Figger_Eight

Yeah...move to Canmore foo'. Dry tooling on pristine rock in popular areas is the equivalent of skateboarders doing rail slides on historical fountains in public squares.

I just don't think the ends justify the means in cases like this. Glassgowkiss mentions the standards being so much higher in the Canadian Rockies and Europe...and he's right. - they are. I think the climate has way more to do with that than anything else though. I don't understand the sense of entitlement some people have when it comes to bolting wherever they feel an area has "potential" and not considering the fact that maybe some people wouldn't want to see the hardware attached to the rock.

Regardless of whether it's mixed or not, it's still a sport climb, and a line of bolts ending in the middle of a wall looks like crap. At least the Heffner Creek climbs don't seen any traffic other than climbers, and only in the winter. Bolting mixed lines in an area that is popular for any number of user groups year round is asking for trouble. Look out Paco - you might get your ass banned for even bringing this up.

So I'll hoist a few for them on their fourth anniversery. "The best climber on the mountain is the one with the biggest smile." Thanks for reminding us Ryland.

You pretty much have to jump off backwards to fall on it

Even money we can be skiing by Halloween.

Free Dwayner!

Me and Minx will be rolling into Skull Hollow Wednesday night. Come find us if you wanna go climbing on Thursday

Dwayner introduced me to the Clamshell Traverse on Saturday. "Are you bloody kidding me?" turned into "That wasn't so bad; it was actually kinda fun."

I can't wait to meet the Oregon crew this weekend

Yow...that's a stiff climb for a first trad lead! Good for you.

Climbed Stuey. It was fun.

Are you serious?

Check Dr. Phil's link above. My condolensces to everyone involved. Everyone be carefull out there.

Absolutely. Thanks for that one A-Gal.

I just fondled some BD Havocs and left a big drool stain on the carpet.

Whoever smell't it, dealt it.

Spirit of Adventure Dunked Repeatedly by Uncontrollable Kayak The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - September 21, 2003 Dave Barry Spirit of adventure dunked repeatedly by uncontrollable kayak By DAVE BARRY Knight Ridder News Service Sunday, September 21, 2003 Every so often I head for Sun Valley, Idaho, because I have friends there, and because Idaho contains large quantities of nature. The problem is that my friends are never content to sit around with a cool beverage and look at the nature from a safe distance, as nature intended. No, my friends want to interact with the nature in some kind of potentially fatal way. Frenzied suicidal outdoor activity is big in the Sun Valley area. Everybody you see is wearing a helmet and those really tight shorts that outdoorsy people wear to ensure that their personal characteristics are visible from Mars. There is no outdoor activity too hazardous for these people: They climb sheer cliffs barehanded; they ride bicycles down steep ski slopes; they leap off mountains and soar hundreds of feet in the air suspended from what appears to be a cafe awning. So inevitably, when I'm in Idaho, my friends involve me in some insane outdoor activity. One time my friend Ridley talked me into climbing way up an absurdly dangerous tree, a tree that was surrounded by the corpses of squirrels that had fallen to their deaths while attempting to ascend it. On my most recent trip, my friend Erasmo talked me into whitewater kayaking. Erasmo lives in Stanley, Idaho (population: Erasmo) where he runs The River Company, an outfit that sends tourists, with guides, in rafts and kayaks down the Salmon River, which is scenic and the same temperature as liquid nitrogen. Erasmo insisted that I'd enjoy riding this river in a kayak, a small boat that gets its name from the Eskimo words "kay," meaning "boat," and "ak," meaning "that should not be occupied by anybody who is not a licensed Eskimo." Joining me on this adventure was my cousin-in-law Ron, who drove to Idaho from Minnesota in a large rental RV capable of traveling as far as 11 feet on a single gallon of gasoline. When Ron and I got to the Salmon River, our guide, Lloyd, had us put on Spider-Man-style wet suits and life jackets and helmets. We were feeling manly and outdoorsy until Lloyd pointed out, quietly, that our helmets were on backward. After we turned them around, Lloyd gave us a briefing on how to kayak, which mostly consisted of what to do if you fall out of the kayak. What you do is: Don't panic. This is the same advice I've been given in every sport I've ever tried. Just once I wish the guide would say: "If something goes wrong, flail your limbs and scream in terror." Then I'd feel qualified. After our briefing, Ron and I got into our kayaks and pushed out into the river to practice our paddling skills. In a few minutes, we found that by stroking our paddles on the left or right side, forward or backward, we were able to have absolutely no effect on what our kayaks were doing. Our kayaks were taking direction only from the Salmon River, which was telling them: Go Downstream Now! So we did. In a few minutes, we hit our first rapids, which were officially classified as a Class 3 rapids ("Not Always Fatal"). I made it through, using the veteran kayaker technique of closing my eyes, so that the river could not see me. I will not humiliate anybody by naming names here, but Ron fell out of his kayak. Fortunately Lloyd rescued him; otherwise Ron would have drifted all the way to the Pacific Ocean, getting repeatedly spawned on by aggressive male salmon. After that, the river got calmer and we did pretty well. In conclusion, kayaking is a fun sport that I recommend to everybody who has a sense of adventure and a good HMO.

The more lean body mass you have, the more calories you can burn per workout. Strength training is one of the most effective ways of increasing lean body mass. Ahhhh...wrestling...my personal weight loss record is losing 8 pounds in 4 hours by riding a stationary bike in a sauna while wearing a rubber suit. Those were the good old days...

"Speedbump" girl is hot!

...good ole' grampa...