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Whoa. I think you want this thread, Jay.

That Russian gymnast, Nemov, is a pretty classy guy. Why do reporters feel the need to interview runners who haven't even had time to catch their breath? Let them walk a lap to cool down first, sheesh. The post-race interview is the lamest thing ever, anyway, but it's even worse when done with oxygen-starved runners.

How helpful could the little red line really be? This could be anywhere:

mr. radon, I believe JosephH is saying that he was, in fact, there. Kerry was there, too. For two tours. My dad was in Vietnam, too, commanding a LRRP platoon. He has no problem with John Kerry's activism against the war. Somehow he takes no offense to the idea that the Vietnam war was a mistake and that there were atrocities committed by US troops, probably because the truth of both statements has been proven by documented historical fact. Reporting that Americans committed atrocities is not the same as calling every American servicemember a baby killer. I don't get why this is so hard to understand. You can say that America has the highest per capita murder rate without implying that every American is a murderer. Just because Jeffrey Dahmer is American doesn't mean every American is a serial killer. It's not the truth-tellers who impugned the honor of America in Vietnam, it's the dishonorable troops who committed the atrocities or allowed them to go unpunished.

Sorry to keep things on topic, but after losing my Black Diamond Bullet pack (containing my fav Patagonia R2 jacket) on the North Buttress Direct of Bear Mountain the other day, I was thinking about, you know, gear 'n stuff. I asked around and got this response: So there you go. If you'd like any photos or beta on Godzilla, just drop me a PM!

South America? I thought the World Bank "strongly suggested" those countries liberalize their economies. How 'bout them steel tariffs? And soft-wood tariffs? And closing foreign countries out of bidding on defense-related contracts? Is that not protectionism? I'm sure there are reasons for all of those things, but they nonetheless amount to US gov't interference in the well-oiled machine of the world free market.

This has worked for me at the Stuart Lake TH on a weekend, though like the man says, "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" w/r/t the rangers of mass ticketing.

Curly Cheney looks like Steve Jobs.

Climb: Mt. Hood - Yocum Ridge Date of Climb: 8/23/2004 Trip Report: Can anyone who's been up there recently tell me what conditions are like? I asked everyone I know at PRG, but didn't get much beta. Gear Notes: Do we need ice picks this time of year? Approach Notes: Where's the best place to land my helicopter? I heard some Army dudes crashed theirs a while back, so I'm sure as hell not going to land where they were!!!

STFU n00b!

Climb: Colchuck Balanced Rock-NW Butt/N Ridge Date of Climb: 8/14/2004 Trip Report: eric8 and I climbed the northwest butt on CBR last Saturday. We did what these guys did after discovering that the upper part of the route kinda fell off--we scrambled off into the north ridge gully to the top. On the buttress itself, we had some fun and licheny climbing for four pitches, up to 5.8. I wrote a long and rambling TR in my usual detailed style here (including pitch-by-pitch description lacking in Beckey): http://bodenner.net/~rkb/climb/cbr-aug-14-2004.php Gear Notes: small rack to 3" 60m rope water filter would be nice Approach Notes: long, especially on 2 hours sleep new alpine bouldering area (formerly the upper portion of the route) in the basin below W face

The hill down from the top/backside of Golden Gardens to the locks is long, though not super steep. I hit 38 on that, let go of the handlebars, and damn did that thing shimmy. Yeehaw!

wtf?

This route sounds like BC's version of the West Ridge of North Twin.

Glad your ankle's in good shape. The east ridge is a good route if you get a hankerin' for Forbidden again.

Annabelle tells me she prefers the "rear entry" approach to Ohface. Now there's a woman who likes to get on the tippy top!

This is a great idea. As to the notion that "we should fix it ourselves," it seems to me that we've been trying, but fucked-up shit still happens, like election-machine companies being allowed to give money to political candidates and thousands of Hispanic felons (who generally vote Republican) "accidentally" left off a list of ineligible voters in Florida. The current administration is in no position, politically, to push for badly-needed election reform, so the motivation to do so has to come from somewhere else (i.e., the Democrats, concerned citizens, etc.).

Hey, that must be mine! I've been going headlampless since that summer I climbed Slipstream. It was in good "nick", as they say, that August--don't believe the naysayers who are always trying to give you bad advice about climbing conditions there. There's no way I'm paying to see at night, so I'm glad you found my battery. You can just give it to me when we meet up in Boulder to start our acclimitudination training for Cho Oyeah... you're still in, right?

I climbed something once that was pretty hard for me. I didn't use chalk and I didn't brush the holds before or after. Don't yell at me, Dr. Meanie!

I'm arrogant yet spineless. I would lose my ass if it weren't attached to me. I'm generally inconsiderate of others' needs. In fact, I'm a dirty, lying, thieving bastard. I feel my qualifications make me probably the worst choice for any position in the team, so please consider me. Do I need an ice pick for this climb?

1200' of unprotected 5.8 slab!? Didja just solo all that or what? Sounds like a full-on experience!

I'm looking forward to the TR! I always thought this looked like a great traverse. Nice job, guys!

Rob, this is your next purchase: on sale!

The northside snowfield is mostly gone. There's a lot of annoying scree traversing if you use the northside descent. Pax's photo shows the northwest snowfield, which is not really part of the descent path (you walk along its lower left margin a little). In hindsight, I'd say it's better to downclimb the route. Photos to follow in a beta-packed TR!