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never heard of them - maybe not the best of signs? i'm a poor boy meself - and as one, i'll say that cams are one of those kinds of gear that are actually worth spending the money on - keep in mind that you can often cobble together a decent rack if you're climbing w/ another dirtbag - keep an eye on the yard sale forum here and maybe even post a "want to buy" thread - check ebay - you can and should get decent cams - all the shit cams i bought when i first got into climbing are still moldering in my garage b/c i quickly figured out that, when freaked out and near death, i didn't want to dick around w/ a flimsy piece of shit don't be afraid to be like the patriarchs too and learn to use nuts for as much shit as possible as they cost 1/10th as much

the lesson of missile command: if i'm in charge of our nuclear defense, we're as fucked as elliot spitzer at a marti gras social

what's wrong w/ bush's brain? there's nothing left of the right of it and there's nothing right with the left of it

good piece of advice - i was certain they were gonna bust me on it when tryign to fly all my crap up to denali, but i was able to board w/ a ton of gear in a soft bag

whatever generic black bag i got at rei for 15 bucks 6 years ago - took it up denali and have used it just about every weekend since then and it works just fine. my smaller us army duffel bag has got about the same use and still is in fine shape. doesn't seem to be an item that requires much in the way of technical features or cost...

it's hard to get a dedicted mentor here or anywhere, but by frequently proposing ideas and looking for partners for single event trips in the partners forum you can build up a bunch of folks over time who have a wide range of skills, and thus end up both learning and teachign a lot

columbia river gorge national scenic area - probably the least ideal entity?

the answer you seek is in the oregon forum

elwood p dowd would just assume a face of deep concentration and respond something like: "should we have rye next or gin?"

another fine line from the movie: "no one ever brings anything small into a bar"

my favorite zombie jesus day movie - as to the essential dichotomy jimmy stewart illustrates in the end, i reckon i can delineate most of our boards major figures - maybe everyone wants to play along? EzOIhLJ1C-Y KK - smart mattp - pleasant tvash (online) - smart tvash (indaflesh) - pleasant kevbone - pleasant

perhaps you're familiar w/ your more local mt. washington? same possiblities on hood.

i've experimented in da hills w/ the only bivi sack or only lightweight sleepign bag and from now on will always go w/ the sleeping bag...the sack always ends up being colder, but then i've never unexpectedly been hit by a rainstorm.

well dave n' geoff, you done met w/ me already so you're over the whole-getting-to-know-you-n'-pretend-yer-not-a-dick part of the relationship, eh?

yeah, but most of the food they're trying to ditch is the crap they didn't feel like eating, so at least bring along your own sweet stash of tasty treats - this also doesn't work so well if you're part of the early rush or arrive at the tail-end of the season.

what i like even better is: fill each of the 12 holes in an egg carton w/ lint from your dryer, then pour candle wax over it to fill it up - cut out each of the firestarters (you'll have 12) - each one will burn like mad for 10 minutes or so - they weigh practically nothing and work great to start fires even w/ wet wood

or, for fat folks like me on rappel, just add more biners to the belay device/rope - at 250 lbs in my harness n' shoes n' gear, i always use 2 biners on raps where i'll be hanging out from the wall

sorry man - didn't get any responses so made plans to take the kids swimming - probably be soaking anyhow, no? how about after work next week?

i learned from my master, Lord Layton. coupled w/ smokes and the aforementioned happy pills and there's no epic that can't be laughed at, even while in progress quarter-pounders w/ cheese. take the box too. nothing better than being many miles from nowhere and "loving it!" tvash's tip from nelson about toe-straps was critical in fixing a severely mangled snow-shoe and sparing me epic insanity in the sawtooth this past winter - duck tape and ghetto-mindedness woulda worked, but the toe strap was much better.

a must for me on multi-day summer trips: baby-powder. lots and lots and lots of it. works fine as chalk too

what's the use of being in power if you can't round up your enemies for questioning?

TMI Onan - he who spilled his seed on the ground. onanist - chronic masterbator

which i mistook as as a homelass camp upon awakening from a psychotropic blackout episode at 2 a.m. a few months ago i seem to recall

apparently this happened in '92 during clinton's campaign too? what possible value could looking at someone's passport do? mine just basically reveals i totally lack any sense of hygeine, but you hardly need a passport for that...