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i wonder if she paid her taxes on her illegal income though? it seems like cases like these would bring the other big hairy organ of The Man out to play, no?

so does it count as winter ascent or spring ascent, given that it was on the equinox?

it's the nose...and the complete disregard for all other lifeforms... i got 2 inches on 'em though! linthwaite's a town in central england - they got a pub n' a rugby team n' everything - no doubt so paternal ancestor was on the run and bullshitted his way through the door w/ it

sucks.

i had no idea how dwarfish mccain was till my little brother sent me this picture of him hanging out in the vip-bunny-lounge in mosul this week. message: if my brother's liking him, wave off! wave off! in this pic it looks like the boy might well be shoving a thumb up mccain's pooper

well, perhaps it's a comment on the quality of yer ride then?

that always seems to get dicked up somehow...but then, i am very dim.

Funny how little attention these accidents get in comparison to climbers on Hood/Rainier with the concomitant outrage vis a vis MLUs, rescue costs, etc. it's the fabric - folks wearing blue-jeans ain't sexy, but gore-tex slays!

is it like the tags put on cars that the fuzz think have been abandoned?

what's the tip for keepign the rope strait when doing block leads then?

you must love tom waits!

so what were the details, if it's not too macabre to ask? lost hiker succumbing to the elements or something more unusual?

forecast looks to be dry in the afternoon - broughtons or ozone?

while simaltenously drilling a gnarly new route 6 inches away from an old one and throwing bald eagles eggs down the cliff and wiping their ass w/ the american flag!

or, and related to my advice to always have a fifi, try the routes that are way harder than what you can free-climb - it feels really good to figure out a way to bull yourself through hard stuff, by hook or by crook, free/french/fullaid/fawkedupfreakazoid-style! (just don't claim to actually be a .10 climber! )

in shah allah, sport-o kids will continue to infest the zone, in shah allah!

#1 "Beserker" by Fuck You Yankee Blue-Jeans 5D-9X3ooFvo

should say though, in their defense, those denalis survived 6 years of serious abuse, including an expedition to their name-sake mountain - i was very happy w/ the use i got out of them and a big fat bastard like me really can't go anymore lightweight on the slowshoes w/o losing all flotation

I've offered him a pair of BRAND NEW skis (albeit older BD skis that are like 210s or so) and someone else offered ramer bindings for free but apparently he would rather slog. The stuff sat in my basement for a couple years waiting for him to get it. what can i say? so many hobbies, so little time... i was actually making some progress on the whole skiing thing - but then my daughter was born - and then a son - i've barely been able to keep my head above water w/ cragging and alpine - will learn how to ski when i'm 50 maybe? still got them skis rob - still sitting in the same place in MY garage now

my favorite climbing trick on anything over 5.8, given my weak-ass technique and strength: always have a fifi-hook on your belay loop so you can rest whenever need be (wtf cares if its alpine anyhow?)

here's one i picked up from tvash that i like: on multi-day trips, screw bringing a cup or bowl. just eat a dehydrated meal the first night, then use the foil pouch from there on out as your dish - it's nice to be able to seal up your grits in it in the morning when doing other things. a nalgene can be used just fine for soup/cider/hot chocholate/etc.

better yet, just bring a straw! mine doubles as my tooth-brush

steal other folks ideas and pass'em off as yer own!

nothing's better for an unplanned bivy then a tiny mp3 player loaded-up w/ some really tranquil tunes i like storing duck-tape on my trekking poles percocet for long down hill slogs through godforsaken wilderness!

conditions were not fun for non-skiiers on sunday - deep and shitty, even on the cat-track - above the lift there was some windscoured rime to boot on, but still mostly soft - didn't get upto the hogs back but there were no obvious big slide lines brings skiis or slowshoes if you go