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just buy shit that fits comfortably -with climbing shoes that would be BIG. screw sizing them smaller than your street wear, or soaking them in water overnight, etc. if you're gonna hang in them all day climbing easy/moderates, size your shoes a half or whole size larger than what you normally wear. 5.8 for life!

brand name suckas -nothing is lighter and more waterproof than a ziplock...just duct tape it to the small of your back and go go go!

hey bob -how about a few rounds of "tennis" to chill you out?

lavished in the royalty of sonoma's finest; the doc is officially hitched

a duck would suck; how could you scratch an itch? thumbs rock.

trundling in the desert everything explodes into beach sand

Suburbia(1984) -D.I., the Vandals, T.S.O.L... something by Bowie, the Man Who Fell From Space(?)

i was down there a few weeks ago; several parties camped out at the powerhouse trailhead in the parking lot...we met other folks that were crashing in pullouts here and there -real ninja like. (and there is absolutely no "action" in lee vining, at least at this time of the year)

40 is geriatric?! now how is that gonna make old man hansel feel?

on a spoon is good'n'fancy

i just got one of those grivel alpine packs, and the inside is a crisp yellow, which helps to reflect light around when you're diggin' through your shit

i've said it before, but when screechin' weasel covered the cranberries -i wanted to fuckin' shoot him

there is a post on asscensionist.com from "lambone" that will direct you to some great links/sites, which also have up to date pictures...one of those sites has a well put together guidebook for ice climbing in california (including alpine routes), which costs a few dollars. if you are just going to lee vining, you don't need one -it's all 'right there', plain and simple...choose a line and go, go, go!

what a killer time: i flew down on southwest for about 60 bucks each way (the internet purchase seemed to bypass the 2 week advance criteria) and we stayed at murphy's for 50 bucks a night...the ice is fatter now than any pic i've seen, and it's fuckin' great to climb ice and not freeze like i'm used to up north (one stick wonders feel like cheating!). the approach is a lickety split donkey trail, and for some reason the loads of people back there all crowd the chouinard wall. we climbed there for 3 days (thurs. - sat.) and never had to wait on the main wall and the dale-barrington wall. a lot of people seem content to just stand around and smile. weird. if i ever develop my pics and scan them and get the know-how, i'd post -but i probably won't ever on all 3 of those. loads of moderate lines (2's, 3's, and 4's), but not much for the hardmen. killer granite and mixed lines though. the biggest drawback is the "town" of lee vining -it sucks ass. the one bar closes at 8pm, and the one venue for food (nicely's) is unbelievably awful (breakfast is ok, but even canadians can't fuck up eggs). we finally headed to mammoth where the scene is like so totally freakin' l.a., but all in all a great fix for someone who needed to get out on some ice now it's back to work for this bitch

*warning* you need a scrabble dictionary when playing dru (as you might imagine) -that fucker knows words for things you didn't even know existed...much more entertaining than his reading collection though: one stale issue of the economist. as fred says, "there ain't even any pussy in that rag!" porn and drugs are so worth their weight...

gotcha -but frozen turf can be some good shizzy too, and a great chance to break out those rusty spectres...

"canadian beer"? that's almost as funny as "canadian food". another round of kokanee and donairs!

has the northwest passage seen much activity since the older copy of squish labelled it as unrepeated?

"canadian culture" -what is that really? poutine, play money, and burly chicks? portland is the trailer park that you always want to party in cause you can afford the beers, and all the jokes are easy to get; seattle can be pretty convenient, uptight, shallow and overpriced -but it's also closer to...fuckin' canada

if that was on the new seward highway, there'd be at least 3 tr's with lines waiting -who cares?

piggybacking on the previous "best booty score" post, what are some things you've had to sacrifice to the gear kharma gods? 1) i involuntarily hooked up someone with a pair of g-10's at wa pass a few years ago (fell off of my harness while postholing) 2) had a little hissy fit and left a new rope at beacon (that one bugged me for awhile) 3) a fat sack before reentering thailand a while back...commie toke is crazy -i was glad to get rid of that shit none of these are proud moments, but judging from all the booty we've all scored -i know i ain't alone

besides crap like mugs, candles and broken homemade cookies, my students hooked me up with nearly $200.00 in gift certificates to rei -thank you microsoft!

just what YOU need you rocker

if you're really in the market for quality and you got time to kill (ha ha, a toker without a moment to lose) -portland has some truly amazing glass for sale...

i've peeed in a few