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Rad. Looks like NW Face of N Ridge of Forbidden was just a nice little warmup for that. Water ice or kicking steps most of the way? Take me next time!

I bought a moonstone fleece hoodie thing out of the back of Trogdor's van a few months back and it's beautifully long in the torso, not to mention the arms.

I have a 1993 GMC Safari 4X4 van with a bed in the back that I'm looking to sell if you have any interest.

Anybody got a recommendation? Seattle area, preferably Fremont/Ballard. My Tercel needs some work and I'm never ever going to my old mechanic again.

Oh that's right -- tell Kevin and Owyhee congrats for me. I'll do my best to "send that shit" in your honor.

wow. Thanks everyone for the offers and suggestions. Turns out my partner has the Kerry book; I'm noting the route suggestions. I sure *hope* I'll be up for 5.11; we'll see how the !$*% elbow reacts to "real" climbing. GB, Susan, maybe a drink this Friday?

sweet! I heard that was available but no one knew where. Looks like I'll be doing some printing...

I'm heading to AZ for my brother's wedding in a week and planning to spend several days at Cochise. Does anyone have a guide they'd be willing to loan out for a week? thanks.

Casey!! Welcome home! You going to be at Dante's on Thursday?

Sheesh. Here's to a quick recovery Oly. Injuries suck. At least you should be back on your feet in time to use that new backcountry set-up from your last hospital stay!

EMT class Saturday, attempt to study Sunday, Index Monday. Hooray Index.

Man it is astounding the shenanigans you married folks have to go through in order to leave the house. Good luck to you all.

Too bad you didn't get to play on the hoist, that is sooo fun. My favourite part of the article: "Unless you're a climber, it's probably not a good idea to be climbing."

Nice article. Did you and Barry camp out and play with helicopters or did you come back on Monday night?

210 square feet for several years (that *was* pretty small), then several that were 450-500ish. No extra storage space. No "common area" other than the hallway. Now I have a 2Br apt (I think it's massive), with a roommate, because it's actually cheaper than any studio I could find.

It's not as burdensome, thanks to the deductions for mortgage interest, you dumbass. We all can figure our personal cost-benefit analysis and make that choice based on the status quo. The proposal was to CUT the deductions for mortgage interest, and child/dependent care deductions. Changing the status quo is the topic under discussion. If someone thinks it's so unfair to rent and not get a deduction, figure out if you could benefit more by owning. If so, buy. If not, shut up. If you think people benefit monetarily by having kids and taking a deduction, well, I've got news for you, you don't come out "ahead", but you do get a lot of help to make ends meet. I have no problem with rent and the fact that renters can't deduct. I have an enormous problem with the proposition that "My freely chosen lifestyle is so costly that I can't make ends meet without a government subsidy, therefore I deserve one."

An absolute number in isolation is meaningless. Divide your square footage by the number of occupants, and you get a more meaningful baseline for discussion. 3000 sq ft for 2 or 3 people is ridiculous. For 5 or 6, is not so bad at all. How many single childless folks here would live in a 600 sq ft studio and think that is "luxurious"? I lived for years in studios smaller than that and was very comfortable.

Of course, no landlord would include the costs of their mortgage and property taxes in the rent they charge. They just eat that cost.

Please note: Due to the fact that it's the first nice day in a week venue has been shifted to Pacific Inn on Stone Way, where we can sit outside and eat killer fish & chips.

Dude, I'm midway in life's journey. I'll leave that to the college girls.

Midway in life's journey, I went astray from the straight road and woke to find myself in a dark bar drinking dollar pitchers with Ken Ford. Come on out tonight and see the Man himself. Limited time engagement.

That's a fun route; it was the first time I ever used Lowe Balls. That was the only route we did the first time I went to Vedauwoo; it started raining and we left. Scarpelli? Looks like a killer trip; thanks for the pics!

If Ross and Sky are in charge you gotta look in the sand dunes north of the little building and the volleyball courts.

You go through a nine-month long climbing course without learning to place pro or build anchors?

Yaz "Situation" came on when I was at the Twisp brewpub last weekend with Rat. I hadn't heard that in years. I still remember all the lyrics though. Rat was horrified.