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I left my entire overnight kit in my car fter an aborted attempt (and rescue) on Little Tahoma. I was a bit spent from 10 hours of first aid and carrying a climbing partner out on a litter and I didn't feel like dragging my gear inside. Some bastard got in my car and took it all, including my digital camera. sons-a-bitches... All one week before my first attempt on Rainier. Luckily the renter's insurance ponied-up at the last second.

Thanks. I hope I don't have to carry one of these beasties...

Can anyone tell me where I can find inexpensive 11mm ropes? Or maybe where I could buy spools of 11mm climbing rope? I know, I know, 11mm is overkill, but it's not my choice. I'm running an errand.

eight-six-seven, five-three-oh nieieien.

But don't they look cool?

I saw Dimmu a year ago. It was aight. Nothing like the Meshuggah or Machine Head shows, though.

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straight the fuk out: you cant blame the 18 degree boulder session in the middle of nowhere on your partner. I can also see that you have on the extra-special shoes that make all climbs at least one full grade more difficult. Is that a new rubber compound?

It's probably good that anyone under 30 receives a decent ass-kicking on a regular basis, regardless of what they may or may not have done. Sorry about the rant. I'm just tired of seeing garbage in the parks.

I've looked pretty hard at these. The $100+ price tag is keeping me away right now. As you pointed out, they are very light for a technically rated axe. The slightly curved shape should work for basic ice climbing. The pick is better than most other axes, but is not ice specific. You don't necessarily need this axe for Lib Ridge. Any axe with a decent pick would do all right. The only axes I wouldn't recommend are the Black Diamond Raven and Raven Pro. Their picks really suck in ice. I was on Glacier Peak late last season, the glacier was pretty much bare, and I couldn't get my Raven to plant at all. It just bounced off. My 2 cents...

$30 flat rate for the whole year. No extra charge for extra climbs. You do have to show up at the ranger station to get a permit on the day of your climb. The second permit is free, but they do issue limited numbers of permits for the various camps (or camp locations)

what do you call a one-legged dog? It doesn't matter, he won't come to you anyway.

Speaking of Dick Head, there is a guy who works at Boeing named Richard Head. I'll bet high school was tough for him. Maybe it's Mr. Noggin here...

Sons-a-bitches!!!!

How very flatulent of you. Thanks for the posts. I just needed a little abuse to get me through the day.

Hmmm...I go to the health club/gym four to five days a week, there, fuck-o. Try a new theory. Mommy didn't love you?

So climbing makes your dick bigger? Maybe being away from the comparisons in the health club locker room make HRoark think that his dick is getting bigger, when in actuality, he is just further from the testing "stick". It could be why he's so bitchy all the time.

I'm sure that she will be more than entertained by your poetic use of the english language.

It's hard to climb in cyberspace, so we talk. We all need a little something to do while at home, so here it is. BTW - Fuck off, I'm Irish too.

Right on Distel "It's bloody good fun." -Joe Simpson Going outside and playing could be soccer or a hike. Instead you choose to risk life and limb. Dammit climbers are cool.

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I like the way climbing pushes you. It pushes the limits of your body and the limits of your fear. It hasn't been a good day climbing unless you 've scared the bejeezus outta yourself at least once.

I'm not asking why you climb, just what you get out of it. A group of my friends was discussing this the other night. It was pretty interesting to hear the responses. Everything from a puzzle to solve to an opportunity for solitude.

Did you ever see MTV's Liquid Television? They had a cartoon on there called "The Head" it was crappily drawn, along the same lines of Beavis and Butthead. There was a kid with a huge head, really, it was immense. Every time he got really mad or got in trouble, an alien would blast out of his head and kick some ass.

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