JoshK

hehe...I just got back from driving to darrington. My god...45 in a 60 with 8 people behind you is *not* acceptable folks

Oh, and on an unrelated note, why don't the FUCING WORTHLESS PIGS actually enforce the "don't hold up 5 cars, you stupid fucking RV" law!??! grrr...

I do not treat them as toys. I'm an extremely attentive driver. I've taken driver safety classes, performance driving classes, lapping sessions and instructed on the track. Personally, I think stuff like this should be minimum requirement to get your license. The idiots they allow on the roads are a joke. I drive within the limits of the road, situtation, etc. I am in. Driving 90mph in a 70mph zone on a deserted interstate is far safer than driving 40mph in a 40mph zone in heavy traffic, rain, etc. But, again, my point is the cops will not do a damn thing about the guy weaving in and out of traffic in the 40mph zone in the rain. It's a pain in the ass for them and hard to get stick in court. Patrolling straightaways in wide open freeways is easy for them, and proves a great method of revenue generation.

Eric, you sound like my mother. You seem like a nice guy, but your industry sucks ass about as much as the tool you always complain about. Fuck the insurance companies. They buy radar guns for the cops so the cops can generate revenue, hand out tickets and then give the insurance companies justification to raise your rates in a non-competitive manner. The fact is, plain and simple, the cops run speed traps in places where it's *safe* to exceed the speed limit, *not* in places where it's unsafe. It's easier for them, they get more people, they make more money, etc. Think what you want, but it's bullshit.

Seriously, quit fucking asking questions and go buy one. It's a fucking harness, not a complex machine. It's webbing. If you plan on hanging in it for a long ass time, get some padding, if not, then who cares. Here is a bunch of sale harnesses at rei-outlet.com. Order one of these if you can't bum a ride to a climbing shop. http://www.rei.com/online/store/Search?stat=8265&langId=-1&storeId=8001&textQuery=harness&x=0&y=0

Erik, responsibility and not speeding have nothing to do with each other. The speed limits are set up for revenue generation, as are the speed limits. Ever noticed they don't run speed traps in the rain/snow, but always on lovely clear days when you can safely travel 80mph on a wide open interstate? Yeah, well, fuck them. It doesn't have a damn bit to do with safety.

I'd sure as shit say so. Mail it in and say "thanks for the warning, I'm sorry I forgot my pass, but I appreciate you not charging me this time."

Hahah...awesome, yeti. well summarized.

Where do you work? Should I be concerned?

Seriously, state patrol is the most fucking worthess law enforcement agency. They are glorified traffic cops. I've met a couple of them who are actually very cool guys, but the whole concept of the state patrol to me is ridiculous.

So if anybody here actually knows Steve, ask him if it was him that climbed the rather sick looking lines on the north side of concord tower, leading up from the concord/liberty bell notch. I was noticing them from up on liberty bell. Looked rather difficult to say the least.

brazillian waxed.

Did this today. IN fine shape. Approach is fast and entirely over well tracked snow. chimney has a bit of snow/ice but I excavated a few holds and it was easy after that. should be no problem. only other snow is on ledges and is easily avoidable. Go for it now! No bugs and no people! When else can you do a route like that midday on a sunday and say that?!?

weather sucked for planned attempt of NF shuksan saturday with Paco (warm and rainy ), so decided to take advantage of the nice warm weather and slogged up whitehorse mountain. bushwhack sucked, and it keeps going up and up and up. went down lone tree pass way for some variety. many people on that route, nobody the way we came. climbed beckey route on liberty bell today with a buddy who I hadn't climbed with for a long time. we were slow, inefficient, just not in sync...in short, we were suck. Still an awesome time, shot tons of great pics of the beautiful conditions.

ahh yes...shitcum spire.

There are exceptions, but for the most part being skilled does not move you up in the company, being skilled does not get you more money, being honest does neither of those as well. Fucking others over, however, is a sure fire way to move up.

Scot, didn't your mom tell you not to hang around underneath cornices baking in the sun? Looks sweet.

Just curious if anybody knows if BD has a patent on the express screw handle? I wonder why nobody has copied it. It's my favorite screw cause it strikes a good balance between rackability and fast placement.

Actually, the biggest problem with both areas that you just gotta live with is the F*#($kin bugs. I always seem to get eaten alive there cause everything is in the trees.

I love my G-12s. Great all around crampon. I prefer BDs ice tools over both Grival and Charlet though. I have found that Grivel's crampons fit the best without modifications and messing with that other brands sometimes require. Oh, and the air tech racing axe has served me well for some time.

BTW, PM me, I'll be back in Seattle Saturday night between climbs if ya wanna meet up to get the giant boots o' warmth.

The west buttress isn't badass...that's your problem, man.

Erik is right. Honestly, I'm not sure why people would go to Exit 38 over Exit 32. Neither is supberb, but I seem to have fun at 32, and it's closer to boot.

nothing like an outside troll to bring the waring cc.com factions together.

msnphotos too. As you are probably noticing, there are a million and one options.