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you become a master of literary condescension out of nowhere you realize you are a genius at such diverse topics as climate change modeling, affairs in the middle east, and yates screamer dynamics

din settings do not correlate well with coolness. pain, perhaps. If you don't prerelease, don't crank them up

6.5??? That's a guaranteed release everytime your ski leaves the ground on anything over 30°

and this one: 1984

And then there are interesting posts like this one... new system

But than there are posts like this one: New Pacific Northwest Climbing Site

I think newsgroups filtered out a lot of people out who were not necessarily technically-oriented. They required a bit of understanding how the internet worked. Might account for the differences between this and that.

I remember someone named lord slime.

lurker on rec.climbing

Though now that I think about it, they have probably spiked trees in the past. I'm not sure if they always told the logging company they did this or not. I would hope they did.

While the ELF's actions could be considered wreckless by many, I agree with Scott that there must be more relevant targets for the FBI's counterterrorism dept. While never say never with the ELF, I'm sure they do not intend to kill anybody. If someone died from one of their stunts, the loss of unspoken support would be considerable, not to mention the tragic death of an innocent worker (most likely). Even though many have condemned the actions of the ELF, quietly in the back room I'd wager they are glad to see it happen.

Supposedly he was involved with setting fire to some logging equipment in Oregon. I guess his supposed connections to the ELF in general, who the FBI considers THE primary target in domestic terrorism, are what got him on that list.

I often find myself climbing with 1 axe and a whippet on many climbs that involve skiing. Unfortunately whippets are not much help on ice as a climbing tool. The "pick" is only really good for keeping your balance on ice, since it rattles around a bit where it's attached to the pole. You can't swing it or anything, but you can hook things with it. It does not replace an axe when one is needed, but I find it gives me just that little extra bit of balance and security in places. I like whippets for steep skinning or traversing on ice where falling would have serious consequences. In reality, those are the kinds of falls where a whippet will stop you reliably, where you are not going too fast. I have not taken a screaming fall on steep ice, so I can't say if the whippets would help there or not, but they do feel good to have in your hands when you are on steeper things. They are bloody expensive at retail price. Remember you also need the lower part of the pole to begin with. They do help in lift lines when there is a question on who goes first. So I guess the question is, what you do most often. Are you climbing more and need a second axe? Are you looking for steeper lines for skiing? They serve different purposes.

is that a powered toothbrush?

I can't believe he was one of the FBI's top domestic targets. I wonder what his link to Bin Laden is. His beard was suspiciously large at one point. It was hilarious when he was camping out on the balcony downtown and all those secretaries got grossed out by his presence.

It's just ice cream. my condolances to the friends and family (MCTTFAF)

Do people really want their bindings releasing in backcountry conditions? I crank my bindings way high. Losing a ski would be lame on steep areas or in powder (man would that suck). They still release when I crash and burn at high speed, usually. It's generally the slower speed wipeouts where they don't release and I can torque my leg. It seems like people make too big a deal about this. As for the argument that they would still release better than tele bindings, I would say you are more likely to injure your leg in a crash on AT gear than tele gear, so the release is much more important on AT gear.

and with shredmaximus around, a hazmat suit and air raid siren

here's some nice wheels: or perhaps a more helpful prop from that movie:

that should be illeagal

very nice, looks as fun as anything on the west side (or as sky says, "da WESTside" with gangster gestures)

I think they were planning to go for a jaunt on the reid hw but didn't like the trundling going on from the wind and mosh pit up on the crater rim. Sounds like you had some fun times though. How was that gully? Steep? Easy? Ice? Wish I'd known you were out there, I would have brought that screw. P.S. That descrip. of feces bouncing down the glacier is hilarious.

you should have just waited the 5 min and played kick the can back to the lodge. blue bags or pinch'n'bear it

a hobby, if you will.

dudes, the blue bags are free in the climber's register. I don't go up there to earn my associate's degree in scatology