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I've got a guide that was published pre-2000 and is sort of a basic overview now. I picked it up at mckenzie outfitters in Eugene around that time. Doesn't really cover any of this newer stuff as far as I can tell.

Thanks for digging that post up Iain. That's the best description of the place I've seen.

Check out Harlan quarry in the adventure climbs section of Olson's Portland Rock. Only a few lines, but its roped climbing and only 30 minutes from Cowtown, out behind Mary's peak. FWIW, your drive time may vary as I tended to drive that section of road at autocross speeds. I didn't find many boulders during my stint there, but I did scale many of the campus' buildings to escape boredom (and the flashlight police ).

Leaves of four, eat some more!

Thanks for the heads up. Looks like a little trip to the library is in order.

Anybody out there interested in parting with (or photocopying) the Dodge guide or any other info? It'd be nice to know what I was getting into before I start bushwacking. that goes lookin fo tha turkey monsta without beta or the

I've been interested in climbing out there but have been unable to find out any info. Is there some sort of published route guide or is it pretty much just word of mouth? TIA

Hey SayJay, always looking to meet some board denizens so swing by and crack a with us if you're in the Grasslands for the long weekend. We'll be the site with a huge jacked-up-rhinolined Landcruiser (exterior) and a couple of soobies.

do it for the drugs? Just Listen

Sign outside a College Station, Texas tattoo parlor: A tattoo is permanent proof of temporary insanity.

Any loser cubicle dweller knows that is from Office Space. The second best OS I know of (after Outer Space).

Glyph is next in the CD stack. Their shows sure are a trip . . .

Spinnin some Floater right now. Sink will your dome.

RB, here's more mogs than you can shake your stick at: Mog Mania

Dis Discuss? If so, discuss . . .

I'm into all of it, but sites with a trad slant are much more entertaining. That said, if you need more bolt chopping, sporto bashing, hard drinking fun, check out The Hard Pipe Swingers Coalition at: The Pipeline Not very frequent on updates to content, but back issues of Uncle Big Green are a kick.

Its all good as long as I can still get my Aces for less than half of retail. Viva la worldwide marketplace.

quote: Originally posted by delicateflower: Hey all, I'll be in Salzburg / Vienna for the first two weeks of January. I'll have a couple free evenings, anyone know of a climbing gym I could check out there? Try http://www.indoorclimbing.com/austria.html Look under Vienna/Wien

quote: Originally posted by chucK: Dude! How long does that "double it over twice" method take you? For me it takes about 5 maybe 6 seconds. Since yours is longer than mine (heh) let's round up to 10 seconds. Suppose we can figure out some crazy way that takes half as long (I doubt there is a way). You could save yourself a minute on a 12 pitch day! Could be the difference between a cold night on a ledge and warm bed with your girl. Now looking at the opposite side of the coin. Suppose you braid it all up. That could take like a minute. Thus over a dozen pitches that'll cost you like 10 minutes! No wonder those mounties need to get up so early! There are probably better things to think about to save time on climbs.[/QB] THAT was a flame? The mounty/gumby shot was respectable though. So moving quicker might not be as good a motivation as keeping that cordelette from turning into a king-hell-knot when you try to shake it out and use it at the next belay. I'd rather enjoy the view than try and untangle a twisted mess of 5.5 cord. Hence the search for any better methods.

All this whining about too much spray on this board got me to thinking. Would it be possible to actually contribute something of value here? So after I dumped that idea, I started thinking about how I rack my cordelette. I currently use a 25' 5.5mm cord (before knots) that I usually carry hanging from my harness. When racking, I double it over twice and then use the twist and clip method. This can sometimes be time consuming to do when breaking down an anchor at a funky stance. Anyone out there have a more convenient/quicker way to rack your cordelette besides the ole wad it up and stuff it in a pocket method?

Yo mama's so fat, when she wears her yellow rain slicker, little kids try to ride her to school.

Hee Hyuck! I sure was thinkin bout biddin on that "Idiots Guide to Rock Climbing." Shore did look purty. Seriously, who buys some of that crap? You remember the "Ninja Climbing Claws?" That was some funny stuff.

Along those same lines: A veteran psychologist is again assigned to do yearly case reviews at a local asylum for insane climbers. At the asylum, he accompanies the staff on their daily rounds. In the first room they visit, a man is stemming between his window sill and an upended bed frame six feet away, humming to himself in a trance-like state. The psychologist approaches the man and asks him what he is doing. The trance lifts and he tells the doctor that he is training for future roadtrips to Devil’s Tower. The doctor, impressed by his progress over the last 12 months, gives the climber a clean bill of health and sends him home. They go on to the second patient’s room. In this room a tiny woman is clinging to the underside of her bunkbed and practicing wild lunges for the bars on her windows. The psychologist asks her what she is doing. She lowers herself and tells him that she is hoping to get back to Rifle in the springtime and is trying to get some of her old finger strength back. The doctor, again impressed by the patient’s progress, sends her home. After visiting several more patients, they make it to the last room in the asylum. Inside, a man sits stark naked on his bed in a harness made from shredded bedding and littered with hand tied slings. As he babbles incoherently about bashies and RURPs, he rolls a full set of Wild Country Rocks up and down his penis. Shocked, the psychologist asks, “What in God’s name are you doing, don’t you want to get well?” The man turns to the doctor and says – “Can’t you see? I’m F$@%ing nuts, I’m never getting outta here!”