iain

Spray, Oregon

abbv. for Quot Erat Demonstratum, or "that which we set out to prove has now been demonstrated". Usually tacked on to the end of mathematical proofs. Hence the rush of physicists in Corvallis (OSU) rushing to grab the new license plates that started QED ---

I was just listing washington towns that had funny names. like Drain, Oregon.

all we know is we won't get fooled again.

so that was the scoop on that trash on the way out? We assumed it was some weed smuggling operation across the border or something.

Nope, I was the guy in the other white helmet, the first guy you met. My friend was just kidding around cause the ranger was all serious about permits and stuff and was on the phone for about 1/2 hour sorting out who was at Perfect Pass. And then we find out they double-booked that stuff anyway! As if there was going to be a bunch of people stacked up in one spot in that entire area. Funny.

not more PTL data gathering...

amazing what a run will do for you.

raising the driving age simply means less chances to get laid until you're 18. school shootings would increase. QED.

The north sister is legendary for rockfall and chossy conds in general. This is an early spring mountain in my opinion. I can't see the benefit of climbing it at this time, but I bet the majority of people do. Snow seems to scare people away. Personally I'd rather be axe-belayed on steep snow/ice than climbing stacked graham crackers with no pro and an atrocious fatal runout.

sometimes shit happens. same happened to a friend of a friend on fisher chimneys. slipped on some 4th class stuff trying to get off the mtn in a hurry after climbing the n. face of shuksan, took a slide, 1 tiny ledge from a certain fatality. broke his arm, had to be airlifted off the mountain, never climbed again.

addict!

ah, well all in the name of research. thank you for contributing your body to science. admirable.

that would be a pretty miserable way to die. pants down at the bottom of a rap with turds all over you. I can think of better ways to go

what the hell are you guys eating out there that produces all these bowl movement problems

the trollometer 2000 is pegged!

those look like asics kayanos, suckers last for years. ran pdx marathon in a pair after at least a year of abuse from a 180-something runner on trails. finally stopped wearing them when there was no rubber left on the sole.

even the wheelbarrow and scottish mutt were taken?

what's with the shoe robbob? new running program and you need to remind yourself to get off your ass when you are on the board?

crappy anchor

a random stone sticking out of the snow in a gulley in the battle range. couldn't get the webbing too far down on it so some serious leverage on that sucka closer to home, a picket and stacked pile of rocks down a gulley on steel cliffs, hood

I thought payton was the perfect answer for the blazer's stoudamire woes. too bad.

ouch!

Perhaps the AAC would be interested in a cleanup event as was done before I think...