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Look up the recent posts by Blake.

He reminds me of Augustus Gloop, the Big Fat Lazy Nincompoop.

You guys are nitpicking! Come on, look at Oly's steely glare. The look of total focus and concentration. Have you ever seen such an example of belaying excellence? I think not.

With the program get! Cool pics they are Agree with you I do

Noticed you didnt' have any pics though......hmmmmmm, bet you think the US landed on the moon too? Oh that? No that was shot in a studio in Burbank.

Mr. Fox and I were expensive as body guards, but we were worth it. We protected Oly. We caught every kiss.

I saw it with my own two eyes. I saw it in the gym. AlpinFox and Dalius can back me up on this. He completed at least THREE boulder routes that I witnessed. All you naysayers who think that all he does is spray, well you can go kiss his ass.

Seems like you can get four climbers on almost any car if you can manage to haul the gear. A roof rack might be a good solution, or a little bitty trailer, for the Acura.

Are higher gasoline prices affecting the way you climb? - Are you more likely to invite a third or fourth partner to split the cost? - Have you gone to Vantage when you would have rather gone to Smith? - Did you take the Civic when you would have rather taken the Yukon? - Do you drive any slower to increase mileage? (I think I know the answer to this one ) - Or do you just suck it up and pay?

Nitric oxide versus nitrous oxide: you can tell the difference when you inhale.

How about signage? Do they remove a sign when plowing is no longer necessary?

I'm not a pot head or anything, but it still seems like a shame they busted him. I mean that was a really clean and orderly operation. Efficient. He was running a quality operation. It reminded me of certified pharmaceutical manufacturing plant.

You know it always comes down to the electric power consumption giving the program away.

Best I can do, Dru.

I can feel the love. I miss you too, Dru. Work sucks.

Who has used crampons that share the same binding system? What do you think of it? Easy to get into them? Do they stay on?

They ain't too consistent then are they? Canary is like two and a half pitches with a 50 m rope, right?

If crowded means seeing other people, then yes. If it means getting on the route you want, it all depends on whether you climb trad or sport. Trad climbers seldom have to wait in line except for three or four routes: Air Guitar, PIYP, Crossing the Threshold and sometimes SVAAM.

(voice of Foghorn Leghorn) I say wake up, boy, you-a not payin' attention.

Thanks, those are the best pictures I have seen of Damnation Crack.

D00d! I asked you if you had ever led Red MM's and you said no. Then you went and did it! Crickey! Nice work!

Gary you have to understand that the US decided to give up 7 billion dollars in Gulf of Mexico oil lease royalties to the oil companies. The government needed some way to make up the lost revenue.

That's the one. It was first led on gear only, but JY came back and added four bolts. I was thankful for having them, as I wouldn't have hand the cohones to attempt something that stout without them.

Climb: Vantage-Sunshine Wall Various Routes Date of Climb: 3/26/2006 Trip Report: Headed out to Vantage Sunday morning with MCash and his buddy, Bruce. We had a grand old time climbing a total of 8 pitches. We each led 1 or 2 from 5.9-5.10b, and top roped some. Saw a whole bunch of friends there: trogdortheburninator and beautiful wife Sam with their friend Aaron, James and Alexa, Gyselink, Jimbabwe and Rob, Mike Boyer and his group, Roboboy and AMS. Fun, fun, fun. Weather was great. Warm for March with some high clouds and a little wind at times, but not bad. Routes climbed: Crack in the back 5.6 (wide stemming, gear 1.5-4 inches), Pony Keg 5.9 (hands and fists 1-3"), Burning Spears, 5.10c, Go Cat Go 5.10b (thin crack with mostly face holds, hands at top), Yodmeister 5.10a (Martin's lead), Whale of the Wanapum 5.9 (Bruce's lead- hands to off-fists), and a 5.9 (TR, left of Red Hot Chilipeppers, hard hands to off-fingers). Martin has the pictures. Gear Notes: Nuts, double set cams 0.5 -4".

Awesome climb, Blake. Way to go! We did that bit of joining forces with other climbers for double rope raps before on Rainier. They were PDXers, if I remember correctly. Works out great sometimes.