cracked

We all know you're a hardman, Kurt.

Of what? Your diet?

Those bbq-flavored fruit roll-ups are gross.

Hey Dru, how do you rate on CD_5.9_A2.nu?

I imagine climbing with j_b might be rather painful...

You put that on your 8a.nu scorecard, didn't you!

No skiing ---> uptight. Toldja.

Now, now, Rudy, don't bite...don't....NO!....damn. Those trolls will be the end of you. You're starting to sound like him! V2 in the gym, indeed! You need a time-out. Hmmm, maybe rock climbing is like kindergarten after all. All the bitch-slapping chestbeating backstabbing numberchasing I was talking about is becoming evident! I have a good reason never to go to Vertical World now!

Does 8a.nu have scorecards for steep ski descents? Or how about glacier slogging (Pandora?)? I redpointed the Coleman-Deming on skis, second attempt (failed on the last move on my onsight attempt). How many 'points' does that give me? How about my flash of the NFNWR? That's S4, right? I want to be able to chestbeat about my hobbies, too!!!! "The climber having the most fun is the one that posts the most photos". Or is it "The person having the most fun is the one chestbeating the most"? I'm all confused.

One year of kindergarten was plenty.

Seriously, all the bitching and bickering and backstabbing and beta spewing and chestbeating and ethics wars turned me off from cragging. The entire scene is too negative, too cliquish, too petty, and too narrow-minded. No thanks.

Yep, sure does. Can't compare to Prana babes, nope.

Begals? You mean Beagles? OMG!

Rock climbing is stupid.

Nice climb, Colin. Sky/Ross: Looks like a fun line, guarded by a heinous 'shwack.

Lummox is going to wake up to a posse of baseball bat wielding goons one of these days....

Well, I tend to carry more than a dozen quickdraws, a down jacket, and half an apple, too. That might have something to do with it. I had around 60 pounds in it when it started hurting. It's size large. Losing weight will not do much about shortening my spine so the shoulder straps are long enough. WildThings Icesac with an after market framesheet is what I'll use when I have the cash.

I wouldn't know, I'm a skier. Ok, ok, yeah, it's Flushed Royally.

I'd have more pics, but I ran out of space on my camera's card. I need to upgrade. Sorry. Off White, if you feel the need to moderate, shoot me a PM, I can get rid of them very easily. Keep spreadin' the love!

Don't be so hard on him, Rudy, maybe he just hasn't seen the light. He'll get there.

I'd like to point out that I got something like 200 points higher than Gore. Therefore, I would make an absolutely STUNNING president.

Ramen. In the styrofoam cups. Add and cheese. Instant mashed potato stuff. Hostess snacks. Pringles. GU. Freeze dried sucks.

If you get the orange one you can look like Minx.

Yes. The frame is held in by a flap of velcro. The load lifters tend to undo the velcro, and the frame starts sliding out of it's flap. The shoulder straps, while cushy, are too short. When properly adjusted, the unpadded part of the strap digs into my chest. Ouch. The hipbelt, while it has the famous hip protecting squash pods, is too short to actually protect my hips. Instead, the webbing rests against my hipbones, and gets sore with big loads. The compression straps are stupid, on one side they don't have fastex buckles, so you have to slide skis in. Very annoying, big waste of time. For the rest, it's a nice pack, reasonably light, trim, etc, etc. If you're wondering why I own it, I got it as a gift.