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I dont know you Ray but it sounds like you don't get it.

...the cuisine that creeps and crawls. Portable bacon

OH, El Capitan... I posted a query a while ago about a new dvd version as I have the VHS. Great movie but hard to find.

Film? Where? Whats it called? I know the book but not of the film? Please...details!

The only thing I get out of this thread is how many people seem to be unable to spell the word believe properly.

I just joined up at the VW in Tacoma and got a first taste of the circuit system. I really like it and it will definitely add a positive spin on my personal training.

Lobbing it off the top of Upper Town Wall?

I think this topic should be aligned with circumcision now that it has been trimmed and dumped. I have renamed it appropriately...

ooh, im there, time to get the day off from the green giant!

I am a big fan of the Mule, the newer version has an integrated rainfly, pretty sweet. It holds 100 oz of fluid plus a pile of pockets and clip in areas. I used one in RR on the long routes. I also use a Mountain Tools Jet Pack with an MSR bladder and drinking tube. The Jet pack has integrated dual gear loops and is bomber ballistics with tool lash points as well. If I were you I would consider either a viable option, but the jet pack has more overall storage area. Mountain Tools Jet Pack

Really cool! I needed a Utah fix, love that place! Thanks Feck!

I really like these but my wife finds them awfully handy as well so I think they would be just fine for women too. Nice rules for all genders.

[quote name= :tup:] Awesome fun man, you two look happy and stoked! Thanks for the great TR!!

I want to match as closely as possible to my X-15 adze pictured below. Anyone out there have a 50cm (or so) X-15 hammer for sale I will consider most prices and must be in decent condition. Thanks for looking.

I personally believe the only real prerequisite for a TR would be that the OP was out doing something that challenged them, got them into the outdoors, and was fun and worthwhile. Adding in a bonus of lessons learned and inspiration for others. Climbing, scrambling, canyoneering,and general outdoor funhogging would seem legit. If you feel the trip might not be 93% appropriate then post it under Counseling Corner or risking fire, spray. The best TR is the one having the most fun.

Sounds like a rough year for alot of people. My condolences Rudy as I am still going thru some loss issues from this last summer, my dog Max and my grandmother. When it strikes close to home it really leaves an indelible mark.

Hello friend. Your boy seems like a good sport, and a splendid climber. While you're living vicariously through his accomplishments, remember to keep a helmet on him. And please don't teach him to talk like a rap artist (like his dad). I don't think 5.13 is special unless you're climbing it in very good style. I suspect you've done a couple of these, but I doubt you do them any faster or in any better style than the next mediocre athlete (like I) could do. I've never done one, but I flashed Equinox on a top-rope, so I assume I could add a couple ofletter grades by adopting your strategies. Maybe I'm wrong. But I'm not really interested in knowing either. The point is, the traditional approach to mountaineering (rock, ice, whatever) requires everything the sport climber is doing and more. You have to worry about protection, about safety, about leading out on moves when the pro below you may be questionable and you don't know whether any good pro exists above. You have to worry about possibly getting a bolt in on lead, or maybe you just back off. One way or the other, the demands are higher, the adventure greater, the mess you leave is far smaller. Sport climbing? Virtually every requirement described in the previous paragraph is bypassed. You can spend days or weeks working one pitch, you can hang, yard, top-rope, whatever you want. I think Dwayner's point is accurate, which is that 5.13 isn't really that great a leap above hard 5.11 or 5.12, when so many of the requirements of traditional climbing are removed. It doesn't matter whether you've done one, or I've done one, or Dwayner's done one. If sport climbing tactics are employed, it's no greater accomplishment than climbing a 5.12 in good style. :tup:

Yep, apparently May 1907. I was just leafing thru my old copy of Desert Rock and that letter popped out for some reason. What a character!

I found this quote rather interesting and for the time period, rather classic. Can you guess the author and when?

Dropping to 2800 for both, 1400 for singles.