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Obviously fake owing to the absence of blood spatter.

That takes cahones to do that without a crash pad.

I certainly hope it was a fake report for the sake of midgetdom (or is it midgethood?).

Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets

Darrington: "Step on them there knobby thangs" Leavenworth: "Wait a minute, this here slab is sandyeeeeeeeee" Index: "Put your feet where the moss ain't" Vantage: "The holds are the ones with chalk on 'em".

This thread is getting off track onto terrain that has already been covered, ad nauseum on this board. The questions are these: 1) was Newsweeks information correct or not, 2) regardless of whether it was correct or not, did they have a right and/or a duty to publish it. I think the information WAS correct and that all the backpedaling they have been doing is entirely because of severe government pressure. I believe that the media should bring out the truth. Let the government worry about the consequences. If the truth were always revealed, maybe the government wouldn't do things like start unjustified wars.

I have a friend who is so afraid of heights she gets sweaty palms just driving over the Narrows Bridge.

Too bad they aren't being made by the company that bought Walrus, MSR. The Rapeed is a superior tent. I have one that is 5 + years old and still going strong. Faster set up than any other tent.

It doesn't matter what you skill level. I believe that if you write your TR from your own perspective and talk about what you learned, people at a similar level will get something out of it they can use. R & D Route is very well named. It's a great one for learning.

I need to go climbing. That's what I need to do!

Prove me wrong by posting a trip report when you get back. There is a great weather forecast for this weekend. Go for it.

Nail polish is about as harsh a solvent as I can imagine. It would be my choice when hell freezes over and pigs fly.

It's not a phobia if it is a rational fear. Good gear is the way to get over fear.

Maybe I'm in a bad mood, but I get tired of lurkers always asking for conditions, but never posting conditions when they go out. That's why people write trip reports.

There's got to be good ones for Vedauwoo.

Seattle Post Intelligencer

It's pretty much impossible to get enough shifts if you work, so yeah, it's a good deal for students and the unemployed.

Accomplished Alpinist Bags Another 'Peak'

I'll be down there with a buddy. Come join us if you feel like it.

Just coming back from Annapurna alive is good style.

The tag line should have been "Only in Italy".

Is singing or whistling allowed?

No, but that doesn't stop him from posting disparaging messages about Chad Kellogg on various climbing message boards.

My guess is that perhap you started out on the West Buttress and then ended up straying onto Dark Rhythm on the third pitch. The West Buttress is all trad except for two bolts. Dark Rhythm has bolts that start at the very beginning.

DFA, sticky rubber is aid and so is lycra.