Gary_Yngve

I believe Fido - had a complaint or two.

Random climber walks up to you and asks, "Are you Trask from cc.com?"

How about Democratic senator Zel Miller saying he'll support President Bush in the next election because [/i]none[/i] of the current Democratic presidential hopefuls embrace American values? I had free tuition throughout college because of Zell Miller [combined with good grades]... he kicks ass! So do you agree with his stand? I disagree, but he still kicks ass. Does that make me a whore?

"What's that envelope on the windshield?"

How about Democratic senator Zel Miller saying he'll support President Bush in the next election because [/i]none[/i] of the current Democratic presidential hopefuls embrace American values? I had free tuition throughout college because of Zell Miller [combined with good grades]... he kicks ass!

When I've located a vicinity, I like hand-drawings. When I'm trying to figure out where the heck I am, I like photos. At a place such as Vantage or Tieton, photos are nice, because if you're missing a landmark, all the columns start to look alike.

Leading Air Guitar and hearing the sound of rocks being trundled from above you.

I normally sleep on my stomach/side and sometimes I end up sleeping on my arm, which causes it to go numb.

Weird.. do you sleep on your back or not? My arm numbs out on me after around an hour of solid cello playing... my humerus is basically parallel to the ground, and I imagine that nerves/vessels are getting pinched.

The other day while I was placing a piece most of the way up Cocaine Crack, a blue alien unclipped itself from my gear sling and fell. My belayer caught it in the air. Anyone else have any lucky catches like that?

The one at the bookstore that was on mining history and stuff? That was pretty boring... this one sounds more like what he did at the Mountaineers.

I had jury duty once. The lawyers settled that morning, so I went home with my check for a day's work after just two hours.

The hardest part would not be doing the route (it seems much of the wetness avoids the route itself) but getting to it... I think there were some washouts on the road near there.

Most everyone here has probably already seen them, but Second Ascent has a really cool display of old hexes (and other curious gear).

Making the robots drill would be pretty easy. The hard part would be sorting the hexes, that is, getting the hexes aligned and placed in a fixed position to be drilled blindly. Usually some clever mechanical contraptions can sort without any active control necessary.

What BD needs then is the hole-drilling robot!

I've only seen them in May/June, which is, I assume, when the eggs hatch in Spring? Seems like the summit blocks get maximum sun.

I agree. If I'm going on a trip to Canada with other folks, either they all have proper ID or I'm not going. It's really not worth the hassle and waste of time just to get turned around.

Right, you asked the US border guard. Not sure if the same holds for the Canadian border guard. When we turned around and headed back to the US border crossing, the guards there were honestly surprised that we had gotten turned around and felt sorry for us.

Depending on the terrain you are on, you may want more double runners. An easier terrain, you can often find trees, horns, chockstones, etc. Someone in another thread joked that with the grade 5.x, the number of pieces you take is x. There is definitely some truth to that, as in, you may need a large piece to protect a wide 5.6 move, but if you are comfortable with doing the move, you'll be fine with having a smaller piece in ten feet below.

Could Beck do that for me and get the mayor to sign it?

Maybe you looked like privileged whiners. Those of us who don't have your Jessica Simpson looks get hassled routinely. In any case, crossing North is comparatively easy if you hold off on the attitude. Getting back into the US is like getting into an Alabama hunting lodge. I have no idea who the fuck Jessica Simpson is. We had no attitude. We answered all their questions promptly and politely. We had shit like this happen: Guard: What do you have for ID? Jon (not cc.com Jon): I have a DL and a photocopy of my birth certificate. Guard: You see what that says? <points to birth certificate>. It says P-H-O-T-O-C-O-P-Y. And the rules say P-H-O-T-O-C-O-P-I-E-S not allowed.

None of us had an arrest record. Our rejection papers listed the reason as insufficient ID.

But what happens if you lose your birth certificate? Are you then forever fucked? If you can get an original birth certificate with just a DL, then why can't you get into Canada with just a DL?

Yep, that was them. Mike can send.