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It's not proper nor respectful to the mountain gods to "make sauce" in their presence.

Definitely the right direction.

Few years back in R&I or climbing there was an editorial called "They shoot horses, dont they?" ( after a Patrick McManus book) that dealt with the same issue in the SAME way. Do a search for it, it was pretty poignant.

Im kinda going with #2 regarding the crispness/freshness factor (there may be the issue of blanching in the lower image but it may be merely my video card/monitor combo). The top image might be more true assuming there was alot of forest fire smoke in the atmosphere. Tough call tho as I am going from gut, the true psp afficianados will have more tech explanations, color correction scripts, formulas, algorithmic proposterations, and perhaps...just perhaps...something that will confound us all.

Hes Dynoing for the Flaccid Phallus?? Or am I seeing things?

Bravo Muffy! Thats cool and the essence of what its about. Were all constantly growing, adapting and finding a balance. Anger is an awesome emotion when its kept tabs on. Interesting overall thread that showcases some of what makes us ( especially climbers) so intriguing.

Actually I live in Tacoma, am naturally bald (I shaved it for ease of use and lice prevention), I own my OWN damn SUV (TYVM), and I have Skinny Puppy and Infected Mushroom and Fugazi the CD player. BTW I find it offensive you misspelled Ian MacKaye's name. "Oh the Drama!"

jja Willfully lame and ignorant as fucking hell...too bad Doolittle wasted time at those concerts when he/she could have been cranking or doing something productive! Gets me that society rewards and worships such crap on a regular basis. What the fuck...

Got VRG?

Hmmm, there are those who would argue that the words "excellence" and "Sport Climbing" don't belong in the same sentence. If it wasnt for sport climbing I wouldnt be as famous as I am in several exclusive yet obscure circles!

Pope, you have any pics of Ant Rocks? Man we WERE ahead of ourselves in a big way and I am proud to have helped develop such an under appreciated area. Goelzers Revenge, The Nose, Meat my Beat...all classics.

Nice sequence cracked!! Thats most rivited I have been to my screen in days!!

Neat! I found you could substitute the name (Starbucks) for (REI) and get a thread that still maintains the same spirit, integrity, and theme!

Yup thats the drawback. I agree with Dr Crash and Marylou regarding over the counter coatings.!

I use the TOPO ADVENTURE Paper. Stuff seems pretty bombproof from a waterproof and from a general wear and tear standpoint. Its even pretty Jumar (the dog) proof to a degree although she will render the map into a 3d form. A bit more expensive but I think worth it.

South Fork of Taylor Creek, Kolob canyons

Circa 1986; Castle Rock. I was spending the day as an impressionable young climber at Castle Rock. As we were hanging out at the base of Jello Tower, Peter Croft was soloing up and down the west face. My party started up Midway and on the second pitch found a fixed friend. I was DETERMINED after the climb to rap down and score the piece. As we finished the route and I rapped down, Peter Croft was just soloing UP to it. Said it was some friends of his so I let him work it for 15 minutes, pulling, tugging, jiggling...finally he gave up and I got on it doing the same, albeit roped up. I eventually got it out and out of respect I returned it to the folks at the base. I know, Boooring but it made an impression on me at the time. He was wearing a ripped pink T-shirt and Polypro

Lol cause these have been in my bolt bag for 4 years, I needed to get rid of them somewhere!

Is that the sweet granite in Renton? What's up with the bolt in the bottom left corner? And why do you use those quasi-biner things? Actually Quasi-Renton Bolt in the left hand corner has been removed and filled in with epoxy and dust...this is the top of the "first pitch"

Time for a pic...too much text makes us so grumpy!! Freshies from SE King county!!

Hmm he must be busy as no email response yet. Is this guide available locally? Marmot? REI?

Or ill grab a gri gri or cam to play with while I sit there.

Yeah, spending a long day climbing on great rock, with good scenery away from the maddening crowds is definitely a good thing...amazingly alot of the long mods in RR are getting a crazy amount of traffic...the queues for Cat in da Hat, Crimson, Black O and Hot fudge Thursday make Darrington sound like the Cirque of the Unclimbables. I sent an Email off for the D guide...awaiting a reply