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quote: Originally posted by trask: I got a nooner today. Anybody else score? God I love this site.

quote: Originally posted by trask: I got a nooner today. Anybody else score? God I love this site.

quote: Originally posted by JayB: Other techy type links about gear/climbing out there? Just this... Tom Moyer's Rope and Gear Testing

quote: Originally posted by Dwayner: His name is Beetle Juice and he's not "retarded"; he's just an interesting fellow who makes a living as a professional goofball...kind of like working in a climbing gym Not that it matters, and I hate to admit that I know this much about him, but he is in fact mentally retarded, and lives in an assisted living environment, can't read, can't add single-digit numbers...much like sport climbers.

quote: Originally posted by Dwayner: His name is Beetle Juice and he's not "retarded"; he's just an interesting fellow who makes a living as a professional goofball...kind of like working in a climbing gym Not that it matters, and I hate to admit that I know this much about him, but he is in fact mentally retarded, and lives in an assisted living environment, can't read, can't add single-digit numbers...much like sport climbers.

...Ending the "Muir on Saturday" thread gets my nomination for second place.

...Ending the "Muir on Saturday" thread gets my nomination for second place.

By the way, if anyone's interested... the official jump the shark website...

By the way, if anyone's interested... the official jump the shark website...

quote: Originally posted by Lambone: quote:Originally posted by lizard brain: There's tons of shit to sift through here to get any real information...it's usually more trouble than it's worth, especially when there are so many other resouces available. I'm not saying this isn't a good site, nor am I saying that there's nothing of value here, but I would say that it's more of a source of entertianment than a serious resource, and that's the way most people that visit this site treat it. Looking for climbing information on cc.com is like looking for climbing gear at REI - neither is to be taken seriously. I disagree, almost every climb i did this summer I was able to easily find information on, and or get directly in touch with someone who had recently done the route. Albeit most of the routes are popular classic, but I don't plan on being a cascades "lifer" so i'm just ticken the best ones while I can, sometimes more than once... Most of the beta I have seen has been pretty spot on. Read my post. I didn't say there was nothing here, and there is valuable information. But 90% of the post on this site are hot air. Like this one, for example.

quote: Originally posted by Lambone: quote:Originally posted by lizard brain: There's tons of shit to sift through here to get any real information...it's usually more trouble than it's worth, especially when there are so many other resouces available. I'm not saying this isn't a good site, nor am I saying that there's nothing of value here, but I would say that it's more of a source of entertianment than a serious resource, and that's the way most people that visit this site treat it. Looking for climbing information on cc.com is like looking for climbing gear at REI - neither is to be taken seriously. I disagree, almost every climb i did this summer I was able to easily find information on, and or get directly in touch with someone who had recently done the route. Albeit most of the routes are popular classic, but I don't plan on being a cascades "lifer" so i'm just ticken the best ones while I can, sometimes more than once... Most of the beta I have seen has been pretty spot on. Read my post. I didn't say there was nothing here, and there is valuable information. But 90% of the post on this site are hot air. Like this one, for example.

P.S. My nomination is for that big debate with sexual chocolate over that "moon dancer" troll. Classic troll-job.

P.S. My nomination is for that big debate with sexual chocolate over that "moon dancer" troll. Classic troll-job.

There's tons of shit to sift through here to get any real information...it's usually more trouble than it's worth, especially when there are so many other resouces available. I'm not saying this isn't a good site, nor am I saying that there's nothing of value here, but I would say that it's more of a source of entertianment than a serious resource, and that's the way most people that visit this site treat it. Looking for climbing information on cc.com is like looking for climbing gear at REI - neither is to be taken seriously.

There's tons of shit to sift through here to get any real information...it's usually more trouble than it's worth, especially when there are so many other resouces available. I'm not saying this isn't a good site, nor am I saying that there's nothing of value here, but I would say that it's more of a source of entertianment than a serious resource, and that's the way most people that visit this site treat it. Looking for climbing information on cc.com is like looking for climbing gear at REI - neither is to be taken seriously.

quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: Jeg er en fiske puhler. ...og et stort drittsekk.

Here's the PI article...

Hmmmm.... "FYI You are attempting to reach a page that does not exist. » Please use your browser's back button to return."

This guy was apparently no slouch...he had quite a resume... Ed Hommer And from Amazon.com... Since he was a boy, Ed Hommer had dreamed of becoming a bush pilot in Alaska, but just as his wish was coming true at the age of 27, a nightmare harshly intervened. In December 1981, while flying a chartered plane, Hommer and three passengers crashed into the side of Mount McKinley. For five days the men huddled in the shell of the plane enduring serious injuries and subzero temperatures while fierce storms thwarted attempts to rescue them. By the time they were reached, two of the men were dead, including Hommer's brother-in-law Dan. Hommer ended up losing both of his feet above the ankles to frostbite. And, for a time, he also lost his will to live, succumbing to bitterness and alcoholism, even turning away from his wife and young daughter, who was born just days after his rescue. But after realizing that "Flying was as much a part of me as my legs," he decided to bury his self-pity and get back into life, working to earn his license again and eventually becoming a full-time pilot for American Airlines. But flying again was only half the battle. He needed to confront the mountain that almost killed him in order to feel whole again. So, using high-tech prosthetics, Hommer began running and cycling to get in shape in order to climb Mount McKinley, a feat he achieved in 1999 after one failed attempt. In this inspiring memoir, he writes honestly about all that he lost and gained during the 20 years it took to fully recover from the crash. "I was born into the outdoors," he writes, and it was to the outdoors that he returned in order to be born again. --Shawn Carkonen [ 09-23-2002, 07:26 PM: Message edited by: lizard brain ]

CascadeWhiners.com

quote: REI prices increase due to gapers. You know the ones wearing the spice girl shoes and shopping there for the Eddie Bauer Model climbing gear REI sells climbing gear? [ 09-20-2002, 11:10 PM: Message edited by: lizard brain ]

quote: Originally posted by trask: That's a butt plug, moron. Looks like you've done your research.

I'll admit that I've read 17 (yes, seventeen) Kurt Vonnegut novels. A couple of them were good, a couple were real snoozers, and most would be downright depressing if it weren't for Vonnegut's dry and subtle humor. The ones I liked most were "Hocus Pocus", "Slaughterhouse Five", "Mother Night" and "God Bless You Mr. Rosewater". Plenty of grim, cynical humor.

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