Necronomicon

At least you'd of been able to consciously contemplate your permanent paralysis from your wheelchair, rather than to suffer obliviously as a paralyzed vegatable. See? Helmets are IMPORTANT! They keep you from dying if you should be horribly maimed. I recently stopped wearing my bike helmet for this very reason!

Good thing you had your helmet on!!!

That mouth full of blood looks yummy! Must have been a fun day!

Whoa. Cuts off own arm, descends by rappel after building anchor, hikes out. This guy is awesome.

This makes me think about the numbers of young Germans who died on the Eigerwand, all because Hitler threw out the challenge for a German to be the first. Sometimes the goal of besting past achievements in-and-of-itself just doesn't make sense. Stagnation then? Same style for every ascent? No new routes?

I'm looking to order some gear, but the dirtass in me wants THE lowest prices. Where are the best deals??

W.W.P.B.D.? (What Would Polich Bob Do?) I think that most american climbers, myself included, are pussies. THE style, the purest form of this whole adventure, is light and fast, as far as I'm concerned. If you want to shoot for less, good for you. John Bouchard, as a newbie, soloed the Black Dyke on Canon Cliff, pretty rad for the time. What are today's newbies going to do?

Does picking a dead rat out of the clothes washer with a set of barbeque tongs count? (insert dry heaving graemlin)

Cat Crack. Just walked up to the thing and FIRED it.

Oh, well, then, hey, wow, gee, whoa, huh, must be a GOOD CLIMBER.

It's all going fast!! Don't lose out!! Buy my stuff!!

Neat simul-rappel trick I recently learned: 1) Feed rope through bomber anchor. 2) On one side of the rope, near the anchor, tie an overhand knot on a bight. 3) Use a locking biner to connect the bight to the other rope. 4) Heavier person raps on the side without the bight, which brings the knot and biner against the anchor, preventing fatty from plummeting if thinny feeds too much rope out. 5) Thinny pulls rope. Pretty slick, but use only if your sure the knot/biner won't get stuck when you pull the rope.

Some interest was expressed in the gear I have for sale, but no one has yet commit. Still interested? Interested? Let me know!! I can no longer stand the physical pain, and the meds have run out...

At the start of the course you were told no one can miss any class without 1st making arrangements to do a makeup at another branch. You were told this. You were told this. You were told this. Is this your 1st encounter with rules being enforced? Everyone sees going in what a rules-based organization the Mtnrs are. If you think you got burned, you went into the deal with eyes wide shut. From the way you write, I bet your personality didn't help you any. Probably none of them really wanted to go climbing with your sniveling, petulant attitude. Boy, I sure want to be involved with the Mountaineers if I get to enjoy quality time with petty little twats like this cornhole. RULES, RULES, RULES!!! How can you be a good climber without RULE ENFORCEMENT??? Mountaineers suck dog balls. Their last major contribution to the world of climbing came in 1934 with the 3rd summer, first alpenstock-less ascent of Mt. Si, with only three forced bivys. Thankfully, with the advent of the Seattle Sombrero, and the doubleboot/gaiter/polypro/shorts/fleece & Goretex jackets hyper-sweat climbing clothing system, and 25,000 c.i. suspensomatic backpacks, this climb can be completed with only two bivys.

At least you didn't forget to put your shorts on over your polypro! You'd be banned for life.

As a NEW HAMPSHIRE NATIVE, I can say that the climbing blows dog balls compared to out here. Don't do it. DO NOT MOVE TO NEW ENGLAND!! The mountains are lumps, and the only glaciers are in people's freezers. Black flies and mosquitoes where ever you go. Shoveling snow all winter long, mud all spring, muggy hot in the summer, rains all fall, and the tourists are as dumb as shit, and are everywhere. There is more climbing in Squamish that in all of New Hampshire.

27 km from base to summit, girthed by 4-6 km cliff bands, not to mention the 21 deg C Head-to-Toe temperature gradient that the climber would have to deal with at base camp alone. No problem! Sadly, a first ascent is already recorded.

I've often thought about making a nutrient agar substrate inthe shape of a map of the world, and see how long it takes for colonies of bacteria to over-run it. Hmm... Sadly, the mortality rate of know pathogens is too low to keep up with population growth, and advances in food production capacity are limited, so we're fucked.

So you wanna help people AND get the big bucks! I'll be watching this thread to get the answer to this one. Hopefully it's one where you can drink on the job too (and the company pays for the beer ). How about a doctor? They help people sometimes. How about "Male Prostitute"? You can get wasted every night, and let middle aged bussiness men bust their nuts into your mouth(or ass) for the heavy coin. Now we're talking!!

"Undervalued" as in "shitty pay". Better sell that Land Rover if you're looking to be a guide, unless Dad's gonna help you out.

Why would you want to spend the time training MORE people how to survive in the Alpine environment? The more people there are that complete guided alpine climbs and climbing courses, the more people will eventually end up on the hill, sans guides, doing all the stupid shit that they forgot about during their course. More crowds for everyone. I prefer the survival of the fittest/ D.I.Y. approach myself. Let them die like flys if they can't do it on their own.

A goatee is distinct from the moustache, while a Van Dyke combines both into a rugged, handsome package. Level 3 sex offenders and Satanists have goatees. 2. War is boring, these days.

The outside that you love will become your stuffy office. The place you go now for solitude and solace will become your workplace. Your leisure activity will become your job.

The most yellow of journalism!!

All that third class terrain you used to run down, you'll get to short-rope some helpless tool down it now. Dr. Lawyer with all his brand new gear and no clue. Fuck that noise.