E-rock

[ 10-07-2002, 11:57 AM: Message edited by: E-rock ]

quote: Originally posted by Paco: The beauty of leading trad with half ropes is that the impact force on the gear is reduced and that you can minimize fall potentials. I think that using half ropes is a great way to safely push your trad climbing limits. Place gear, climb up. When the gear is at your waste you can place another piece above you, clip with the other rope, and continue, effectively top roping the climb.... Paco, don't want to be a dick by disagreeing with you, and I admit this is probably a matter of personal taste, but I think in general it is best to place gear between waist and chest level. That way you can easily inspect your placement, and you don't plug a #2 camalot into a solid hand-jam until AFTER you've jammed it. I do agree though that this two rope technique is wise for the first 20 feet of a difficult crack so that you don't deck while you've got a loop out. I guess I'd have to say that if anything I've learned about leading that seemed at first counter-intuitive it is "don't reach too far above you to place gear". [ 10-03-2002, 08:14 PM: Message edited by: E-rock ]

Mt hood in the distance. And you could boulder on those rocks since May 18, 1980 or thereabouts. And I know who you are. Get back to work or I'm telling your advisor.

It must be avatar week.

wirlwind check PM's

Bug, check your PM's

Lambone, read erden's accident description carefully. the answer is there.

Sounds to me like someone was drunk, tried to get some play, and got shut down for being a drunken, misogynist pig.

Looking for a partner this weekend to do some cragging. Mostly cracks but I'm open to some bolt clipping. I don't know what the weather forcast is but I'm willing to head to the dry side if need be. If the weather's nice I'd like to just go to Index.

"Is the best solution to let rogue governments produce all the chemical, biological and nuclear weapons they can. Then we could just wait around for an aircraft full of one of these weapons to hit another skyscraper Now that would be good policy." Paranoiac [ 10-01-2002, 02:30 PM: Message edited by: E-rock ]

I think the documentary of his journey to Everest and back was the most inspirational story I've ever heard. I can't remember the last time the death of someone that I didn't know grieved me so deeply.

Oh nevermind... that was dumb... [ 09-30-2002, 06:30 PM: Message edited by: E-rock ]

Gracias

I know this has been done ad naseum, but I didn't pay attention: Where in the Seattle area can I get my shoes resoled A. in less than a week B. with high quality craftmanship

AA, just started classes today, I'm not sure if friday will be a go for me. I'll know for sure later this week, if you can wait.

Get Rossis... theyz expensive but worth the money, Karhus and K2's are made of styrofoam. The other goodies are Voikl's (G4's)

Thanks for the good times yesterday Erik. Climbing like we did yesterday (being lazy, brewing coffee once in a while, tr-ing short pitches) can be just as much fun as a day where you push your limits. Makes you realize how fun climbing is when you just do some relaxing climbs. I got to lead two pitches that only required one cam each. AA sorry I missed you, I'm bummed we didn't get to meet.

Will you guys fucking stop it?? I am not a florist And I don't need a fucking stress ball either [ 09-30-2002, 07:24 PM: Message edited by: E-rock ]

God, my sense of humor gets downright stupid sometimes. [ 09-30-2002, 09:47 AM: Message edited by: E-rock ]

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quote: Originally posted by Peter Puget: Cool. Did he do it with Mary's Tears? PP By the way. For me its way more fun to fail on an easy route with a bud than spend dough and succeed on a hard route. So Wallstien and me will have to become buds before he drags me that route. Thats he'd better start draggin me up easier stuff right now! Tell him Ill meet him at the gas station 8am Tues! "Cool, Did he try the shit beforehand? PP BTW I'd rather buy bud from a bud with a sporadic supply than trust some fat-cat I don't know. So next time I wanna contact Hernando in person and buy the shit directly from him. Tell him I'll meet him near the border 8am Tues."

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quote: Originally posted by Dru: quote:Originally posted by Fence Sitter: did i say i hated you? no i said i didn't particulrly like fags...i just dont like certain characteristics and personality traits that many of them have...sorry if that isn't PC enough for ya... but i'll get over it...hope youwill someday sugga! the way they always check you out or what? the rainbow stickers? the moustaches? Dont you go to Homophobia U. there in Langley anyways bible thumper?

quote: Originally posted by Fence Sitter: sorry as a rule of thumb i dont like homosexuals...its not like i'm homophobic...i just dont like ya...sorry Actually by definition that is homophobia (which usually stems from latent homosexual desires). If I ask you to snuggle and you claim you're not gay, that's one thing. If I ask ya to snuggle and you claim you hate me for it, well my friend that's a form of bigotry known as homophobia.