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WTF? You just drove up there. They close it after you got off? Oh, dis is joke no? No?

Re: "California: Failed State" Maybe they need to try the 2 state solution? Thank God they don't have nukes.

great stuff Geoff! Ben on zod below.

COOL. Which one is Pink?

Well, wheres the Trip report Pink? Did they show up and turn out to be cross dressing transvestites but they were hot so you did them anyway but are now too embarrassed to discuss it? Jus askin' is all!

Ahhhh. Ok then. Thank for the whole story. So my first post was spot on the money and we can go back to talking about El Cap:-) . Nice. _________________________________________________________ JH, now that's funny! Put an extra burr or 2 under the saddle and see what happens. _________________________________________________________

I'm glad I saw that...might not sleep well tonight now though.....check out some of the comments on the bottom of the page:-)

It did backfire once, here's that picture. That hardly looks survivable though.....

I have a vision of something like this Rudy:

Someone said Tymon (or possible spelling Thymon) jumped to the head of the line, took cuts and bolted this route. Anyone ask him about this?

What huh? Get back on that horse woman!

Since it's all off topic here: Pink, new toys - just got back from lunch at the range. Sig P226 (9mm) and P220 (.45 on top) X-6 Master shop pistols.

ohhhhhhh! The kid body slams the old man!

Peregrine on a ledge? whuuu?

I'm jonesing for some pics. Uli Steck has crushed some amazing and scary huge European Alpine routes free solo. The 6,000 foot Eiger Northface 4 hours and change for instance. Sick. Standards are rising everywhere but in my house:-) Thanks Rudy for the link! Pink, you pussy! Post some climbing pics!!!

http://www.mountaingear.com/pages/product/product.asp/imanf/Beal/idesc/10.2+mm+Edlinger+Rope+-+Standard/Store/MG/item/101381/N/1014 10.2 edlinger rope from Mountain Gear. $ 129.98 and they have a Bluewater Elimanator for $124 as well. Mgear was the retail who tested his stock to find out that Aliens with dots were all trashed.

Thanks for doing the work Aric. Interesting in that this is at least the 3rd time since they've been stamping "tensile tested" on the units that I've seen a failure test which shows that some Aliens shockingly fail way below the rating. Always followed by the exact same posts we are seeing here. I'm just glad that there are not more fatalities in the wild. ps: thanks again to Paul Fish of Mountain Gear for stepping up to the plate and having some of his stock destructively tested so that CCH would believe there was an issue and the dot recall could start. I am convinced this act saved some lives. One giant reason to support that company. http://www.mountaingear.com/pages/product/Search_Results_Endeca_New.asp?Ntt=sale&Nu=p_rollup&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ns=p_popular|0||p_name|0&Ntk=s_search&N=1014

Can someone clue me in who HE in this sentence above? Btw, my response above was done while sitting in the valley...it was hard to get yoinked about anything. Really, I feel for Martins dad and didn't mean to downplay it. I suspect that if someone went up and lets say, rappelled down, cleaned and slammed in a line of pins 4 feet apart to get up and finish Menopause, JH might have a different feeling. If I was rolling loose stuff and shoveling dirt off a crack thinking a line took pro or might go all gear/NO bolts, and it then got bolted without anyone mentioning it to me or trying it without them, I would feel significantly different than if I was planning on bolting something and someone did that very thing before me. Totally and radically different feeling. I'd be a tad annoyed one way, but a horrible, angry, pissed off feeling the other. Probably depends how much time I had invested as well. But that's me. So who jumped in front of the line here and what do they say about it? Name?

http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=817967 "I am producing a plethora of slideshows/speaking engagements in the Portland, Oregon area over the next year. The line-up should make for a few wet dreams. As each event gets closer I will start a new thread with all the exact details. For starters: Glen Denny - June 18 Yosemite in the Sixties John Bachar - July 16 Subject/title to be announced John Long & Dean Fidelman (Largo & Bullwinkle for those who live on another planet) – August 27 Reading and photos from the new Stonemasters book Royal Robbins – September 24 Subject/title to be announced That should whet your appetite a bit, eh? I have five more in the funnel and will pre-announce as soon as things firm up. All shows will be at Portland Community College-Sylvania Campus. All shows will start SHARP at 7:00 PM (Sorry, I'm British so we insist on 7:00 meaning 7:00) Tickets will be $12 Net proceeds will go to the Yosemite Climbing Association-cuz I love what Ken does! We will also be (voluntary) collecting canned food for the local food bank. All shows will have schwagg, raffles of toys for vertical playtime, presenter book/poster signings, T-shirts that only a climber could love and more! Okay, that's the overview. In about three-four weeks I will post final details for Glen Denny's show and details for other shows will follow regularly. This theatre holds 300 and I am pretty sure these events will sell out. Keep your eye tuned to SuperTopo to know the lastest. Any questions... simon(at)vershke(dot)com " Schweet!

Another great local company (which will mailorder) http://www.climbmaxmountaineering.com/ Edelweiss Ally 10.3 x 60 Standard for $139.95 Diameter-10.3mm Weight-70g/m Elongation 80kg-6.4% Impact Force- ~8.5kN Falls/Average of tests UIAA-7

Geoff was climbing while I was laying in the meadow in my Borat thong. No babes though. 5-20-09 Tom Evans picture. Ben still leading.

Survivors can be nominated. Heres one: http://cbs3.com/topstories/Beer.Keg.Explosion.2.1013856.html "Bucks Co. Teen Injured By Exploding Keg SELLERSVILLE, Pa. (CBS 3) ― The incident happened Monday afternoon in a wooded area in Sellersville, Bucks County. A popular stunt often seen on the internet sent a Pennsylvania teen to the hospital with serious injuries. The incident happened Monday afternoon in a wooded area in Sellersville, Bucks County. According to police, a 16-year-old suffered severe facial injuries after a keg was tossed into a fire pit. The fire caused the keg to explode and fly in various directions...." _____________________________________________________________________ Better candidate for the Darwin Award is this fatality: "SIERRA VISTA — A Phoenix man is dead after accidentally shooting himself in the head, a Sierra Vista police detective said Monday. Samuel Benally Jr., 26, reportedly put a 9 mm pistol to his head, pulled the trigger and “accidentally shot himself,” detective Tim Wachtel said Monday afternoon. “He was talking about gun safety,” the detective said. Benally was visiting a man and a woman, both adults, in their apartment in the 600 block of Graham Drive. While it is presumed Benally thought the weapon was unloaded, an investigation is continuing to determine all the facts involving the incident, the Sierra Vista detective said. The incident occurred around 1:16 a.m. Sunday and the victim was flown to University Medical Center in Tucson where he was declared dead at 2:41 a.m."

VERY NICE

http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/ticketing/special_group.jsp?group=cheezburger Just the Mariners for the rest of U. Sigh...

maybe they hired Ivan, Shaq or the Jolly Green Giant to test them?