catbirdseat

The forks encountered after decending Gully #1 are: Kotick Memorial Wall, Powerhouse and Moonshine, Fat and Skinny Man/ M&M, Jigsaw, Millennium and Corn Walls, and finally Riverview Park. Gully #2 never had a sign and I think there is a reason. It's a rather marginal route and I think the FCCC group might have wanted to discourage its use in favor of Gully #3. My take on it is is that a lot of people use it and many turn too early and end up above King Pins and make needless tracks across the mesa. I'd rather see people stay on a trail.

Weekend_Climberz, MCash, and Tvashtarkatena worked together on Sunday to anchor two of the signs in concrete. They couldn't find a third sign. My original post suggested three signs were there, but I can't remember anymore. So is one of the new steel signs missing?

Why is it in marine navigation it is referred to as magnetic "variation", whereas in lubber navigation is is called "declination"? Variation is much more descriptive. The word declination sounds like it should be applied to a celestial observation.

I think the helmet is why the guy survived as long as he did. He said he usually wore a beacon but didn't on this particular day. Bad timing, I guess.

As I recall, the long range forecast for this winter made six months ago, called for warmer and drier than normal conditions. That is not what we got. Supposedly the Farmer's Almanac nailed it though.

Both the old signs and the new are metal. The old ones were made of aluminum, whereas the new ones are made of steel. As I recall, there were only two of the new signs, one near Agathla Tower and one at the Near/Far Trail junction.

You might be referring to Ride'Em Cowboy at Vantage. The one time I climbed it, I somehow missed the rest opportunity. Another example of a welcome rest would be on Iguanarama at Exit 32. There is a nice hip scum about half-way up. Some of the other climbs there have knee bars, if you can find them. My interpretation of what MisterE refers to as the Zen of resting is basically getting the most out of whatever rest you have. By that I mean relaxing everything that doesn't need to be tense, so that blood can return to muscles; breathing deeply and reguarly so that the pulse and breathing rate can be brought back into a reasonable range, but also so that the mind can remain calm and focused.

So, as I understand it, they sell this as a "potty trowel", you buy it and use it as an ice axe. It breaks when you go to arrest with it. Then you decide to sue but sorry, you can't because you were misusing something that was manufactured for an entirely different use.

Either brings them together or else bring them to blows. Last thing on earth I want to hear when I am in the mountains is someone else's music, which with my luck would always be hip hop or rap.

Who's business are you referring too? What about all the people that have died? Is is good for their business? You know the answer already- the companies who make the bullets and bombs- you know the military industrial complex that Eisenhower warned us about.

That's using your head in a completely new fashion. Grate enough noggin and you've got yourself head cheese.

Today it was dry but cold at Vantage, with overcast skies pretty much all day. All the tradsters were out in force. Puffy jackets were the fashion statement of the day. Hands stayed tolerably warm for most of a pitch if it was a crack climb, but the crimpy routes were not much fun.

I'm curious, why do you think camalots are safer than friends? I'm convinced the reason so many people like Camalots is that they can be placed badly and still work okay. Other cams have to be placed well. So basically Camalots are ideal when you are sketched out of your mind and don't have the time to place a cam perfectly.

Today I led my first 5.10c trad route. I'd top roped it two years previously, so I knew it had rests. I just couldn't remember exactly where they were. Leading the thing I had the good sense to not stop until it felt like I had most of the weight off my arms and onto my legs, even if that meant I was stemmed way out with one foot smeared on the rock (rest is all relative). I figured going into this, there was a good chance I'd pump out and have to call for a take, but I found enough rests to put in good gear, shake out and catch my breath.

Doh!

The Captain gave orders to set phasers to stun. There will be a courts marshall.

There is a spot in the sacral area of my lower back that is still rather tender. I'm not sure whether it was bruise by impact or strained.

I made a visit this time last year with MCash. We climbed at Middle East Wall where it was dry, even though it was wet at Sunshine Wall.

They are safer and more reliable than the ones they replace. In order for Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) to work in practice, the other country must believe that your weapons would work when you launch them. They are not going to test them, so no underground nuclear explosions.

Hey, it's hard for her to type with her mouth full.

It's good form to spell correctly when you call someone retarded.

Tom, I think just about everybody has experienced the partner who wants to make a bee line home after the climb. All you want is to sit down to a nice dinner and have a couple beers to celebrate a fine day out in the mountains, tell a few stories, and savor the moment. But no, we have to rush home. For me it ruins the whole trip.

Hey, I'm getting back into it after a foot injury. Cut me some slack.

I remember that story by Bronco quite well, but why did faust repost it, rather than just including a link to the original?

JayB edited it. JayB, I think you should at least state what it was you did and why.