RuMR

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i did a 5.7c/d just the other day...

werd...never have doubted my metolius stuff...

actually, that's not quite true, now is it? Many of the classics are, but then many are not either... Kev, i'm curious that your main point in any argument is "You don't even climb"...Is it possible to hold an opinion about something without being a climber? Is it possible that perhaps some of the people on this board have a lot of climbing experience at one point in their lives, but are now busy with careers, families, maybe other sports and dabble a little bit? Does it make you feel superior that you are a "climber" whatever that may be?

Thanks IaXX, another winner from the mind of RUMR...

that comes with the whole being married syndrome...most likely those lumps are black-and-blue...they go away with time...

The incident at Paradise fork was because the alien's head fell off when the climber said "take" and weighted it...seems to me that its the mfr's fault in this case...

Rudy, I don't think that you are sore from climbing. Here is what really happens. You come home from climbing, Chris is pissed that you went climbing, Chris doesn't talk to you all night, Chris wakes up the next day and realizes that she is really pissed that you spent the whole previous day climbing, Chris beats the crap out of you, then you get sore the next day from the severe beating you received the day before. Hope that clears it up for you. OMG...it sounds like i have married-syndrome!

no way...that is where i get ALL of my meaningful info on everything!

...use the date range feature...

well go bitch about it IN the ib thread...

That old man syndrome does suck, doesn't it?? Funny thing i find that its not the second day after doing something that hurts, its the day AFTER that day...2 days down the road i feel like i got hit by a truck...its almost like the ol' bod has to figure out that it got beat up, then it gets mad, then it gets even... No power is available on the second day, but there is some endurance though... what gives with that delayed deal??? Anyone else get that??

fell on my head too many times trying to figger out this whole climbing thing...what's your excuse??? Momma drop you on your head too many times??

sweet jens and max!! sounds like a blast...

hmmm...as i suspected...nothing spectacular...carry on folks...

dear k... please post climbing resume for our perusal and awe.... sincerely, your admiring fan club... PS: Also, please be sure to include detailed topos of where cruxes are, how to approach, gear notes, length of grass on approach, approach vehicle required, clothing needed, etc. etc. etc. OTW we would not have a clue what to do...

flyingpig'sboytoy... No, i don't know anything about gear or climbing...everything i learned about climbing i learned from this here site...swear to god i did...

hey Mr. Wolfe...please refrain from such childish behavior...

oh, and bill, why don't you go have a splendid day too? In fact, why don't you go lob on some orange aliens circa 2004? cheerz!

kev-in-pig-shit, it is true i don't climb...but most likely, you suck so we are even... now toddle along and go find your wank friend pig and have yourself a splendid day...

i personally use quite a bit of different stuff, but my all time favorites are metolius TCU's and their 4CU's for free climbing...

ok...went back and read subsequent posts...it seems that there is discussions about the fact that a larger alien would have been more appropriate slightly higher than the one that pulled...sounds like an upward flaring slot?? Maybe the thing walked up as the leader moved up and opened too much... I dunno, the head-splitter at paradise forks where the guy simply weighted the piece and it fell apart still wears on me...truth be told, i have aliens but will not lob onto them and they are for aid only for me...too much negative noise in my head to really trust them...

Hey douchebagger... I said there are no defects in the Alien in question, right? I'm sure that's the first thing these guys looked at when they got back from the doctor's office. They didn't say anything about it. If there was a defect they'd be screaming about it by now. So we're still back to my original question. I don't even disagree with your assessment of CCH, they seem kinda chintzy to me too. But I don't see how anyone can call this a "cam failure". I guess I'd accept that you're trolling on accident, due to the fact that your reading comprehension kinda sucks. Hey idiot-douche-bag-remains, if you read my very first post i said that it may be "user -error"... Now, what were you saying about reading comprehension? Ahh that's right, you can tell from my response that i think you are an idiot...

mtnfreak...piss off... When the only available thing was YC's stuff that is fine...when i drop $50 or more on something, I somewhat expect that it should do as advertised if it is placed correctly...if the rock blows, then fine, not the piece's fault. BUT, when they can't even connect the basic pieces together reliably, then claim that it was the user's fault or he's fibbing when its brought to their attention that is BULLSHIT. Secondly, when they release pieces that are marked as one size when they are another that is BULLSHIT. Thirdly, when they release another run with the axle holes completely in the wrong place that is BULLSHIT...In short, their entire operation is BULLSHIT and i suspect that the folks putting the stuff together are lighting BULLSHIT and smoking it while building these things. How hard is it to use a frickin' jig to check if the stuff is aligned?? I'm sorry, but in this case, i tend to believe the posters that they should have been able to trust that piece if they thought it was decent. They weren't noobs and knew what they were doing... You know, i think Croft once wrote that fear of falling on granite wasn't a big deal if you have a cam buried in competent granite and you aren't gonna clip anything on the way down...and so far (big knock on wood) my experience has borne this out.