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In this morning's PI I read a story about the wife of an enlisted man in the Navy who was carrying an anacephalic fetus. For those of you who don't know, an anacephalic fetus usually dies within minutes of birth because it lacks a brain. These pregnancies may go up to a year because the fetus doesn't trigger normal birth at nine months. This woman needed an abortion and the Navy wouldn't pay for it. She sued and won. The government was forced to pay but is appealing. Why is it the government wants so badly to preserve brainless organisms?

How many cup sizes are you shooting for anyway?

Thanks for being the civic minded climber you are.

I must be extraordinarily lucky with regard to Rainier. Five for five, or two for two in winter. I had a partner who was 0 for 6 on winter attempts before we had our successful trip up Ingraham Direct.

You got up Johannesburg? Dude, you have a better memory than I do. Indeed, that was a failure, but I don't think of it that way, because I learned a ton on that attempt.

Whitehorse, as I recall, is one peak with an awful lot of unsuccessful attempts. I'd have to say that I have never had more than one failure on anything. The only unfinished business I have at present is Triumph and Liberty Ridge. I think I need to aim for a higher mark. I am not failing enough.

They have soya in them and soya has isoflavones, such as diadzein and genistein. These are known to possess estrogenic activity. So yes, I suppose that if you ate enough Luna bars your tits would grow. Even guys.

You can safely take 1000% of the RDA for Vitamin C and give yourself expensive piss, but please don't make the mistake of taking 1000% of any of the fat soluble vitamins, especially Vitamin A.

You should have left out the part about the smoking.

It would be good for a caption contest. "Hey, what am I supposed to do with this pointy thing I'm holding?"

Sure looks like it.

I think I was cheating on Slim and Curvy by using stemming across to the Wide and Curvy side, but I had to because I'm not really a 5.10b climber.

"Sex Party (5.10), but actually 5.9" agree "Air Guitarist (5.10), actually 5.9-" agree "Tangle up in Blue (5.9), actually 5.8" disagree Which is harder, "Pony Keg, or Celesial Groove, 5.9?" Definitely Celestial Groove. I think Celestial Groove should be 5.10a/b, just because of the start, then it settles down to 5.9. Pony Keg is quite straight forward.

No Easter Basket for you, Mr. Alpinfox!

Exactly what are the wishes of this poor woman? It is presumed that her husband will act in her best interest. It is for him to decide.

Climb: Vantage - Middle East Wall (Middle Section)-Sex Party, 272, Thin and Curvy, Thereseas Lingerie Date of Climb: 3/20/2005 Trip Report: Left Seattle with Martin_Cash at 6:30 am in rain and arrived at the Coulee in cloudy but dry conditions. Recent rain made the trails muddy and slippery. I fell and injured my hand before we even got on a route. Climbed all morning at Middle East Wall, my first time there, without seeing another party. Conditions were cool but windless- perfect for climbing. Rain held off all day. Had a very enjoyable day. Around 2 pm we started seeing some refugees from Leavenworth, where it was very damp. Of course, the first thing they did was complain about the "chossy rock". Gear Notes: Medium to Large nuts, an occasional medium hex, Friends from 1" to 3", an occasional larger Zero Cam.

One reason why ratings may seem soft at Vantage is that so many climbs feature stemming moves, which for some people, especially tall people, make the climbs easier. In other words, the ratings at Vantage are more subjective than at Leavenworth. The other thing is that many climbs are rated assuming that they are led in a certain way, for example, an adjacent crack might be off limits because it would make a given climb a lot easier if you use it. Yoder's guide usually tells you what the bounds are, but not always.

If you are autolocking with two ropes when you must attach the device to the anchor with two carabiners so it hangs square. That's a total of three carabiners: two between anchor and device and one below the device and around which the rope passes.

Of course the belayer can always make himself fast to the anchor, sit on a pack and belay from his harness if he wishes. The munter on the anchor allows one to belay standing up, warm and dry.

Whatever. Many can be approached from either side. Consistency is the most important thing in my humble opinion.

No worries as long as you don't slide into that one crevasse, or more properly, bergschrund.

Parents think they are doing the right thing by allowing their prodigy children tear through the equivalent of years of education in a short period of time. It seems to me that they should be held back and allowed to be kids. They should travel and meet people and try to let their social skills and bodies catch up with their minds. That story just struck me as being incredibly sad.

Read this story , then say the words, "guns don't kill people, people do". Does it make you feel better?

Brevity is the soul of wit.

I hope you haven't given up on completing your education.