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Good Doctor. I should point out that it has been a long time since you have posted any trip reports. The last one that I remember was the cold winter trip to Smith with your bride. That was a pretty good one.

Now you're putting words in my mouth.

How about "don't even THINK of asking if I post on cc.com!".

Mine was the Yellow, but a partner failed to clean it, so now Red is my favorite.

It's no accident that the blow is to the right breast. A blow to the left could well be fatal.

Hey the visual is nothing compared to the SMELL!

The new Iraqi government is just doing things the way they've always been done in Iraq. It takes time to unlearn old ways.

betcha she can't about it... THAT's cold, man, just COLD.

Thanks for that link. NOT. I had to see the headline that said, "Ants eat away patient's eye in Indian hospital", and made the mistake of reading it.

So it proves old farts who had it can keep it. What about old farts who never had it in the first place?

All I know is that the accident occurred near Artists Point.

I'd heard that there had been an avalanche rescue at Baker about a week ago. A friend of mine used beacon and probe to dig out a stranger who'd been completely buried. Of course, he is too modest to post here about it. Kudos to you, buddy, for being on the ball.

How long does it usually take to approve a post? I suppose if you try to post on a Saturday, as I did, you can expect it to take longer to be approved. I mean, most mods would be out snowboarding or skiing. Fairweather, you and CPB ought to do a little fact checking before you fly off the handle.

Seems like a great way to make a fortune. Climbers might as well make some money as anyone else. A $7500 investment could be worth millions.

Sport Climbing... it's just a passing fad.

“Wow! Brazil is big.” – President Bush, 11/6/05, after being shown a map of Brazil by President Lula da Silva.

He has aged a lot since he took office.

I tried to post this Saturday under Access Issues but no moderator would approve it. It's a shame that important issues like this have to be addressed in Spray.

At the risk of being ridiculed for my ignorance, can someone explain to me why do you have to use a campus board, system board or hang board to strengthen fingers? Could you not do the same thing by climbing routes of suitable type?

Welcome. Keep your eye on Climbing Partners.

Workshop Tavern. If memory serves me they have pitchers of microbrew for $9.50.

Thousands of Acres Could Be Privatized Folks, this is pretty big. Here are some excerpts from the article in the Seattle Post Intelligencer: It should be noted that North Cascades Park is pockmarked with these old mining claims. Rep. Jay Inslee is on record as opposing the legislation, while Rep. Dave Reichert is in favor of it.

Jay, you view everything through a political filter. I just look at that picture and think, "gross!".