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above post: right on.

I'd say once one's there it seems reasonable to replace if it is dangerous and people are still using it. I'd hate to see new stuff though, there's so much land that is not under the wilderness act, where bolting can be legal, and in fact, welcomed. I have a great time climbing bolted routes.

There are bolts on hood, though I would not want to hang off them.

Better back up your belay loop then, and the rope. SMC Al rap rings are rated to 16kN.

Since "legal" is an objective term and "radical" is subjective, it is a little confusing where people stand at times. It's like arguing the "blueness" of the sky. Personally I don't think bolts belong out there, except for the ones already placed as pieces of history. Dungeons in Europe continue to be tourist attractions but it would be an abomination to build new ones...

No power tools are allowed in the wilderness.

I think 1 ring is enough. Why use 2? I could see them wearing from rope pulls but just how heavy are the people rapping on these things?

They also have some great deals on Volants too, but I STILL can't afford those things.

gotta agree with the bug.

depends what version of photoshop it is. If it is fairly recent, you can apply an adjustment layer (Layers -> Adjustment Layers -> Hue/Saturation) and do a lot of tweaking, or you can just apply to the entire image (Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation)

I'm sure Wy'east was skied before that famous descent. Check the Hoodoo bar

I believe doug coombs skied it, but rapped the crux pitches. so maybe that's not skiing it. I'm not arguing with Sir Coombs myself. A line through Eliot HW has been skied. Several lines on Reid and Sandy HW as well. I posted a photo in the oregon section showing the condition of the face as of Sunday. This of course has been thrashed by the hot wx now.

but it's really dumb to get hurt for the season on a clip-up and have to tell people yeah I got evac'd from bbq the pope for the rest of your life

my condolences to friends and fiends

you actually want me to read something

whoops, I've been scooped.

well, he may not have been lost for ten days. Ugly Wx in the hills last few days.

sounds (and looks) like it could be p. semilanceata but I'm no expert. sometimes found on lawns or in grassy areas. could be a wild omelette with those in it.

and where did it come from?

could be genus Psilocybe, not sure on spp.

MisterE that site from which you are linking is a little disturbing though.

Forget the first picture. This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen on this site.

Skins might stay on the Havoc a little better as the tail is not as turned up. You will be spraying your friends with a roostertail of snow with the Pocket Rockets. Man those BD skis are expensive. I'd rather have some Atomic Sugar Daddies if I'm already laying down that kind of dough.

Are you laying claim to the smith rock guidebook troll? Bold words.

If you could only quell the knee-jerk reaction just once and actually read the discussion you would see that I'm saying the act doesn't actually restrict these things. However I was proved wrong later by someone quoting the act.