billcoe

You talking to me? I post under my own name. Don outed himself quite sometime ago in case you missed it. I think we'd all do better being ourselves instead of these fake names that seem to bring macho posturing and mean spirited personal attacks. I try to not get nasty and personal to Don (or to anyone although I'm not perfect of course) and diss on his profession (archeologist) as I have a lot of respect for those who do that work. That Don shows up here and is a total blowhard is difficult to see all the time, and it's not because he's older than me (He's not), or been climbing longer (he hasn't), or is a better climber (he definitely isn't), it's the style he presents his shtick. So I give it back to him.... ...Oh, here comes the dawg back again... Woof!

Discovery Pass Press Release - for immediate distribution As many of you know, the State of Washington, in an effort to recover some of the money we flushed down the toilet like drunken sailors looking for whores on shore leave, are looking to maintain our standard of living and to stuff it to you, Joe Average, by initiating a new payment to park system called the Discovery Pass. For the first year until we raise the rate to cover the administration costs of the new pass and the bureaucracy we hire to deal with it, the pass is only a reasonable $30 for a year. You will be able to enjoy all of the glorious areas you already own. We designed it in keeping with the regressive republican trend in politics to charge the poorest segment of society the same as the richest members. Yes, Paul Allen and Bill Gates will pay the same as you, Mr McDonalds worker trying to breath some fresh, non-grease infused air, on your day off. See....fair: everyone is shafted and inconvenienced equally. We don’t have the imagination to just increase the existing taxes so we are hoping this brand new fee and all of the new hires to administer it will go unnoticed. We hope from this lesson, you will learn both who your master is, and why it’s never wise to stand at the bottom of a hill as the shit rolls down it towards you. Have a nice day! Coming soon, a coffee tax which we will call the "Coffee Act". Coffee companies will have to by stamps to buy or sell any and all coffee. Don't want to pay that one either? Well, don't drink coffee. What ya gonna do Mr big shot? Toss all the coffee into the harbor?

Whoh, the rainbow gathering goes mass media mass market on the internet...well, it's all but over now. There goes the magic.

You an your cameltoe site. Not safe for work of course.

Jeff park is a great place. Thanks for the TR, great writing. Here's a scenery shot of Jeff from the West while we wait for the photo feature to get back online. Ck the size of your pictures. Yours may only need to be resized smaller. Congrats on the engagement.

The only person I would blame is the thief that stole them. I leave my backpack at the base of climbs, I don't want some dickhead walking off with it cause he perceives it as abandoned trash and a visual eyesore cause it's bright red and clashing with nature's muted colors. It isn't trash. I camp in high meadows and mountain valley camps often with various other climbers at times and we all go off and leave our expensive tents and sleeping bags with an expectation that they will be there when we get back from climbing late in the day. We don't want some dickhead walking off with our gear cause he perceives it as abandoned trash. It isn't. Anyone touches that stuff is a thief, one of the lower forms of human life. People need to leave other peoples stuff alone. Even that $100,000 Porsche when the prick takes 2 parking spaces in a crowded parking lot and pisses off the uber self-righteous Don Ryan there: leave other peoples stuff alone. As far as never meeting Rudy, Don, you obviously need to get out and climb more. I've bumped into him at a crag I hardly ever get too and we even live in different states. He's a pretty good guy in fact: despite occasionally getting sucked into the tractor beam of stupidity the Don Ryan vacuous vortex of knee jerk bloatavated opinion represents (oh but I can relate to that:-) . Talk less, climb more Don. You are welcome for the advice. Look, here comes the dawg now, how cute:

Every climber, especially those just starting out who don't have gear racks yet, should own at least 2. They should be issued with the new chalkbags on the 1st day they go climbing. It's nice to have backup battery power anyway. Thank you for your contribution Don. Back at ya. ....sheese, I get sucked into the Raindawg sideshow too easily. I was trying to resist his troll over here: http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1024250/1 I don't really believe that stuff I wrote about beginners owning 2 drills and all. How did the tool repair work out?

Wow. Closer to home. Paul Allen and Charter Communications investment loses. Wow! Hard to say how much he lost, but $ 7 billion is quoted here but it could be much higher. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008683150_charter29.html "How do you lose $7 billion? That's a question for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who has seen his massive investment in cable-TV operator Charter Communications all but vanish. Charter was Allen's biggest investment after he left Microsoft in 1983. He is Charter's chairman and holds a 51 percent stake in the company, the nation's fourth-largest cable operator, with 5.5 million customers in 27 states. But the stock is now 8 cents a share, down from an all-time high of $27.75 reached a few days after its initial public offering in 1999. The St. Louis-based cable company faces bankruptcy, analysts said. Allen wouldn't comment, and neither would Charter, other than a statement from Chief Executive Neil Smit, who said the company is continuing to negotiate with its bondholders. Analysts said Charter is likely to try rolling over its debt into new loans payable later, or swapping its debt for equity in the company. Charter has been skirting insolvency for years, but this time it faces a brutal combination of tight credit and billions of debt coming due."

That's a Rad story Rad, thanks for putting out there so well. For myself, I think the more we can keep the government out of the mission and leave it to SAR volunteers, the better will be all of our lives and we will have less government restrictions to deal with and thus more freedom.

Next time take your own honey badger over, and when Yohan gets all FUBAR (not the bar you reference, that's an acronym for Fuc*ed Up Beyond All Recognition) let the badger loose on his passed out tired mean ass. LOL Seriously a worthy read and a great TR. Thanks!

YOU MIGHT BE SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A CLIMBING WEB SITE THAT HAS SOME OTHER CONTENT LIKE POLITICS AND RELIGION SHARED AMONGST CLIMBERS, WHO HAVE, IN THE PAST, HAD FAIRLY TIGHT BONDS, AND NOT THE REVERSE. Shock. OK, now you can name call, hand wave and resort to your ineffectual posting where at least you feel like you are changing the world! LOL

Thanks for peeing on the campfire. You rule dude.

Saw this on Dave Macleods web site. 7 pieces for the belay and a piece right off it. (the piece on the left is under an unattached block) Must be real soft rock.

...and a new sport is born.....

YEAH BABY!!!!!! WOOT! Steven, that vertical above you in the warmth of the sun looks like if you put@ 140.5 lbs or more on it you'd be off for a Nantucket Sleigh ride of sorts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantucket_sleighride The entry doesn't describe the many rides that ended poorly for the fragile wooden boats and the men in them in the big seas. The week before cleaning and climbing: b4: (rope piling up on vegetation) After: Chad went back and got off some of the dirt I missed:-)An extra #1 Camalot (or 2) for those bomber hand jams would have been nice:-)

Madrone is a myth. Last time by (I was driving past all the time to you know where -ie, the former secret place named Cathedral) there were do not trespass signs there...and I think that they meant it. If you wait a few more weeks, grab some extra quick draws and head to Madrone, it's it's closed, keep heading up that road and do some bolted climbs on some seriously fun rock. shitloads of quickdraws and a single 60 meter rope is all you need. This is your kind of climbing Kev. Ben Priestly and Scott Peterson topping out on the Old Witch route overview Some routes you can cheat, swing off and hit the rap point (any rap point will go to another rap point with a single 60 meter rope) but some are longer. Jeff's route, Lava Tube, has 21 bolts in a full rope length of solid and fun 5.7. You'd dig the heck out of it.

Thanks. Yesterday I was granted a temporary immunity from the working on the house thing to go the community organized 6/7 mile neighborhood bike ride tour with the family and some great neighbors (and 20,000 other people). When I got home I didn't feel like working so I popped up Steep and Cheep and there were Blurr climbing pants in my sons size. Scored the kid 2 pairs. Next time (he's talking West Face variation next) he'll have no excuse. Unable to tie that into the theme of Greeks bearing gifts....

She's a "spinner" boyz.... [video:yahoo]http://www.thepostgame.com/features/201106/tired-jump-shark-how-about-shark-jumps-surfer Got to love those Go Pro helmet cams.

Outfrigganstanding! These memories will dog you till you are an old man and the nightmares of Yohan will most likely always be with you! LOL!

LOL, so true! Only slightly healthier than stuffing a cigar into your mouth I'd bet. He mentioned something similar about the punishment of the route and commented on the 3 pairs of kneepads we'd left at home still in the basement. I replied something about it being his idea, an easy route within his abilities, and I didn't tell him to wear the shorts. I don't see the actual blood here, but his bare knee (maybe both) is on rock in the lower picture:-) He mentioned it when we got down. I'd gone over what to expect, had him read the guidebook and gear our rack up for the route, and suggested he google others experiences. I've seen him walk out in freezing snow with shorts and flip flops many times and nothing I've ever said would dissuade him. I just roll my eyes, that's how he rolls. The best lessons are often learned via actual experience.

LOL! Not to denigrate anyone else's choices, but I can't see that occurring sooner than (Hungarian born financer) George Soro's becomes the President. I think that their recruiting standards have risen to the point where I'd be a marginal recruit but in either case I'm pretty sure at my age they most likely would not let me in even if I begged.

Sorry to hear that, I'd suggest posting on Smith Rock.com, and also emailing the ranger. ps, I was there Saturday with my son, seen here dicking around in slow motion. We were 2-1/2 hours on route/up and down. Want to see the worlds slowest rap? LOL! I videoed the 4+ min (including time to chat with some folks on route at the 1/2 way point) rappel off:-) Good times spending the day with the lad and climbing too! Woot!!

Don't forget Jim, MUST start post out with a personal attack when you can't refute shit. So, PERSONAL ATTACK, followed by opinionated blotavated hand wringing, self righteous, opinion with the occasional witticism tossed in (in Pats case jb doesn't know humor). TA DA! Generally that is the resident oppressive viewpoint described (not Joseph who generally competes dead on with jayb on fact presentation skills and has enough smarts to bring the facts and thus leave the personal attacks behind). .....and to think YOU started out as a lib:-) Have a good ski trip. Took my kid up Monkey Face yesterday so he could see how much aid climbing sucks. Need to work on the house today or risk a divorce , rather be on skis and out with you:-)

LOL, fixed the quote. We certainly see that right here on CC.com from our own home grown nasty progressives oppressives who don't seem to be able to not personally attack anyone who doesn't agree with their (often invalid and poorly formed) opinion. Hey bitches: smoke on this:-) ...anyway....be nice to see prices come down so that said bitches can learn that the supply/demand curve is a real thing:-) LOL!