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Last year there was a small horizontal crack on the face of the roof that is the start of the second pitch. This crack could take a small Alien or TCU to protect the step across. I noticed that as of last weekend the rock was broken away at the bottom of the crack so it will no longer take a cam. Someone must have fallen on it. Modern technology had taken away some of the scariness, but now the route is back the way it was before.

When I went in May 1999 we used Smith Butte Snow Park and went up via Aiken Lava Beds.

One night, as a couple lay down for bed, the husband gently tapped his wife on the shoulder and started rubbing her arm. His wife turned over and said, "I'm sorry honey, I've got a gynecologist appointment tomorrow and I want to stay fresh." Her husband, rejected, turned over and tried to sleep. A few minutes later, he rolled back over and tapped his wife again. This time he whispered in her ear, "Do you have a dentist appointment tomorrow too?"

What was the name of that guy who skied Hood six times in one day?

Last year on the descent from Champagne on Snow Creek Wall, we were standing under a burnt tree that was "raining ticks". We found three ticks between us in the space of five minutes.

Erik, this isn't the Post Like Wirlwind thread.

Damn, up until this point, my morning was going really well.

Sheik Omar Abdul Rahman who plotted the bombing of the World Trade center in 1993 was a blind old man too. We threw his ass in prison where he rots to this day. Isreal would have been better off had they kidnapped Yassin. Of course, easier said than done.

Mmmmm Crisco. I was looking through that book for a recipe that didn't use shortning. I couldn't find one so I finally said, to heck with it, you only live once.

Temperatures can vary tremendously on Rainier. You would be best off getting a current weather forecast before you leave and choose your gear based on that. If you get temperatures for Longmire (2760) or Paradise at 5,500 ft, you can figure that the summit will be approximately 30-40 degrees F colder than that. High Camp will be about 20-30 degrees colder.

Right on, Mark! Congratulations.

Well? Did you shake his hand and get his autograph?

Crack climbing and working as a massage therapist or physical therapist.

I got this recipe from a very old and falling apart Betty Crocker Cookie Cookbook my wife has had for ages. I modified it like a mad scientist, but the results were fantastic. 1/2 cup shortening (replaced 1/4 cup with Olive Oil) 2 squares (1oz each) of unsweetened chocolate 1 cup sugar (replace with brown sugar) 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup applesauce (home made from freezer) 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla (didn't have, so left out) 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup chopped nuts (used walnuts) (Added 1/2 tsp powdered cinnamon) (Added 1/2 cup raisins) (Added 1 pkg of Maple Brown Sugar Quaker Instant Oatmeal) Heat oven to 350 F. Heat oil and shortening in a large sauce pan on low heat. Add chocolate and stir until dissolved. Turn off heat and add remaining ingredients. Stir to mix. Spread in a greased and floured baking pan, 9x9x2 in. Bake until top springs back when touched, 35-40 min. (used glass dish and 40 min). Cut into 16 bars while still warm. Eat while still warm. Enjoy.

That is an approved use of the Power Bar. However, whatever you do don't bite into one.

If it explains why Bill Clinton never started a war, then what does it say about George W. Bush?

Moderators, move this to Spray...Doh.!.. it is already in Spray.

See also this related thread.

The current mass extinction has been selective. That is, it has been selective for non-human species, particularly tropical ones. A comet induced extinction might not be so selective.

Israel declared war on Hamas. Back in January they said they were going to kill this guy. They are usually true to their word.

Lummox, you mean like an extra chromosome 21?

Earth has a mass extinction every 30 million years or so because the sun passes through the plane of our galaxy at that frequency. Stars passing near the Oort cloud dislodge comets and asteroids which plummet towards earth. This happened last about a million years ago. You may think, "whew, we dodged a bullet, didn't we?", until you learn that it takes a million years for the comets to reach earth once their orbits have been perturbed.

Isn't it good to know that not only could our government not do anything were an asteroid detected that would strike the earth, but neither would it even be able to warn anyone? Story

Bummer. Sharing the road with automobiles is the part of cycling I like least. It's a little bit like lightning or rockfall to a climber. It can be managed, but not controlled.

Don't forget, Snugtop was real. So keep your hopes up boys.