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  1. Walked my great puppy then spent the rest of the day making lattes and fekking blended beverages for people. Now im heading in for an Everquest session.
  2. My experience is on Sandstone ( Navajo specifically and mostly) and some slabby granite. Any granite type rock will polish over repeated use, just try some of those slippery probs in camp 4. As for sandstone, it tends to get "buffed", not so much a polish since its always sluffing off on a granular level, but a fresh un-trammeled patch of SS slab is usually more "frictiony". This mainly noticiable on 5.10 and harder SS slabs where friction is crucial. Technique and "dynamic balance" is always helpful Yes, I think slabs get a little harder over time. Hall of Smears 5.11, Kolob Canyons
  3. But my name is Dave Thomas in RL, and I say its hella good! Ok for some killer stuff go to Bit and Spur in Springdale, UT. period
  4. Hello?! Baja Fresh is awesome , had one in Vegas and it was a mainstay. They got one in Kent and one in Lakewood, among other places.
  5. chirp

    Whatcha Readin?

    That Krak book on the Mormons. Actually pretty fun read, and interesting too since I lived and worked there during portions of the mid to late 80's. I met some really unique folks and got to hear some interesting views. Funny memory tho, grocery shopping in Hurricane or LaVerkin or even St George to a degree, You could tell the polys cause the men wore dark suits and the women always has the 1930's style dresses with their hair dome up in a similar period style. What an awesome part of the country tho, the most beautiful state IMHO.
  6. A friend and I were on the second pitch of a FA on the east face of Devils Tower. It was a sweet A3 shallow corner and I was 15 feet into it when we noticed clouds coming in fast from the west, over the top of the Tower. We didnt think too much of it until there were several lightning strikes EAST of us that were ground hits. All of a sudden the weather turned to crap and we were in a full blown electrical storm. I yelled to my bud at the belay to watch me and I started to down aid until I was at the last 2 pieces, a #1 and a #2 RP. by this time the rain was pounding and it looked grim so I told my partner to take me off and rap for his own safety and I tied off the pieces and gingerly rapped in pouring down rain with lightning all around. Once I touched ground I dropped my gear and we both ran like crazy for the base of tower. The rain was mixed with hail and the storm so crazy that it was as if we were in a hurricane. This was my first season in a semi mid-west region so I had never experienced a storm like this and was suitably humbled at its speed and intensity. When I first got to Devils Tower, during orientation they told us there was a big stash of mattresses in one of the garages. I had no idea why that was such a big deal until someone pointed out to me a vehicle with fist sized dents from hail. Needless to say, our descent wasnt the safest move in a situation but I definitly didnt want to be up on that lightning rod any longer than I had too.
  7. chirp

    Traversing Copycats

    If yer gonna traverse, choose your own holds and or style, poor form to repeat with a similar routine. I think this is gonna be the wave of the future. Keeps it all exciting, more fame for everyone.
  8. chirp

    A5

    Oooh, I should be able to sell my circa 1987 A5 Hammer ( like I would be foolish enough too) for mebbe 500.00 or 1k on Ebay? Complete with a Dakota Boltworks drill and handy logo carrybag
  9. Very cool, the essence of the place were we have all grown up.
  10. "A closed mind cannot think freely." ~Bruce Lee
  11. That's in Renton right? YES! Right off 345th and Kenny, near the Walts Muffler shop. Look for the dirt road with the red mailbox, "COLBY" stenciled on it, turn down this road for 2 miles and look to your left on the hill with the clump of firs.
  12. Heaps of trails around Lake Sawyer and Black Diamond. Also Victor Falls has some really fun moderate singletrack. For an easy scenic trip also consider the old Taylor River Road (closed to cars now) to Otter Falls up the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie.
  13. Bravo to Off White, Pope, et al. my feelings and beliefs are mine alone but one thing I'll say, visceral or not, is that religion is a dead end street, full of people who need a "team" or a "club" to be at one with themselves. I for one am a member of the human race and respect the ideals and beliefs of the myriad of people I share this planet with. If you're a bigot, then shut the fuck up and move to goddamned Northern Idaho where ya belong.
  14. Classic tourist baiting: Working at Devils Tower in 1987, approaching routes on the tower trail with obvious gear created opportunity for a myriad of questions about what was on top. With a serious face one could get away with some amazing stories, but typically I just told em there was a lake on top with good fishing.
  15. Organization: Erik Wahlstrom Erik Wahlstrom 17014 SE 43rd St Issaquah, WA 98027 US Phone: 425-830-4953 Email: erikwahlstrom@hotmail.com Registrar Name....: Register.com Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com Domain Name: CHOSS.COM Created on..............: Wed, Jan 16, 2002 Expires on..............: Fri, Jan 16, 2004 Record last updated on..: Mon, Jan 20, 2003 Administrative Contact: Erik Wahlstrom Erik Wahlstrom 17014 SE 43rd St Issaquah, WA 98027 US Phone: 425-830-4953 Email: erikwahlstrom@hotmail.com Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Register.Com Domain Registrar 575 8th Avenue - 11th Floor New York, NY 10018 US Phone: 902-749-2701 Fax..: 902-749-5429 Email: domain-registrar@register.com
  16. Sounds like my truck in its heyday, but instead of Plywood, we went up to Boeing surplus and got a couple sheets of 1/2" or 3/4" honeycomb core aluminum sheeting (same stuff they use in aircraft flooring), SUPER strong stuff thats lighter than plywood and really rigid. Good Luck!
  17. Dr Leaky (P Pinnacles) was chipped years ago, mebbe go there, study the angle, depth and style of that edit and see if its similar.
  18. LOL actually you're missing my point, its not about wood, which is a great resource, but in fact if you had actually paid attention to the above thread and my thoughts (not just made a random, aggro drive by post) you would see I am bemoaning individuals and their actions in relation to their environment and impact on those around them. AND to be such a rude punk as well is really pretty crappy , my posts, typically refrain from childish (hiding behind your monitor) language. Your what, like 14 years old?
  19. Oh dont get me started Fence_Sitter shut up! Pfft! (sorry fence_sitter, I just had to counter your intelligent response with one of similar, lackluster quality.) shut up! LOL
  20. They will be there on or around August 14th, I called the chossbusters and that was the soonest they could get out with all the other projects they had. They said that right now some issues up the Icicle, Tieton and at Vantage were taking precedence. I hope this helps!
  21. Oh dont get me started Fence_Sitter shut up! Pfft! (sorry fence_sitter, I just had to counter your intelligent response with one of similar, lackluster quality.)
  22. Actually a Saturday joke, got off work late: Why were 4,5, and 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9.
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