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quote: Originally posted by Weekend Climberz: To be honest the real reason I am doing this is to get out climbing more than I have recently, now that I have a digital camera/camcorder. How will your site help you get out more? Assuming you already have a job, won't running a site just take up more of your time, preventing you from getting out as often as you'd like? You say the ads aren't making you money, so I'm a bit confused. [ 11-13-2002, 09:39 AM: Message edited by: slothrop ]

A fine day of spearfishing with the Garden Weasel in the flooded Missouri River turned sour when we got caught by the MPs out on the airfield road having a firecracker fight. Ah, the summers of my youth.

Holy shit! You paid 500 bucks for a "burly" jacket that's now falling apart? Why wouldn't someone just go by a brand-new Arc'teryx for about the same amount?

Dude, don't put the W3C XHTML validation button on your site unless it validates: quote: Fatal Error: no document type declaration; will parse without validation I could not parse this document, because it uses a public identifier that is not in my catalog

Cold temps, ice tools, and one pair of large balls, that's what I hear.

quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: Yeah, DFA heard they're really fuel-efficient, too! No shit! Yer a smart feller! But for a car with surprisingly little power, they are reported to accelerate through 30 mph about the same as your usual gasmobile. But what the hell am I talking about? The acceleration of a wimpy little hybrid sedan? We're talking climbing vehicles here. You can't beat this one: You could probably mount some Hellfires on it for those expeditions to Pakistan or Yemen, too.

One interesting aspect of current gas/electric hybird engines (like in the Toyota Prius) is that they accelerate very quickly from a stop. I wanna see some hybrid drag racing!

I would think that waves relating directly to the earthquake event would reach our coast at nearly the same time as the ground-shaking that some people felt. Lake Union houseboats were shaken yesterday a few minutes after the Alaska quake. My girlfriend was in Anchorage and wasn't impressed by the quake, though the room did sway for almost a minute, she said. It would have been interesting to be climbing in Denali Nat'l Park that afternoon, though

Wow, that is a sweet ride Just put a tack-down cover over the bed with an airbrushed screaming eagle or some shit on it and you'd be ready for battle. How come there is no high-clearance, 4WD, roomy vehicle with a hybrid engine on the market? I'd almost be willing to make monthly payments for an SUV that gets 50 mpg.

Holy shit, I gotta go climb with you guys again!

quote: Originally posted by gregm: paperclip fights at my friend's house: two teams of 3 or 4 people each, rubber bands, several boxes of paperclips, football helmets but no eye protection. I had rubber band projectile fights, but we used small tightly-rolled strips of paper folded in half over the rubber band. When those didn't hurt enough, we added staples, then needles. I was always nervous about fireworks after my dad told me how he was nearly killed (shrapnel 1/4" from the brain) when he stuck a firecracker in an old bullet casing.

quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: no way, bone; he's got it! wish there were more men like him around! I don't get it. Short blond men in body harnesses? Sport climbers from Texas? Ten-year-olds?

Naw, we don't pull any mounties-type shit. The club's mostly just a social thing, it's a way for UW folks to meet each other to drink and climb (in a newbie-friendly environment, no less). We'll be bouldering there and having a lil' BBQ, too.

Ah, the Imperial System. There are fluid ounces and ounces as a measure of weight. The ounces on a Nalgene bottle and MSR fuel bottle are both fluid ounces, so you don't have to worry about density. A quart is a quarter gallon, a little more than a liter.

I might be down near O-Town with my girlfriend next weekend, and would be curious to know about some climbing spots down that way. Perhaps we can meet up, Off White?

quote: Originally posted by Zee: where's Observation Rock at anyways? I've heard about it and want to check it out! Any beta greatly appreciated! And here's another TR. Get there early, it would suck to be on the ice when the sun hits.

I second the suggestion to continue to Snow Lakes. And don't forget to explore the boulder field on the north side of Nada Lake, the trail will take you right by it: huuuge boulders stacked to create a warren of caves and hiding places, with a stream running underneath it all.

quote: Originally posted by salbrecher: Strap on crampons eh..... hows "ice climbing"in those? Hmm, well, it was ice, and I was climbing it. Or did you mean to ask another question? I've never had a crampon come off or work loose. The climb in the photo was only three pitches of low-angle ice (55 degrees?), but I had no trouble. Perhaps you'd like to send me a pair of Rambocomps so I can do some "real" "ice climbing". Contact me for my shipping address.

quote: Originally posted by Lambone: IEHHH, ouch! Flick your wrist abit more and you'll bash your nuckles less. Gloves may stop the bleeding, but it still hurts just as much. And avoid wrapping the rope all around your leg like that! That's the thing -- I didn't feel any pain while I was bashing away. Until I stopped to place a screw and noticed a bloody mess, I didn't even notice! Does having curved-shafted tools make a difference in reducing knuckle-bashing? I guess it's probably easier to flick your wrist with a curved tool... I was just trying to keep my legs warm with all that rope I was stacking up while belaying.

Learned just yesterday! Always wear gloves when ice climbing, even if it's not cold.

I think Feathered Friends in Seattle has 'em.

There's a route at Smith called Moondance, right?

Wow. That's the Funniest Joke in the World. You have outdone yourself, trask [ 10-03-2002, 09:30 PM: Message edited by: slothrop ]

Oh, maybe I just get you and michael_layton confused... Yeah, I want to climb, but I suck and I'm already booked for the weekend.

The idea of double-checking each other was already mentioned, but there's one more point I want to add: for multipitch climbs, make sure both leader and belayer tie in and check each other at the base of the climb. Don't leave the belayer to tie in by himself after the leader finishes the pitch -- there's no double-checking that way. Duh.