fenderfour

Almost all Irish with a dash of sexy.

We saw you guys on your way out Saturday evening. Looks pretty friggen rad. We encountered a lot of wind and rime on top on Sunday.

So... Why the caber toss? I understand most throwing events are directly related to a skill used in war; javelin being the most obvious. Is an 18 foot long, 65lb spear the traditional weapon of the Scots? Was it a secret training kind of thing like Capoeria? (sp?)

looks like the rake points are better than the G14.

And I'm #3. Joseph - I'll wrestle you for #2.

-I don't think I have a piece that size -it's only a 5.9 -I've still got some vacation left

I recently gave an old rope to a boater. He was more than happy to receive 200' of rope.

And if this weren't enough, both Chris and Tim joined me on the West Ridge of Stuart on only one day of rest. With today as a rest day, they will be out after the Torment-Forbidden Traverse tomorrow.

I was up there on Sunday. Snow and rime were the order of the day. brrr...

Black REI Mountain Axe - Found it in the Couloir leading up to the notch. It's been there for a little while, but still in serviceable shape.

Maybe they will sell the patent to a company who has a functioning quality control system.

I saw a seven year old boy on top a few years ago. In the end it doesn't matter. Just enjoy the climb.

You are right, the world is about to end.

How did you manage that? Was it placed properly, or did it get twisted?

Some neat instrumentals - Soulfly "Soulfly" They have one on each album, there are 5 now. All very cool. Get them off a download service, since the rest of the music is decidedly NOT chill. Second for the Zero 7 and the Dorfmeister. Rad stuff there. You should also check out Frou Frou. It's quite a lot like Zero 7, but only one vocalist throughout. And ther eis always the classic triphop stuff - Portishead and The Sneaker Pimps.

Your chances are pretty good.

Mom!

In the spirit of giving, here's where I picked up a double set of Hybrids: Trad Rack They also have a lot of Regular Aliens I received my aliens very quiickly. Free shipping on orders over $55.

Yeah. Wait for ropeup. I've been lurking here long enough. It's time to meet some of you sprayers.

It's hard to feel sorry for yourself when you are listening to Meshuggah.

Dougie wins! Of the members of the seminal grunge-rock band "Stone Temple Pilots", whom I rode on Saturday, Scott Weiland was the slowest. In fact, when I threw the saddle over his back, he merely whimpered and collapsed on the ground. I don't know if he could have made it past the start gate with my considerable bulk added to the lightweight saddle. Dean DeLeo did all right. He made it about 100 yards before collapsing in a heap. I didn't expect much from a guitarist, and Dean didn't disappoint. The younger of the DeLeo brothers, Robert, did pretty well. I think we went about a mile before he bucked me off, protesting the load. I was a bit confused when I couldn't find anywhere to put my water bottle. Can't win them all, I guess. As is the case when work needs to be done, the drummer was nowhere to be found (what was his name again?). Oh well. Three out of four is good enough for one day.

...b_tches...

It should be noted that you need two prussiks (one for each strand of rope your abseiling), otherwise you end up being a victim of similiar fate as "AlpinFox rappelling f-up victim #1". Good stuff here Not to be contrary, but you can tie one prussik around both ropes. The prussik will hold better on two strands of rope than it will on one.

Who else is riding? I'm one-daying it. Bib #2688

I've beat the hell out of mine, approaches, climbing to 5.7, talus, etc, and they are holding out well. The flap at the toe is starting to come loose.