iain

you guys need to move to oregon. you can drink while you vote.

will it ever end?

MR. CHIPS +TYRONE SHOES ------------ SAME PERSON

thanks for the report doug

I would say if a gear-ripping screamer, where the only pro that protects someone from splattering their brains is pro they did not place, doesn't wake someone up, no amount of harsh words on this site will do someone any further good. A long fall is scary and can give you the shakes. If that did not do the job than there is no hope. As far as I can tell, it did the job. -Iain

best thing about that thread is that Dennis Harmon has the last word

Funny you would say that because skiing has often been the time when I feel most attached to a mountain. I have found that it is hard to beat the feeling of power and satisfaction when you look back at a big summit after an effortless, silent run and can say I was just there 20 minutes ago. Ski mountaineering unlocks some of the most exclusive winter domains in the n.w., places not many people go because they might ski and they might climb, but they don't do both. The Three Sisters in Oregon or hut to hut tours in B.C. may appear tame compared to what some people here do on this site, but for me, being able to traverse that wilderness and scoot up and down summits with ease makes me feel very much one with the mountains.

what on earth are you guys doing here this weekend? I learned an obvious thing today, don't climb thin stuff unroped over sharp rocks ! Cut open my hand and arm, smashed my hip and my shin on a rock and had to belay the rest of the day but was able to get a few pitches in before wimpering home. Now I feel and look like I was in a 5th grade brawl. Now I'll just have to stick to some wimpy AI4 tomorrow bwahahaha!

I've found the tacoma gets you pretty much where you need to go and it's not a monster truck. I can live in it for a good amount of time too. That said I had an '85 camry sedan w/ 195000 on it and it never got stuck either. killer gas mileage too.

quote: Originally posted by Vancleave: The great Ted Nugent said it best. "Everybody, at least once in their lifetime, should have to go afield and kill their own food." In order for man to live something must die. Besides, wild game is by far the best. 100% natural & low in fat. Hunting is also the purest form of freedom there is. Purest form of freedom as long as you kill it with tools you find in the wild. Otherwise you rely on society's inventions and we couldn't have that. Guns are aid.

yeahhh, looks like you'll have to come in on saturday erik

life's too short not to use a mac.

Columbo! excellent jab. Sincerely, Chuck Yeager

Tyrone Shoes, Mr. Chips = two peas in a pod! you heard it hear first folks! both canada, reg 9/02! you guys are being trolled my friends, enjoy I got through canada and am now finishing alaska in ANAM.

my guess is the 4th doctor is on too, maybe on late-night on that sci-fi channel. just as good

The Stoppard Trilogy was playing at London National on the South Bank this year. Might still be running if you want to catch it.

well if it was the latter my front bumper would be embraced in hippie oils and inscense and it is not at this time.

the real question is how many avatars can get involved in one conversation

not quite so I think, the more inefficient your pulley, the worse your mech advantage. An ideal 2:1 is....2:1. Introduce a non-ideal (real) pulley and you drop to the 1.7's, .8's etc. So w/ a really crummy pulley (dyn. rope over biner), I think it would stand to reason that you would reduce it further if the analogy stands.

that looks like some character from starwars or something. where's frank oz in that picture?

1.6735:1.0000 on lower (carabiner of dia 0.6721cm)

ugliest rodent award goes to the Patagonian Hare:

accidently ran over one of those a few years back. they get pretty dang big

quote: Originally posted by DavidW: sling was tied incorrectly and I would have to say its my fault for not realizing it even tho I was a student same thing happened to that Exum guide last year, bad water knot coming undone when weighted...could happen to anyone not checking knots

I'll bring the triscuits and Jenga!