adventuregal

Thanks for all the tips, Alex!! With lots of practice and some trust-worthy partners I'll be more knowledgable about climbing in no time... And actually, I think I'll be at Pub Club next week!!

Umm... The registration deadline was yesterday! Or am I the only one who missed it? Damn those finals, making me forget about fun stuff! Did we sign up for this debaucle or what? I was packing for the trip West and realized I didn't know if I should bring my skis or not...

Ok, so here's a sort of related question. I want to do A LOT of climbing this summer... Not only climb, but learn a ton more about it too. I am a newbie of a mere 3 months. The thing I worry about, seeing as how I have no experience, is how to know if my partners are safe?! I have nothing to compare them to! I think I know most of the people I plan on climbing with well enough to trust them. But say I meet some random in HR and decide to climb with them? What do I look for in a partner? I know a very minimal amount of safety stuff. And no, I won't have time to take a class. Now that I am done with school and can leisure read again, there are a few books on my reading list which should help me out in this regard, but still... I get nervous about it. Any ideas?

Lazy ass. Early mornings are the best!!!

I'm 3 times zones away. 7:16 my time!!!

If your body is left with only fats as energy, it will begin to accumulate an excess of ketone bodies, which can lead to ketosis. Ketosis can be bad. You need to drink lots of water in order to flush all that stuff out of your system so your blood doesn't get too acidic. Is that what you were referring to, Erik? I understand why this is dangerous, physiologically. But why would drinking lots of water make something not as beneficial? Fats are a great energy source, you just have to balance them with carbs too. And ketosis often happens with high protein diets... So BE CAREFUL with them!

Uttered by my roomie... "No, I don't feel like climbing tonight. There were no cute guys last time..."

No more school for A-gal till September!!!!! Just had to gloat about my freedom...

This is some funny stuff!!! From BBC news... An Israeli policeman responding to neighbours' complaints about a noisy hen party found himself mistaken for the main attraction. The rowdy women had ordered a male stripper dressed as a policeman and, thinking the stripper had arrived, began trying to undress and caress him, ignoring his protestations. One of the partygoers "took off my shirt and untied my shoelaces," the officer was quoted as saying by the Yedioth Ahronoth daily. "She started stroking me and called on her friends to join in." He showed his police badge, but the women just thought it was part of the act. The policeman was reportedly only able to extricate himself when his partner called for reinforcements. The revellers were fined.

And NO I never worked there... only witnessed it once!!!

Has anyone else ever witnessed their early morning employee sing-alongs?!?! Never again!!

How'd ya do that?! He raced 26km in that damn thing...

Speaking of... Check this out. A buddy of mine... For real! http://www.brockit.com/bearchase/601_2.jpg (How the do I make the pic appear and so you don't have to go to the site?? )

damn damn damn. And again, the website tells all. I need to learn to READ things before I post. Too much school!!!!!

Hey, so when do we have to have all this stuff finalized anyways? Is there a registration deadline?

http://www.hbci.com/~janscc/images/chipmunk.jpg check out Erik's snaffle suit!!!

You can be our cheerleader and run around in a snafflehound suit all day!!!

I may be up for doing the downhill leg also... Problem is I don't have any downhill gear at the moment... I seem to have misplaced my skis, etc about a year ago. Don't ask me how... The snow was so shitty here this winter I didn't even bother to get new ones. So if someone's got gear I can use I might do it. Can someone expound a little on the difficulty of the downhill course though? I can ski, but I'm nothin special. And I'm still up for doing the xc leg!!!

No, I'm legal! A BBQ just sounds like fun...

May 17. I need to learn to read... sorry... But I may be interested! Let me know if you need a skier...

Where/when is this?? I used to x-c ski race...