Mr._Natural

quote: There are things that I will do with my best friend that I would never have fun doing with my husband.

are you looking for someone like this?: If so I am sure you will find many people around here to shack up with.

thanks alot, we may even have a fightin' chance now.

Thanks Forrest, I found an old thread that gave that road as the way to go also. Just a few more question: Which direction are you scrambing to get into the rocky basin, straight up? Thanks for the help. [ 08-16-2002, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

AA and I are (most likely) going to try Cinderella in the Twin Sister tomarrow. A tr was posted awhile ago but the approach was not really specified. So, is it best to go via Baker Lake, or via Hamilton through the private logging area. If it is the second option, what is the deal with gates? Are there certain times when you can get through? Best way to get to the base of the route? Thanks for the help. Mr. Natural [ 08-16-2002, 10:12 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

huh?

off topic but..... snafflesmilie:

not quite

yeah, inquiring minds want to know....... we need an emoticon with fully dilated pupils.

this was an 80's punk thread right? [ 08-09-2002, 11:30 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

I had to ask Peter Croft to clean some gear off a route that I had backed off of, felt like shit that day, now I know why but I didn't then The fucked part is that he was soloing the route that I had bailed from! Those damn legends make mortals like me look like pantycrust. shit I can't believe i admitted that.

yeah my boyz are squeeky fukking clean though!!! Fugazi?

Drunk gets up from the bar and goes into the mens room. A few minutes later there's a blood-curdling scream from inside. A few minutes later another scream. After the third scream the bartender goes to the door and yells, "Is everything ok in there?". The drunk yells out, "I'm trying to flush but every time I try, something reaches up a squeezes the hell out of my balls!!" The bartender goes in and says, "Ya damned fool, you're sitting on the mop bucket!!!!" [ 08-09-2002, 09:51 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

I have heard that paragliders are considered to be a fixed wing, and are therefore not allowed in NCNP, MRNP etc. not sure about FS areas, but since tiger mtn is so popular my guess would be that it is cool. I got to try it once for free and WOW is about all I can say.

I am not a bouldererer, but I do boulder. DM, I was wondering about that Mud Bay overhanging layback thing, right up the center of the wall. Do you know what that thing is rated? Please, no V grade, like I said I am not really a boulderer. No I am not number chasing, just wondering if it is a realistic goal or not. Thanks, ps why is this area not in your book? it be way better than most stuff at larrabee imho. oops, just realized you already addressed this spot. [ 08-05-2002, 10:17 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

bacher/yerian, have fun asshole

We had a creek in Bellingham go up in flames though. [ 07-31-2002, 10:25 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

I would also recommend the variation to the 2nd and 3rd? pitch to the right that climbs flakes to a hanging belay. another nice pitch reaches the ledge just below the start of the first bolt ladder.

The only advice I would give is that it is a little tricky getting to the beginning of the second bolt ladder, wait thats not really advise is it? pm bobbyperu for beta. he has done it like 10 times or something.

quote: Mr. Natural, Having the ropes doubled does not reduce stress, it actually icreases the impact force as the ropes have less ability to stretch if a fall happens. It does decrease the stress on the rope however. [ 07-30-2002, 03:29 PM: Message edited by: Mr. Natural ]

since you asked, having the ropes doubled puts less stress on gear when shockloaded. if the leader needs to stop and set up a belay he/she has twin or double rope set up ready to go, which cuts down on rope drag for wandering pitches. no coils around neck, although having two ropes between parderns can sometimes be troublesome. this has all been discussed here in the past.

re: retro's comment: a good way to do this is to have the leader tie into both ends and have the second tie in with an 8 on a bite in the middle. This is good for several reasons...

did the Se butt of cathedral with bobbyperru a few years ago. approached from the chewuch rd. approach was very straight foward and included a bivi at an old cabin stocked with beer. anyone else ever crash here? got off route low down but regained it higher. highlight of our variation included full on chimney with hard roof exit kinda thing. bp led it in style. upper route was pretty fun, didn't do the OW though.

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