IceIceBaby

Just read on Im not trying to offend anyone but this is hilarious and I cant keep it to myself What a way to go OK, It's that time again. They are finally out again. You all know about the Darwin Awards - It's an annual honour given to the person who did the gene pool the biggest service by killing themselves in the most extraordinarily stupid way. Last year's winner was the fellow who was killed by a Coke machine which toppled over on top of him as he was attempting to tip a free soda out of it. And the nominees are: 9. A young Canadian man, searching for a way of getting drunk cheaply, because he had no money with which to buy alcohol, mixed gasoline with milk. Not surprisingly, this concoction made him ill, and he vomited into the fireplace in his house. This resulting explosion and fire burned his house down, killing both him and his sister. 8. A 34-year-old white male found dead in the basement of his home died of suffocation, according to police. He was approximately 6'2" tall and weighed 225 pounds. He was wearing a pleated skirt, white bra, black and white saddle shoes, and a woman's wig. It appeared that he was trying to create a schoolgirl's uniform look. He was also wearing a military gas mask that had the filter canister removed and a rubber hose attached in its place. The other end of the hose was connected to a one end of a hollow wooden tube approx. 12" long and 3" in diameter. The tube's other end was inserted into his rectum for reasons unknown, and was the cause of his suffocation. Police found the task of explaining the circumstances of his death to his family very awkward. 7. Three Brazilian men were flying in a light aircraft at low altitude when another plane approached. It appears that they decided to moon the occupants of the other plane, but lost control of their own aircraft and crashed. They were all found dead in the wreckage with their pants around their ankles. 6. A police officer in Ohio responded to a 911 call. She had no details before arriving, except that someone had reported that his father was not breathing. Upon arrival, the officer found the man face down on the couch naked. When she rolled him over to check for a pulse and to start CPR, she noticed burn marks around his genitals. After the ambulance arrived and removed the man - who was declared dead on arrival at the hospital -the police made a closer inspection of the couch, and noticed that the man had made a hole between the cushions. Upon flipping the couch over, they discovered what had caused his death. Apparently, the man had a habit of putting his penis between the cushions, down into the hole and between two electrical sanders (with the sandpaper removed, for obvious reasons). According to the story, after his orgasm the discharge shorted out one of the sanders, electrocuting him. 5. A 27-year-old French woman lost control of her car on a highway near Marseilles and crashed into a tree, seriously injuring her passenger and killing herself. As a commonplace road accident, this would not have qualified for a Darwin nomination, were it not for the fact that the driver's attention had been distracted by her Tamagotchi key ring, which had started urgently beeping for food as she drove along. In an attempt to press the correct buttons to save the Tamagotchi's life, the woman lost her own. 4. A 22-year-old Reston, VA, man was found dead after he tried to use octopus straps to bungee jump off a 70-foot railroad trestle. Fairfax County police said Eric Barcia, a fast-food worker, taped a bunch of these straps together, wrapped an end around one foot, anchored the other end to the trestle at Lake Accotink Park, jumped and hit the pavement. Warren Carmichael, a police spokesman, said investigators think Barcia was alone because his car was found nearby. "The length of the cord that he had assembled was greater than the distance between the trestle and the ground," Carmichael said. Police say the apparent cause of death was "Major trauma." 3. A man in Alabama died from rattlesnake bites. It seems that he and a friend were playing a game of catch, using the rattlesnake as a ball. The friend - no doubt a future Darwin Awards candidate - was hospitalised. 2. Employees in a medium-sized warehouse in west Texas noticed the smell of a gas leak. Sensibly, management evacuated the building extinguishing all potential sources of ignition; lights, power, etc. After the building had been evacuated, two technicians from the gas company were dispatched. Upon entering the building, they found they had difficulty navigating in the dark. To their frustration, none of the lights worked. Witnesses later described the sight of one of the technicians reaching into his pocket and retrieving an object that resembled a cigarette lighter. Upon operation of the lighter like object, the gas in the warehouse exploded, sending pieces of it up to three miles away. Nothing was found of the technicians, but the lighter was virtually untouched by the explosion. The technician suspected of causing the blast had never been thought of as 'bright' by his peers. And the winner: The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon a pile of smouldering metal embedded into the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The wreckage resembled the site of an airplane crash, but it was a car. The type of car was unidentifiable at the scene. The lab finally figured out what it was and what had happened. It seems that a guy had somehow gotten hold of a JATO unit (Jet Assisted Take Off - actually a solid fuel rocket) that is used to give heavy military transport planes an extra "push" for taking off from short airfields. He had driven his Chevy Impala out into the desert and found a long and straight stretch of road. Then he attached the JATO unit to his car, jumped in, got up some speed and fired off the JATO! The facts as best as could be determined are that the operator of the 1967 Impala hit the JATO ignition at a distance of approximately 3.0 miles from the crash site. This was established by the prominent scorched and melted asphalt at that location. The JATO, if operating properly, would have reached maximum thrust within 5 seconds, causing the Chevy to reach speeds well in excess of 350 mph and continuing at full power for an additional 20-25 seconds. The driver, and soon to be pilot, most likely would have experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners,causing him to become insignificant for the remainder of the event. However, the automobile remained on the straight highway for about 2.5 miles (15-20 seconds) before the driver applied and completely melted the brakes, blowing the tires and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface, then becoming airborne for an additional 1.4 miles and impacting the cliff face at a height of 125 feet leaving a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock. Most of the driver's remains were not recoverable; however, small fragment of bone, teeth and hair were extracted from the crater and fingernail and bone shards were removed from a piece of debris believed to be a portion of the steering wheel. Epilogue: It has been calculated that this moron nearly reached Mach I, attaining a ground speed of approximately 420 mph!!! [ 05-03-2002, 10:06 AM: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

quote: Originally posted by erik: a petzel ascender too flimsy??? ahhh hahahahahaha ahhh hahahahaha ahhhh ahahahahaha ahhhhhahahahahahah ahahahahahaaahhhhahahahahaah sorry aaahhh hahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahaahahah Yeah Man TOO FLIMSY The ascender made a squeaking sounds when I cleaned and twice gave me the bounce when I followed...so Im trying a different make it looks like I will end up with the CMI my partner have one and he said that he really like it I just haven't try the Jumars yet so I need the opinion [ 05-01-2002, 12:32 PM: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

quote: Originally posted by willstrickland: CMI? Don't know what you mean. I've used Petzl and Jumar, prefer the Petzl. I am still trying to figure out which ascender get the most votes I have the Petzl but it feel too flimsy so I am looking to the one I mention above and experience

quote: Originally posted by kevin: What does it mean when ascender "gives you the bounce"? Did it pop off? When I set them above me it grab and then bounce in to place it did it twice maybe the cam is loose however it kind of rocked in to place I notice that my partner didn’t have this problem also his looked a lot more durable

For leading aid what is your prefer technique using 3 or 4 aiders also what is you standard hooks selection and one last one is, removable bolts do they work in drilled bat holes Just in: What is the general vote toward Jumars or CMI? [ 05-01-2002, 10:48 AM: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

"Long I have fear that my sins will come to hunt me and when they come they will be more then I can bear " The patriot- Mel Gibson [ 04-30-2002, 09:58 AM: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

In the new climbing mag there is a letter from the editor in regard to all the Ero.com and their linkage to source of all evil and leading to the collapsing of the climbing industry in the US I don’t know about you all but I disagree with his statement and think that the local manufactures and retailers should revalue their business model and let go of the fluff any opinions??

quote: Originally posted by Dru: But will your girlfriend like it when you stick it in her lawn for her birthday Well it depends where we live at the time, if in Japan then…no problem In case u didn’t get it, think Shinto and the fertility fest.... [ 04-25-2002, 04:40 PM: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

quote: Originally posted by Dru: No Im saying a plastic pink flamingo is the 11th esential. It jazzes up summit pics and it gives slow parties an incentive to let you pass. Also you can ride it down the Roman wall. Additionally it is a chick magnet and a passable pillow. No need for flamingo…My "stiff one eye" is a chick magnet and can do all of the above

Liquid Nitro that sensitive to sunlight, blood filled plastic bag, booze distilling equipment Cant leave home with out them…

I was wondering whether its on my machine or it affect all But it seems that the section "Today active topic" dose not updated automatically even after refresh Just thought u like to know

Maybe it will sound weird but here we go I own the WT Icesac and I also have the old Trango alpine pack which have a removable internal frame that fit inside the WT back/bivy pouch it seems to carry good and comfortable up to ~45lb when I tried this combo at home. I was wondering is anyone tried something like this on an extend trip

quote: Originally posted by freeclimb9: Booze and reefer are the only things people take to make trips more enjoyable? what about Several woman

Oh no not again… Ok to sum it up and right down to the final words Ice axs- BD Raven, Grivel air tech racing Ice tools (allarounders) - CM Axar, BD Rage, DMM fly Its all depend on how big is you hand also look for the best price For more info about the above just do a search on the board [ 04-17-2002, 12:44 PM: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

quote: Originally posted by Greg W: Thanks for all the input. Does anyone have experience with Mountain Technology's Vertige tools? It looks like a good tool with a good price at MEC. Greg The only thing that I will be worried about is replacement parts otherwise good English made tool

No, to answer your question But I have a great experience over long time (6 years and going) with the La Sportiva Nepal Top and Lowa Civetta extreme for pure Ice and mix

quote: Originally posted by Chief Joseph: IceIcebaby, I don't know if it's just me or what but I have blown out the back on two pairs of these boots(LaSportiva Eigers).The spot I've had the failure in is above the heel where the leather and the rubber meet.Same spot on both pairs.This happened to both pairs at about 10 months of use. Hi Chief That is exactly why I was skeptical of the Trango ice and the Eigers (what happened to the rule of thumb…build a boot with minimal seams…less is more…) I just think that its all in the cut and the boots should be made with this rule in mind after all its not a sneakers with stiff sole it need to handle the environment …something in the way of leather processing need to be made that will make the leather supple enough to work with and tough as nails for the environment I don’t think its too much to ask…ohh…I wish u good luck chief

Just run up it through Willis wall it's an easy hike though there…Just kidding Any very good instructional video like Alpine Ice by Jeff Lowe probably will give u a great theoretical learning How they say…,Good experience comes from bad judgment…

HAHAHAHHAH Anyway, I have a complete rectangular feet and the only one that fit nice were the Salomon…but now when Im thinking of that the La Sportiva Eiger weren't that bad at all in the matter of fact they were a little too wide…so here you go [ 04-15-2002, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

quote: Originally posted by monkeyboy: Ya, you can get by with some tied slings with rubber bands or what not but that is pretty ghetto. For walking around looking cool at the top climbing areas you want to and get a shiny new set quick draws. While your at it make sure to get some ultralight anodized biners in a stunning color that matches. If at all possible these should all match the color of your new rope, chalk bag, and shoes. They really will make you climb better! Yeah Man, It dose, Now I CAN FLASH 5.13 also if you keep your shit clean and spotless you can save weight that way which will make you climb at least 2 grads harder also with the weight that you can save of the extra material that take to make knotted slings you can go to "all u can eat" joint and stuff your face [ 04-16-2002, 11:04 AM: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

Finally I did buy a pair of boots the Salomon Ice pro they just fit the best with the best support kind of resembling the Trango extreme but without all the stitching (less prone to leak) and about the same weight Just one downfall is that the rend not extending all the way around But it seems that they will break in easily for the approach and they are well padded I will share more of my experiences with the boots performance after couple of trips [ 04-14-2002, 07:18 AM: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

Don’t even joke about it….I have been looking for about 18 months now

Maybe this will help Mount Sir Sandford

Try Yates harnesses either Big wall or Shield kind of pricey ($110) but very comfortable and u don’t have to bring extra piece of hardware…but personally I probably will endure the little discomfort after all its climbing isn't it [ 04-12-2002: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]

As for the slings, a mix of sewn spectra (or any those other miracle strong and slippery fabric) and the good old 11/16 tubular webbing cut to the desirable length is a must. Almost for all my climbing, I carry 25 feet of 11/16 tubular webbing [ 04-12-2002: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ]