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Why do you hate cc.com?

"I loves to eat them miceys, Them miceys is what I loves to eat. I love to bite they little heads off, And nibble on they tiny feet."

8D

Pretty soon Bush will refer to him as He Who Shall Not Be Named.

I set them down on the ground prior to leading Battered Sandwich. It was getting dark as we returned to our packs and I didn't see them and left without them. They are on an oval carbiner. Buy you a beer if you return them.

They'll "climb" out of their sleeping bags and make a beeline for the Bloody Marys.

What do you mean, Scott. You're telling us you aren't going to tell any lies at Ropeup? We're not THAT gullible. Yes, you'll be telling the newbies all about that FF 3 whipper you took. They'll be eating that up. Just you wait.

I just want to allay the fears of some of the people considering their first foray to a Fall Ropeup. It can't be denied that some people go overboard with the drinking and end up too hungover to climb, but there are a lot of safe and sober climbers there to take out the newbies. Icicle Canyon, for those who haven't been there, has several very nice roadside top rope areas with moderate routes. There are also several nice easy multipitch routes for those people who'd like to try that sort of thing for the first time. Having said all that, I'm looking forward to some beer.

We all know Chuck has it in for you, Mos.

I've followed the crux pitches on Outer Space. I think I can lead them now, and would like to.

There WAS a fellow on this site, not seen for some time, who did profess a firm belief in creationism. What was his name?

Rob McDan and I paid a visit to Private Idaho this afternoon. Rob led Senior Citizens ably and then I led Battered Sandwich. I see where it gets it's name. I felt a bit battered after I was done. We moved on to Magic Fern. It's a bit dirty on the first pitch, but that didn't seem to make it harder. I thought that the start was really hard! I had to place a nut and step in a sling to get off the ground. The first pitch went well, but I had problems with the second. I'm just not good at thin hands. Rob seemed to like that part. We were also thinking of Istanbul, but ran out of time. How is that one? How about Wet Dream? Any good?

We could schedule a "geological debate" in the ye olde chat room between Dru and Mark. It would rival the Lincoln-Douglas debate of old. I'd want to be there to watch the mudslinging.

They don't show the part where they flay him alive with sea shells and dunk him in salt water.

That's amazing all right.

I think that when you have kids with you, it's good to have a third adult along, if possible to help supervise the children, so that the belayer can focus entirely on her task. I realize this isn't always possible. I can easily see how this sort of accident can happen. Also, a GriGri might be a good investment for this sort of family climbing. I might add that the belay technique taught in most gyms, the "slip-slide" method, is not the best for situations where you either can be distracted, or can't see the leader. There is a modified belay method in which the guide hand is taken off the standing part and moved down to the tail to hold the rope when the brake hand is moved in. The guide hand moves back and forth between tail and standing part and the brake hand always stays in a down position. In this way the tail of the rope is always ready to stop a fall. I realize that you were leading, but there are times when rope needs to come in, such as when a high clip is made. Remind your girlfriend to keep her brake hand down at her side as much as possible.

Wrong thread. That line belongs in the cc.com cliches thread.

Time to take it to Chat. Chat is so hot right now.

REI has been korupted. (Sorry, I had to)

Last time I was at Vantage, I saw a group of about 4 people screwing around up on a large broken pedestal on Green Wall. They looked drunk. They did not look like climbers. I didn't stick around to wait for one to fall. I guess they managed to get down in one piece.

The best (blank) is the one having the most (blank).

Porter, tell the people what the site costs. In order to secure it, they'd have to be there probably early Friday morning and pay for it. It's not cheap.

Yves, where the hell you been? It's been a year since we've heard from you!