G-spotter

When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire.

Well - the ice is still at minimum a month or so away but here is a new version of the WEST COAST ICE UPDATE with all climbs reported since WCI 2nd ed came out, through March 2009. Comments, amendations, errata desired for further editions. Total number of new routes is up to around 90 now from 70 in last years. 4115.pdf

With all the recent incidents of famous climbers dying, here's an accident story with a non-fatal ending. Pretty cool rescue effort all around. http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20091021999911383/local/news/-145i-remember-saying-145i-146m-dead-146-before-i-blacked-out-146.html

I'm billing Porter for this important service.

There are crazies everywhere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_murderers_and_spree_killers_by_number_of_victims#Mass_murders

See you and raise you http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/10/22/bc-schoenborn-murder-trial.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8321967.stm

What kind of self-publish deal is it Mike? like p.o.d. or did you have to get a huge load printed at once and stored in your spare bedroom until they sell? How many do you have to sell to break even?

MEC carries book nowadays? I doubt it. They decided books were non-core items

But can I get it on a Kindle or whatever?

Don Serl wrote a great article for the CAJ pointing out how the guys who did the FA of Whitesaddle back in the 30s absolutely kicked his and Gord Betania's modern ascent time. Seems like instead of fucking around with crossfit and suchlike we should just go feral.

Sounds like they got their aspen kicked

Cockroaches are an abomination which deserve to be punished this way.

What he said. Why worry about bolts when whole columns fall with distressing regularity?

even tho it's only a three fingered typist, Jack

Dude's obviously not well, he's been feeling a little horse

Pussy whip: the strongest force in the Universe?

They need to integrate one of these into a Grigri to make a real autobelayer. [video:youtube]

a tiny little bike and an ass with serious pain tolerance?

I buy magazines for the articles and the pictures, and nowadays there's hardly any of either. But then again you can get magazines for free nowadays if you print them yourself! http://scmagazine.ca/scm/home.html

This thread makes for a confusing read now because the original post that stirred up all the ire was subsequently edited to reduce the hype factor dramatically: http://www.gravsports-ice.com/icethreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3286#Post3286 It was way more funny before the editing.

When I read between the lines I believe he's referring to a Squamish local who shall go unnamed and a former Canmore local who left the Bow valley under a cloud after hyping himself up too much for everyone there's tastes. The Squamish climber has climbed some mid-13s successfully after much effort but has also notably failed on some 5.11s and is viewed as being somewhat inconsistent in his abilities but this inconsistency is not seen on his resume. You can find most of this gossip elsewhere on the Internet if you want names.

This is disingenuous Blake, and you know it. The issue is not the sharing but the motive for sharing. If Joe Blow does a cool climb and tells people about it, whether it be in Hot Flashes or the AAJ or a cc.com trip report or a SuperTopo posting, that is one thing. The medium doesn't matter. However if Joe is either sponsored (and has sponsors who demand that their athlete be visible and get himself noticed) or is TRYING to be sponsored and hence building the all important spray resume, then Joe isn't just simply sharing his experience but trying to be noticed. In this case, the medium DOES matter since more eyeballs equals more notice equals better advertising. And this is where resume padding, grade inflation, exaggeration, "Alpine style" ascents that were really sieges, outright lying and other BS come into the equation, all because of the desire to make a profit from the experience. I am not saying that people who are not sponsored never lie. I've run across tons of non-sponsoired liers, exaggerators, and shit talkers. But when you are trying to make money off your climbing the tendency to lie, hype, exaggerate, and overpromote has a financial incentive - and it is these egregious examples that Scott Semple is directly targeting.

maybe i should take a mallet to a keg of Black Butte and if anyone asks what my costume is i'll say "i'm moderating!"

Tintin