sketchfest

Good one PP, the only tool needed to time me is a sundial!

I have one of the older Avocet altimeters. Although this particular model had plenty of issues, my watch has always been very accurate (usually within 10') the only somewhat bogus function is the temp reading. If you wear it like a watch, it's gonna read your body temp, so I keep it cliped to my pack, but it still seems to read on the warm side.

Jabs, you bet, but I'm laughing at myself. I think the trip is WAY intense and extremely impressive, especially since I can barely tie my boots in 3:56:17.

Yeah, but I only got 3:56:17 so do you mind if we go light?

I see that the temps are going to warm slightly for the weekend, just in time for some precip. Anybody seen what the anticipated freezing levels are gonna be at. Looking for some FRESHIEZ!!!

Large stack of huckleberry pancakes with side of crispy taters after Hood climb.

What weekend in Nov. is everyone planning on hitting Smith? I remember hearing about a Eugene contingent and a possible Portland group heading down. Maybe a Oregon style rope-up could be had. I thought is was weekend of Nov. 9-10, is that right?

Damn, that's what I thought! I was hoping for the weekend of Nov.16-17. Wife and kids will be in Seattle, sorta a free weekend, low guilt kinda thing.

dining table chair (wood, with arm rests)

first stupid thing: watching a tv show about skydiving, promptly going out to the deck (2 stories high) tying a chair to my ass and jumping over the railing. second stupid thing: waking up thinking that was pretty cool and doing it again, only instead of knocking self out, end up with loose front teeth when face smashes into concrete block used as deck support and VERY bloody nose.

Weren't we all!

Aaahh yes! the tee-shirt wearing, teeth chattering fellow, who was quite obviously trying to think of a happy place that was warm and sunny, while waiting for the ever growing crowd to disperse, so you could get the hell out of there.

Iain, I'm guessing you were one of the 8 or so that was waiting to rap from snaggy ledge, but I don't think we were introduced, which one were you? Fun Guy and I climbed a sweet route over on the East face..."Young warriors" or something like that. 2 pitch, first was like .6 or .7 and the 2nd was nice .10a, very friable until you enter the hand/finger crack, finishing at the belay ledge on the 2nd pitch of SE corner.

The Acrop also has a pretty damned good steak and salad deal

Aaahhh beer and the naked women who serve it. If you are looking for a little after hours entertainment there are more than a few in PDX. I like the Acropolis and of course there's always Stars Cabaret. Stars has got to be the cleanest establishment I have ever been in.

hhhmmmmm! veeery interesting!

B-rock, you're right, most companies tend to go with the easy (less expensive) test. However, two of the larger general contractors in Portland have figured out that they can reduce their insurance rates by going with a higher quality of test, they are also smart enough to know that people are still gonna smoke, etc. but they let you know exactly how much of a certain substance they are looking for. Everything in moderation I guess.

It's a very touchy subject. I believe that what a person does on their own time is their business, it really only affects me when they bring it to work the next day. My employees work with heavy materials and glass along with high powered cutting tools and machinary(sp?) the last thing I want to see is one of them loose a limb or severely injure themselves because they drank a 1/5 last night or polished off a lid while watching the world series. On the other hand, if they want to go on a binge friday at 3:30PM until sunday afternoon, that's their business/life, as long as they aren't out driving around and endangering the lives of others, I really don't care.

I've driven from PDX to Paradise in about 3.5, don't know abut Mowich

Random testing is pretty common in commercial construction. As a subcontractor we are dictated by the general when and where to piss. If we don't comply, our guy's dont work on the job. If they piss and fail they get one more chance, if they fail that test, most GC's ban them from ALL of their projects for life.

Sorry, I should rephrase, I should have said, "I can't climb hard all day"

I don't need to climb hard all day. I would like to do 1-2 .10's then, I'm way into easy, maybe B-rock can come out to play as well. It would be kewl to have a couple ropes up.

Yo Shred, who do you think you're fooling. I would have to say that by your last comment, that quite possibly makes you the biggest sandbagger I know. Maybe you forgot, but I've climbed with you a few times. The first time was right after you told me that you hadn't climbed much this year then turned around and waltzed up a .10A. But don't worry, I wont tell anybody.

Council Crest, I could drop down the hill into NW. Shred's playing beat the clock at work, but it sounds like he might be more able to go early rather than later in the day.