sketchfest

OK, so we've established that a bunch of dirt bag climbers are, at some point after the holidays, gonna head over to Shreds house, party till we puke, then go home without helping to clean up....BUT where are we going to drink before all that?

wait a minute...is that legal in Oregon? = or it could =

WOW, easy there ya word monger! I hate it when I gotta look a word up in the dictionary! Although I did learn a new word today that I can use to make my co-workers feel stupid, so I guess I should say thank you.

Shred, that is definately a recipe for a Fri. or Sat. Pub club. To get in the door everyone has to bring the mountain photo album of their choice and a party favor of the "kine" kind

1) goggles that don't fog 2) My son to send his first 5.7 3) My daughter to make it through puberty in one piece...Oh, wait, I'm the one that wants to make it through her puberty in one piece. 4) My beautiful and loving wife to understand and forgive me for wanting to spend lengthy amounts of time isolated, in a tent with my male climbing partners. Thank you Santa! Oh yeah and world peace for everyone

In the words of Portland celeb Tom Peterson "After all, free is a very good price."

Horse brass works, anybody wanta think about a Friday PC so the good folks from down South can show?

OK, so we've got a day and probably a time - 7:00ish, but where? I agree that the traverse from Salem is a wee bit sketchy, particulary dicey around Aurora. The Kennedy is good, but getting a little far for us westsiders. R&R was great, but they might be wise to us now that we've soiled the premises. Anybidy got any ideas for a new place?

Well if it's going that direction, there's always the Dolphin on Starz is just down the road on the west side.

Next wednesday 12-18-02 - 7:00ish, but where? Eastbank? The R&R? Sassies?

Finally, Hood is getting a minor dumping, that

So what does the rest of the Portland crew think? Where to drink? anyone..anyone..Bueller, Bueller!

Nobody is ever uninvited, maybe just a little inconvenient to get there. Besides wont it be a little wet to be leading anything on Thursday, except your way to the nearest bar stool?

It's pretty hard to stumble home from Salem. It's not so much random as it is "planned spontaneity" (ask any parent what that's all about) I agree, this week is a little tough, what with all the x-mass parties and all. Some place with hard drinks would be good.

Well see, here's the deal with all that, the reason Seattle is able to pull together for random drinking so much is cuz that's all the do, nobody up there actually climbs, whether it be indoors or out. They're all just a bunch of drunks, so it's easy for them. Anyway, where did you have in mind?

Great, you guy's can bring a paint brush and I'll be like Tom Sawyer..no really..paintings lots O' fun. You and JK should head out to Broughton on Sunday, there's a trad .10A that's right up JK's alley, just to the right of the diabolical "classic crack"

Well we're looking at some spicy, icy Leuthold action, nothing quite like a choss fest on thin ice to liven things up a bit. NF huh, WOW, dude thats pretty gnarly, you gonna solo with those new tools? Hey SK, don't sweat it, I don't want to crash a B-day party. I can't climb on Sun, onna counta I'm climbing on Sat. and I gotta finish painting the inside of my rental house...in N P-land, with two bedrooms, one bath, attached garage, gas appliances, refrig, fireplace and BIG fenced backyard, plus the roof is new, the bathroom has just been remodeled and the exterior was painted this summer, for only $750.00 a month...(sorry about all that, selfless plug....anybody interested?)

What the...? both you and JK are gonna be in the same place at the same time, I can hardly believe it! You two gonna hit the town or lay low and consume? Funguy and I should be back from a potential Hood debacle. You and the Mr got some important engagement that others couldn't tag along? sound like there's potential for some real and maybe some just as long as nobody brings any or in which case I

No shit!!! I think I just put some man-goo in my pants. God I hate work. That shot

Yeah, I'd say that for me there was, still is a mental barrier. This summer, I finally lead a couple of .10's and the psychout was massive and difficult to overcome. On the first one, I was hanging on every other piece of gear and was completely pumped the entire way, but once I made it to the chains, I was thinking WTF I've climbed harder after a rest I sent it no problem, but still look at the .10's like they are another level above me.

There's lots of friendly spots in OR. For example, if you climb out at Rocky Butte on a Friday afternoon you can usually get yourself hooked up with a beer, bowl, or dirty needle without much hassle.

Wait a minute..if you were a hobo, how could you afford one of those?

I heard those yuppis are nice and work well, but they weight a ton!

Yeah! what kind of condition was Leutholds in? Good ice...ANY ice?

Come on boys, inquiring minds want to know. TG..Tex..how did it go? I need to hear the story, I spent all weekend painting the inside of my house, so give me something to live vicariously through would ya.