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bug...i have to ask...WTF is up with your avatar pic???

a royal pain in the ass...so i've heard anyway...

so Rob, Let me get this straight so i don't stay confused...its ok to basically call the victim a dumbass in a roundabout way by saying so-and-so is waaay too smart to do that, but its not ok for me to go off on a real dumbass? ahhh crap, i'm still confused...please clear it up for me as it happened on another thread where everyone started ripping a victim who died with comments about "why would you go and practice falling on gear, blah blah blah"...basically insinuating that the guy was a dumbass and died for it...so, basically piss off rob, and you too, builder I sure hope the victim comes out of this ok, whether its Brian or not...sounded like an ordeal to get him out of there

ahhh....did i hurt your sweetie's feelings?

keep on keeping on with sewing up GNS...

better not head to tuolome or some other places, junior... or....say, you get a piece in at 10 15 and your next is at 30-ish or so...

yeah...well, typically one will find themselves in that situation often...Are you for real??

...prolly, not...let's test your hypothesis, doc...why don't you disappear and see if we'll miss a bitter, old, dinosaur? ta ta bitch

You must be healing up with that sense of humor!

hahahaha... Kauk seems like a good ol' boy in some ways crossed with an old indian chief...i guess that what he really is...musta been crazy back in the old days to see those guys in their prime...

only team sport he does is soccer...but his other "individual" sports (ski racing and wrestling) definitely are "measurement based" and have "winners and losers"... Yosemite has a way of discounting numbers...of actually looking at the climbing as a path, not a measurement...pretty hard to get the same kind of feeling at say, ww1 at little si or in the gym... they have their place too, as i was bitterly reminded of what a lack of conditioning can do to you in a place like the valley...

i'm old school...discussion is not warranted when i've made my mind up...i do not feel that i need to "justify", explain or otherwise get approval from a child about my agenda... my house, my agenda...get with the program... My kids seem happy, well adjusted and solid little guys...they know where the boundaries are and what is expected from them and deviations won't be tolerated...that is love...

wow dane...what can i say? You will heal up and this will be a memory... contact Mr.Radon on this site...he went through one of the most devastating injuries that i've seen personally (broken back) and his recovery is inspirational, despite the numerous "brokeback" homo jokes that he is now the butt of...

all of those kids are amazing in their own right...i've long since gotten over the bitterness of getting crushed by some kid...it happens ALL of the time...its awesome...what fool would want the younger generation to not exceed the older generation????

it was a low key, yet whirlwind trip...this was my oldest boy's and Mr. Radon's first climbing trip to the valley...i think they were both, at times, spellbound, shocked, overwhelmed, amazed, pleased and beaten soundly...all in all a tremendous trip... I saw a movie with Ron Kauk narrating and personally introducing the film on Saturday night with Drew and Jdog (Radon chose to watch "Rambo" at camp instead..., my boy is more sophisticated than him!). The movie was really more about the valley, in its seasons, seen from Kauk's eyes than a true climbing flick. In fact, there was probably only 10-15 minutes of actual footage of him climbing...but it was a lot of scenery and his reflections on a lifetime spent in what some consider to be a sacred place. The film was called "Return to Balance: a Climber's perspective on a lifetime in the valley"...its been on PBS... I was/am hoping that Drew sees this side of climbing, and the campfire side of climbing, and the camaraderie side of climbing, complete with the shittalking, s'more eating, dirt bag living than the euro sporto model of crushing routes and competition and teams etc. For this, i can see why Dwayner appears bitter and i can see his nostalgic look back into time...

you are such a flickin' douchebag...why don't you come up with something new, dinosaur

dunno exactly...i know there is a ton of them that made Worlds after nationals...most of them are back and are expected to place high enough to make the world team again... of course VW is huge, so your ratio-ing will always place them lower...ie, a one person team who makes nationals will always "place higher" using your method, right?

well said...i thought ahab was much much harder than generator...

and have very low standards...

Wow, you're a pompous dickwad. Obviously it DOES happen, to climbers of all abilities and experiences. What a terrible tragedy, my thoughts are with his belayer and his family and friends. I personally agree with the victim that practice falling was not a bad idea...its unfortunate that his gear pulled...i was not slamming him at all!! everyone else was on boadrd with saying " what a stupid idea, blah blah blah" piss off...

mmmm....burnt meat!!! T A S T Y

barbecue BBQ...so, when is the f-ing barbecuing season (summer) gonna get here???

I don't think it's possible to always know when you'll be coming off... Just last week, i was gym leading on a vertical-slightly overhung route, and got up to where the last bolt was near my feet. The clips had all been to the left of the route at that point, so the rope was hanging down my left side, vs. between my legs. The route then went left around a slanting arete (less than vertical), and i couldn't see that the only way to stay on was to step out onto an insecure slippery foothold around the corner until I was already there...and the rope behind my left ankle. When my foot blew, i inverted, but luckily my belayer caught me before hitting anything. Only injury was a rope burn around the leg. But it got me thinking hard about the helmet--there's NEVER a good reason not to wear it outside (except when your head won't fit through a squeeze chimney, in which case I start to ask myself if I should be there in the first place... ) this might be a bretty good reason to suspect that a fall may happen...again, hardly without a warning...

you shoulda bouldered with me and Drewber instead of baking all day on nutcracker with carter and jdog...

just got back yesterday...it was f-ing awesome fun...too short of a trip....need to go back...