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gib ledges

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don't forget the primer and skynrd's innyrd's in the deck

f'ing a it's hot outside these days

speaking of revival of dead things:

what's going on on that freeway?

stupid brits are all stuck using windows.

there you go.

don't you know about the tunnel over to spiderman buttress??

yes, he was there, saw him while passing through the morning glory wall.

Whoops, Klenke beat me to my point and in fewer words

Some people consider the harsh conditions as part of the experience, sort of dealing with the mountain on its own terms. Obviously it is easy to underestimate the severity of the weather on a Rainier or a Hood and periodically people get in trouble. However a lot of people safely experience mountain storms, on purpose, and are prepared to deal with the contingencies. I'd rather not write off these climbers as foolish until it is revealed they were not prepared to take a beating that was well-forecasted. Spending an extra day or two in a whiteout is just part of the game in winter, and a welcome part for many. Unfortunately it means a search and rescue operation will be activated if relatives are not on the same page as the climbers where climbers do not make their agreed return time flexible (this is occasionally a hint towards how prepared they were for the weather). Hope they're okay, as we sit here typing they could be battling for their lives, or hanging out in a cave drinking scotch (or both?).

Escalante flat-out rocks.

those are heavily subsidized. pretty cheap actually.

I just don't bother and wack them with my ice axe every now and then. food at ski places.

anti-bott (whatever that means) plates

cinnamon toast crunch. addictive as crack and just as expensive

Didn't you choke on them? That's a big vegetable to swallow without chewing, let alone by force! no my mom just digested them, puked them up on the counter, and I gobbled them down like a baby seagull.

yeah if gas cost $5 a gallon as it does in some areas of Europe I'd think twice about driving a lot of places. As it is, no one really cares about driving a few blocks here and there. You could rake in a ton of revenue off the guzzlers out there too. You'd have to have some considerations for those who need gas for their businesses and stuff, but at face value I wouldn't mind paying more.

hmm, my mom used to shove carrots down my throat when I was little and all I got was some yellowish skin.

ever bought gas in England or France? Gas is dirt cheap here, even at $1.80.

avalanche transceivers mysteriously $299 for every new model.

just the last news org who came by here during a climbing incident didn't receive a warm welcome at first, that's all.