Attitude

You might want to qualify that last statement.

No, actually, here's the latest. With photos.

Who called for the rescue?

This does suck. I hate when I leave my belay device on the belay loop and it gets caught on the plastic while bouldering.

You could spend less time spraying... Stretching also available at REI.

Luna bars are more expensive for less food than the regular Clif bars. Must be the added estrogen.

Where's Dr. Phil when you need him....

For newbies planning to slog glaciers this season in plastics, a practice hike up Si in them is a pretty good idea.

Must be Big Lou. If it was Beckey, his hand would be on her butt.

He's the one in the red dress.

In Russia, climbers begin leading trad at 5.11b A3 on their first day. If they can't make it to the top of the 10p route, they are not a climber. We would call such a person an Amerikanski. Ooops, wrong avatar....

Have you met Polish Bob?

yeah, well I heard all about you Chris, from you know who, and your lust for younger men. Pot, kettle, black....

Climbing reviews your nuts. I own a set of Huevos (4-12) and they work fine. I've also used BDs and can't tell the difference. You can get a full set (1-13) from gearexpress.com for $60.

I'm always trying to unload my gear, but I get no respect either! do you run a bait and tackle shop? It's more like bite and tickle...

I'm always trying to unload my gear, but I get no respect either!

Wind increases the convective heat transfer rate from the body.

The girl from King5?

Liquor? I don't even know her!!! Bwahahahahahahaha!!! Just make sure the test results are in before you go there.... Those are gifts that keep on giving.

To turn this thread back toward the topic.... REI was started by climbers like you. Now it is the big Evil Empire. What happened. Who is at fault? Did conservative businessmen take over the coop and impose their will, or were the liberal granola folks lured to the dark side by the money and power? Discuss.

Sit-ups and crunches will do the same thing. And I have the license to market sit-ups and crunches used for carrying heavy loads with a backpack. No. It's not the same thing (are you gonna walk while simultaneously tightening your gut?). The gut pad is supposed to yield very noticeable results. Here's a quote: "I wouldn't go backpacking without one." --Rick Ridgeway But I haven't tried one. Ummm, you do walk around with some tension in the abdominal muscles. As you increase the load in your pack, you increase the tension in these muscles. Strength training of these muscles will allow you to carry larger loads more comfortably. Try it for yourself. Strap on a big pack and hike while poking yourself in the stomach. Unless you are perfectly balanced, the muscles will have some tension.

Sit-ups and crunches will do the same thing. And I have the license to market sit-ups and crunches used for carrying heavy loads with a backpack.

Can't argue with that. I spoke with one of skiers involved in the avalanche at Crystal, and he was grateful that the folks were able to respect their privacy and keep away the pack of baying news hounds. I don't watch King 5 News. It sucks.

If it works for you, go for it.