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metollius tcus and aliens or their equivalents

duh, portland hipsters don't drive cars!

dunno, kinda sounds like them fellars been accused of having one of them collective hive-mind kinda thangs...

don't go neglecting honey boo-boo now, here?

that poor dog...

thought is was because ya'll have more hotties and dickheads?

fuck hip, at least portlands traffic system wasn't designed by a syphillitic retarded unicorn

X2 - most especially on overhanging & extremely traversing shit (where you can lower out on one daisy as you reel in on the other) and generally pieces that feel super scary (where you just gradually tighten up the diasy then give it a big old sit down)

pretty certain that old boy would be up at the trail in 5 minutes flat

city park a fine start for the seattle aider, then go up to the upper town wall and enjoy green dragon or town crier 2 aid ladders and a floating 3rd etrier i like most, but the quad etrier system will work if that's what you got learning to solo is best, otherwise you'll owe yer poor second crates of beer for his patience

9/27 - my 20th day at beacon this season - 2 solo laps - not a soul on the southside nor more than 2 on the trail best times today: base to snag ledge: 2:00 to tree ledge: 4:40 to grassy ledges: 8:20 to uprising railing: 15:00 can't imagine me ever doing this better than 13:00 tops?

more than a few recent thanksgivings have found me dangerously north of knackered at noon by jubel ales

anyone know the average amount of elapsed time that goes by between ole'tvash channeling mark twain and then going dark for 6 months?

i don't see how 2 ascenders is better for cleaning traverses - usually i'm just re-aiding those anyhow, so the gri as my attachment point is nice b/c it's always tight in case either of the aiders/daisies i'm on decides to part...

2 jugs for long jugs on fixed lines 1 jug/1 gri to pulley for cleaning a route (just feeeeels so much happier, and being tied in isn't so critical)

one might argue that the words "reality" and any word for a religious group ought never be contained in the same sentence...

the state level shit seems to be going well at least...

i'd be more willing to gloat if it didn't seem likely that we'll just be getting 4 more years of republicans doing absolutely everythign they can not to cooperate...

i was raised on "the transformers" so i'm good

What this fellow is pointing out, right at you!, is that what he's got going is just a more blatant form of sport-climbing: permanently-established convenience fixtures that appeal to the masses who prefer presumed safety and a short learning-curve rather than the "leave little trace" ethic practiced by most other outdoor pursuits. Ain't it ironic how so many sport-climbers probably object on environmental or aesthetic grounds to via ferratas....something not all that dissimilar to what they themselves perpetuate? Yah...I'm pretty sure that's the point he's making, but he probably won't subscribe to cc.com because he's unwilling to be ruthlessly attacked for having a minority opinion on this site. also, it's all well and good, BUT WHO IS HE? name, rank and scooter license plate #, eh? you must respect the provenance concept, no?

he looks awful fit for a brit - the shoes are a dead give-away though 'dawg, i'm curious - is your objection to all via ferratas, or just those put in in the past half century or so? my understanding is many via ferratas were really damn old, at least as far back as ww1, when they had legitimate reasons to exist (defense) beyond wankers recreation and when technical clmbing equipment was light-years behind today. the hiker's trail on beacon rock is essentially a via ferrata and is clearly a great good for the outdoors community, letting thousands of families a year get some decent excercise in a spectacular environment.

i like it when the weather's solid shit all winter - then i got no shortage of solutions for being such a lame-ass - shit, if it's nice, i might actually have to DO somethign, see?

when i reflect on this thread all i can hear is the beatles #9

9/25 - on the rebound after a week of hacking snotsicles out of my lungs great asgolf-balls - 2 laps up the corner - steve n' sal n' tim n' his special lady friend sharing the route - laughs n' hijinx - bellows of beasts out on the beatific isle

i'm sorry, but before that sumbitch clinton passed the ADA, space (and imaginativeness) was off-limits to retards and cripples