Attitude

quote: Originally posted by mikeadam: Attitude, My frat brother has just informed me that you are indeed one of the people we should hurt at some point. Please submit your name and address to info@alpinelite.com for further processing. Thanks, ~Frat Guy with hot wife. Not homoerotic tendencies. Line forms to the left....

quote: Originally posted by Lambone: I'm curious what others think because I'm trying to decide between a down coat with a Laminate or one with microfiber. Whats your take? Which is more important, breathability, weight, stuffability, waterproofness??? I want to use the coat for everything, summer trips paired with a suffer bag to ice climbing belays. If it's not raining, then I would think that high breathability is important so that the down stays dry from sweat. If it is raining, then you can always layer your rain shell on top. Of course, this may be too warm for +32 F weather. My limited experience is that keeping clothing dry is the most important factor in staying warm. Interesting topic.

quote: Originally posted by neversummer: KTK? Think of it like a wanna be college fraternity (Kappa Tau Kappa). The male mob spends it's time bonding by drinking, talking about pot smoking, and degrading women. You have to be 'cool' to get in and undergo a hazing initiation, which, typically, has significant homoerotic qualities.

quote: Originally posted by Thinker: Actually closer to Issaquah. Has anyone climbed at the little roadside crag off SR900? The last time I went by the mounties had, like, 15 ropes hanging off it.

quote: Originally posted by Courtenay: Yup, squats and their infinite variations, IF DONE PROPERLY, and hamstring exercises like stiff-legged deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, leg curls (this is the one nearly everyone is already familiar with; for imbalances, try doing these as 1-leg curls and make sure the legs are of even or comparable strength), glute ham raises, good mornings, back extensions, etc. etc. etc. Bikes are a great tool for performing these exercises. If done properly, of course. [ 10-17-2002, 03:38 PM: Message edited by: Attitude ]

quote: Originally posted by mattp: ....those who run into our traffic jam will have little right to complain. Castle Rock is a public place.

quote: Originally posted by texplorer: wrong forum catagory cougar bait Speaking of Cougar Bait....

Accidents has been at REI for a month or so. Does anyone know the time frame that each book covers? It's not calendar year (Jan - Dec), since one of this year's incidents is in the new book. [ 10-16-2002, 04:39 PM: Message edited by: Attitude ]

When finding shoes in the wilderness, one must check to see if the feet are still inside.

Here's a TR involving scrambling. Maybe this will help settle the issue.

Here's a TR involving scrambling. Maybe this will help settle the issue.

quote: Originally posted by Paul Certa: I have access to Bill's website and have copies of all of his notes, route information, photographs and computer files. I plan to keep the site up for quite some time (i.e., years). Paul Thanks Paul. I'm glad that Bill's work will be preserved. This spring, I was asking this random couple walking down the trail at Vantage for information, and the guy piped up that he had a website. Bill introduced himself and we discussed the routes I had printed from his website. I enjoyed that short conversation we had.

quote: Originally posted by Peter Puget: Let not forget that long time Coullee developer/advocate Bill Robbins died this year. He spent who knows how many hundreds of hours developing and advocating for the area. I noticed that Bill's website is still up. Does anyone plan on archiving the route information before it disappears? [ 10-08-2002, 12:05 PM: Message edited by: Attitude ]

quote: Originally posted by Chepe: Let's see here hmm... Last I checked you were spraying in the no spray zone. Yep, that was me.

quote: Originally posted by jon: Do you like the way the forums are organized? Should we add more forums and/or change the organization for some of them? The problem is not the organization of the forums, it's the users (Post spray in spray, etc.). Fixing the front page (Last 25 Posts, <Latest Threads>) will allow people to see what is active in the other forums.

quote: Originally posted by iain: quote:Originally posted by Greg W: quote:Originally posted by Dru: i thought you were an avatar of that ray borbon fellow I'm Ray Borbon how'd you get my password punk?No, I'm Ray Borbon... [ 10-07-2002, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: Attitude ]

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: quote:Originally posted by Dru: i thought you were an avatar of that ray borbon fellow Never heard of him

quote: Originally posted by jon: I think one of the questions is whether it is worth figuring out what the specifics of what went wrong, regardless a very insperational person is now gone.... I'm not sure what lesson is to be learned here. We place gear on lead and call it 'pro' - protection - because we expect it will hold and save us from long falls. In this instance, it didn't work. The goal should be to figure out what went wrong so that we can improve our protection systems and reduce the chance of it happening again. One positive result of this discussion is to get people thinking critically about protection from all angles, including gear, gear selection, placement and technique, and maybe learn a little more to improve our own climbing. Thanks.

quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: "Another question i would like to raise is the helmet. It looked like a bike helmet when we were climbing, but it was a Meteor climbing helmet. The helmet was destroyed. Not that it would have helped in such a fall, but don't think a climbing helmet should end up in a half dozen small pieces after a fall." It has always been the Doctor's understanding that helmets are supposed to break, or that it's not abnormal for them to. The idea being that whatever impact that would be breaking your skull breaks the helmet instead... For what it's worth; no sniping, bickering, or derision intended or implied. The foam is designed to crush on impact, reducing the peak deceleration of the head, and therefore potentially reducing injury. Automobiles today are also designed to crush on impact as well. Needless to say, the foam has a limited functional range. Too high of an initial momentum, the foam is flattened and stops being effective.

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: quote:Originally posted by Attitude: quote:Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: I wore crampons over sneakers and a ski pole across the stuart glacier no problem. We can guess where he wore the ski pole.... Right up your fat ass In response to this, Mr. Borbon send me a PM saying: "I hope you fall to your death off a cliff soon. " In light of recent events, I believe this goes beyond spray, and I'll not continue this thread. Sorry, Ray.

quote: Originally posted by erden: I lost my hero yesterday. It was a sad day for humanity. My sympathies to Goran's family and friends, and to you too, Erden. Best wishes. [ 10-01-2002, 08:59 AM: Message edited by: Attitude ]

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: I wore crampons over sneakers and a ski pole across the stuart glacier no problem. We can guess where he wore the ski pole....

quote: Originally posted by Dru: Regular TR: We climbed Peak X via the Beckey Route. Had some great views on top. Good gear in the long crack pitch. Pulled on one cam going over the bulge. Attacked by snafflehounds on descent. Chestbeating TR: Climbed Peak X in a new record time of 5 hrs 26 minutes 4 seconds car to car. The route was really easy when you are as good as us. Freed all the Beckey aid sections. Here is a link to hero shots of me posing down. Cant believe some people aid this route. Next up - Gapewad to Freshie winter traverse, SOLO.

quote: Originally posted by Dr Flash Amazing: [QB][/QB] Page top!

quote: Originally posted by freeclimb9: Or maybe the Italians just want to stick it to the Spanish Kelme team and the Spanish-media darling Sevilla? Drama, for sure. From cyclingnews.com: Who was Perdiguero working for? The latest controversy in La Vuelta concerns the actions of the remaining Acqua e Sapone riders, in particular one Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero. The Spanish sprinter is also quite handy on the climbs, as he showed on La Covatilla yesterday and the Puerto de Navalmoral today when he attacked the chasing group in pursuit of Garcia Acosta. He also led home Heras' group for third place in pursuit of Aitor Gonzalez in the streets of Avila. His move on Stage 18, which looked as though he was leading out Heras in preparation for an attack on La Covatilla, provoked a fair bit of controversy and a lot of emails from readers with the question, "Why was Acqua e Sapone working for Heras?" Such things do happen in cycling, where deals are struck on the road. One team will pay another team with no other ambitions to work for them, especially if both teams are weakened or up against very strong opposition. The three remaining Acqua e Sapone certainly had no GC ambitions, as Perdiguero was the best placed at 49th before the stage. US Postal were also weakened, with Chechu Rubiera and Christian Vandevelde the only riders left to help Heras. Another alternative is that Acqua e Sapone were simply working against Kelme, as the team had caused a great deal of suffering in the race with their hard tempo riding. A third option is that Perdiguero wanted to gain the attention of Spanish national selector Francisco Antequera in order to make selection for the Spanish World's team. 11 (of 13) riders were named yesterday, with Perdiguero named as a reserve. The twist is that Martin Perdiguero is a good friend of both Aitor Gonzalez and Roberto Heras. This prompted Kelme director Vicente Belda to comment yesterday that "It is sad that the best friend of Aitor played it this way." Perdiguero explained yesterday's move in his column in Diario AS as follows: "I consider both Heras and Aitor as equal friends. I attacked on La Covatilla to try and win the stage and get rid of both of them. Did I annoy them? Leave me alone! I do not want to enter your war. But I did see that the best Spanish climber was Heras and the most complete rider and the one who is going to win the Vuelta is Gonzalez." Later on he described his ambitions for the coming stages. "Today they gave me the list of the World Championships selection. And as I thought, I was a reserve. As always. That makes life very hard. In the end, only the good ones go. Although I do not lose hope, I have two days left to try to demonstrate that I deserve selection."