Figger_Eight

15 to go till 1000 posts. heh heh. Dan Larson sucks!

You do what you gotta do I guess. I wish someone would pay for me to go on expeditions. If they're gonna give me free computers or a car...that's just a bonus.

Get a better tent, unless you just plan to car camp with it. In that case get a big fatty Coleman cabin tent.

Mtngrrrl's story is about as funny as it gets.

I was on a road trip down to Josh and was planning on stopping at Castle Crags on the way. We rolled into the Portland REI and asked if they had a guide book for Northern Cali. The dude came back with a book on the Pacific Crest Trail and said, "I think this is what you're looking for." I said, "Nope, it's not"

another assist from figger eight. oh yeah...fuck off you pussies.

Steve - it ain't you (the higher level Mtneers) that's the problem. Despite the fact there are numerous climbers in your group who share the same love for the mountains and honor the unwritten code out there, it's the masses of underlings with their students in tow that have given the organization their reputation. This reputation is born from encounters with trip leaders who have "I own this rock now" attitudes to, like RURP says, groups showing up in busses.

I've been going to Smith for years in my Soob (plastered in stickers) with no such incident. It's sucks to hear it's starting to happen more and more. I'm down with the idea of a sting operation this weekend. Let's string the sucker up by his feet from the Monkey Face anchors.

Don't let your friends climb on it that would sue you for falling off your wall.

Ha ha. Dan Larson sucks!

I can imagine what the hard men from the fifties and sixties who were pioneering routes in wool gloves and nylon parkas reading this whiny boo-hoo crap. It probably took Vanilla Iceicewoosy longer to write the original post than to call customer service and get a new pair.

Montana (Gipsy Kings) Yo voy caminandoala montana donde naciNo puedo vivirAla noche del camino irAl del cieloYo mirada una estrellaNo puedo vivirAl lado del camino irQue no vivoPasa el tiempo Translation: I go walking to the mountainwhere I was born I can't liveGoing on the road at nightOn that of the sky(meaning the road of the sky)I look at a starI can't liveGoing on the side of the roadBecause I'm not livingTime is passing

BD cams kick ass. Too bad they aren't made be prisoners.

That's great. It should be posted up in every gym and REI in the country.

That's great. It should be posted up in every gym and REI in the country.

I'm the opposite. I feel a lot more comfortable on face climbs than I do in cracks. You tend to stick with stuff more if you're better at it I guess.

The only rule I have is to make sure I'm high enough so that I don't blast one right in my belayers face. Nacho, if you did that to me you might end up with a lil' bit' o slack in yo' rope.

I'll second the CM Black Ice. It has aggressive secondary points for the steeper snow and actually doesn't do too bad climbing ice.

I lasted all of 6 seconds.

That created a nice mental picture for me.

I guess it was a trade off for me. Hump a big pack in, or go light and fast. Now it depends on who I'm going with and I guess I'm open to both styles. They both have their merits, and as I get older, I can appreciate spending more time enjoying the view, especially if it's with my climbing babe. However if I just have weekend to do a long route, I'll get up and down as fast as I can.

I'm down for .75 cent burgers.

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If the choice is between better salad or cheaper beer let's remember this is "Pub Club", not "Veggie Rabbit Food Woosie Salad Club"

Happy blows it, Jman scores, Figger Eight with the assist.