sketchfest

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.

Yeah Shuks you better claim it or next you know DFA will be claiming PAGE TOP!!

Hey Shuksan, were you the one sitting next to TG?

Well now let me think...hhmmmm, if the good doctor was indeed there, who might he have been? The only person who even slightly resembled a sporto would have been our haggard server who was constanly running up and down the stairs in an effort to keep up with always empty beer glass that were mysteriously accumulating on our table. I'm gonna have to call BS on the doctors claims of having been in attendance. So here's to you doc.

Damn it!! I knew I went home to early.

Good morning all Portland pub clubbers. Good turn out last night and great to meet some more of the cc.com crew. Thanks to TG for the first round and incredible tasting Festivale (WOW 6.5 by volume..nice) Sounded like good conversations all around the table, everything from my soap box on the poor state of primary education to actual talk of climbing. Great to meet you all, let's do it again soon. PS: Winter, I'd like to hear more about the trip you were talking to TG about, if only to fantasize about a trip I'll never get to take. to all who came!

Not quite sure what to think about the fist jam!

If you go by what OSHA say's, then you should replace your helmet after three years. I don't know what studies were done, but the claim is that UV rays will begin to break down the structure of the plastic, making it weaker and after three years of exposure it will no longer protect your mellon from simple impacts. That of course doesn't even take into account any previous impacts from rock fall or simply storing it at the bottom of your gear pile were the weight of everything on top of it can deform it making it weaker as well.

crapin double post! [ 11-21-2002, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: sketchfest ]

We can only aspire to be so great

Aaaahh, Lions Jaw, a Smith trad classic. My first trad lead in the land of sporto bolt clippers. Brings a sentimental tear to my eye every time I pass by.

Mmmmmm, beer gooood! See ya round 8:00

Naw, wasn't us. John and I were over on the moraines at the bottom of the Elliot, getting throughly abused by the wind. The temps were weired, one minute cold and snowing, the next super warm and raining. At one point, my dog had an 1/8" of rime all over her head, then it would warm and melt off.

Thursday @ 7:00 - down at the Row. Very nice! Anybody coming from the westside?