Figger_Eight

quote: There was no facial or axillary hair and pubic hair was sparse. He had a female like physique with rounded shoulders and bilateral gynaecomastiaMmmm hmmm...

quote: I have an overactive imagination to bring to the table.Exactly, you fruitcake.

"When life stinks..." ...Trask just walked in the room. [ 10-25-2002, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: Figger Eight ]

Let me state for the record that I am neither chasing trask, sporting a woody nor any combination of the two.

You can toprope it right? Then maybe I can try climbing it without my leashes.

quote: How about sex and climbing. Trask - are you any good at either?

I'm fat and slow. I'm also clumsy and drop my tools a lot. That's why I use leashes.

The new Alpine Bods have a belay loop. Buckle is still the same though.

Or you bring 1 tool with the pinky fuckthing and 1 straight shaft Rage, Black Prophet or whatever. You don't need two completely different sets of tools. Shit...regular ice axes don't climb mellow alpine ice that bad either.

yeah, yeah...blah, blah, blah. i ain't scared of you or your puppy - bring it

Okay...these fuckers with their pinky fuckthings and all are a pain in the ass in applications where a regular ice axe would excel. If I was climbing something where I was spending most of my time at 60 degrees or steeper I'd take em both. But they would suck on a crevasse field. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Cavey - if it's this tool you're talking about, you can use it on less than vertical ice for sure. I'm talking about the tools with the fat grips and the lip for the little finger. Burying the shaft in hard snow is a pain in the ass, if you can do it at all. Just my 2 cents anyways.

That was almost as epic as the Adams South Side trip. Okay, two tips: If you have two tools, you'll probably need screws. If your leader is sending ice down on you...ask him to climb seven feet to the left.

I've been using a pair of Quasars for the last few years and unfortunately they blow for alpine. Any of the tools with the radically curved shafts are going to suck for anything other than vertical ice and mixed climbing. I got to use the Cobras for the first time last year and found their swing weight to be lighter than I'm used to. If you're used to heavier tools, like the Quasars or Quarks you might find yourself swinging the lightweight tools twice to set them instead of just once. Anyways, whatever - they all work.

Bring John Long's "Climbing Anchors" book with you.

Gustav's sucks. Post Office rules. I'll be rolling in Saturday...see ya'll there.

looks like i'm showing up later on Saturday. save me some beer.

quote: It may cost me more to have a job than I get paidThey usually do. Are you going to let us know what job you got?

I think she's beta testing smilies on different platforms.

Great reading though. That expedition turned out to be a cluster f*%#.

Dru - were you at 8-Mile CG? I thought I saw you stumbling around on Sunday morning. I was on my way out, though.

Drank much beer in Leavenworth. Oh yeah...and climbed a little bit too.

quote: Please make sure you upload to the correct directory and not to the base of the photo album!! I haven't figure out how to fix this yet.Doh! I figured it out. [ 10-14-2002, 08:46 AM: Message edited by: Figger Eight ]

I'll be in the same campground this weekend, but will probably be staggering around downtown l-worth Saturday night.