gapertimmy

hey y'allz- i'm quiting my job at microsoft and moving to the land of mirror pond and spring skiing. i'm looking for some locals from the bend area to go climbing with... mainly alpine, but i'm game for anything. i'll be down there full time after the 15th and am living in a little shack down by sunriver and working up at the mountain. give me an email at beefchub@hotmail.com

UNABOMBER SHACK UPDATE I made my first move of goods into cascadeclimbers.com new corporate headquarters in Bend, OR. I'm pleased to report that the shanty is equipped with three different varities of shag carpet, an arousing odor, a toilet that is nastier than the vantage port o let on a 100 degree day, and water from a well that is oddly tinted yellow... but its home, and its 14 miles away from mt. bachelor, a stones throw (well like 20 minutes) to smith, and a short drive to the deschutes brewery. I have lots of extra room and a really plush couch that I bought for $10 at a thrift store that is welcome to be used by all sprayers.

I've decided to remove myself from technology and breed chinchillas at my house in issaquah. The chinchilla is a very friendly creature and the demand for them as pets is increasing daily. [brag] i've actually scored a job down at mt. bachelor in oregon with the company that runs the resort. i'm going to be their network admin guy of sorts. my office is right at the base of the pine marten express chair, and i have a view of south sister and broken top right out my window [/brag] i'm pretty excited to be moving to central oregon so thats why i'm whining about my final days at ms, i'm just really sick of the politics and back stabbing that takes place on a daily basis around there. on a lighter note, if any of the sprayers need a place to crash while on a trip to smith, or skiing, or would like to do some climbs down there, i'm always game and my unabomber-esque shack in the woods is always open -t

interesting, very interesting. i'm actually quiting ms, but thats because i just don't like it here very much. it is cushy, but i don't want to spend my life at this place for various reasons. i'm just griping that my last two weeks just won't seem to end, ever!

moving speech. you know "w" got his start moderating a spray board, you're going places eriK eagerly awaiting ray, er, caveman's reply

we need someone to be king of all spray. moderate over the madness. Someone who knows the difference between good and bad spray. Prefferably someone who has at least three years of experience in spraying. Consider this thread open for nominations: I nominate: capt.caveman and erik "my name is spelt with a k" to take the job

how much does work suck? lets use this thread to talk shite about work. I came in at noon today, and i'm already so friggin bored. MS sucks sorry for griping but i had to complain to someone how bout you? how much does work suck?

:razz: i know there are alot of us on the board, we shall unite and bring innovation to the world of climbing

a buddy of mine went up to the land of kokanee to get his eyes lasered up, he now has 20/15 and i'm hella jealous. I'm curious... has anyone here had the surgery or done extensive research on it. I remember reading that the surgery causes problems when at high altitude (into thin air talked about this a bit)... does anyone know what the threshold is?? I guess i'm a big wimp and the thought of something cutting my cornea gives me a bad case of the willies. Anyhow, I'd like to hear any experiences you all have had with this stuff good and bad. time to go drink.

MRGT- I'm with you man, i've been watching the yankees series and the boys are looking good. ICHIRO!!!

<moving topic to spray> I actually grew up in Texas, close! My cousin is from Eastern Washington, so there may be some validity to your argument. Even though the spray is flowing already... I'm serious about her skills.

char would be really pissed at me if she knew i threw in that last line at the end, but hey, it helps. i'm sure spray will floweth from this thread, but seriously the massage worked wonders for me. nothing like having your cousin rub you down with hot oil to pass time on a tuesday afternoon ya know?

I have never really been a believer in the benefits of a proffesional massage, but now I am a follower. The past couple of weeks, my right knee has been ailing me, I'm not sure why, but it was preventing me from climbing/hiking. Anyhow, my cousin Charlene gave me a massage for my b-day (she works at the Aveda spa in Seattle) and myyyyy does my knee/leg feel like a million bucks today. I know from personal experience, and from reading this forum, that alot of us abuse our bodies and have some serious aches and pains, and I think if you have yet to try massage to heal some of these pains, you are missing out. Anyhow, just wanted to say how well it worked for me, and make a shameless plug for my cousin's skills... she's a graduate of the breneke school of massage, has been doing this for years, and does body work for clients out of her house near green lake. BTW she's 28, snowboarder, plab, attractive, single, and plays this cool trippy music when you get a massage . Let me know if any of you are interested... timdcrawford@yahoo.com

spray happens man, spray happens

I believe someone asked me what spary was when I started up this category... well you need not look further... its up to your chest on this thread. very entertaining!

Jon told me we have a flier posted at Vworld in Seattle, and someone rightfully wrote "spray fest" on the sign. I can deny it, we all spray at times, and many of us are addicted to reading spray all day while at work. Sometimes its good, sometimes its bad, but I believe spray is here to stay. But, lets try to keep it isolated to this forum, that way folks can quickly look in the climbers board for non-spray threads. I'll move any threads that become spray fests to this forum. That way those whom can't get enough spray in their day can find it all in one convenient place! Spray away boys and girls!

closed

closed

these guys sound cool, and I bet they're real bad arse climberz. i say we pass the hat i'll throw in some of my amazon stock for the cause

I honestly don't remember, I know we started around 8, and were eating dinner in a fancy eatery called Spiffy's by 6. Check the route books for specific stats on elevation gain, time needed for travel. If you are taking a group up for rope travel practice, this of course will increase your trip time, but some of the slopes might give you guys a good chance to practice some arrest skills. But if you are looking for true glacier travel practice, I think you should head up to the nisqually! Have fun, you should have beautiful weather and views from the rim of the crater. Be sure to write up a TR. TIMMAY

I did the worm flow route in april of last year from the lower parking lot (not the climbers bivoauc) and it is a very non-technical route. And yes, you will be accompanied by some 'bilers all the way to the crater. Watch out for flying schmidt and used oil cans. The route is just a long slog, but you do need to be concerned about avlanche. The slopes above the tree line are prime targets for slides, especially when heated up by the afternoon sun. I didn't use crampons or snowshoes at all on my trip up to the crater, but I would reccomend bringing your board(s) if you are into that sort of thing because it would be a great ride! Just be sure to check the avalanche forecasts before you head up, and use precaution on avalanche prone slopes. have fun! t

mr bully himself should be chiming in here pretty soon. just sensless stuff, and i got sick of it. its one thing to spray on an established thread, but to start new ones, dats not cool

... for being the first user ever banned from the boards! Spray is ok around here, but sensless Spray just ain't ok.

does anyone know where to get some boots re-soled here in seatown? I need to get some hiking boots resoled, i suppose I should just buy a new pair but I really like these bad boys. true true timmy

ohh, the tears seem to be flowing on this thread if you are interested in going to denali, email or PM the thread starter. >>CLOSED<<