olyclimber

all i can say is that if some one thinks they are more humble than me, i dare them to say so to my face at the picnic...if i show up. depending on the posts i may decide to stay home if i feel i am in danger of breaking a nail.

I'm probably the best at keeping my ego in check than anyone I know. Its inconceivable that anyone could be better at it. If there was a record in the Guinness World Records for humility, I would own that shart hands down.

and as for JOY...more info about that here: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=The+Joy+of&x=18&y=18

Hi Kev! Thanks for joining in the fun! As per the wiki for positivism: "Positivism is a philosophy which holds that the only authentic knowledge is that based on actual sense experience. Metaphysical speculation is avoided. Though the positivist approach has been a 'recurrent theme in the history of western thought from the Ancient Greeks to the present day' [1] and appears in Ibn al-Haytham's 11th Century text Book of Optics,[2] the concept was first coined by Auguste Comte, widely considered the first modern sociologist,[3] in the middle of the 19th century. In the early 20th century, logical positivism—a stricter and more formal version of Comte's basic thesis—sprang up in Vienna and grew to become one of the dominant movements in American and British philosophy. The positivist view is sometimes referred to as a scientistic ideology, and is often shared by technocrats[4] who believe in the necessity of progress through scientific progress, and by naturalists, who argue that any method for gaining knowledge should be limited to natural, physical, and material approaches. In psychology, a positivistic approach is favoured by behaviourism." You can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positivism

[video:youtube]gx7lz5X2vKk great song. hahahahahhahahahahah!

that one above is the wrong pic

If he is, then perhaps this other poster, you, then Alpinfox can make like Russian dolls and nest. I love it when things just fit together like that. Here is to serendipity!

This Wednesday night! There is going to be an American Alpine Club Cascade section slideshow tonight (wednesday) at Marmot Mtn works over in Bellevue. There will be 3 short 15-20 minute shows from Dan Aylward (Waddington), Roger Strong (Mt. Temple) and Dave Burdick (Patagonia) starting at 7pm. Marmot Mountain Works: 827 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 Hope you can make it!

[video:youtube]9lp0IWv8QZY makes me want to go get on a 5.12 climb. maybe i can do it?

WHO ELSE FEELS ALARMINGLY HAPPY?

kewl mtn biking [video:youtube]mYIKfEU8yl8

Albert Pujols (Albert Poo-holes) Mike Sweeney (Mike's Weeney)

yes. but then i laugh at a lot of things

I've been in this situation a couple times before myself. When are the "Olgas" of the world gonna give me a break?

There is a time and place for criticism. There were definitely some lessons learned for the guys on this trip. Hopefully one of them wasn't "don't post your TR on CC.com".

for that i will kick your a$$ at the picnic. bring band aids.

a boy named kevbone

I wore a cotton penis sheath, and only a cotton penis sheath. Very Red Hot Chili Peppers's of you... But its not hiking unless you wear gaitors...so you were clearly doing something else.

They did say in their TR that they had -20 and -40deg bags. Word of unsolicited advice to the noobs: get some lighterweight bags. Don't listen to this dude...he just wants to sell you a used sleeping bag. I have carried a -10 degree Polarguard sleeping bag before, and now my whole pack weighs less, including licker.

I have done some stupid stuff like that myself. One time I carried all this unnecessary gear up as "training" on hikering/climbing trips. It is the idiocy of youth. Or in my case I was just being an idiot.

http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/870842/TR_Shangri_La#Post870842 reading about actual climbing/skiing is as interesting as a proctologists clinical notes To bad you didn't stick your neck out and share all your mistakes so the folks at NWHikers could stop by and tell you about what you did wrong. Did you wear any cotton on your trip?

This sounds interesting. I like hiking! Did he had some excellent advice?

OH! OH! OH! SUDDENLY THE CLIMBERS PICNIC GOT REAL INTERESTING. TOM'S BRINGING IT!!!

While yall were discussing hemorrhoids, Peter Puget and I were witnessing the sun shining on opening day. Extra innings and the M's win. I think I even saw Peter, but he turned his head in disdain.