tomtom

Corrected your typo.

I'd guess that U.L. stands for ultralight.

Yup. Last Sept we went to bed halfway up under clear skies and woke up to it socked in and snowing. Thanks to Z-man for navigating through the gloom.

Red Ledge Thunderlight Full Zip Pants . Light and cheap. Zips allow for ventilation. Try Outdoor and More in Seattle.

Purple shoe is now back at Blue Lake TH.

I think they were hung on what the definition of "is" is. If the sitting President (who is a lawyer) couldn't understand it, how could the average citizen?

Sounds familiar. I got it using the machines. Nothing dramatic, it just started hurting when I was going through a weightlifting cycle. Cut back on the weights, but still hurt. After over a year, I could start again without pain. Haven't tried pushing it since. Never had any problems with that shoulder before.

He's got to be extremely frustrated, we're extremely frustrated.

Why would anyone carry a cell phone and not a headlamp? Hi Mommy, this is Jens. I'm on the second pitch of R&D. Can you have some hot cocoa ready for me when I get down? Mommy? Mommy?!?

Leashing dogs doesn't always prevent problems. I've seen owners leash their snarling dogs to the base of routes, but the dogs could cover the nearby trail preventing folks from passing. This has been done at the base of Japanese Gardens, for example.

The 78 vette is butt ugly. Took a beautiful shape and tacked on a bunch of gross appendages

Aid climbers will typically have the second (tag) rope clipped to their harness. If they need gear that is down at the belay, then they'll yell down to the belayer to tie it to the rope and the leader pulls it up (tagging gear). This only works if the leader is less than a half ropelength from the belay, unless they have a haul line as well. Shortfixing is used when the leader can solo. The leader leads up to the next belay, pulls up all the slack rope, and ties the middle of the rope into the anchor (fixing the rope). He may also do this with the tag or haul line as well. Then the leader continues leading to the next pitch while the follower jugs the rope and cleans the pitch. Once the follower reaches the belay, he can tag up gear.

Lemme guess. You also use the elevator to go down a flight of steps.

The Mountaineers Bookstore has it.

Are you afraid they won't notice that you're gone?

Here's mine:

Unfortunately, some governments and other political groups regularly use international aid as a weapon against their own countrymen or as a source of income.

What technology are you bitching about? The only two items mentioned in the article are the torch, which was basically a canister stove, and the broadcasting gear. Live satellite feed Everest climbing was actually started by Westerners. http://www.humanedgetech.com/indexnews.php

1. Coronary disease 2. Cancer 3. Auto accidents

Lick sack.

While biking home from the office, I ridiculed a hipster-doofus driving a Prius for causing the war in Iraq. His self-righeous bumperstickers sent me over the edge.