olyclimber

dang, got rid of ulee's old one just a little bit ago! come up to the kiddies ropeup this weekend!

yeah, you were right in the thick of it there. you can see that one shot of the Anderson massif, and we watched the largest thunderheads we could see go right through there, east to west.

sickie sickie sickie sickie sickie

Those pictures of Rolf are printing out and will be posted on my office wall in a few moments. Congrats on the BALLIN climbing! Looks great!

yes, but doesn't Carlo Rossi make a mean jug of wine?

so far feck is leading with 28 out of 50. Which ones kurt?

congrats!

sorry fairweather, but i disagree. that was neo-classical libtard arrogance, but nuanced with a castro cigar smoke tinge, and marinated in the blood of victims of marxist thought.

Awesome. Keep the reports coming carolyn. i only wish i could be there with you.

One thing that makes Alan Kearney's book unique (and that he felt was important in writing it) is that he climbed every route listed in his book, so you can count on a consistent degree of accuracy. That's not true of most "selected climbs" books. (Disclaimer: Alan is a friend.) yes, apologies to Mr. Kearney for accidentally insinuating that his book might not contain accurate climbing information! I love that book, I've read it several times. Certainly can't say I've read many guidebooks cover to cover (I usually just read a route here or a route there, so maybe i've read several...but Kearney's book you can read like a collection of short stories).

Nice tie in to the town where I picked up the book! They have a nice dedicated climbing section there, even some consignments. My friend who I was visiting there is friends with J. Whittaker (who makes his home there) and told him about our modest jaunt up to Mt. Stone this past weekend in the lightening storm, and Jim related some nasty tales about people getting zapped and killed or with alum. water bottles getting fused together, etc.

Get fred to sign it and double the value he (of course) seems to be the central element of almost 1/2 the stories in the book.

i don't see it as a guide book, jut a recommended list of climbs and stories to go along with them. It looks like this is basically what Kearney copied with "Classic Climbs of the Northwest", another book I really enjoyed. It has route info, but I certainly wouldn't use it to prepare for a climb (other than to get psyched about it). i think it is worth the bother if you like books about climbing. Cool about Powells having it from time to time. Chessler charges about the same as the amazon link above (and up to 1000 bucks), but with some guys writing their names in it.

Wow...i got a great deal on it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0871568845/ref=dp_olp_2/104-3433187-1423910

I bought it. Used, at William Bookseller in Port Townsend.

nothing is happening here

Some might be crowded, but there is some good stuff in there. I finally ran across a copy of this book in a used bookstore this past weekend. So lets hear some chest beat, how many of the 50 Crowded Classics have you ticked?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26298733/

Dino the Dinosaur - Purple, pint-sized Snarkasaurus dinosaur with spots on the animated situation comedy THE FLINTSTONES/ABC/1960-66. Dino is NOT an ass. He is a dinosaur. And he lives with the Modern Stone Age Family in Bedrock.

by "PR" I assume you mean "Press Release" as in "For Immediate Release"

i'm pretty sure it was jackassery. i believe that is the technical term at least.

and verse-veye-sa of course

i'm hear to tell you that some hikes are actually climbs