G-spotter

I'll do it if you write all my thesis, assignments and work reports for the next 3 years

the perfect partner is the one who stfu & ctsm

maybe that was fern puffin' tuff

That's a Celtic pole, not a Nordic pole.

Is the Meteor 3 the one that NecroChoadaBoy can tear in half with his bare hands? Cause with those vent slots it looks pre-perforated like a roll of stamps. I'm not surprised it is so easy to pull apart.

99.8

and the anchor on the camel head is a single rusty 1980's knifeblade, so practice your downclimbing

and it overhangs about 5 degrees too and i forgot just how much of a sandbag it is

if you don't finish the route but bail before the top, then quality climbing or not, you have failed to send.

Now that the bridge is fixed expect 2wd road conditions to just past Rexford trailhead shortly and then active hauling through November or December probably as there are 5 new cutblocks laid out and ready to go.

I saw a guy selling a topo to Ramona Falls out of his van at the crag in Renton

You must not get out much.

Great Steve Irwin quotes: Because when they strike it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body so it's WHACK! Steve Irwin But I put my life on the line to save animals. Steve Irwin Crikey means gee whiz, wow! Steve Irwin Crikey, mate. You're far safer dealing with crocodiles and western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all those sharks in the big MGM building. Steve Irwin Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent. Steve Irwin Herein lies our problem. If we level that much land to grow rice and whatever, then no other animal could live there except for some insect pest species. Which is very unfortunate. Steve Irwin I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet. Steve Irwin I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction. Steve Irwin I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment. Steve Irwin I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message. Steve Irwin I bled a lot. I got hit across the face. We couldn't film for seven days. I got hit, whacked, underwater, across the face. I finished the shot, got into the boat and blood started coming out. Steve Irwin I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that. Steve Irwin I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it. Steve Irwin I mean, these are all just little pink bits here (pointing at his arm) and are just curing up now. I've been recently filming a nine-and-a-half-foot female crocodile I had to catch. Oh, man, she bit me up! That was a mistake. Steve Irwin I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone has to compromise. Steve Irwin I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian. Steve Irwin I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything. Steve Irwin My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife. Steve Irwin My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the pest. Steve Irwin My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders. Steve Irwin No matter where you go and what you do in America, you turn the tele on and you're confronted with violence. Steve Irwin No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem. Steve Irwin See, I've always seen Jacques Cousteau as a hero, mate. He's a legend - like my dad, just a legend. And so what he did for conservation in the '60s through the '70s was just phenomenal. Steve Irwin Sharks, I've been self-trained as well, and crocodiles, naturally. I've been catching them since I was nine. No problem. Steve Irwin Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along. Steve Irwin Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous. Steve Irwin So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes. Steve Irwin So now what happens is the cameras follow me around and capture exactly what I've been doing since I was a boy. Only now we have a team of, you know, like 73 of us, and it's gone beyond that. Steve Irwin So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where they live. Steve Irwin Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know. Steve Irwin That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably don't show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else. Steve Irwin The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue. Steve Irwin The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am. Steve Irwin There's a lot of research behind the scenes that you don't get to see, but I have an instinct that my dad nurtured from when I was born. I was very lucky then. Steve Irwin We've evolved from sitting back on our tripods and shooting wildlife films like they have been shot historically, which doesn't work for us. Steve Irwin When I talk to the camera, mate, it's not like I'm talking to the camera, I'm talking to you because I want to whip you around and plunk you right there with me. Steve Irwin When the East Timor conflict broke out, when they gained independence, the militia killed a lot of East Timorese people. And their sacred totem is the crocodile. They believe that their island is actually a solidified crocodile, so it has sacred status. Steve Irwin Where I live if someone gives you a hug it's from the heart. Steve Irwin Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites. Steve Irwin Yeah, I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling. Steve Irwin Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing. Steve Irwin You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other. Steve Irwin You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny. Steve Irwin

Steve Irwin killed by stingray

What is Mike doing to you with his left hand in that photo

I have heard it argued that Angels Crest & Squamish Buttress are Grade IV but they seem more like upper end IIIs really. But you can apparently claim them as IVs when preparing your Climbing Resume and application form to become a Mountain Guide . I guess there have been numerous bivis on Angels Crest over the years too. No one since Beckey has bivied on Squamish Butt though.

These are soft grades. The Supertopo's have a good list or check FOTH. But basically: I: a single pitch. Rarely used II: a short climb of a few pitches: a couple (2-5)hours EG; Beckey route on Lib Bell, or Diedre III: A "half day climb." Typically 5-8 hours. eg: any of the face routes on Nesakwatch Spire; Yak Crack; any of the west face routes on the Early Winter Spires IV: An "all day climb". Bivis are possible for the slow. More than 8, less than about 16 to 20 hours. All day means starting and usually finishing by headlamp on the longest day of the year... Examples: north ridge of Clarke, SE Butt on Slesse. V: a one or two bivi climb, although fast parties with beta can do them in a day. EG: NE Butt of Slesse is low in the grade (more like a long IV but people often do end up bivying). Navvy wall or East Buttress of Slesse are more typical. VI: more than two bivis. The Nose on El Cap is the typical example. VII: a big wall in a very remote setting at high altitude. There are no Grade VIIs in continental North America, by definition. Grade VII is confined to Himalaya, Karakoram, biggest faces on Baffin, hardest walls in Patagonia, etc - stuff that takes a month of hard aid every day to climb. Grand Voyage on Trango Tower is the prime example. There are no Grade VIIs in the Cascades, Yosemite, or Coast Mountains and by definition there cannot be. It does get confusing when a climb that was done on aid and rated for that gets freed. Free climbing is much faster and the rating properly should drop to reflect this - for instance Lotus Flower Tower was given VI as an aid route but now gets V as a free climb.

There was like at least a foot on fresh on top of Mt Brew on Thursday. You guys totally missed the first freshiez of the season.

I'll pay $400 if you guys bolt and prep the Zorro Wall on Hozameen for me

I saw RL Burnside at the Yale Wish I'd gone to see Sun Ra at the JazzFest in the early 90s.

On the other hand supposedly somebody at MoF said the bridge wouldn't be open until mid-September. Who the fuck knows.

The 11b is one move, easily aided . The rest of the first 4 pitches is mid 5.10 The 5th and 6th pitches are scary loose and wet with poor pro. Bring giant nutsack if planning to climb

Meanwhile Gonna pump u up

I spoke with somebody today who knew something. The bridge was closed last weekend because the welder didn't arrive until Monday. Welding started on Monday and should be done by now. The job has to be done by Thursday for fisheries reasons. So the new bridge should be good to go by Friday Sept. 2.