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yeah worth calling the ranger station, but I think it's January-July that it is off limits. could be wrong though.

Thesis-worthy evidence, to be sure.

Actually it's these guys who said it, in the latest issue of Science: Estimates of Globular Clusters in the Milky Way: Contraints on Cosmology Lawrence M. Krauss and Brian Chaboyer

the grand canyon had nothing to do with noah's ark.

It's closed.

the universe is between 11.2 billion and 20 billion years old, and likely to be 13-14 billion years old.

I've noticed that too. I literally have come back the next day and webbing I placed was gone. Strange.

It's strange that Hussein has NOT been assasinated by now. I'm sure the CIA has been actively tracking him ever since the gulf war and we have who knows how many operatives in Baghdad at any point in time. Why have we not heard that he "tripped" on the stairs last night or had a heart attack? Surely he's not that good at evading us, and that we could fabricate a plausible story and most countries would look the other way....it's certainly not beneath the US to carry out such a plan is it? And would it solve a big chunk of the perceived problem there?

not enough typos and this stuff for your liking?

Perhaps if you could avoid the pointless personal attacks in virtually every post I would pay more attention to your bluster. Since you are not in the military community, I really don't care either way.

anything is possible if you cite Fox News as your primary source.

I would think you would just stand for whatever the administration who activates you stands for.

dru I see in the background one of those top-secret anti-gravity oak trees mysteriously growing sideways out of the hill. funny that.

appears you overworked your crankarm and your quick-release skewer is sprung. time to degrease. go pull some headtubes and call it a night

no DFA's more into "rim"ming.

look at DFA just freewheeling along with this pathetic wornout tread.

There are more-qualified individuals on this board to answer these questions, but I'll throw this out. Beacon Rock is known for its multi-pitch trad basalt crack climbing. The rock quality on the popular lines is very good. Popular lines have bolts at the end of each pitch, but usually no chains so webbing is frequently left behind. A good introduction would be the SE corner route which is considerably easier than most others at 5.6-7. I find grades below 5.10 to be pretty stiff for the number, but a 5.10 feels like a 5.10 at other places (figure that out). If you can climb 5.11 crack you will be well-served here. One hazard to note is to be aware of rockfall off the top when you are along the wall facing the river. Tourists can knock stuff down, and climbers pulling ropes after rappels can bring down a lot of loose stuff too. The standard guidebook for the area is "Portland Rock" by Tim Olson. Hope that helps.

did Reinhold Messner say that to you, too!!!? yeah and did you see that Jason Martin just posted on a website I peruse?

I was under the impression karma was a hindu construct...

nothing like an avalanche thread to instigate a quality name-dropping session

and this has anything to do with peace demonstrations? I don't follow...

King's March on Washington in '63. Just imagine the traffic headaches that caused!

powdermag is all about alta alta alta.