Thinker

not a penis or a guitar........

you guys slay me....

ya know, the more I look at Krazy1's pic, I could be convinced that it's actually the lady I met at the crag. Is that the case Krazy?

quote: Originally posted by icegirl: CD would imply that you like them enough to go out and buy a 'digitally remaster' copy of the classic It could also imply that one is too lazy to fire up the turntable, too. It's all on how you define a 'purist'.

Vinyl....come on!

From an April 2002 interview with Ash. "Although, Ash humbly admits "Bauhaus was a lot more than a rock band" Bauhaus wasn't the cream of his crop. His fondest memories are of his most-seldom mentioned band, Tones On Tail (essentially Love And Rockets before they became Love And Rockets)." I thought I was right.... we could compare the Bauhaus members to Tones on Tail along with dates from the dicography to be sure, though.

tones on tail

"his body is upon the wall his teeth are sharp and white we cut his feet with razorblades and out of him comes foul white light make a god of useless drivel sew it at the seams float it down the river where the sewage is the sea" Psychedelic Furs reminds me of this board sometimes.

Mazola may be more tasteful.

quote: Originally posted by JoshK: Thinker, assuming ML are her initials, nope, I'm climbing with somebody else. And for further clarification, nope, I'm not climbing with the bride either. Cool, it was just the whole roadtripping to a wedding in Oregon and wanting to find some climbing thing that tripped the synapses. just had to ask.

Maybe Lambone would give us a few more pointers if we beg him enough............

This could give horsecock a run for it's money: http://www.findhealer.com/telstar/products/OH01.php3

and from this Japanese website: http://www.chowchow.gr.jp/inova/sunake/esnake.html "Then, let's introduce the knowledge which has been learned about the copulation vessel (sex organs) of the snake and the copulation here. With the kind handwritten diagram. The copulation vessel of the snake. Because there is a pair, the male copulation vessel of the snake is being called a half-penis. A lizard is the same, too, and this is one of the characteristics of these groups. When it copulates by a shape like a figure, a penis turns over to turn over socks exactly, and it projects. Semen passes a groove in this surface, and it is led. Only the thing of one side is spent by the actual copulation. When a snake is sometimes roasted in the fire and surprised, this penis projects, and there is a person who mistakes this for the foot of the snake, too. Sex organs are in the pair in the same way as the female, too. It faces one female as the left, and the rare phenomenon that two males cross sometimes happens in the thing. (A photograph is the copulation of the stripe snake.)" [ 08-08-2002, 03:23 PM: Message edited by: Thinker ]

http://www.animalfact.com/article1012.html It's true! They have two. "The female garter snake on the other hand, is not less excited than the males to mate. She will, if not crushed under the mating ball, raises her tail exposing her cloaca for the best-positioned male to insert one of his two penises. Once the successful male has mated with the female, he will deposit a cement-like secretion on her, which prevents other males from penetrating her. " [ 08-08-2002, 03:21 PM: Message edited by: Thinker ]

Josh, I dug this up for a friend, ML, awhile back. http://www.portlandrockgym.com/localclimbing.htm Are you climbing with her?

quote: Originally posted by Dru: I saw a garter snake chimney up a hand crack in the smoke bluffs once. its pretty impressive that a snake (no hands) can climb a hand crack... Rattlers have been seen on the top of Devil's Tower. Talk about a frickin crack climbing snake.....Thankfully I've never encountered one on the routes we've done there.

quote: Originally posted by erik: man, why did you just let the cat out of the bag?????? sorry, I really do love cats......it deserved to be out of the bag............and in my crock pot.

OK, I gotta ask. Are you protecting the direct start, or the crack/dihedral? to the left of the direct start?

quote: Originally posted by icegirl: another vote for Givlers crack... Yeah, that first move was designed by a tall route setter But the climb ROCKS from there. Oh, and watch for rattlesnakes Not quite the "writhing hords" you find in Mazama, but we saw two last time we were up there... Layin' there soaking up the sun, enjoying themselves heartily until us good for nothing climbers arrived to interrupt their nap... Friends of mine had a similar experience on Givlers. "We started the decent and decided to go grab some lunch before trying some other bolted routes on the dome. “Whoaaaa baby,” I shouted as I back-stepped to avoid a rattle snake. It slithered directly in front of my foot. “Holy smokes, that was close,” I said to MJ although she could not hear me because she had ran miles away out of fear. I can’t remember what first aid is for a snake bite I cried! My short stint as a ski patroller at summit west this year didn’t expose me to snake bites. What am I to do?!!! I’m supposed to be able to save lives! “Calm down, that malicious, flesh eating, snake refused your dirt-encrusted chaco-exposed smelly feet.” “Oh, that’s right.” I looked my feet over and they lacked fang marks. I’m alive, I’m alive! " excerpted from web page

quote: Originally posted by erik: why would you need to protect easy chimmney?? is not your body on that the belay?? last time i cranked that thing i cliped a fixed pin or two. just trying to tailor the beta to the needs of the person asking. for someone's first time on granite, it could be a bit of a surprise to end up in that chimney section on lead. Also, following that reasoning, why would you need to protect and easy crack? is not your fist your belay?? It all comes down to our respective skill levels and the level of risk we're will to take. NObody questions YOUR DEITY status. (OK, they do, but you make them pay for it....) Others of us are mere mortals and run a little more conservative game. The world wouldn't function well without one kind or the other...it's a symbiotic relationship.

quote: Originally posted by chucK: Try Damnation Crack. You'll love it The chimney portion of Damnation doesn't protect well, in my opinion. I like to climb the 5.5 or 5.6 on the other side of Jello Tower and toprope Damnation. A 60 m rope allows the belayer to stand on the ground (as opposed to a top belay), a much better vantage point from which to watch your partner climb. It's a great route! Beware the start of Canary on Castle Rock. I recall being off the ground quite aways before I could put in my first piece of pro. Poor landing. Just a couple of factors to keep in mind.

quote: Originally posted by chucK: Outer Space and Orbit are good if you have your multipitch shit down. Well, even if you don't, on the weekend you'll probably have plenty of company at every belay to help you out ... We did Outerspace 7/27 and had the whole stinkin wall to ourselves. Talked to some guys who did it the day before and they had the same experience. The upper pitches of Outerspace were shady starting about 1pm. If you're lucky, Dogleg Crack and Meatgrinder won't have lines. They're easy to check, you can see em from the road. Both are topropable if you you're warming up or winding down for the day.

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And, as long as we're at it, does anyone here use a soloist or similar device to lead climbs?

Lambone, I thought we actually had a decent conversation that day. She was eager to set up her solo rig, we wanted to watch a bit. I think we both parted shaking our heads a bit. My gf and I mostly because, from our persepective at least, soloing that far from the road (3 Blind Dikes) at a rock few people go to, without a helmet, is significantly more risk than either of us is willing to take...but to each their own... I still want her take on this, though. I'm not out to slam anyone. [ 08-08-2002, 11:27 AM: Message edited by: Thinker ]