MountainBetty

I do not know Lou Whitaker. Those who are friends of The Man, already know. And Probably guess who I am. Ode to LW. Mountain Betty

What a Man, what a Climber, a legend some say. Those who would stone him, only see it their way. The sweat and the blood and the time and the Heart. Some of you don't even see What is Art. Thank You LW, Thank You All, because without you, I'd be too scared to fall. I'm strong and I'm smart, and I am not without fear. So much to do, with both bolts and with gear. And unlike a few, who don't recognize art, they don't know the diff. between Shit and Fart. Never Too Late to say Thank You. Mountain Betty.

That was a great weekend....Grips of fools, mostly friends. Hmmmm....... Don't say too much, we don't want " Gripped Fools" , Just Grips of Fools. Oh ya, that would be us havin' fun. Thanks M.F., J.Y., M.M., and last but certainly not poetically last, "L.W.........

Serious Women Climbers Only: Tired of being a belay slave. Your Climbing Partner wants you to be excited about sitting by his side and listening about his day on this site, THOSE WERE THE DAYS. Visit this new site now, it is " ALL ROCK AND ALL COCK ALL DAY." This is a safe sex site and guaranteed more action than you have had since this site opened. It is All Rock, and All Cock, All the time. Women if you are not satisfied, simply hit the delete button, no phone numbers, no lies, just, Eject The Reject. If you are not getting laid because of this site, go to, "mustastud.com", to file your ClassAction, or just respond and let's Rock The Cock Cop...... Our next warm and FUZZY meeting will be disclosed on our site by 10-7-02. [ 10-04-2002, 09:23 PM: Message edited by: MountainBetty ]

Ohoops [ 08-07-2002, 11:09 PM: Message edited by: MountainBetty ]

I've seen a lot of people who appear to prefer the draws pre-placed, but it is not my bag. Can't say I haven't, but I prefer the red point. Personally, placing the draws just feels better to me. Climbing is as safe as the climber, the belayer, the gear and the route. I feel it can ease some climbs by about a letter grade. So if the draws are hanging, I will tell you, "It was a pink point." I probably have no ethics, since I had to work and rehearse to get my first lead, and it took two afternoons of toproping before I got my first redpoint. I don't judge others climbing preferences, but when someones says, "I got it." "It went down." "I styled it." I guess I think of the Red Point, placing the draws. Oh well, I was never much for too much protection [ 08-07-2002, 11:11 PM: Message edited by: MountainBetty ]

I'll never claim I couldn't send because there was a barking dog. When I am on lead, leave my belayer alone. Safety first. I don't know the ethics of ballet or whatever, but the rest is common sense. Be safe. Be considerate. If you want your dog eating your camp food and laying on your rope, fine, but remember, anything, he/she does I will use against you, because you are the adult-parent. It all has to do with responsiblity. Raise a couple of good adult human beings, and you will get over the Lassie Thing. If you haven't had the opportunity: You are Blessed You are Cursed Everything Has Two Faces. [ 08-02-2002, 10:57 PM: Message edited by: MountainBetty ]

Lowell, I think I sounded like MountainBitch. Not normally my style, but I was disappointed. I knew the article was coming out, I hoped it wouldn't depict climbers as a bunch of adrenaline junkies that rape the earth simply to feed their over inflated egos. I hoped it might address future and continued access to the area. I hoped it might mention the work done by so many. Leland Windham for his wonderful and worthy routes. Marlene Ford and Jim Yoder for their first ascents and guide book. Lucky, from the westside for his beta sheets and area maintenance. Kevin Pogue for the time and effort spent to replace the stripped walls. Little Susie, for sharing her love and knowledge of climbing with so many new comers. Last but not least, thank God for the area. I love it, but not everyone has to. There is so much more to the area than just the recent controversy. The overflow from the Gorge Ampitheatre has been rough on the area. Awhile back someone shared a poem written for the area, if you are lurking, could you refresh us. That is what the Coulee is about.

Pacific Norhtwest Magazine / Cover Story. Read it and weap climbers. Craig Welch, Seattle Times reporter, thinks his keyboard yields the right of way into our world. Craig, do your homework. You don't know the difference between a drill and a crow bar. Jim Yoder can hardly be described as a furnace with legs. Have you walked the Coulee? Slept there? Stayed awake at night worried for it's future access? Cleaned the debris from its guts? More than one climber loves this area, respects it, climbs it, and waits from Nov. to Feb. just to be there. Craig, you need to get dirty, gripped, beat up, sweaty, hungry, tired, challenged, and the try to move your bloody fingertips around your key board. Then your opinion might mean shit to us.