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Actually, Lambone, I first saw this video on one of those World's Most Amazing Home Videos programs.

Sounds like a veiled excuse to drink large quantities of alcohol, Icegirl. Not that there's anything wrong with that!

Photomatt is mostly correct. In the last weekend, there was a low pressure trough off the the coast. To the east of the mountains there was cold air at higher pressure than that of the trough out to sea. The result is a pressure gradient from east to west. The gradient set up the direction of air flow. The local effects (i.e., winds) were due to topography. And in this point, photomatt is correct.

Dave Dave Dave. Calm down. No one said I was changing anything. Geez Louise!

So where is it happening this week? Al's or Nickerson?

Might like to go try out Arrowhead or Jim Hill on skis this Saturday. Haven't been there before, so what's the best place to start/finish this trek? And what basin is best for skiing? Thanks - Paul

"Don't hold your breath, bro. They strike me as loving the male attention with the anonymity that the bbs provides; they won't actually show. If they do, it'll be attention-whore city - no thanks." Dude, lighten up. Of course they're not going to show if you call them names such as you did. If they show, they show. If they don't, their loss perhaps.

Hey, where's sledding and inner-tubing on the chart? I want sledding! I want inner-tubing!

Hey, if K5N or NewsTips show up, they can give us the low down on the buildering problems there at the King 5 building. Most importantly, we need to know what the security guard schedule is for outside rounds. It would also be nice to know which window caves to avoid so as to not be seen by the evening shift.

You going to let her belay you?

"not a problem. though I doubt either of us would be or look out of place in ANY pub" Well, K5N, perhaps you could invite some of us unruly climbers to one of your Media Pub Clubs. You know, the ones where you and your compatriots from KOMO and KIRO come together weekly to play shuffleboard. You know, the ones where you three giganticus stations subjugate poor old KCTS, brow beat KSTW, and sneer at KCPQ. Ours can't be the only pub club in existence on the planet. Hey look, K5N is learning quickly. She already on to Traskie.

Okay, K5N, but no cameras, no reporters, and no notepads please. At pub club, we talk climbing shop...but not to strangers. And if you lurk, we'll know it. Those beady white eyes looking on from shadowy nooks cannot escape our notice...unless the beer bong is being passed around.

Yes, Erik, I believe you are correct. They is hittin' on us climbin' fools. However, I would like to dispell a rumor: we climbers do not wear our climbing harnesses to pub club. That won't happen until they make a harness that holds beer glasses or bottles. K5N: If you want to hit on some climbers in person, you can do this at Pub Club tomorrow night (see thread regarding this on bulletin board). Consider this a pub club invite.

I think the problem with this poster named King5news is that it is just one person in the company who does not speak for the whole of the company. It would be nice if this poster had a name. You're not Jeff Renner are you? And heaven forbid if you're the curly redhead.

The USGS-like maps for Orizaba are: Coscomatepec MEX50 E14 B46 (SW corner) Salvador El Seco MEX50 E14 B45 (Tlachichuca locale) Cuidad Serdan MEX50 E14 B55 (south approaches) Orizaba MEX50 E14 B56 (south approaches)

Next time I go to climb Mt. Rainier, I'm going to call the media and search and rescue before I even leave my house. I'm going to tell them "I'm going to go lose myself." No doubt they'll be there at the trailhead before I am. I will arrive with much fanfare--a live television interview with CNN--before I even get onto the trail. If they bribe me, I may let them rescue me before I even lose sight of the parking lot.

Who Godzilla? I could take him.

Yes, I was referring only to the bouldering potential--which would not be V12 if it were small car size unless it was standing up on end. I'm well aware that a rock the size of a football can kill you.

A 5-ton boulder probably aint that big. What maybe about the size of a small car?

Catbirdseat said, "Have you ever noticed how trails that have switchbacks have false trails continuing out straight from the end of each switchback? They are caused by dogs off-leash who don't know enough to make the turn. I sure wish everyone would just keep their dogs on leash." This sounds plausible but I have never ever seen a dog continue on straight at a switchback. Seems like dogs know enough to make the turn. At least the one's I've seen. I always figured those trail extensions were created by people taking off to a place to urinate or have a bowel movement. After all, on a trail that is switchbacking, it is the optimal place to go off trail to do your business and get yourself far enough away from the trail so as to not be seen. Then again, maybe it's these things making the extensions:

Membership to this website costs way more than it should.

Hey, that's pretty cool Wayne. A lot of it makes sense, but the Peak Bagging box should not be relegated to snow climbing. Alpine climbing also sees a lot of peak bagging mentality. I should know, I'm a peak bagger. Then there's wall bagging and serac bagging (while the serac lasts) and climber's wall route bagging and so on...

We must demolish Mt. Rainier. That decrepit mountain has too many safety violations to be acceptable for climbing on. We need to build a bigger and better and safer mountain in its place. Who's with me? Paul Allen could pay for half.

Ok, Law Goddess, show us the geeky yearbook photo(s).

I have no clue there.