iain

quote: Originally posted by gapertimmy: i dunno about the mountain, but my arse is about to go TOUCHING COTTON! Damn mr. turtle pokes his head out at the worst times!

I always thought a good band name would be "The Bomb-Sniffin' Dawgs".

isn't spelt spelled spelled? nevermind, spelt is spelt the way it should be spelt [ 08-30-2002, 10:26 AM: Message edited by: iain ]

is mt bachelor getting ready to blow? Your random post makes me think you be sniffing to many volcanic chemicals.

stay tuned I'm snapping some awesome stuff at PDX rock gym. I've got a 12- toprope shot that will blow your mind! Here's a highball to start with though: [ 08-30-2002, 09:57 AM: Message edited by: iain ]

I prefer the Chinook directissima descent. badum ching!

I'd take a fall in a crevasse over touching the Crooked River any day. Ever wonder where the water for that drinking fountain by the river bank comes from?

It's not big until it comes with its own backpack straps.

But look at his spotter entourage. He must be hot stuff based on that alone.

I'll let you know.

A photo of a recent highball no-hands ascent. (from the website Dru mentioned)

sk you're posting almost twice for every one of my posts!

I wonder if it just starts filling up as you head up the mountain as the barometer drops.

inflatable gore-tex. this coat goes for about $800 or so. http://www.burton.com/gear/pr_jackets_pants.asp?productID=93

Not sure yet, I don't even know if it is any shape to try. I might head up for some ice soon to take a look at it.

what no ams on that trip? I'm shocked the dex and niphedipine were not distributed liberally. perhaps you should give us your acclimatizing ritual? or does arc'teryx now make a gamow bag?

No need to sandbag yourself rumr, thanks for the info, enlightening. chain rxn always seemed like more of a boulder problem than anything. if it's roughly a v4 thing, seems funny that there aren't more people on it considering how many people dispatch v4 all the time at gyms. or maybe I just go during the off months.

hold on let me get my notebook, I have to put that one down. Maybe one of those toothbrushes that has like a 10 foot handle would help too. I've seen some teenage mutants carrying those around. Just its presence is worth a V3 every now and then, no? Note that I'm basing my comments purely on bouldering at PDX rock gym, where there are V1's I can't deal with and V3's I dispatched in a few tries. Ratings seem way less consistent than yds stuff. Whatever.

guess I had never heard the V stuff compared to YDS. Maybe I need a beanie cap? I'll keep on w/ the flailing. Just feels rough when you're on a rating system of V0-(is it V15 now?) and it takes so damn long to do this stuff down at the base of the ratings. Guess I'll just pay less attention to the ratings and keep on keep'n on. Thanks for the input.

What gives? I'm leading some 5.10 at smith. I got up some V2 stuff at the gym when I started there, but months later I'm still struggling on V3. Frustrating. I gym boulder just to stay in some shape (I find it kinda boring and contrived), but it's a pain in the ass to see some outtashape dude cruising V4 and up while I can't keep my carcass attached to the wall.

Has anyone here climbed the Eliot Headwall in the fall around here? Wondering what one could expect, any chance of rock pro, what to bring etc. Is this idea becoming more unreasonable as the glacier recedes over the years? Seems like there is noticeably less ice each and every year.

his cameo in vegas vacation was exceptional

speaking of twight-fests on Colonial, how was the show on Monday? I was at smith so missed out! No fair on that competition, several people here have probably already ticked those off.