matt_warfield

Just remember that they are "greeters" or make 10 bucks an hour to make their mark in a world where CSI actors do the same thing and make a bunch. Face it kids: life is not fair.

I wouln't thow her out of bed for eating crackers.

Apparently it is safer to do cyber Monday. Unless you have a heart attack or have carpal tunnel syndrome. What amazes me is what people will go through to save a few bucks when these stores are open 365 days a year. Of course shoplifting on the biggest shopping day of the year may be a good strategy, except that employees are stressed and you can reap what you sow.

Sifting out the sarcasm, the humor, the knowledge, and profiling the posters is part of the joy of this site. But have no doubt that scientists, physicists, engineers, architects, archeologists, doctors, etc. visit this site. And a lot of good climbers.

I could probably do 5.15 flu onsight if I would just catch my first one at age 56 without ever having a flu shot.

You intelligent fuckers amaze me. But did anybody notice that the trailing ad is about prostate cancer? We men almost always with age and wisdom have that going on. Let's talk about that next while we wait for a new election or the climbing season of your choice to begin. And until the day I die I will choose sex, climbing, and beer and work when necessary. Flu is a necessary evil in the meantime.

For trad, be careful at Vantage. Bad things have happened with trad there if you don't place often and securely due to the type of rock. I haven't climbed at Tieton but have enjoyed over 200 days at Vantage and love it there. Either way, have fun. P.S. More rattlesnakes at Tieton but probably not an issue this time of year.

The good news is you are 45 minutes from Vantage, 1:30 from Leavenworth, I don't know how long to WA Pass but doable. Then there is Smith, Squamish, for more rock, and endless opportunity in the Cascades for ice and alpine. Build the stoke. All distances are estimated at 5 over the speed limit. Which is not what I was doing at 137 mph at night going to Smith or another night going to Smith that turned my car into the "deerkiller". Be careful out there but be sure to enjoy WA, OR, and BC because it is rich with opportunity.

I'm so sorry. I just have one word to say: flat. . But perhaps you have one word to say: job. The good news is you are still relatively close to some of the best cragging and alpine around.

I will gently ask to define "close" to mountains. If you live in Boulder CO it is 15 minutes. If it is Squamish it is 5 minutes. If it is Bishop CA it is 15 mintes. If it is Spokane it is 2 hrs. east or west so you and Feck are both right but it still takes time.

Why donchu research the difference between the crocodile digestive system (reptile) and the human one (primate) and report back. BTW the crocodile tail is 3 to 4 feet long and ours is missing! Think of that! Well I have a degree in Fish and Wildlife. Be careful who you poke with a stick. On the lighter side, I have asked people what it might feel like to wag a tail you don't have.

My appetite for snaffle ended at the bivy on Backbone Ridge when I woke up to the smell of snaffle 3 inches from my head eating my food. How do those fuckers get up there anyway? Or the marmot racing up the glacier under Chiefshead at RMNP? Or the ravens who unzip your pack to steel your food? What is the matter with these animals? Are they just trying to stay alive? Say it isn't so.

I will not dispute any of this. But what are the chances of onsighting that slab versus something with holds? It has been my point all along. And Leavitating 5.13 offwidth on sight is still on the table. I remain a great fan of Ondra but like in track and field or swimming we know what our strengths are. I know none that are as good at 10K as they are at 100 M. or long jump. But I respect glasgowkiss for starting this shitstorm and you for participating. I am a little disappointed that the flu shot thread has greatly outsripped this thread. What is the world coming to.

Old school was pick a cave with water and at least one tight squeeze to cure your claustraphobia, or increase it. Either way it tells you something about yourself. Hold a flashlight in your mouth and hope you don't lose it or that the batteries run out. Only cavers, Alaskans,blind people and philosophers are good at long term darkness.

in truth, my dear wife thinks EVERYONE is an asshole 'except, oddly, tvash n' his sal, col! And in truth, this is why I am no longer married. I only tried 4 times but only twice to crazy ones. No big deal except for a few days in jail, a foreclosure, a couple of blackmails, and a bunch of money gone. But, back to Beacon. I still haven't climbed there.

My final entry in this thread, after all the talk about 5.10 and 5.11 which I regret, is try "Hall of Mirrors" at Yosemite, slab and granite and at 12c is done much more rarely than many 5.14 sport climbs. I am watching for somebody to onsight that or the routes that Marc talked about or any route involving Leavitation, which I doubt Ondra is familiar with. He is an awesome climber, dont't get me wrong, and I won't say granite is the only culprit, just that certain kinds of rock will challenge you differently and shut you down by at least a number grade or maybe two. Peace and out.

I guess I was focusing on slab.

Okay. I can be wrong once in a while. But there is not much granite in England. Lots of slate which is even worse than granite. Johnny Dawes knows. And I have still seen 5.14 climbers at least hesitate on 5.11 slab on granite if not fall off despite their ability to redpoint their limit repeatedly

Plaid, In the spirit of jest, speed of light is 186,282 mph. Speed on land is 760.743 mph. Speed on rock depends on difficulty. I have to admit I have never climbed at Beacon, only drive by it on the way to Smith.

Newb, I agree with MtnGuide but just want to add that there is so much wonderful territory in Eastern Washington it is ridiculous. Drive 2 hours and be in Nirvana around places like Leavenworth and Mazama. And for the most excellent adventures in hiking, get some vertical on. Leavenworth and even W. side of the Cascades has some of the best hiking on earth. Spokane doesn't, unless you are a flatlander which is fine for some.

I wish all these shoppers could look at their lives objectively and say it was worth it. What is the limit? Black Friday turns into Thursday and on and on and before you know it's New Years. Buy what you need when you need it. And Goodwill and the Food Bank do not participate in Black Friday.

Absolutely, I respect Ondra. He is the next generation along with etc. But there is a reason why there is no 5.15 granite slab or no 5.15 granite offwidth. Because monos and twos and half pad crimps on 30 deg. overhanging limestone is a parallel universe. But I have a toothache today so am a bit edgy.

Check out the story from Canada and Robert Pickton. Google is wonderful, but sometimes life is not. Pigs are omnivores which is not always great.

Turducken is the way to go. If you are a carnivore, take the leap and go all the way. BTW crocodiles will eat a wildebeast and not eat for weeks after. We on the other hand will gorge and still insist on eating within hours.

Joseph and Gene speak truth. But I will add my 2 cents. Half of something is better than half of nothing.