling. I was simply asking people who have used this system what type of 6mm rope they have used and where they got it. [This message has been edited by specialed (edited 06-22-2001).]

People in the mountains, and in general, should be responsible for their own actions. If you want to solo, go right ahead, but if you get fucked up or die then tuff shit. Soloing is awesome, but its personally irresponsible to do it when you're not feeling super strong and in control. BTW, did anyone see the new Master of Stone with D. Potter soloing the Nose, "Don't touch me!"

Smoot's guide covers the Mazama rocks area. Its supposed to be similiar climbing to Si, and exit 38. Bolt clipping rhyolite. There's a climbing/outdoor store in Winthrop, but I don't know the name of it.

pyslocybin mushrooms.

Tangerine Trip, Mescalito, Peyote Dreams... no drugs involved in putting up those those routes. When Henry Barber did the second free ascent of Stannard's Foops at the Gunks he went up took a fall, lowered down, drank a beer, went up again and fell, lowered, drank another beer, went up and sent it. Just Remember: "Smoke Pot - Check Knot"