billcoe

Quite the city you live in what with the Coyotes and Monster Mafia Squirrels running all over Gods creation but no raptors. Stange you have Coyotes and no raptors -no? I've seen 2 red tails in the last week alone in PDX/Beaverton I see buzzards regularly, and at least 1 maybe 2 Peregrine Falcon (s) (or 3 - but it could be the same one in the area) and a bald eagle - inside the city limits - last summer. Fact is, my neighbors tell me that a Peregrine had landed on my roof and was eating/ripping apart a pigeon much to the childrens amusement - and I live close in inner city. The 1 red tail was right on the light over busy Hyw 217 just a couple of days ago! Looked to be eyeing the grass next to the highway for a meal. I suspect if you'd left Blackie alone, he'd of kicked that Coyote's ass if your cat had but asked nicely. In either case, thanks again for the well told story! Like to hear more of your experiences over a campfire and a beer. Touch base again if the Coyote thing turns into the saga of Ulyssies!

Wow, Bogen, that's some great writing. No joking. Nicely told story. Well spoken. Plan on getting some flames from the anti-don't hurt the fluffy rats folks though. It's probably worth mentioning that you can use a live trap and remove them to somewhere else. Your local raptors have already voted this option as #1 choice. PS, might be time for a new cat as well.

And it keeps getting funnier and funnier! Kind of like the Used French Rifles for sale. Never fired, only dropped once. BTW, nice to see that between my last 2 trips to France, (got back @ a week ago) they have slightly modified the presentation of their contribution to WW2. The previous trip, 2 years ago, in the Invalides, they had Charles Degaulle basically winning the war (with a little Allied help). They have radically and thankfully toned that down now. However, the Arc D' Triumph now has a pictorial of how the French Resistance chased the Nazis out of and then re-took Paris. This is not unlike the presentation of WW1, whereby the French were able to win that one as well, although they do note in their historical presentation that there was a US presence late in the war. It looks to me as if from the French view today, that both my father - Bill Coe (WW2 - air force) and his father Bill Coe (WW1- Marines) and all their buddies could have stayed home and the French would have handled it. Wish they'd said so up front, my Grandfather could have avoided a lot of Rats and Cooties in the trenches of Belguim. "In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields." Who could have known. My suggestion is that NEXT time, we take this unique French attitude into account and do just that. Stay home. I'm still waiting for the reason we got involved in the first war, the "great war", it was, after all, "the war to end all wars". _anyone?_anyone? Reason? And in case anyone gives a Rats ass, let me further state that I (OK, it was really my wife, I couldn't readilly think of an adaquate name and was going to name the lad "Bill Coe") have broken the chain of "Bill Coes" (think Larry, Daryl and my other brother Daryl) and we did not foist that name on my son as we learned that they're were other names available. I'm the last for a while, and the first of my line not to have to kill Germans.

Truer words were never spoken. It was closed.

http://skihood.com/main.aspx Time to start using that 4 x 4 pass.

Whooo dude, is that stuff approved? Doesn't it kind of make ya wonder what your blood makeup is? david: sound's like you're getting serious on us here. My recommendation is to take 2 texplorers and call us in the spring when you're doing 1 finger pullups. BTW, and this is serious, I never saw this or felt it in my youth, but as I age, diet is critical in any kind of decent performance on the rocks. If I have the classic eggs, coffee, bacon or sausage-egg mc muffin kind of thing (which I love) it really F*'s with my endurance and strength. Even cutting coffee out on an anticipated hard day is critical to me now. It is more noticable now when I can only do like 3 pullups in a row, but not felt 20 or so years ago when i could pretty much crank em at will. Check with Joseph and he has the same story, except he eats heathier than moi, so is in better condition. I think it's more important than supplements. Not that you care as it didn't really address your question, but thats what I think. A solid performance boost would come from eating healthy and dogging a solid climber on a regular basis. Cheaper as well. Bill

Hi Wayne!!!! Long time sir. Did yo speak of there being beer at said party? I have JO's phone at home, but I'm out of the country and won't be back till late 12 4 04. I have his last numbers which may or may not be current in my palm with me right now, I'll Pm them to you. Nice story JA. So true! BTW, If anybody is interested in some free pins, I understand a bunch of Bobs ratty old pins were shoved up into the Beacon Rock inn ceiling. Must still be there after the fire burned the place down if you want to sift for some relics in the ashes. PM on the way Wayne, I'd love to see you too, sorry to miss out. Bill

Ditto: ditto: total agreement and hello J!

Honestly, I find that once they get that good they just don't want to climb with a broken down old man like moi. I would welcome some young ropegunness dragging me up stuff I used to be able to cruiz. Like a permanent toprope only with a better view. Schweet. Anyone...........? Anyone...............? See? No takers. Told you.

Abso-friggan-loutly!!! For most of the known climbing world, the preface "woman" climber got dropped a long time before Lynn Hill, but in her case, the word "amazing" filled the spot quite nicely. She is but one of so many I'm not even going to try to list them all. Plenty of good and bad climbers of all genders and nationalities. Muff: having seen a glimpse of your climbing I have to say that I see plenty of guys you could walk right over the top of. And you're a better climber too! Carolyn has it right in her response as well. Chris T: maybe your car needed those things. You just might be fortunate that you didn't get stuck out late one cold night? General advice for both boys and girls is to be careful around guys who want to lube ya. They're generally slippery.

Everybody knows that it's Squamish. Except when its raining. Which is most of the time. Yeah....... Squamish......... Except when its raining....... Which is most of the time.

Crack it in 1/2 so it fits like Ivan did, it worked for him.

Well, I just bought a helmet this year for rock climbing. Finally. Never been hit, never wore it on rock (had a MSR I always used in the mountains). 2 days ago finally took one, climbing right under Texplorer and Joseph, dead center in the helmet. If I didn't have a helmet on, I would not have been under them. Figure that.

Good call Backcountrydawg, In reading your post Dane, it looked to me like you tried and convicted them without evidence, like Alpine K pointed out earlier. You ignored Josephs post that he knew them. Now you have the truth. Do we hear the sound of Emily Lattila in a quiet voice saying..........."never mind"? Since they got tried, convicted and hung from the trees without evidence, it's probably time to unstring them now. Dane, I suspect that is why your post for a new approch to bolt issues was not responded to by many people. In fact you have not revisited it yourself. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/404626/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1 Sounds like a good route.

yup, too many. (Ujohn and Joseph) if it's warm enough and dry enough. Probably not. Spartacus eh, does this explain the unusual costumes?

Ivan, have you checked that spelling? Morituri te salutant is what I think you are trying to say, "We who are about to die salute you?" Sumptin like that. MOR TIT URI may be the precursor of "More Titty, Uri": commonly heard at the Acropolis or the Dancing Bare parlor for aroused gentlemen these days as they ask the manager: whose name is Uri, for more action. Hopin' fer Beacon. ____________________________________ Feidum Meto Obligato

Yes: but the crap is saved on my work computer and were swamped/even weekends. I'll try and do it soon. Sorry, I spaced it out.

Thanks for pointing them out mwills: I'd never heard of them, but that's obviously cause I must be living in a cave. The SR125s are on sale for $109, so I ordered them, if they're half as good as all the reviews say, it sounds fantastic. http://www.turntablelab.com/index1-eq.html

Hi Dan: I have resorted to dropping a line and just tieing overhands or figue 8s and clipping in to those as you climb. It's a lead fall if you bothch it, but so what. Otherwise, I have 2 solo devices. Soloist and a Silent Partner, but you can use a jumar for TR too, don't want to take a fall onto any slack though, I've seen it used and used it myself many times before I got the solo devices. http://www.wrenindustries.com/ I still find myself soing the knot in the rope thing occasionally when a partner forgets to show and I want some vertical anyway. Gri Gri works too, ask Joseph H, he lead solos all the time with one. I'd sell one of these, probably the silent parner. How's $150 sound? Good condition.

Thanks Fox, I'll pass.

Perhaps: Joseph and I were thinking something maybe if the weather is good. What's (where's) a rap wall?

Buddies, it was the origonal 2 cam unit. Totally worthless, once placed, it not only walked if you thought about touching it, it actually ran:-)

I vaguely remember doing it clean over 20+ years ago. I think I gotta drink the green tea to get my memory back, when I first read this thread I forgot where it totally and it was ringing only a vague "hey, that kind of rings a bell thing". Now its sort of coming back, I use to run up that thing pretty frequently, I think it use to be my fav. aid pitch out there for quite some time. In the pic above, pretty sure the route goes off to the right while still under the roof, but missing going out and over the actual roof. The pic makes it look like you are free hanging in space and have your feet dangling over nothingness like Bishops Balcony in Yos, but I don't thing ya do. Anywho- Good job Beth! BTW, Smith needs this kind of attention so that everyone in the world can remember that this is the place to head to in the spring.

Not sure how to post a pic, but this looks damn near perfect to me. It's a combo knife and nut tool! http://www.rockclimbing.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=906334#906334 _ _________________________________________________ "it's a floor wax, and a dessert topping!" Dan Akryod from Saturday night live.

Well spoken David. Camping high and skiing, summiting or just picking out a small steep, nearby close objective as conditions dictate and permit use to be a great joy of mine. Of course, in those times when the weather went bad, just getting down can be quite an interesting time as well. It always struck me with wonderment how radiacally conditions could change in the winter. Have fun!