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  1. Alpinfox

    Too many E's

    two e's in "steaksauce"? Double-E? Double-E = Steaksauce? Answer.... STEAKSAUCE!!!
  2. Well it's not as good as the new Smith Rock Guide, I can tell you that. I saw MisterE's copy.... SWEEEEEEET!!
  3. Swaterfall, I use a tibloc for my foot loop (texas prusik-type setup) which I keep tucked in my jacket or harness and a regular prusik knot for my waist prusik which I keep attached to my harness. Why not a tibloc on the waist prusik you ask? Because tiblocs tend to slip down the rope while hiking on the glacier. This gets annoying and is dangerous because the tibloc can work itself far enough away from you that if you or a partner were to fall, the weight would come onto your waist-prusik-tibloc-setup rather than the rope tied to your harness. You DO NOT want to take a dynamic fall on a tibloc. It can severly damage, if not sheer the rope completely. Having the standard prusik on the waist loop (above the foot prusik) holds everything in place. I carry my second tibloc on a locking oval biner on my harness, ready to slap on an anchor in the event someone falls and I need to yard 'em out of a hole. Oval biners are prefered for tiblocs and pulleys, and I feel more comfortable with lockers on the anchor position. I do recommend knowing how to do the standard prusik setup as well as using slings instead of perlon. It's good to have a big bag of tricks, but the tibloc setup is the best in my opinion. Cheers, -AF
  4. Alpinfox

    Perspective

    Yeah, sorry about that. I think I'm responsible for a few of those postings.
  5. What horrors will the 13th page of Nodder hold?
  6. Alpinfox

    Perspective

    Since we aren't capable of original thought or commentary, or even correct spelling and are merely cutting and pasting tired political drivel from the internet, chew on this: Please Re-elect George Bush for 4 more years! Check out his resume for some good reasons why he deserves to lead the U.S. and the Free World! RESUME: GEORGE W. BUSH The White House, USA PAST WORK EXPERIENCE: I ran for congress and lost. I produced a Hollywood slasher B movie. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas; company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock. I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money. Biggest move: Traded Sammy Sosa to the Chicago White Sox. With my father's help (and his name) was elected Governor of Texas. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: I changed pollution laws for power and oil companies and made Texas the most polluted state in the Union. I replaced Los Angeles with Houston as the most smog-ridden city in America. I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas government to the tune of billions in borrowed money. I set the record for most executions by any Governor in American history. I became President of the United States of America after losing the popular vote by over 500,000 votes, with the help of my father's appointments to the Supreme Court. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT: I attacked two countries. I spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury. I shattered the record for biggest annual deficit in history. I set the economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period. I set the all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market. I am the first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner. I am the first president in US history to enter office with a criminal record. In the first year in office I set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in US history. After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, I presided over the worst security failure in US history. I set the record for more campaign fundraising trips than any other president in US history. In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their jobs. I cut unemployment benefits for more out-of-work Americans than any president in US history. I signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any president in US history. I presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed. I presided over the highest gasoline prices in US history and refused to use the national reserves as past presidents have. I cut healthcare benefits for war veterans. I set the all-time record for the most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind. I dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history. Members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in US history. (The 'poorest' multimillionaire, Condoleeza Rice has a Chevron oil tanker named after her). I am the first president in US history to order a US attack and military occupation of a sovereign nation, and I did so against the will of the United Nations and the world community. I created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the United States. I set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any president in US history. I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the human rights commission. I am the first president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US from the elections monitoring board. I removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight of any presidential administration in US history. I rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant. I withdrew from the World Court of Law. I refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions. I am the first president in US history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 US elections). I am the all-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations. My biggest lifetime campaign contributor, who is also one of my best friends, presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron Corporation). I, with a policy of "disengagement," created the most hostile Israeli-Palestine relations in at least 30 years. I am the first US president in history to have a majority of the people of Europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability. I am the first US president in history to have the people of South Korea more threatened by the US than their immediate neighbor, North Korea. I failed to fulfill my pledge to get Osama Bin Laden "dead or alive." I failed to capture the anthrax killer who tried to murder the leaders of our country at the United States Capitol building. After 18 months, I have no leads and zero suspects. In the 18 months following the 9/11 attacks, I have successfully prevented any public investigation into the biggest security failure in the history of the United States. I removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other president in US history. In a little over two years, I created the most divided country in decades, possibly the most divided the US has ever been since the civil war. I entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down. RECORDS AND REFERENCES: I have at least one conviction for drunk driving in Maine (Texas driving record has been erased and is not available). I was AWOL from National Guard and deserted the military during a time of war. I refuse to take a drug test or even answer any questions about drug use. All records of my tenure as Governor of Texas have been spirited away to my father's library, sealed in secrecy and are unavailable for public view. All records of any SEC investigations into my insider trading or bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. All minutes of meetings for any public corporation I served on the board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. Any records or minutes from meetings I (or my VP) attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review. For personal references please speak to my daddy or uncle James Baker. __________________________________________ My diagnosis: The most corrupt and incompetent president in the modern era. BTW: Iain is alluding (big word, I know, sorry) to the fact that you meant "imminent" not "eminent", but good try
  7. I'm only wearing cowboy boots and carharts to the gym from now on.
  8. OUCH! I'm getting slammed here! Somebody help; make her stop! Moderator!
  9. It uses salt, h20, and e- to produce ozone which kills bad things.
  10. Suddenly I feel so
  11. In the gym I usually find a brush more effective than chalk, but for some holds, brush + chalk = glory.
  12. Damn those are some big flippers you got boy! It's a long shot, but call the North Face Store in Seattle and see if they have any La Sportiva boots in that size. If so, they will be 75% off.
  13. Tiblocs are perfect for crevasse rescue. They are lightweight, fast to setup, autoblocking, quickly resettable, and work beautifully. It's good to know how to make a prusik Z-rig, but once you use tiblocs, you'll always carry them instead. Check out diagram 3c on the tibloc info sheet and note that you can put a pulley on the "lower" carabiner to reduce friction (I always do this, I don't know why Petzl doesn't show one). Petzl Tibloc info p.s. and "Prusik" is the correct spelling You would think CBS of all folks would get that right!
  14. I thought of rifling through Dwayner's trash, but I thought it might be more practical (and cleaner) to buy my own. Where can I find the best deal on Rawl (aka Powers) bolts (3/8" and/or 1/2") and bolt hangers? I might also be interested in "wedge" bolts. Seattle local or online is fine. pm me or reply An interesting link: http://www.safeclimbing.org/education/mechbolts.htm
  15. Hmmm.... What year?
  16. Thanks guys, you're the bestest. Would you rap off of this?
  17. So do I have to believe in astrology to climb with you? Is your birthday Oct.23? You should know that I have not graduated from the mountaineers course and I consider myself somewhat of a bozo.
  18. I've been nominated for a SNAFFIE!!! Oh, I'm so honored! I'm just all aflutter! I never thought this would happen, it's just a dream come true! I can't thank you all enough. I'd like to thank the academy... and, papa and mama alpinfox, and... oh... damn where are my notes... Best (most entertaining) TR: Unkle Trikster's Stranger than Friction or that one about the thunderstorm at the UW rock (link anyone?) Favorite threads: So many! but "Quotes About Climbing" is definitely a favorite.
  19. Dru, or other geologist-type person, Please explain "karst" to an ignoramous such as myself?
  20. Alpinfox

    Too many E's

    Ahhh..... what bliss.
  21. Ken said: W. Arete on Eldo & Early Morn Spire ____________________________________ I gotta go on a hike and see how my knee feels. Maybe I am going to be a cragger from now on In general, my plan is to go climbing with Fred Beckey again and steal his "Little Black Book". Then I'll have all kinds of projects to work on! First Ascents
  22. Alpinfox

    Too many E's

    Ahem... You sir, have blown my cover. I demand satisfaction! It will be Boschs at 30m! p.s. My name isn't really Eric everybody...
  23. Freakin' awesome Tex! I'm so jealous. Must get to IC soon...
  24. Alpinfox

    MUG SHOT!!!

    While thumbing through the Spring 2004 Patagucci catalog, pondering all the nice stuff I can't afford and all the hot chicks who wouldn't give me the time of day, something jumped out at me. There, in a photo by Tim Matsui on p.14, in the background, is a picture of one of cc.com's finest and most prolific spraylords. Who could it be!??!? And why isn't he wearing his trask trousers?
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