iain

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.

That's good to hear. Did he say what he's up to next?

He has looked worse:

Tom Stoppard, of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead fame (both the early play and the recent movie). Also, screenplay for "Shakespeare in Love". That or it's Jimmy Page.

Sorry, I shouldn't say a walk-off w/o knowing your skill level. But in comparison to the face it is. There is some exposure, and some new climbers choose to rap twice, others downclimb the whole route. The face is rated 5.6 but I would make sure you are solid at the grade as the pro was questionable at times early on though the climbing is quite easy (maybe we were off-route a bit? I don't think so). Enjoy. [ 08-29-2002, 12:11 AM: Message edited by: iain ]

smoke 'em out and get 'em runnin'. see the problem with forest fires, is that there's too many trees around. it's that simple. Talk about lack of mental abilitude. Well in trask on the pic removal, now the working set will have to guess what you had there. that'll be about as fun as the hardman contest over in the corona challenge thread.

N. Ridge is a good descent. A virtual walk-off w/ one rappel if you don't like the looks of downclimbing. Watch out for Mazamas. Check their climb schedule before you set a date to be anywhere near the N. Ridge of Washington. BTW the West Face actually has another pitch once you get into the gulley but it is very easy climbing, basically exposed scrambling to meet up w/ the West Ridge near the summit. A rope is barely needed, but be very careful as anything you knock down will funnel directly on top of your belayer, who is totally unprotected in the gully.

GWB's real response can be found here .

if that is someone on this site I hope you got permission to post that, otherwise I'd say it's a little over the line.

"Cops" is doing ride-along filming for next season with the Portland Police and Multnomah County Sheriff right now, so if you want to get on film may I suggest this avenue? :-)

That's what I thought too. I think I saw it in the AAC gazette a few months back or maybe in the calgary section's newsletter. whatever.

yeah, it's a pretty big co-op of people who have wireless networks. Find out more here . Unfortunately, Starbucks in now getting into the wireless business, and are pissed about the interference caused by the free service in Pioneer Square. There are actually a lot of coffee shops around town you can head in with a laptop and pick up a really fast web connection from some nearby hipster business who is unwittingly beaming out this stuff. (usually in nw portland)

a business that has opened up there dual T1's for a wireless co-op. they're about 8 stories up overlooking pioneer courthouse square

Isn't it Ha Ling now for obvious reasons?

for those PDX sprayers, in case you didn't know there is a very fast wireless access point in pioneer square. now you can spray on even when that psycho gal tries to sell your ass to jehova with the pamphlets.

wireless stuff means you don't have to stop spraying when you hit the can either! g'bless 802.11

according to some here, a toprope is just as dangerous as lead climbing, so of course! congrats on your willis wall onsight.

enough of this ethics stuff, I'll just toprope the sucker. I'm off to toprope Eliot Headwall. Later cats.

so if there is a chairlift, do I need to place my own chairs? or is a pinkpoint unacceptable?

we are mostly fat and out of shape. we waste our time on things like baseball and american football. plus we always have jeff "own-goal" agoos on our squad to keep the competition fair.