1) spray about unclimbed lines (blah blah east face of Twin Spires blah blah North face of Steinbok)
- The headwall above Shipwreck at Smith is sporting a couple of choice-looking steep jug-hauls. One of these days, one of these days ...
2) chestbeat about what we're gonna climb on the weekend, except now its gonna rain/snow and I'm still not gonna have climbed Canadian Border
- Fuckin' mad SmithMud sendage goin' on, best believe that. Canada sux, yo!
3) talk about Gear. Do you use solid shafted Friends yes or no. What's better, chalk bag on a belt, or chalk bag clipped to harness with a biner.
- Chalk bag on a belt, wiregate draws, and skinny ropes all the way!
4) talk about ethics. leashless bolt chopping, is it OK if you helicopter in.
- Placing gear in chipped pockets takes the adventure out of sport climbing!
5) make up gossip about Fred Beckey/Brian Burdo etc.
- Fuckin' Alan Watts says he's going to free the Pioneer Route in a day, and he's gonna do it in Fires and tube socks, with a rack of tube chocks, which totally rhymes. Hella bitchin', bra.
6) play Name that Peak zzzzzz
- Long's Peak! Shishapangma! Nanga Parbat! Cerro Torre! The Monkey!
7) discuss which hand to use for which hold and rating of a 3 move butt scraping boulder traverse
- Left hand gaston, lock off, right hand to the sloping two-finger pocket, feet up, huck for the incut edge. It's at least V7!
8) everyone make an avatar and post a fake trip report.
- "My-a name is-a Luigi, and-a I-a climb-a di new-a route-a in-a the Alps-a. Is-a called "A pot of-a spaghetti," and is 8a+ with only-a natural a-bolts-a! Mama mia, that's a spicy route-a!"
9) Guides are Alpine Pimps. discuss.
- Fuck yeah! Find your own bitch-ass way up the mountains, foolz!
10) what is a better 5.8 handcrack: Lion's Jaw, Givler's Crack, or Octopus' Garden In the Shade
- Lion's Jaw is covered in good face holds. Does it really count as a good hand crack, despite being a good route?
11) lie about your climbing aility and resume
- Fuckin' onsighted all the .14s at Smith in a day, then ate six cheeseburgers at the 7th St. Brewery. Woke up at six the next day and soloed The Backbone.
12) quickdrawws - should the gates face the same direction on bottom and top biners, opposite directions, or should you use a mix of aligned and unaligned. personally i use the latter.
- Dude, gates opposed, gates opposed!
13) discuss whether it would be possible to traverse all 3 index peaks in a day, and if doing so puts you on the list of strongest climbers in washington. construct a list of 10 best climbers in washington and justify your choice ad nauseum.
- Peaks? Like, mountains?
1. Eric Kubiak
2. Eric Kubiak
3. Eric Kubiak
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14) what are the 5 best routes you have ever done in your whole life. no spraying please.
- Outer Space, Chain Reaction, The Pioneer Route, Fear & Loathing, Kill The Hate
15) what was the first route you climbed?
- Sky Patrol, 5.9 at the Greensprings crag outside of Ashland, Oregon. Took like 45 minutes of flailing and a lot of tension!