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  1. iain

    86ed

    what I meant was eclectic. not electric.
  2. there's also the annoying fallout in the media if you so much as break a nail on something like Mt. Hood. I could imagine the crap you would have to deal with if you fell on reid hw solo, for example, something I consider a reasonable solo climb but you would be absolutely roasted back in PDX for that (if you survived, which is perhaps unlikely ). Funny how I occasionally catch myself worrying about that stupid stuff when I should be thinking, you're gonna die if you fall, idiot!
  3. iain

    Dwayner Lurketh!!

    You can prevents its onset by the liberal use of hip belays and subsequent belay test failures.
  4. and loving frosted flakes is a prerequisite to most grad programs (they're GREat)
  5. iain

    86ed

    I must say D.H. has one of the most electic personalities I've ever encountered on this board. He just keeps me guessing.
  6. I smashed my hand down on the hood of a volvo which bumped into me pulling out of a driveway. Saw it was an old lady, damn near gave her a heart attack. Would that be involuntary manslaughter?
  7. I guess that's why bonington doesn't solo, since he statistically would have to die from a self-inflicted ice axe wound?
  8. iain

    Mine Sweeper

    quote: Originally posted by Dru: quote:Originally posted by iain: quote:Originally posted by Dru: isnt cheating at solitaire pointless? not when you promise yourself you will finish when you win one game and it takes like forever. or if the loser has to sleep with the winner ahhh the story of my life
  9. not to mention the fact that if you so much as break a leg on a more remote route you just might die before anyone figures it out. unless chris bonington is in the area.
  10. iain

    Mine Sweeper

    quote: Originally posted by Dru: isnt cheating at solitaire pointless? not when you promise yourself you will finish when you win one game and it takes like forever.
  11. well, choose from the following: 1) I interacted w/ Steamer recently on cc.com. 2) Chubnook was overanxious for lunch. 3) I had a horsecock malfunction on me. (damn newfangled technology!)
  12. old tough woman? she offered to clean my laundry for free.
  13. iain

    Mine Sweeper

    Thank goodness the minesweeper thread has kicked back into action. I was getting sick of the worthless climbing-related spray.
  14. Dunno about the route itself, but I'd be worried about rockfall down onto the route from the upper buttress of yocum as you cross the sandy. might want to cross low if you end up going. An approach from mcneil might even be reasonable now (not sure when you hit snow these days). [ 07-04-2002, 12:06 PM: Message edited by: iain ]
  15. iain

    86ed

    charming.
  16. quote: Originally posted by sk: btw.. I'd still do your laundry for free my UPS package didn't arrive? They probably are having trouble w/ the hazmat truck again. Jon: thanks for the chem class. I prefer to measure my daily workload in horsecock-meters
  17. quote: Originally posted by sk: this is the most fun I have had all weeK!!! "I'm too cold to hold, too hot not to burn ya.. don't stick your nose in shit that don't concern ya" -everlast A clear ripoff of "too hot to handle too cold to hold..." Ghostbusters II followed by the best line "...with their proton packs on their backs they're equipped..."
  18. iain

    Mine Sweeper

    If you want a really good time-waster, try: http://www.liquidcode.org/worm.html Play a few games and see if you can stop!
  19. PMR does not use mechanical ascender-style devices when working with rescue loads (>200kg), nor do most high angle rescue groups. 3-wrap prussiks are the standard (per Rigging for Rescue). Several climbers in PMR and other groups use ti-blocs for personal use and love them, but their behavior varies depending on the rope diameter. Do some trial runs on your own ropes before you rely on them. There are rescue-rated devices out there (traverse 540, etc) but they usually ratchet and do not use teeth to capture progress. Rescue groups will be the last people to adopt new technology for a rescue load situation until it has had a few years of real-world testing, etc. As said above, I wouldn't go on the word of someone just because they are in a rescue unit. Experience varies widely. -Iain
  20. iain

    Mine Sweeper

    You laugh now, but I know you're playing it! Remember the first step an addict takes is admitting the problem exists.
  21. and how would you talk to someone below you? horsecocks remain the best option for clear communication 10 fathoms down!
  22. The string and cans thing CLEARLY wouldn't work underwater, dumbsh*t. The only option is morse code by beating two horsecocks together. I believe macguyver did this in episode 12
  23. iain

    Mine Sweeper

    yeah this site is much easier on the brain.
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