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Ignorance. A friend of mine who could barely spell "mountain" went up above Seward Alaska in early spring. They got almost to the top of the ridge when it cut loose a huge slab avalanche. His friend dissappeared immediately and was never seen again. My friend was on a big slab careening down the hill. When it went over a bump he would almost get thrown off but managed to stay on. By the time he was near the bottom he was kind of getting the hang of it. Came out totally unscratched.

quote: Originally posted by Crackhead: A double fish is more secure in 5/8 tubular webbing. You don't have to check the knot as often. I also heard that this is the new Outward Bound standard, but I'm not sure it is true. I've switched to the double fish and have had good luck with the small tubular webbing. For the 1 inch webbing I would use the water knot, and check it all the time for security. Ditto.

Yeah right. So just don't start humpin my leg and I'll believe you really don't care.

Issaquah Brew Pub on Front St. 8PM.

When it was my business to advise candidates, there was a very common understanding. Sway the people who vote. Don't give a rip about those who don't. According King County Cross Tabulated Voter Analysis, 76% of all registered voters who actually voted in 2 or more of the last 4 elections were 45 or older. Drop the age down to 35 and you have 87%. Drop it to 25 and you have 99%. Now why do you suppose our voting populace tends to favor conservative, "give me mine now" kinds of ballot measures? Because they're all gonna be dead by the time we really pay the MAN. VOTE damn it!

All well and good but if it were preceeded by a sound you would have time to exit or at least open a window. What I hate are those girls who think that just because you can't hear it, it won't singe your nostrils. I always like to say something. Like "Oh good. Even tho it's our first date, you're comfortable enough with me to fart. I've been holding this one for fuckin ever."

For warmin up to breaking that 5.10 barrier, do Bird on a Wire 10A I think. It's one of my favs. Go to Echo Canyon and lap everything there on the days your hands are all mangled. It's all bolted slab but will keep your head straight. Good place to break the 5.10 barrier.

Seems like another damn thing to carry to me. I use slings or the rope. But don't listen to me. I eat shit.

quote: Originally posted by allison: Holy Maybelline, Icegirl, the Lads Who Love To Spray have gotten all SENSITIVE on us! Jay-zus H. Jimminy! We'll see you guys next week, hopefully with slightly thicker SKINS!!! PS. You want us to show, offer to drive us. Nice ass Allison! Maybe I'll show on the eastside. Gotta clear some time. Did you guys settle on a place?

It really doesn't take many assholes to cause a lot of damage. It is mostly assholes who do the damage. If there is a good effort made to educate people about low impact camping, the effects are pretty minimal from most parties. What is really needed is a rope to lassoo the assholes and escort them to the garbage heaps they seem to like.

Allison. Going up Rat creek is heinous. It was better before the burn. I would do it again for a good workout but don't take that wrong. I can't handle any more rejection.

I have a set of motorolas with a 2 mile range. They work great as long as there isn't much wind. I still prefer not taking them. I always used three long pulls but everyone has their preferences. The 5 system sounds good. When you climb with the same person a lot, you need less and less communication.

rat, That's a different thread dude. Comon, follow along.

I had one interaction with Barrabes.com. I inquired regarding the availability of one of their products that was on sale. The response was 4 days coming and they didn't have what I wanted.

I'll polish my thorax?!?!!

Glad you are OK!!!!!!!!! Now you dissect the event over and over until you think you have it totally figured out. Go back up there, at least to the base, to see how your memory of what happened fits the physical environment. Get it all set in your mind. Something could have been changed. Figure it out and change it from now on. Wow. Close call.

OK. Since you drift. "You are but a polyp on the asshole of the universe". Not really. I just like that one.

Hairball is after my date.

Bowline on a coil. Wrap the rope around your waist 3 or 4 times. Take the climbing end, make a loop in the front, put the loop up under all 3 or 4 strands, bring a bite of the climbing end through the loop when it sticks out the top of the 3 or 4 strands, bring the loose end through the bite and double it back. Pull the climbing end taught which pulls the bite of the loose end through the loop and cinches down on the whole coil around your waist. Bring the remaining loose end back down under the 3 or 4 coils and up through the loop beside the climbing end. Tie it aff with a fisherman's knot. You now have a comfortable waist harness for cutting off your breathing. If you fall and/or must hang, flip upside down, put a leg on each side of the rope so it goes up past your butt, slip a single runner over both legs and slide it up to your crotch. Flip right side up and the runner pulls the climbing rope down between legs alowing the leg loops to take most of the weight. That was my father's only harness. It works when you have nothing else.

1968. Wool pants, wool longjohns, wool shirt, wool sweater, wool coat, wool socks, wool hat, a pot, some matches, a 6X8 sheet of plastic, a good knife, and a foam pad all in a small day pack. Out for three days on skiis in western Montana. We have all gotten soft boys.

You are from Ballard?! Do I get a date if I tell you about a "indy" climbing shop in your back yard?

The one thing I have noticed that the Forest service ALWAYS does well is get factions fighting amoungst themselves.In 1987 the Lewis and Clark National Forest Plan and Environmental Statement was forced into a five year rework by a group of factions getting together and signing one piece of paper saying they all wanted the same thing. You guys are shitting all over each other while the Forest Service is preparing to close down the one thing we all love.

I see 27 of everything. My brother is a lasic surgeon. He talked me out of it but for reasons that do not affect everyone. First, I am 43 and however much you correct your nearsightedness with lasic, you will have to correct your eventual "mature eye" (reading when you are old)with reading glasses by that much more than had you not had the surgery. Also, my corneas are very thin making me a marginal candidate. Third, if I lost my glasses, I could survive. It would be no fun but I could get off a mountain, or up if I had to. As far as the "halows" people mentioned above, those are probably from a different procedure called "radial karetotomy". Flame me if I am wrong but I have not heard of halows resulting from lasic. Don't go to my brother. He is fairly new at it and you definately want someone who not only has the experience but also the knack. It is an art not a pure science. The computer controls the incision and laser but the placement and depth of both are up to the surgeon. Since every eye is different there is no set depth and placement. The surgeon has to be very good at percieving how your eye will react to his planned modifications. If I were a young bug, I would have it done. As it is, I will be lucky to get 20 more years of serious climbing in. And that will be between my kids' functions. If you are twenty something, don't hesitate. If you are 35+ consider your options carefully. Life changes.

Never willingly give up the lead.

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