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Melges 30, complete with the nautical equivalent of a snafflehound!

Thanks for the nice TR.

You guys sure make a lot of noise.

Try the Petzl Aztar. They do have smaller grips and are lighter too. Aztar Doh, sorry I didn't reread your original post. More curve than Aztars? How about Vipers? Vipers

Are you allowed, for example, to use the carpool onramps even though you don't have a passenger? What other forms of entitlement does your exalted status merit?

Dextromethorphan is a cough remedy. The Dex he was referring to was Dexamethasone. Anyone sick enough to need Dexamethasone should be going down and not up. The guy is a fool.

In the old days, it was common to have a leash on a metal ring that slid up and down the shaft of the axe. This allowed one to grab the head of the axe to arrest using the hand opposite of the one with the strap on it.

I saw this come up in RC.com today. How not to belay on Toe Jam. We watched at least two parties make this same mistake. A picture is worth a thousand words.

This topic came up at Pub Club. It's amazing the kind of information you can get at Pub Club.

Maybe the guy who sold them to the store "never fell on them"... Doubtless, that was the case. Caveat Emptor.

MisterE is a great story teller. Never climbed with the guy but he's fun to drink beers with.

One can tell just by looking at the snow above the break that there was a lot of wind deposition prior to the avalanche. It appears the slope was on the lee side of a ridge.

What could be worse than having only one eye? Answer: The eye is blind.

If you really wanted to you could replace the elastic in your tent poles with Kevlar cord. You'd have to figure out a way to tension the cord after you've put the poles together so they stay tightly together. Some sort of clamp would be required. Simpler to just buy one ready made, IMHO.

No load bearing equipment? I bought some used ice screws there two years ago. It must be new policy.

The woman I spoke to in the Seattle store said they had a lot of inventory because everyone was buying them, but apparently the market was quickly saturated and sales slowed. Anyway, at present there is a good selection of sizes, if you are interested.

I'm not kidding. Choss means loose, manky rock. I wasn't talking about quality, which is another issue entirely. By and large the rock at Exit 38 is solid, with the except of the road cut.

The only choss at Exit 38 is the Deception area which features cliff faces blasted out for a railroad cut. Since it is the closest climbing area and one that most newcomers see, it is resposible for the choss reputation.

90% of the posts on any of the CCH threads on RC.com consist one of the following: 1) I love my Aliens and will continue to use them. 2) I hope my Aliens are not from the affected Lots. 3) Please send me your defective Aliens and I will dispose of them properly. In order to reduce wastage of storage space on CC.com, simply post the number 1, 2 or 3 to express your opinion.

I enjoy climbing at both places. There are even a few walls that overhang enough to climb in the rain if you know where to go. So it's not the greatest climbing in the world. It's close and sure beats the rock gym. Have fun.

Yes a great book. You are thinking of the Skid Road which is Yesler Way.

Beacon Rock?

How about this one : Denny Hill ==>