fenderfour

I'm betting it's all a troll. The webshot album is from "whoever007" There was another great troll from an avatar named 007 a while back.

I had a lot fo gear stolen out of my car after we had to evacuate my friend off Little Tahoma a couple of years ago. My homeowner's insurance paid for the gear, but they cancelled my policy shortly thereafter. Insurance companies are evil

I've been thinking about doing this, but I didn't think my partners would be so cool with climbing on my mank homemade pieces. I've also been thinking about modifying a set of cams to get some offsets since those damn aliens are so hard to find.

The miox pen uses table salt, water, and an electric current to make bleach to process your water. Save some weight and bring a small dropper of the cheapest household bleach you can find. It is less likely to have funny things like color stabilizers and fragrances in it. I can't remember the recommended drops/liter, but I'm sure it's on the web somewhere. I don't think Giardia is life threatening, just nasty. Many of the other diseases are much more heinous.

I'm a complete Newb when it comes to offsets, but I have been very happy with the Metolius Astro Nuts. They run about $10 each. They are designed like small Curve Nuts, but I haven't had any trouble cleaning them, even after taking a decent aid fall on one. Here's a Discussion from RC.com on HB going out of business

I disagree. If this were so, you wouldn't have a whole host of multi-millionares climbing 8000m peaks, riding hot-air balloons around the globe, crashing in experimental aircraft, sailing around the earth, riding into space on questionable rocket boosters, etc, etc..... In fact, many high-risk activities have become exclusively for the rich, IMHO. Aren't you talking about ONE rich gy here?

I want to help ease your fears. I posted this before... somehwere... The engines on a 737 are held on by 3 bolts that are about 1/2" thick. They are all designed to break. The engines on the rest of the Boeing fleet have 5 bolts. That's right. We make 'em safe. The strongest part of the airframe is the wingbox - the section of the fuselage that is at the wings. There is a large structure build-up to allow for the transfer of forces between the wings and the fuselage. The bad part - you are sitting on a gas tank.

Buy Freedom Of the Hills and a USGS Topo map of an area nearby. Take compass, book, and map to said location and figure it out. It isn't hard, really. Hint - pick an area with a lot of topographic features. I like the Snoqualmie Pass map.

You used pro for this climb? I just carried the rope for the extra wieght. Surprising. I thought the weight of your ego alone would have pulled you off the V10 boulder start.

There is plenty of shit in spray today that I could have lived my whole life without seeing.

Don't take the bridge across the river, go through it instead. Get up some speed and keep on pedaling. It's a lot more fun. FYI - Getting on route for E. Wilman's involves a significant choss crawl right now. Have fun.

[nerd] Statistically speaking with regards to the popularity of various sports, there are more soccer moms in Europe and South American than the US.[/nerd]

I've never "rented", but I've "leased" a few that cost me a lot more. I have yet to "buy" or "resell"

I noticed a posting in the coffe area that someone is selling purebred kittens for $300 each. I just don't get it. Don't get me wrong, I like a well-mannered pussy as much as the next person, but what is it with purebred cats? I understand purebred dogs. You get something for the breeding. For instance: Golden Retriever - Loyal, active, great with kids Bloodhound - great hunter, looks funny Doberman Pinser - active, good guard dog. Even shitty little dogs like Yorkshire Terriers are better at eliminating rodents than cats. All of these dogs have personality traits that make them more than leash candy. Purebred cats however: Abyssinian - won't care if you are around, -might- use a litter box, licks it's own @$$hole. Ragdoll - won't care if you are around, -might- use a litter box, licks it's own @$$hole. Persian - won't care if you are around, -might- use a litter box, licks it's own @$$hole. Can anyone shed some light on why people would buy a cat for $300?

You have a point, Canada hasn't done anything really bad like the US, come to think of it, they really haven't done anything at all. You know how they got their name? Cananda was supposed to be CND. When asked how to spell the country's name, a canuck replied C eh? N eh? D eh? And the rest is history.

Fenderfour is being walked through hell by Saint Peter in an effort to curb his iniquitous behavior. He sees Alpinfox up to his waist in shit. "Jesus, that's terrible! I hope that doesn't happen to me." Saint Peter keeps FF moving through the area. The happen upon Archenemy, shoulder deep in shit. "That's a hard way to spend eternity, but if anybody deserves it, Archenemy does." FF comments. A few yards past Archenemy, Fenderfour sees Dru up to his neck in shit. "Man, that sucks" said Fenderfour "Don't worry about me," replies Dru, "I'm on Knotzen's shoulders"

Dru, Archenemy, and Alpinfox are involved in a catastrophic climbing accident and arrive in the afterlife together. It's not quite what any of them expected, a bright white room with a garage door at one end. As they are trying to get their bearings a huge voice booms out "You have died and this is the time of your judgment. I will weigh the good that you did in life against the bad and set your fate for eternity" Suddenly, the garage door rolls open. Standing before the three is a woman that looks something like Lou Ferigno. The voice speaks again "Alpinfox, you have sinned. To absolve these transgressions, you will spend the rest of eternity in bed with this woman, fulfilling her every wish." Alpinfox goes quietly to his fate. The other two are getting nervous, knowing that Alpinfox was by far the kindest of them. The garage door rolls open again, and standing there is a huge amorphous ape of a humanoid. It's difficult to tell if it is male or female. The voice booms out again "Archenemy, you are among the most evil of all, and for this, you will spend the rest of eternity in bed with this creature, submitting to it's every whim". Upon seeing this, Archenemy panics and makes a break for the door, only to be carried back in by demonic beings. By this time, Dru is terrified. He has no idea what is in store for him. There is no escaping his fate. The garage door opens a third time to reveal Annabelle Bond looking rather bewildered. The voices booms over the scene once more "Annabelle, you have sinned…"

we're the ones on top - replace management with Canada, etc. F_cking weak. try again

Canada - America's hat

Certain prophylactic products can prevent "the burn". Certain antibiotics can releive it.

Are there any certified guides out there that are a little upset that RMI employees are referred to as guides? I know that some of them are aspiring to become AMGA certified, but the simple truth is that the majority are not. I climbed the DC with a couple of new climber friends two weeks ago. I had an RMI "guide" behind me, huffing and puffing his way up to the flats. Neither I or the other people on my rope broke a sweat. Not quite the "guide" I would want on my rope. On that note, I would like to thank RMI for making a trough for us to follow to the summit.

Well, you could just pull them off the map. REI sells a scale to get higher resolution than provided by the area topos. But that's using a map. I think we might want to avoid that.

I'm not from Olympia, but you really don't need a lot of help. If you are concerned about having the skills, get Freedom of The hills and read about route finding. Get yourself a compass and maps and learn. The NPS has a map with the heading for Muir on the website somehwere. If it's the physical thing you are worried about, just take it slow and drink lots of water. We saw all kinds of folks going up to Muir last weekend. Maybe 25% of them had any clue what it was about. I would bet most of them made it without incident.

Cannon isn't a terribly difficult climb, it's got a little route finding fun, and it will take most people a little while to get to it. Enchantment peak is among the 100 and would be a casual "on the way out" kinda thing.