lancegranite

Well spoken. OW is right on the mark, That kind of paranoid crap is so 1988! The reality is, many people rip on both skis and a board. The next time you are taking out your angst on some unwitting soul side slipping "your line" take a moment, ask yourself...."What would Robbie do?"

OK.... Time for the bashing to end. You guys are like a bunch of little kids!..."and then they...and I fell over...they slid all the snow off....and they laughed when I lost a ski..." Listening to a bunch of third rate SKIERS bitch about how some KIDS snaked their lines. PATHETIC. I was a full time snowboarder for ten years(1000+ days), and let me tell you one thing... I NEVER complained about your sorry, confused, scared skiing antics. As a matter of fact, I never even gave you a second thought. I was too busy having fun to think how some weiner from Seattle is ruining my day. You really hardcore? badass? whatever?.... Get up a little earlier, get the turns you want, go home and leave the dregs to the minions. My name is Russ Ricketts and I can kick your ass.(on a snowboard.)

Must be the weekend, as everyone has shifted over to "anonymous"

Jack Of Diamonds has sat there growing grass, another lost classic...50 feet away from one of the most popular long routes at Index. A perfect example of a route that deserved more play. Good call.

I am a new route developer....and after reading the last 40 posts, I think we will hold off on writing the new guidebook. Sorry, maybe next year.

You can still put a quickdraw on those pieces. For you super nerds out there, equalize two pieces with a rescue eight.

OK... I'm outta here. Too much psuedo education, not enough "dude"

Its ok to tie off short in the right places... first of all, set your anchors upward pull by tieing off short to the first BOMBER piece. Equalize the load by allowing just enough slack to keep the biners set for upward pull with a little play. (this way allows for the belay and the first good piece to act in concert to absorb the load.) Tieing off short dramatically increases the dynamic loads the system sees when you fall. Tieing the rope into every piece does more harm than good, once or twice in a pitch, OK. Any more, and you are going to be taking some hard falls. Short form: More rope out....OK. Less rope out.....Notsogood.

May I suggest smoking more pot. This is a proven technique for problems like yours. Best of luck.

The Diamond has room for many new routes, climbing HBFG would be just as much dirty work.

Mofro- Jacksonville's finest. Bad Brains- DC punk. Yo La Tengo- New Jersey The Flaming Lips- OK! The Reverand Horton Heat- Texas Long Beach Dub All Stars...LBC. The White Stripes- Rock city,MI. Galactic- the third world... Flowmotion- Seattle, Washington

We were tripping on trail running the entire enscarpment in a day. good training!... park a car at White Springs, run to Hwy. 159.

I think he means nothing compares to the sound that is Led Zepplen. Such a collection would be considered to be invaluable to the owner. (much like the beloved tent is to the storm bound) To a soul weary of the storm that is modern life, the mighty Zep provides shelter from the gale.

What's my secret,you ask?....it's all in the vibes. You send out vibes to everyone you come into contact with. Women are wired to pick up this energy better than us males, as we are slow creatures. I know how hard it is for you to talk to girls,if you need some advice...just ask. Don't believe me? just look at my picture. I know what you are thinking.... Who is that guy?

Maybe I did not see the ladybugs...a dream prehaps? I am just making it all up so I can keep people from nailing a 40' C2 crack.

True story. My wife laughed her ass off when she read the post. She says I'm " so silly".

Steel monkey is home to millions of ladybugs, please do not harm them by nailing the route.

I caught a famous female climber checking me out...I was really tan and totally dirty, she was climbing Midnight Lightning, our eyes met...She struggled to place my face, remember me... "Who's the stud?" She thought. The technical moves distracted her and she fell into the waiting arms of her friends... Getting up, she scanned the crowd, but the moment had passed, and I was gone. The years have passed and we both went on and married other people, but I know she still sometimes thinks, "Who was that guy?..."

Dear "Santa" You are wierd. Thank you, L. Granite

The best holds we made for our wall were holes! Bottom line, holes are cheap! 30 bucks should cover your wall with tendon friendly jugs. Get a 1 and 2 inch hole saw or jig saw, some scrap lumber, and a bucket of Bondo.... Bondo is pretty cheap, fast setting, and most of all, easy! Drill as many holes in the wall as you like, get creative,do full on handlebars and stuff! Flip the sheet over, take the scrap wood and frame out around the holes. Now mix up the Bondo and QUICKLY fill in as many holes as you can. Use rubber gloves to apply the bondo. DO NOT try and shape the fine features of the holds during the application prosses!... Just worry about getting a good coat of new material spread around the hole. Let dry. For the final shaping, take rough sand paper and a rough round/flat file (mine was worthless for anything else) and shape the new dry material to your exact specifications! We found that these were very,very popular for warming up without tearing up your hands and a popular favorite of drunken party goers.

My wife and one of her friends were stalked while they were hiking at night in Bellingham. The animal followed them on one side of the trail,only to appear on the other side. The cougar stalked her all the way to the trailhead.

While you were riding your bike, I climbed high steel.

Ahhh, ice climbing in Washington.

Begin the training program... Trail run: 10 miles twice a week. Climb: 15-30 pitches twice a week. Rest : 3 days a week. Repeat 6 times, rest for 3-5 days Send. Drink: many beers to heal broken body...

Epilution...VI 5.11/5.10 A1 (40 pitches) FA...up for grabs.