Craftmatic

Muir hut is rumored to be smoke-free on occasion.

Yo's Momma's Bin Globbin'; Holds All Thin 'n' Roddin Choss-Doggin on Lassen Lou's Godda a Twin Bra-Jim

While reading threads a while back, I saw a darlin' little picture of a soccer youth lofting the finger. Anyone able to direct me to it. Need to get the Xmas cards ready for the fams.

Shouldn't NPS get to work straightening out that tree? Lots of pine needles laying around too. Someone's got to tidy up.

Dude, If you scanned down a little further on the route, you would clearly see the tape I have put there marking it as my project. Hands off.

Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout Down valley a smoke hazeThree days heat, after five days rainPitch glows on the fir-conesAcross rocks and meadows Swarms of new flies. I cannot remember things I once readA few friends, but they are in cities.Drinking cold snow-water from a tin cupLooking down for milesThrough high still air. Gary Snyder

quote: Originally posted by DOUG LARSON: Hi Klenke, I had thought that I had made some progress at convincing you that logic and reason ought to replace hyperbole and acrimony. Obviously not. The level of sarcasm in your post is astonishing. The land snails include some very rare species. What gives you the right to decide that your life and enjoyment of physical activity is more important than theirs? I urge you to re-think your position. I am happy to re-think mine - tell me what's wrong with it - only tell me without sarcasm. doug larson Why is my right to life and enjoyment more important than theirs? No reason at all. A snail's personal enjoyment and self fulfillment is every bit as important as mine, or any humans for that matter. I am sure that they are capable of these things and that we are not imbuing them with sensibilities and capacities that they do not have. In fact, I don't think we go far enough in imagining their subjective realities. I believe that they are fully capable of appreciating verbal nuances such as irony and sarcasm. What else would distinguish them from their hippie proponents. In reality, I am for preserving a variety of life on the planet. I am not for promoting outlandish sentimentality.

"Not everything that I have done in my life has been absolutely necessary" - Reinhold Messner At a slideshow "The wind it was howlin' and the snow was outrageous.We chopped through the night and we chopped through the dawn.When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious,But I made up my mind that I had to go on." - Bob Dylan, sounding like an ice climber Isis, Desire

quote: Originally posted by jules: Well, I have to admit that I do find it quite entertaining most of the time. Haiku away...... Haiku is for those that have not mastered the high art of the limerick. I depict my REI experience as such: REI's climbing associate was not working.(I suspected he was on c-c.com and was lurking.)I tried to interrupt him real quick,Gave up - said "Ah, you guys never know dick!"He replied, "Oh yeah, then what do I spend my days jerking?" Fully adjustable,

Are the pit zip slots wide enough to accommodate bagels, or will it only toast sliced bread?

The Rockies run halfway through Cannada and the US. Which bits are you looking to visit?

Hey Griff, I was able to track down another outdoor organization worth checking out: Disabled Sports USA http://www.dsusafw.org/ Also, here is an article on Pete Rieke (1st paraplegic to climb Rainier). It's a completely different ability set, but the article is good in that it walks you through his psychological reaction to his accident and shows how transformative determination and optimism can be. http://www.msnbc.com/news/536609.asp?cp1=1 More widely, here is a link page of resources regarding disability and rehab: http://www.craighospital.org/J_sitesOfInterest.html And you may want to check out the Mike Utley page Again, Mike is up against paralysis, but hearing him talk makes anyone want to push through their own personal challenges. He's also down to earth enough that you may think about writing him. http://www.MikeUtley.org/ Great Attitude, keep us posted.

You live and if all else fails, you learn. Interesting stuff on the goats and ONP. By the way, is that really true about big horn sheep attacking Gen X'ers for their Mountain Dew. I think I saw that on a hard-core documentary of some sort. You can never be too careful out there, man.

quote: Originally posted by David Parker: Goats are NOT native to the Olympic Penninsula. They were introduced by man and the quantities now are causeing severe damage to the alpine ecosystem. [ 03-25-2002: Message edited by: David Parker ] Me no eco-biologist, but exactly how did it come to pass that somebody "artificially" introduced goats into the Olympic Peninsula? It's not like they were inadvertently carried into the eco system on somebody's clothing.

quote: And while we didn't walk around w/ mattresses on our heads, some of our party did enter the McDonalds in town w/ our harnesses still on, biners and doohickies clipped on. Because, you know, what the heck, we were just going to have to put them back on and climb some more later anyway.[/QB] Yeah, I've heard that the slide in Playland goes 510b, 5.11a with burger-greasy fingers.

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It has been my experience that cash found in the mountain is usually the result of international bad-guys mishandling their luggage while jumping from one jet to another. I think Sly can support me on this.

"Me say war." Here you can clearly see that Bob was heavily influenced by Cookie Monster in his early work.

Farkin' Hootennany!

The Kautz is good, but can be along 2 days if you aren't well acclimatized. Would also look at Gib. Ledges so long as you get on it early in the season, and the snow is in.

Nothing is idiot proof, but the Tracker comes close. I'm an idiot so I like it. I would like to say that the range isn't an issue, but nothing ever is an issues until it becomes one, so I'm not going to jinx myself.

I think that there is a local organization for disabled climbers. Can't seem to find the name. I know that there are national orgs. as well, and that you might be able to contact people in these to see what adaptive equipment you can use as a climber with an above the knee amputation. Here are two good starter sites. I'll let you know if I can find any contact on the local group. http://www.nscd.org/media/presskit.html http://www.amputee-online.com/amputee/sportrec.html#climbing http://www.nolimitstahoe.com/ You may also want to check out the local adaptive ski programs. I've found that there is lots of cross over between all the outdoor sports. Try: http://www.skiforall.org/ Hope that you are out, getting after it again soon.

Even if you get a cheaper life insurance policy that excludes climbing (ie won't pay if you check out with a rack around your shoulder or wearing clips and fluorescent spandex), you can cover yourself with an accidental death and dismemberment policy. These are often pretty cheap.

For two recent avatars you guys sure have smart mouths. dpont you know you are supposed to accumulate 10 posts in stealth mode and become rope leads before you start spraying __________________________________________________ I passed my basic spray course with the Mountaineers. I've logged lots of great posts on their bulletin board seeking scrambling advice. I've heard that this qualifies me at the instructor level no matter my inexperience.

Not to brag, but I have found myself to be able to stay awake for up to five, even six hours in a row at work. No Gu necessary. I find that this sort of extreme mental fortitude serves me well in the hills.