iain

well in kashmir

OR CLIMBER: Rants about how much harder it is to piss in Oregon than it is in Washington, pisses in shoe. (whoops got that backwards) [ 09-17-2002, 11:19 AM: Message edited by: iain ]

GYM CLIMBER: Poses too long, pisses down pants, has daddy buy new lycra.

I'm on to your game trasky!

CC.COM CLIMBERS: Sit at computers even though they have to piss real bad, lose control, piss on power strip, die of electrocution.

link to off-piste here's a snippet of info from BC Access about interference w/ the Tracker beacon. What people do with this info is up to them, but I don't sweat the cell phone interference when using a beacon. Again, I keep my cell powered down though. The main annoyance i have found with radio interference has been my beacon transmissions constantly breaking the squelch on my VHF radio. Conterra makes their radio harnesses so that you can mount the beacon to the side to avoid this (and it is supposedly a good ideain general to keep your pack/shovel from acting like a deflecting faraday shield when you are buried face down).

[ 09-17-2002, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: iain ]

remember you are always on the record when posting to the internet, as I have unfortunately realized. nice work up there.

how can you pass up b-fast in Golden. 'rants on the hwy 1 exit are like Denny's on steroids.

As someone who has been in an accident where a partner was immobilized and bleeding up on a glacier I am glad cell phones are available (but we used a radio to start a helicopter evac). It also helps mtn rescue to get information about the accident scene as well (what gear they will need, is a helicopter needed, etc). I have scoffed at phones in the past but when you are all alone with a badly injured partner who can't move, it's extremely hard to leave them behind to go get help, especially when evening is approaching. Mine is always off and I remove the battery to keep it that way, but I do bring it. I don't scoff at people who refuse to bring them and respect that decision. I just choose to carry one after being in an accident, if I remember to pack it. If not, I don't sweat not having it around. I'd be interested to know what other people think about this. [ 09-16-2002, 10:03 PM: Message edited by: iain ]

It's pointless to present the data that support a case for exponential warming secondary to post-industrial human activity, as minds are made up already and it's pretty damn tired.

quote: Originally posted by MtnGoat: We'll get used to for one important reason, it happens all the time, we have nothing to do with it, nor can we stop it. [/QB] well that's an utterly ridiculous position, and this has been beaten to death in a different topic.

F'in-a get James Carville in the oval office. Foreign policy experience as consultant to many foreign prime ministers etc etc. Wife Mary M is assistant to Bush so he's even got the bi-partisan angle and he's a hard ass. how ya like them apples?

quote: Originally posted by Greg W: Your point has no merit, Iain. And I will ask you to name alternatives; there were only 4 or 5 candidates to choose from on your ballot. Opening the field to the "hundreds" is an obvious dodge of the issue. Bush is the best of what was available. Look I'll gladly acknowledge that the selection was poor. But to defend our president' with "there were no better alternatives in november" is defeatist and simplistic. The viable alternatives (if any) were flushed out long before the balllots were printed. Sure, that's a tired old argument from someone on the sidelines, but so be it. GWB still has the stage presence of a toddler and I feel embarassed as an American when I consider that people outside of the country pigeonhole me with him as symbols of Americana. Sorry this stuff gets old real fast on a climbing board. I'll try to keep my bored employee carcass out of these topics now.

The dude's a spelunker. They don't waste their time bouldering. Too busy running those big vertical systems 'n mapping 'n stuff. and carrying 4 headlamps.

Anyone who believes our current president is the best person for the job in this country is simply not facing reality. I don't need to name alternatives to back this up, there are hundreds: democrat, republican, or none of the above. Whether or not you agree w/ the administration's policies becomes secondary when our president makes us look like fools through his inability to create a coherent sentence or present an intelligent response to any unprepped question. Vicente Fox has a more impressive command of our language than our own president.

quote: Originally posted by Dwayner:

quote: Originally posted by erik: shizz thats the one for me!!! wheres it at!!! Probably easier for you to make sure one of these PDX jokers brings along Olsen's book, but it's a wide crack on the right of a pillar on the south wall. The left is a well-protected (2nd-hand info) 5.10, the standard route. piggedy-page top. [ 09-13-2002, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: iain ]

ARRGH! [ 09-13-2002, 12:38 PM: Message edited by: iain ]

quote: Originally posted by rbw1966: For a real thrill I recommend doing Free for All (5.8) but doing the right hand variation. Getting to the top of the pillar is, um, inspiring. Protects well w/ Camalot #10, whachu talkin' bout?

this reads like an a-team screenplay. nice work guys.

quote: Originally posted by rbw1966: Got vaseline? (no editing needed)

quote: Originally posted by thelawgoddess: with an emt or wfr certification might want to be on hand at the bottom of the pope in case i never make it to the first clip. I'll be there with gauze, vitamin-I and WFR cards.

maybe we could ski wy'east to just above the summit express terminal with some banners and yell stuff from out of bounds on busy weekends.