billcoe

Old skool 4 sure.

BTW, I cannnot afford these expensive items yet, although I have bought some for presents - unfortunately, no one has figured out how set the F*ing thing to make it work yet. Drawer candy. Maybe better to just invest in porn. BTW, bought the lad an Altura that has the altimeter, ski run timer, etc etc and HE loves that F*ing thing. Carries it everywhere and ghas for over a year, AND it was only like $68 or something $ (US, real dollars, NOT loonie canadian dollars). Bill

We don't have compass's on the watches WTF ? NE? Why not SW? HAH!???!

Opps, sorry, Margret Thather. Damn, that would have been close. Holy crap, how did I almost miss that one? Whew!

Well Pierre Treudeau DUHHHHH. Well 5 to 7 of course...hmmm I just got back from Vegas, flew both ways. Always fly with your rack. It wasn't an issue, Ujahn heard about the nut tool on the way down, but boarded with it after they looked at the whole rack. You might put that item in the luggage. CArried the ropes too. Shit, you don't want to lose something like that.

I'm kidding Drew. I use to use a friggan' Jumar fer Chirstskes Mr Bigglesworth, and it never cut the rope, course, being a bit of a puss, if it got hard I'd grab it and jam it tight. I once was wandering by the base of a cliff looking for a belay and spotted Wayne1112 using one to TR a 5.11C and he didn't have any backup knots. Course, he's not a puss either....and didn't seem to be working very hard at it either.... Cloves work too. But they all suck IMO. Hey, dude, go get that ASAP and let me borrow it, it really looks like the schizznitz.

Too many words Drew, can you repeat it in maybe a sentence or 2, in somewhat less than 100 words perhaps so I can read it ? BTW, on that rope stretch thing you mention, please explain to Ujahn how he took a 15-20 footer 2 weeks ago when in fact it was because he was a FULL rope length out, a bit of wandering in the pitch, getting ready to step up again, and he was only 5 feet above one of 2 bolts on the pitch, cause I think he thought I was slackin' or yanking off and I wasn't as I generally do not pleasure myself when I'm 900 feet up. The have been some notable exceptions to this of course

Never seen one but it looks great spotly. Says: "Asap® Mobile fall arrester for rope For use on a safety rope. * Stops a fall, slide or uncontrolled descent. * Locks even if the device is grabbed during a fall. * Works on vertical or angled rope. * Moves along the rope without manual intervention (downwards and upwards). * Easy to install and remove at any point on the rope. Certification CE EN 353 2 Technical specifications For 10.5 to 13 mm semi-static ropes (EN 1891 type A) certified with the device. Comes with the OK TRIACT automatic locking carabiner. 350 g + carabiner (77 g) = 427 g. "

I SAW THAT THE LIL BOY SAID HE HAD NAMED THE BEAR "MOHAMMED" BECAUSE THAT WAS HIS NAME.

Same same, it's all the same over there.

Link "By REGAN E. DOHERTY, Associated Press Writer 31 minutes ago JERUSALEM - A wall mentioned in the Bible's Book of Nehemiah and long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found, an Israeli archaeologist says. A team of archaeologists discovered the wall in Jerusalem's ancient City of David during a rescue attempt on a tower that was in danger of collapse, said Eilat Mazar, head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Shalem Center, a Jerusalem-based research and educational institute, and leader of the dig. Artifacts including pottery shards and arrowheads found under the tower suggested that both the tower and the nearby wall are from the 5th century B.C., the time of Nehemiah, Mazar said this week. Scholars previously thought the wall dated to the Hasmonean period from about 142 B.C. to 37 B.C. The findings suggest that the structure was actually part of the same city wall the Bible says Nehemiah rebuilt, Mazar said. The Book of Nehemiah gives a detailed description of construction of the walls, destroyed earlier by the Babylonians. "We were amazed," she said, noting that the discovery was made at a time when many scholars argued that the wall did not exist. "This was a great surprise. It was something we didn't plan," Mazar said. The first phase of the dig, completed in 2005, uncovered what Mazar believes to be the remains of King David's palace, built by King Hiram of Tyre, and also mentioned in the Bible. Ephraim Stern, professor emeritus of archaeology at Hebrew University and chairman of the state of Israel archaeological council, offered support for Mazar's claim. "The material she showed me is from the Persian period," the period of Nehemiah, he said. "I can sign on the date of the material she found." However, another scholar disputed the significance of the discovery. Israel Finkelstein, professor of archaeology at Tel Aviv University, called the discovery "an interesting find," but said the pottery and other artifacts do not indicate that the wall was built in the time of Nehemiah. Because the debris was not connected to a floor or other structural part of the wall, the wall could have been built later, Finkelstein said. "The wall could have been built, theoretically, in the Ottoman period," he said. "It's not later than the pottery — that's all we know."

I don't know for gyms too much, the Portland Rock Gym was the second rock gym in the country. There is one more called club sport as well that is a converted Costco and very trendy and expensive as well. Now...the local scene is pretty good for climbers running around...given how shitty the weather tends to be. There tends to be good local real climbing. Maybe Broughtons is the best for close to town, Beacon is if the weather is good and its a weekend, you've probably heard of Smith Rocks, and sometimes mid-week, this group of hosers gets out after work at Rocky Butte too which is right inside the city with all the attendant issues that brings: you can read this thread to see how that went last year... PDX climber after work link Course these are primarily crack routes. Here's PRG Link to Portland Rock Gym Welcome to Portland.

I'm sorry, but I have that phrase patented. Welcome Sherri! That Lyons link esp. has some good stuff.

More like this: Tappit brothers at a recent Giardia taste testing. Kyle dipping the giardia Geoff with the post taste hesitation. Yes Pink, the man himself: T-man (AKA Testoserone man), is also known as Mike the Logger. Good Great dude! Once I swung by Jimmies house and T-man was there stripped to the waist picking Jims pears off the tree. Wife was all like, "hey, thats the way you use to look, if he's in his 60's and looks like a built like a brick-shithouse 20 year old kid, why can't you?" Another Kyle shot below.

Kyle On the left. The rest is Mike the logger and Runt the dog (on the right).

ha ha! Tappit bros rule!

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Yes I am not only both but fat as well. However, as I am still alive, I take that to heart as an indication that I have been smart enough to avoid the chop yet this far. Drew, Rock and Ice did tests which surprisingly was able to develop up to 1300 lbs on a belayed Toprope fall. If you have any Canadian math handy, please note that the low rating on the Ushba can be exceeded by that figure. Now, I've been a good sport and provided links to shit which has shown me to be correct. I have only done this to contribute to your knowledge, safety and well being. You can find this info online, it is not a secret. I have children, and like you, they often choose to ignore my wisdom. I'm saying no worries there, I'm use to being relagated to the shitheap, but yet I still want you to have the info, despite the fact that you are but a lowly Canadian. And a bit of an obnoxious one at that. I'm trying to say, in my way: "you're welcome".

Here's another link bubba: Link The Yates or Troll rocker in the link is Sherri's Singing Rock device above. I hear of folks climbing with the 2 Petzl Traxions devices, it's not uncommon at all (Mini and Pro), but there is evidence of them failing while hauling as well, so pick and choose what you want from that. I've never heard of one failing while climbing, maybe someone has, but soloists rarely fall. How about just borrowing people stuff to try it out?

Best put the beer down eh and break out the reading glasses to read the fine print on "Her Majesties stationary" also known as ("Her supreme parasite") in the link below you hoser! You can thank me later. LINK TO REAL TESTING CLICK ON THIS "Test performance: The Ushba Stop-Lock fared very badly in the dynamic tests. Only two devices were available for the dynamic tests and both of these cut the rope completely, without any slippage, at a peak force of 5.5 kN. The devices were too distorted and damaged to test again. This would appear to be a serious design fault and the Stop-Lock cannot be recommended for use as a back-up device. No further tests were carried out."

You are making the right decision (assuming you looked at the job situation first). It will never be easier to move, and in fact as time goes on, you will find more and more things that glue your feet to the ground. So good on ya for doing it now while you are still young and living your dream. Good luck Mike, you only get 1 go round in life, and once the merry-go-round ends thats it bubba, so you might as well sit on a pretty horse while the rides still happenin'! BTW, the solution to that Mormon visit thing noted up there is to leave a couple of empty wine bottles next to your front door.

Jim's house would be great with me assuming we can co-opt the rest of these folks. Cliffhanger....well, maybe we can migrate to the kitchen again and ignore it. Hey, I have some real climbing movie around here I've been meaning to watch I could bring over. Maybe it's Masters of Stone 1 and 2.

2 of the worst choices although people get them to work. For TR I'd rather just drop a knotted rope and clip it as I climb. I hate all that stuff. But in order of likeability or not as much hate: Soloist (ROUTE DEPENDANT) Silent Partner Edelrid Eddy tie with Modified Grigri and knotted rope. (I think that Joseph likes the Eddy best for leading BTW) The Ushba shouldn't be on the list.

I direct my energies to a more agrarian form of leisure activity... Plowing and sowing I think that means just sitting around eating cereals.

Also: lets get the Silverman bros and John Freih to show up too, they all seem to be avoiding this thread. I'll buy the first round.