JoshK

Ahhh c'mon, do the non-comformists really scare ya that much?

Yes, you are indeed an exclusive breed.

I am still, after all the crap from both sides, at a loss of understanding on why Iraq has anything to do with 9/11. I completely agree that we have to attack the fucks behind that and other terrorist attacks, and hit them hard. I think Iraq has only served to isolate us more and direct attention away from the real problem. The commission stated the obvious: that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Bush's big mistake was not taking the good will that the world gave us following 9/11 and using it to really hit these bastards where it hurts. We had an opportunity (I believe) to really unite the world around rooting this shit out. Afghanistan was the correct start. The Taliban needed to go. They WERE harboring these guys and supporting them. Sadaam was not. Going after him for Bush's persona vendata, oil, or whatever you view the reason as, has only pissed others off. It's not a matter of our safety, it's a matter of us not taking the best course of action to get the end we want.

Hey Wayne, check your PMs.

A bivy sack, a porno mag and your hand hardly counts as babe-alicious.

One teaspoon conservation supreme court, a touch of john ashcroft, and a whole lotta dumbya is a winning recipe!

Buy from somebody with good feedback. If you aren't an idiot, you wont get ripped off on ebay.

FT (falling turds) - yosemite

We got back at 2pm and they were still working on the road. Damn...that 3/4 of a mile felt long after that approach! Sorry you didn't summit. I guess that justifies our wimpyness somewhat

Wow...Janet Reno...I remember her. We all hated her at the time but I would trade her for Asscroft in a heartbeat!

Pesronally I think pr0n should be allowed to, but that's just me...as long as it's good pr0n not the sick old lady pics that people post.

Aren't the elkhorns in ID or MT or something? I can't drive that far

pussies...

Slogging and photographigating...

That knoll next to the col. Probably about 1000 feet. Brining the skis was a dumb mistake. For some reason we thought that traverse would have been soft enough to warrant skis. Not sure what we were thinking. When we got to the col we saw the snow on the ridge and that was enough to kill the remainder of our already fading enthusiasm. So isntead we just camped at the col and turned it into a sightseeing trip. Did you summit?

jc, were you the party of three watched crossing the glacier around 9am?

Also check out the camp alum crampons. More agressive secondary points and even lighter. I had the stubais before, but like the camps even more.

MP19.5, wtf?! I didn't see any washouts below the mp21 closure.

Hey man, just cause I think our administration sucks ass and the war is pretty bogus, doesn't mean I don't think Iraqi terrorists trying to kill our troops with RPGs shouldn't be shot up. I hate those fuckers as much as the next guy.

I'm of the opinion that just doing whatever it is you want to do over and over is the only way to get stronger at that. I lifted quite heavy when I first got into climbing. I weighed 15lbs more than I do now, was a lot "stronger" when it came to lifting weights in the gym, but it didn't much at all for climbing. I can't think of any time during a climb where I say "gee, if only I was stronger I could do this"...it's more "gee, if I didn't suck at climbing I could do this"

C'mon, FW, you don't really think we should just push freedom of press aside, do you? If we despite the press so much we need to find other ways to get them to change, simply kicking them out isn't the answer. I dont think the press is our problem in Iraq. Kick them out and we still have a problem, it's just not seen as much. Sure, I agree, it might go a ways towards stemming a lot of the negative critisism, whether you think that is good or bad depends on your view. There is a reason they called them "the greatest generation" You also can't compare WWII to the Iraq war. We literally were fighting for the future of the world in WWII, what we are fighting for in Iraq, well, again depends on your opinion, but it's hardly the equal of WWII. Also, this is just plain ignorant: So, obviously no credit goes to Jewish American, African American, Hispanic American, or other Allied pilots? What a jackass. And finally, I wonder if he'll take the time to go back and fix his article considerin the 9/11 commision just released their findings that Iraq in no way cooperated with Al-Queda in 9/11. But I'm sure that commission doesn't have access to the important information that "Victor Davis Hanson" has.

I think the funniest shit is when the world strongman contestents squat the platform full of tons of asian schoolchildern. Now that is *real* weightlifting!

...when they are trying to launch an RPG have this happen to them... (WARNING. GRAPHIC. OPEN AT YOUR OWN RISK!) http://members.cox.net/dm79/iraqi%20shot%20650%20frames.mpg

Prettier side of the mountain too, IMHO unless you dig the look of the paradise inn and muir and hundreds of RMI drones.

I bailed on some other plans and am looking to do something in the hills fri/sat. This last trip broke my will to ski for a while, so I guess I'm pretty much just interested in slogging, alpine rock, etc. I was thinking maybe snowfield peak (and hopefully some of those others like pyramid) or a long traverse through the entiat range. I'm open to other things too...