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Generally when it is raining in Seattle it is raining in Index. If it was dry on Sunday that would have gone against the odds.

I'm thinking there must have been several of them.

Well, too bad, they didn't bite. I thought it was a half-hearted attempt.

And conservatives are conservationists? Or do they just like jam products? No, that would be a preservationist.

I would submit that the exact opposite is true. Conservatives are driven by emotion and liberals by thought. Where do you think the word liberal comes from?

Riverview Crags or Riverview Columns?

The more I learn about Bill Robins the more I realize that he was a complex personality. There were so many dichotomies to his behavior.

"30% narrower than any other three cam unit on the market". Aliens are narrower than tcu's.

I agree, Pony Keg is a nice route.

We were in no way impolite. The other climbers were finished climbing the route. On the other hand, had we not been there they might well have offered it up as a top rope to other climbers. If Kevin really felt that way, why did he not do that after the route was chopped the first time?

Photo of Air Guitar which also shows Pony Keg and part of Whipsaw on the right.

I'd prefer the NE Buttress as a descent route to the East Gully (Standard Route), having done both.

These two routes share the same anchor up top. The last five times I've been to Sunshine Wall and approached Pony Keg with intention of leading it there have been sportos on Ripsaw. Even if you build your own anchor up top, oldschool style you still have someone only four feet away from you and that can be unnerving. I couldn't take it anymore and went up there and said, "excuse me, I'm leading Pony Keg, I hope you don't mind". About the time I was ready to go, they had pulled their rope and were clearing out. Now I understand the reason why Whipsaw was chopped three times. When I first heard about it by reading it in Yoder's guidebook, I thought, how dare they, the cad's!. Now I think, yes, I can see how someone could get pissed off when they can't get on one of the best trad lines at the Coulee- one for which the FA predated Ripsaw. I'm not saying I'd do such a thing as chopping a route, but that I can see both sides of the issue now.

tangentially spectra sails have better UV resistance than Nylon sails; slings are similar enough. I think that spectra isn't inherently UV resistant. Spectra sailcloth is treated with a special UV resistant finish. The only fiber I know of that has excellent UV resistance is acrilan (acrylic).

So has anyone seen Mike Beck lately? Is he still around Seattle?

You are a menace to society.

Mmmm...burnt Hamburger Helper. Yum.

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Hey ladies, Chuck's your dream man. Name another fellow who is half as easy to please.

Sometimes the stiffness of the wire is a hindrance to placing cams in the major camming mode. Wire is an aid if you are just placing it like an ordinary chock.

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Right, you should know, Dave.

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