RuMR

YOGA?? Go to the redmond vw and crank...it'll straighten EVERYTHING out and keep ya limber!!!

That's cuz its all nostalgia (def: Forget everything negative)...they tend to forget they were peeing their pants... Its bullshit posting under an avatar...

Dru...what the hell you bringing up good points for????? Sheesh...

blah blah blah, back in the old days, blah blah blah....we hiked through 35 foot snow drifts uphill both directions to get to our current horror show testpiece 5.8+ with which we proved our manly worth...then we trudged back home (again, uphill) through 50 foot snow drifts w/ our 40lb hexes freezing to our asses...it was traumatic, like combat, and we, the select few, were proud and manly...blah blah blah blah... HAHAHAHA you're an anachronistic (that's probably not even a word, but it fits) joke...

no sympathy when your car gets broken into and its all vamooshed...

I am pretty sure that this holds true for anyone that continues to climb yeah f-in right. it is the shishy thing to do nowadays. why else do you think there are all these kiddos wearing biners on their backpacks that i am so willing to remove for them. 10-finga discount. Stealing's so new skool...

Erik...he will NEVER change his mind...he almost makes it a point to go in reverse...

here we go again!! Hang on for the merry go-round!!!!

ahhh...Peter...that sux!! Come January...YOU ARE CRANKING W/ ME AT THE MUDPILE!!!! ARE WE CLEAR ON THAT???

I always feel damn weird this time of year...don't know exactly how to put it...part of me feels lucky as hell that my generation got out of war for the most part, part of me feels that i can never hope to comprehend the sacrifices that veterans and their family made, and part of me looks at awe at what my dad and uncle did and others did... talking to them, they seem like ordinary folks, but you know it isn't so... My heart goes out to the folks in iraq and their families here...

Whatever?!? We just open the cage, take the trad climber out and make him cook us dinner...then we put him back after he does the dishes... Word, sports climbers don't give a fuck, yo! Smack them crack slackers up and make 'em carry your stick clip is how the DFA posse works it. They start to get fussy, you just give 'em some tape and they keep themselves occupied making tape gloves for the next two hours, an' if they try to leave, you just clip one of their Birkenstocks to the third bolt of Toxic where they'll never get it back. And if they want it back? Hell yeah, they're cookin' you dinner if they want that shit back, 'cause you're gonna have to climb up there an' get it for 'em! Fuckin' A right! ahhh shit...i just sprayed my monitor w/ coffee!!!

F-ing lightweight!!!

Whatever?!? We just open the cage, take the trad climber out and make him cook us dinner...then we put him back after he does the dishes...

rr, sounds like Eli Hattamer. Sorry, man. I take it you're a Spokane boy and went to LC? This news story of the college soccer player brings back memories. Eli's death was especially tragic--probably like Garrett Chase of SVC--because it struck someone young, vital, a friend to many, and one who had hopes and dreams for what would have been a great life. Eli was about to graduate from SPU, and, I understand, was working with friends to clean out an old, dirty warehouse building in Seattle to remodel and live in. Was at least 5 years ago. I didn't know Eli well, but he was a positive person with a funny sense of humor. He loved climbing, including doing big walls. His eagerness to tackle the big and hard on the Captain was impressive. While he grew up here in Spokane, I didn't meet him until down in the Valley. Eli, your spirit lives on. Be careful out there when cleaning up. I think he actually was cleaning some stuff up back home, not in seattle...had just come back from an excellent trip to yosemite and then wham... He was excellent with the junior team and teaching kids and had actually finished a degree in electrical engineering... I miss eli...

"I went to the gym for the first time in over two months after returning from a road trip. It f---ing sucks. I was falling all over the place too, and those holds were hurting. My fingers are sore as hell. I watched in dismay as I got smoked by 17 year old gym rats. Then some kid who's never touched stone in his life told me that I could be pretty good if I just improved my finger strength and then he started to walk away. So I grabbed him and threw him against the wall and I took his f---ing head and I put it on the f---ing floor and said, 'you mutta f---, I've taken 50 foot falls onto tiny tcu's, I got respect in all 5 boro's — sport, trad, big wall, ice, and alpine. My mudda can hold her head high in any crag in this country. Look at me, I got 26 first ascents under my belt and you're going to walk out on me? I walk out on you.' I mean I said, 'yeah, I really need to work on my finger strength'....." — Christian Brooks.

Yeah...screw that surf-nazi my beach crap...

OK...

Sometime next week...I'd like to get down there a few more times before Turkeyday... We experimented w/ leaving at 3:45 and then coming back that day...wasn't too bad, if you're desparate enough...

better yet...anyone interested in hauling midweek one day to smith??? Just checkin'?

You know you’re a trad climber when… all your draws are 12” long • your kid climbs harder than you do • you’ve worn out a set of cams • there is scar tissue on the back of your hands • you shave the back of your hands • you have six partially used rolls of tape in your pack • you quit sport climbing because you can’t do any of the routes • you see lots of sunrises on your climbing trips • you say, “what?” when your leader says, “take!” • your ledge is set up in your room to hold all your climbing gear • you have climbing shoes you can wear all day • you don’t care when your gym membership expires • you enjoy guilt-free eating • you don’t know what your body-fat % is • you ask your partner how much water to bring along • you do a first ascent and report the names of both members in your party • you drop your belay device and you still know how to belay • you read back-issues or mountain gazette • you know how to turn a crack ‘n up into a beak • you know what a beak is • you wake up at 2:00am to go climbing • your drill uses a hammer • you take a nap in the middle of a climb • you spend three hours removing a fixed cam • you don’t want beta • you think a bong is a type of piton • you remember when climbing gear didn’t have springs • you take a forty footer • you summit a desert tower • you know what an abalakov hook is • you still use a gear sling • there is a holster on your harness • you rappel six pitches in the dark • you rappel six pitches in the snow • you drill from a stance • you’re looking down at the birds • you own a hammer and a haul bag • you have sex on a belay ledge • you’re on day 2 of a sport climbing trip and you can’t remember what you did on day 1 • you drop your water bottle and it takes five seconds to hit • your rack is worth more than your car • your best memories are from the epics you’ve had • you have a great day of climbing then find out you didn’t do the route you thought you did • you spend a night hanging in slings • you miss work on monday because you epic’d on sunday • a whole block of chalk fits in your chalk bag • you dump your S.O. because he just doesn’t get it • you wear out a set of jugs • you drive all night so you can climb all day • you drive all night because you climbed all day • you’re up so high the trees look like broccoli • your rack of pins is heavier than your rack of draws • your slings have knots in them • you know who larry penberthy is • you know the difference between a copperhead and a circlehead • you think “beta” is a video tape format • you can shit and and belay at the same time • you wear socks in your climbing shoes • a long approach doesn’t deter you from a good climb • a good job doesn’t deter you from a good climb • Hendrix runs through your head while you’re climbing • you coil your rope • you’ve set up a belay with the only piece of gear left on your rack • your climbing pants don’t stretch

Uhhh...i hate to disagree w/ you...you'd better be able to tell...or go back to school...

???? You can't tell if something is shit or good?? ???

Catbird... Think about what you just said...bomber pieces...definition of bomber-->won't rip out under most circumstances, typically multidirectional...Rock failure is definitely not part of "most circumstances"...ie, building an anchor in a flake that will subsequently pop off... Improperly equalized anchors won't necessarily blow a "bomber" piece...also, i equalize, then knot the anchor...no selfequalizing for me! with the knot you minimize any shock loading...not that this would matter for a "bomber" piece... MATT IS CORRECT...YOU'D BETTER KNOW HOW TO PLACE INDIVIDUAL BOMBER PIECES...after all, that is what an anchor is built out of...

Nope...no can do...can only go for one day... You can lead that thing anyway and lobbing is good for the soul!!! I will be down there saturday...