billcoe

yup, very high probability right near the base - in that general vicinity.

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AM I THE ONLY ONE SEEING THE NEED TO PAIR THIS THREAD WITH THIS ONE? NEED TO LINK IT -CLICK HERE sHEEZE. hEY, WERE DID ALL CAPS GO? btw: 9 out of 10 of us really do not know how close to crazy we ALL are. That includes you, so don't be so damn smug. I've always advocated staying away from Skunk Weed, or anything with excessive seeds and stems for that matter, and finally the science has caught up to me.

yer welcome.

If you ever read the great Tom Wolfe book which you used for the title of yer thread "The Right Stuff", instead of watching a stupid, piss poor yet incorrect PC, F*ed up, watered down version of the movie, I'm sure you will figure this shit out on your own. Get the book. Read it twice. Question answered. In spades. Not kidding. You will get your question answered, learn about the roots of popular culture and what is really important. Basically, you get everything except a reach-around happy finish. The book. Read twice. Good luck Bill

I think I'm in Luv!!!! THANKS DUDE!

ScottP It came today

Easier start for aiding may be "The Flying Dutchman", hike up to the tree at the base and straight up 2 pitches via nuts. I plan on being there tomorrow, but I think Joseph is trying to finish the bolt replacement project and since he's pretty much done...ohhh..like all of it, I'd like to offer to help, even if it just means carrying his jockstrap or an extra rope-something heavy to help out. Maybe get a lap or 2 of something in.

Dan- you still climb ya old woman? Damn, you gotta get yer ass out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey, will you aid Flying Swallow and pay particular attention to brushing the dirt off of any potential hand or foot holds? Thanking you in advance.

Nolses museum?

Was that you in the video eating the raw pork?

I got the Cinch in record time, was using it Tuesday evening and it rocks - thanks!

Depends... am I gonna have to start working on Christmas and Easter?

Yes, my inner arrogant prickness does leak out much like semen from a dick occasionally. ... sigh... Not much I can do about it, I'm proud to be outclimbing 2nd graders still.

sound like you need to think through first what is the right thing to do in this instance. I've found that people like that tend to be cowards. I've never sat paralyzed and thought about something like this afterwards, my response has always been to just jump right in, once attacking 6 skinheads stomping and beating a solitary black dude on the streets of London at 1 am. They jumped up and ran away as my 160db attack screams rapidly closed in on them. A block away they realized who they were running from and thought they could get away with comin back and takin me on. They got back and chose otherwise, despite the fact that every one of them was taller than me, as I would have smashed those mf asswipes into the pavement. I knew it and they knew it too. I was more than ready for them, they were not really ready for me. After the a piss poor attempt at trash talkin, they moved on. To go kill someone because you somehow missed your chance to kick their ass's as they deserved is way over the top Choada. Way over. My advice, grab a couple of neighbors and go confront them. Immediately, suddenly, brutally and unexpectedly. Get this thing off your mind asap or it will start to burn. Pushing someone up against the wall can cause the same, sometimes better effect than beating them silly. (depends on the person) So pay close attention to their personality as you do this. Some folks, they're ready to back off and apologise till you start smackin them, and once you start you gotta go till they're unconcious, so start small and if you have to go big: go big, go hard, and go quick. Don't start there though. Do not walk down there with a weapon at all is my call, assumin you're talkin 15-16 year olds here. Don't need to risk life in a cage do ya? Kick some ass, take some names, make it clear to these bastards they were over the line, then make them apologise to the stompee - through their tears. Then call it a day and move on with your life after you have shaken the hands of the lads you just straightened out. BTW, I was trained in the use of deadly force while in the military and still remember the rules of engagement. They do not apply in your instance so why even discuss it IMO. Not knowing more of the story, that's my advise and I've done plenty of bad, mean, wrong shit in my life which I won't do anymore. Do the right thing.

In the Mt's it does. But the best solo (most memorable) I've ever done was in Oz at Arapiles when Bob, Myself and Dave simulsoloed the 1500' long route Tiptoe ridge (5.5) At first I thought " is this f*en nuts, there is 3 of us, why not just rope up? I had always thought of soloing as something you did alone. However, once I got over my thoughts of "If Bob falls I'm gonna get hit and ripped off of here, and they shifted to "If I fall I'm gonna take Dave out too", and settled my mind down to what was right in front of me..... it was an awesome high to be flowing in lockstep with 2 of my closer climbing friends. We topped out to laughter and "Lets do that again". As we ran back down the descent trail, and started to realize the pains of descents in your knees and muscles, we changed our focus to "Lets have a beer and recreate that experience".

You obviously haven't met John: he kind of talks just like that, except he's way upbeat, encouraging and smiling. He's way into this and wants to share it with you so that you have the benefit of his (hard won) experience. He's happy to freely and openly share if you appreciate the info. (most of us really, really do BTW) Might be one of the most positive, upbeat, friendly folks out there. He did a massive amount of organizing and giving up his personal time last year to do the ice climbing comp at Portland Rock Gym. Maybe try re-reading his posts, and think of him smiling and encouraging you, wanting you to both climb better (for yourself) and encourage him to climb better too. Not arrogant at all. At all ! Thought you might want to hear it so you can look differently about it. Try to imagine him as a smiling, happy, upbeat, fun-loving dude who loves this stuff and just wants to share. That's what it is. ps, Mark: I tried to see where that arrogant thing you see might have come from. John will be the first to tell you that he's in open mouth awe at that certain un-named dude he mentions in his post above who drove the reactors up peak 11300 in Alaska. He regularly climbs with him, and probably has said exactly that right to the dude I'd expect. (the rest of us stand in awe as well, so we're on that train as well). Not arrogance for sure, just stating facts up there.

I use to always feel lucky to get back when soloing a Mt. If it was me, I'd do that nice route on the NE side of Mt.Rainer. Lots less folks and objective hazards. Whats that route called? BTW, being in the Mts is always dangerous, and can be more dangerous if you have a group of idiots with you as well, but much more dangerous when you are all on your own. I'd try and stay away from the hoards as much as possible to preserve that experience and feel of challenging, calming and quiet aloneness being by yourself brings.

Well spoken hawkeye. On the "Once of Americas most hearded hard man" comment, if that was Bachar, one of the purest of the pure, he's currently asking which powerdrill is the best to buy. Times change. I like the idea of balance. I climb on bolts, but I prefer cracks and the mental challenge they provide, more like playing chess, where you have to think of the 4 things you need to be paying attention to 4 moves ahead, as opposed to the follow the chalk and tick marks of common sport routes, where you are only looking at what are the next 4 moves to the next bolt are. I understand why people like that game too. Elaine, for instance, is selling her trad gear right now over on another thread so she can focus on only sport climbing. This is something she is defining for herself. It may not be for you, certainly not for me, but it is what she has clearly chosen. I chose to stay off of ice and mountains when my kids were born. It's not what I'm telling you to do, but what I chose to do. I actually agree with both Pope and Don that the gym system currently feeding the "sport" (and I hate that word) is responsible for over feeding incompetents into it. There are problems with that issue. I can only hope that at some point, people will realize that this game really is not safe like they have been led to believe, and they get out of it to go do something else. However, much of my fear, that overcrowding will cause regulations which are onerous or just closures, has not come to pass at places where I thought they would: Smith Rocks for instance. In fact, the accommodations which the "authorities" (I hate that word too) have enacted with the help of local and regular climbers have been very reasonable and helpful in many ways. For instance, in the 70's, we walked right up the loose choss directly to Cinnamon Slab from the river. When done by even a few folks, this caused massive erosion issues and was difficult to walk on as well. Now there are nice trails. After all the development there, I do not see Smith Rocks as an environmental disaster like Pope and Dwayner say it is, with all the new bolts, trails, parking lots, bathrooms and people. It's a park for Gods sake, and people like to get out and enjoy parks. They have dealt with that massive influx of people quite competently. Somehow Don thinks that if you can stop the bolts that whole parade will (and should) stop. That is his opinion, one I do not share. I do not want all the bolts to be pulled from Monkey Face - I've climbed all the classics (East, West, SW, Pioneer and North Face) to the top many times and love them all. In those days you never saw a soul there, sure, now there are more people, massively so. Interesting that today you can often still walk right up to a classic crack like Moonshine and there's no one on it, they are crowding the bolted lines. And as there are more bolted routes every month, like some of the sweet lines Ryan Lawson is tossing bolts into, these folks are getting distributed over a wider area. So somehow there is stasis and accommodation: things are working. Not the way I'd like to see in an ideal world, but it's sorting itself out. Somehow, like Hawkeye is saying: the balance, which is to be desired, is achieved. Especially since you can't get the gyms to stop pumping these newcomers out. Frankly, I like clipping the bolts as well, as I like all kinds of climbing. I don't want Smith to change to reflect my thoughts. I do tend to climb elsewhere, where there are no or few folks, but enjoy Smith the few times I do go there. But thats my opinion anyway, and last post on this thread. I think that as humans, we should try to find balance in our lives, I hope Pope and Dwayner at least read this part if nothing else, because it was something which clearly was lacking in Ken Nichols life. Regards to all: Bill

Last post 3-27-07. Prince of a gentleman. Paul? Stop workin' so hard and start spraying again....

Probably pretty busy, he was on TV last night, the movie channel. Wheres Sketchfest?

Drilled a hole last Sunday. The Hilti TE-6 outperforms it in the sense that it drills both faster and smoother. Other than that, agree with Matt above.

Kev, next time you see Jim ask him about chiropractic and Layton in particular. Esp, the miracle Layton worked with his ribs making them pain free. This came up when Jim was recommending Larry go to a chiropractor for his broken ribs. I was all like WTF? Broken ribs....get a beer, kick back and brace for the story.

Joseph uses one for roped soloing and likes it. Hard to find, $99 with shipping is a good price and cheaper and more versitle than a soloist. Outdoordaily link Well, this deal is long gone. Evidently I was the only one to buy one.