iain

They all should have been put under quarantine long ago. Particularly steamer, based on his photo album a few threads back.

You outsource horsecock? where do I sign up.

Just use a Mac for chrissake. I like how tim apologizes for the non-climbing related (but useful) information, but makes no apologies for the puppy porn. [ 05-22-2002, 11:45 AM: Message edited by: iain ]

I liked it when Twight came to talk at that church in Portland and was swearing up a storm from the altar! Then he finally askes, does anyone mind if I swear? Some lady raises her hand and Twight responds "TO F'ING BAD!" The lady gets up in a huff, much to the chagrin of her husband who wanted to stay for the rest of it.

Don't knock the aid climber, the emmons g. route on rainier goes at A2. I'm going to try to free it this weekend with Scott'marmot. Could be an epic.

if you understand RMI "guiding service" is neither.

I was driving back from a training at Smith Rock on 26 N.B. and watched the lenticulars slowly descend over the sisters, Jefferson, and Hood, and thought: "I'm glad I'm not in the mountains right now." Sorry you were stormed off the Sandy HW. Hope you get a chance while it's still in good shape. I assumed you bivied low on Yocum, or did you make it onto the glacier first?

will there be milk and cookies??? I like a snack during storytime.

I don't always use an autoblock, as someone mentioned. On a two-rope rappel it can be a pain in the ass. The rope weight prevents a smooth, fast rappel.

If you think it looks cool to have a brown stain on your ass, sure, fenders are gay. Hell, the stain's a conversation-starter at least. Maybe you commute along the w. greenway. That used to be my route but it doesn't go through to L. Oswego. And I was sick of the dog owner/dog combo that would somehow take up the entire path with the leash in between.

quote: Originally posted by Fairweather: ...terrorism. I DID attach that word to "Bug's" single word reply, "monkeywrenching". But "monkey wrench" by definition is "something that disrupts." There is no violent connotation. I would say tree-sitting disrupts, so it is a monkey wrench. But it would also be terrorism by your above statement. I think you'd agree that tree spiking would be terrorism, but tree-sitting is not. Just wanted to keep things clear (and tedious).

what happened to "most vendor logos on yakima spacecase"? most foul-mouthed teenage mutant boulderer who kicks ass... but never higher than 15 feet. most aggressive crashpad mover. most obvious pretend onsight on a dialed route in front of babes (hmm, let me see if I can figure this one out for you...ah yes, piece of cake).

43 is a death trap. I used to cut up through the cemetary or onto Macadam by OPB, then up to Terwilliger. Now I just cut through downtown and take Terwilliger. Less chance of getting mowed down.

24 miles, round-trip.

Do you lower people w/ the hip belay when they reach the chains? I would think that would be annoying to do repeatedly. I use the hip belay all the time to reel in climbers to group up in alpine situations, never really considered it for cragging.

I would say the Eagle Creek timber sale was suspended largely due to the down-and-dirty tree sitting tactics that put the sale on the public mind. Kooks? Perhaps, but they definitely swayed public opinion. I think the Hayduke comments were partly in jest. After all, there aren't even gas tanks to sugar yet.

european techno should be banned from all climbing gyms. the task would be monumental, but it is necessary.

Have a good one. I'll miss the Olde English references and photos. It's been fun.

Don't listen to him. He was unroped on a glacier just last week.

That is a sad story, I'm sorry you had to learn of your friend's disappearance that way. Add it to the number of unresolved "disappearances" in that area in bad weather.

quote: Originally posted by erik: http://www.rockandice.com/index.phtml?section=community I thought I was lookin at the minutes from a kids' clubhouse superhero debate when I just read that. People judging others, hiding online and with no facts. So, do I have license to call Steph Davis a good climber? What a total waste of time.

Not pretty, but I usually just double it over a few times and tie a huge overhand knot so that it is short enough to clip to a gear loop.

This is ridiculous. Honestly, who has the time to call up friends to specifically trash some guy? We are not competing with each other to see who's the hardman. Is there a vendetta we don't know about? You would have to be pretty pathetic to lie on a trip report on a website, and there is nothing to be gained by it. That alone is enough for me to believe the report, but it certainly isn' t the only reason. Nice climbing Colin, and thanks for the info.