COL._Von_Spanker

Anyone read monkeywrench gang? I suggest a revival.

That's good stuff to know. I currently have a strained/ruptured A2 pulley and it sucks. The deal it it hurts but not to much, so it's hard to not climb on it. Taping helps, but it only gives the tendon an 11% strength while climbing. according to that article I should tape it all the time, whick i'll start doing. Does anyone know what happens when you fully tear the A2 pully? And what are the symptoms when your tendon "bowstrings"?

So what are all you seattle wankers that really want to get down tonight doing? It's new years, you can't have some run of the mill pub club, it's time to cut loose y'all....

They make one that's a little bigger and has 2 poles. Though it's almost the sameweight as an Itent.

I think I may invest at some point as I have no bivy, and I saw that you can get this one in CAMO, how sweet is that!

Matt, Don't forget the essential duct tape gaitor reinforcement. Everything these days is schoeller this and shoeller that, It's like it was with gore in the late 80's, and excuse to add a 400% markup. But I do see it's merits. Here is an excerpt from a typical gear store conversation: Customer: "Wow this seems like a nice pair of climbing pants, but why are they $260" Sales Clerk: "It's schoeller dude" Customer: "Oh I get it now, it's schoeller. By the way, does it come with a matching jacket"

That disease would be suck-itus, though marmot let me in after hours one time, so i've got nothing bad to say about them (other than bellspew location).

Good workout though.

Hey cpt. what do you wanna bring for a rack?

Colchuck lake winter inpromptu rope-up? I may head to the trailhead tonight and leave early tomorrow AM on snowshoes. I may bring my snowboard, and tow it behind me, colchuck col would be a sweet run. Anyone know the snow conditions up to trailhead?

bring yer pea bottle. By the way, archie mcphees in ballard sells the hospital type pea bottles with a funny graphic on it. Not sure why, but it's prolly better than a nalgene.

I got myself a minidisk, it play MP3's and it rocks so far. If I had the dough I would get an I-Pod though. Motorolla talkabouts, I've wanted walkie talkies since I was a kid and never got'em. A towel. I had a dream I got a new Ice tool, but I only got one and it was the raven and I was like "I said I wanted the viper". But it was just a dream.

I'm there punk, only I'm bringin' a big ol bottle of tequila insteads of the beer.

Snowboarding could be fun, and I may go tomorrow, though heading up to the enchantments is lookin' like it could be a good plan. Is anyone else down?

"Guns, Germs and Steel" is good.

I was totally gonna go but it was my second cousins 7th wedding anniversary.

I was in Jtree climbing granite during thanksgiving.

Anyone doing any post christmas fun stuff? I'm lookin do some climbing, friday, satuday and or sunday, and maybe thursday night if need be. Not sure what I have in mind, but I'm open to suggestions.

So what make this an "approach knife"? It must be the clippy-thing.

Grivel Pan pipes. They go over the shoulder, but you could prolly clip'em around yer waist too.

I got the Petzl calidris, and it rocks for rock climbing and I like hard plastic gear loops, though if you ever find yerself going somewhere that you may have a loaded pack and the harness on, the plastic shit on the back will get annoying as will the gear loops, and it doesn't pack down all that well. The buckle system is really nice, somehow it's permanently doubled back which helps when ya got's dem cold digits.

Yeah, they say they are waterproof, as long as they don't get wet. Superfiicial amounts of water are n problem, but they don't stray dry for too long if there it lots of slush or rain. I wonder what can be done about this since they are synthetic and all.

Slice me off a piece of that action......

"Asked why, he told investigators, "I got a kick out of the idea of having another person inside me."" ...That's what she said.

I'm goin tonight. I hope it's not to dull, cause I usually fall asleep in period drama's.