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f-off strickland, everyone knows cows go to bovine university when they done graduated.

slothrop don't you realize that the power of prayer is what keeps Schiavo alive? I do wonder what comes out of a "feeding tube" at a hospital. Is there just some IV bag hanging above the bed that says "food" on it?

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I don't see any igloos. All canadians live in igloos except in BC where it is not cold enough. In BC they live in log cabins.

yeah I bet there's a room in the basement over at the FDA full of chained-up fat dudes grubbing on pot pies and new ice cream flavors. the resulting indigestion and stool size/consistency leads to an accurate number on the box.

Volkl Gotamas are the mythical ski that no one can seem to afford but everyone wants. Beautiful and expensive (at least the older pure black ones). I have seen them mounted with freerides (this is the setup of one of the pro patrollers at Meadows). I could not imagine touring in those beasts, though "touring" means different things to different people. They are not quite as Gucci as DB skis, but they are getting there.

How are caloric values of food determined? For instance, a serving of shredded wheat might have 200 kcal in it, but I would think your body doesn't see alot of that energy as a lot of it is undigestable fiber. Just wondering. How do they determine how many calories are in milk? It's not like they can use a bomb calorimeter. Or can they?

Those would be some relaxed fish, though they might get the shakes occasionally. Welcome back to cc.com btw.

Are there chains up there yet or do I still need to bring gear? Hopefully the ASCA will take care of this (along with those spinners in the yellow band). Lawson, are you listening?

I bet it is "better" to drop your lithium battery over the side in the open ocean if you are over a trench or something. Pollution Dilution Solution.

I'd rather not as it is pure speculation, but it was a fatality on Mt. Hood's west side. I'm sure plenty has been climbed in aluminums. It just seems like if you know you are going to be on 50° or more snow/ice for extended distances you would not be reaching for the aluminum. Obviously a lot has to do with the boots worn with aluminums. The garmont towers aren't exactly performers on the ice.

I think it's like when darth vader started fighting the emperor in return of the jedi. one big ball of evil. there may have even been lightning bolts coming out of the stadium.

oh yeah good call. that way you will feel relaxed and stable when your bathroom turns into a superfund site as you pass a powerbook battery

what happens to used lithium batteries? Are they just incinerated after you take them to the recyclers?

savages!

This question leads me to wonder just what people are using aluminum crampons for these days. Personally I find them poor performers on anything but steep consolidated snow-ice approaches, yet I have seen people use them on pure snow/ice routes such as the headwall routes on Hood. There have been a few accidents in which Al crampons might have been a contributing cause. They seem to be marketed heavily under the fast-n-light banner, perhaps to the disservice of aspiring climbers just getting into the game. I think they are really great for the "what if I hit some steep hard snow" situation like n. ridge of stuart, etc. but not so good for much else. Maybe others think differently.

Look, just tie the f'ing EDK and be done with it. It is widely-used, time-tested, and lab-approved for recreational rappeling. It is used thousands of times every year with no incidents. It is approved by the AMGA for guiding purposes. Or alternatively, use the time-tested double-fish if for some reason you don't believe what reality tells you, that's fine too. Learn the core set of knots and get really good with them. Don't mess around with a million options. There's no point to it. Just choose and be done with it. You'll live. I'm sure this topic will come up again.

I seriously thought he was joking...someone actually went up there??? freezing level was at summit level most of the weekend and all that stuff gets first sun

Check it out, I didn't realize there was such sweet ice at Smith Rock http://www.katu.com/stories/75404.html

http://hjem.get2net.dk/thaihaj-LB/tsunami.htm I've heard that place is a monument for totally out-of-control tourism development, starting in the 90's.

dunno how true that caving story was but it was a good read. and in terms of adventure, caving can easily beat out any climbing

He may be mispelling his name all along, so I would not worry about it. I'd take it more as a suggestion than as an absolute.

not since West Side Story have I been witness to such a verbal smackdown.

this is like where the two gangs have that dance-off in Breakin'...only way sadder.

using apostrophes to make your limerick work is rather pedestrian