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Matt Damon! If you liked The Departed, you should check out the Hong Kong original, Infernal Affairs. It's clear that the recent film is indeed a remake, but with an American ending.

Note the rock wall behind, oh dubious one. Said park bench was at the very base of Big Rock, at Lake Perris in the wasteland between San Diego and Riverside. You could belay from the bench.

stop staring at my nipple.

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Hey there Kullaberg So you're the fivenineclimber guy? That's a great site, I don't visit all that often, but it's a great read. The recent Sierra treks in the Whitney area are splendid, thanks for sharing.

Hey sport, just having been to Somalia doesn't make you black.

I believe Tvash actually meant an ack ack gun, not an AK47. You know, like this:

Careful there, keep that kind of stuff up and Caddis' handler will be calling everyone at your place of employment to natter on about how you should be fired.

Yeah, I think the AMT was what Kurtz was thinking about when he muttered, "The horror, the horror."

Oh yeah. Two businesses, six employees, two jobs, three rental properties, seven lords a leaping, depreciation schedules, vehicle expense tracking, W-2, W-3, 1099, HSA, IRA, ROTH, SEP, WTF, OMFG.... blah blah blah.

Dogging on Mt Hood? I thought they mostly confined that stuff to Smith and the Portland Rock Gym. Unless you mean "dogging" in the british sense, which is to have sex with random strangers at rest areas, in which case, blecch, you're even more twisted than I thought, Snugtop!

You know Rudy, I looked at this thread, and I don't really see what you are bitching about on Ascensionist.com when you started a thread about how cc.com has gone downhill and stated: I don't see anything wrong with the caliber of the responses you got. Get a grip Rudy, it's winter, and you prefer warm sunny rock. I think your discontent is internal and has nothing to do with this place.

You mean the acquisition of more stories to tell? If it's not just a typo, then that's a clever way to put it.

No, you're not drunk. Age and experience build tolerance. Six shots of scotch for breakfast and you're drunk, but a few drams of Old Peculiar in the evening and you're just warming up. btw: I love that Theakstons stuff, I'd love to find it on tap.

Frankly, every conversation with my 15 year old daughter that ends with "you know dad, I really love you" inspires me to be the person she sees. With regards to climbing, it's all the old dads from Beckey (okay, so he he never bred) on down to Bill Coe that inspire me to believe this game is a life long endeavor, and that a love of adventure and the wild is a sustaining dream. Sadly, while I believe they go to support things I believe in like education and libraries, I don't find paying property taxes nearly as inspiring.

What drives these men? The real question is what drives these men to wear red! Congrats guys, sorry to miss the show. Perhaps in PDX, eh?

Oh, that's such a drag. I've been down that road a number of times, but it never gets any easier. Best wishes to you and your buddy.

If you're drilling in a shop or studio just rent a corded hammer drill, cheaper and easier to find. Of course, if these cobbles are embedded in some matrix somewhere you'll want a cordless hammer drill...

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that Rudy's protests about being fat and weak are all about lowering expectations so he can sandbag you in real life. I doubt he considers 5.10+ "hard"

Happy birthday Mike, good jorb on the "happy" part.

Short rope him up any of the easiest ways up the formations around hidden valley, he'll dig it.

Right on, I think his solo route on Logan is at least as impressive as well. I know others have interpreted his enthusiasm as chestbeating, but that's not a conclusion I share and I've enjoyed his TR's for quite awhile.

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Last time I contemplated doing this I just went and bought lengths of 1" tube in assorted colors and tied 'em up. Made my own consistent color coding, no time lag to speak of, dirt cheap. Maybe it's too retro for you modern folk, but it works for me.

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