Gary_Yngve

we had north twin sister to ourselves today. the graupel was actually quite pleasant.

It's also kinda stupid to be visiting as FEMA is preparing.. any time FEMA spends with McCain is time not spent preparing.

i bet those killings and kidnappings would go way down if drugs were legalized

I think Gustav could have the most critical effect of all on the outcome of the presidential elections. - news of its wake could overshadow the Repub convention - McCain and Palin are already visiting the gulf coast - Gustav might make people forget about Katrina, because Gustav is the most recent ouchie - If response to Gustav gets handled well by the Repubs, that could be a big boost for their party. A poor response would doom them in November.

I can see it now. Obama just sits back and relaxes as Biden tears apart McCain and Hillary tears apart Palin.

SCA is sudden cardiac arrest.. but it sounds like King5 jumped the gun on saying it was a heart attack (or even any sudden illness resulting in loss of balance/consciousness).. probably because they heard CPR was being done? anyway, we'll probably hear more on the details of the fall (where it occurred, what caused it), but another factor was that visibility up there was next to nil

Yeah, on Si, 27yoM dead. Early reports on the news were suggesting some sort of SCA as the cause of the fall. I'm sure we'll hear more..

not to mention the Si Haystack mission ongoing right now... and I was remarking to myself how quiet it had been all summer...

zell miller

Or that you're Fred Beckey, or both.

yeah, on a second look, edgy satire

http://www.barakosama.com/ I'm not sure...

awesome photos and vids!

Climbing is a want, but it satisfies needs for happiness, challenge, exercise, nature, fraternity, etc. The goal in a relationship is not to compromise on needs but to find solutions that satisfy both needs. Communication is the hardest part, and it can require peeling several outer layers of issues and feelings to discover the underlying needs. Also, the tactic of "If I'm climbing too much, tell me" (basically asking your SO to manage you, which is quite a responsibility -- an impossible line between not getting enough and being a nag) does not work. (I think Chuck mentioned something like this on page 1.)

Ugh, I really hate seeing the phrase, "conquered the mountain."

I dunno my roads around there, but are you saying they're considering closing the road that goes to the TH for McClellan's Butte, below the Iron Horse trail? If so, that is absolutely retarded. They may as well close Mailbox and Granite while they're at it. If you're talking about the 4x4 road above the Iron Horse trail, go ahead and close it.

I think bolts could be used around there. Yeah, there's that boulder on the sloping sandy ledge. Probably bomber, but then a bunch of dead Mounties probably thought the same thing near Sharkfin Tower. There's a sapling about 10 feet beyond the boulder that's dying too. Often there's a cluster there as parties pass each other, and having bolts could make things more manageable.

is dave & eric DB & EF? glad it all ended well

I think the best answer is to climb stuff where you won't run into the gomers. btw - surprised the M-word wasn't brought up

the squeeze through the hole on Burgner-Stanley (and apologies for being on-topic)

Yeah, I'll want to grill something! I'm stopping by Uli's on my way from work to GG.

i'm down for the 15th

Decatur is a pretty cool neighborhood in Atlanta. Good beer at the Brickhouse.

your yeast must love you

the ransom doesn't make as exciting of a story; therefore I won't believe it. they're also saying that senior Israelis were likely advising the Columbians. that makes a lot of sense, as this rescue mission had the brilliance and panache of Entebbe, and upped a notch with the absence of gunfire.