olyclimber

know what i mean?

[sigh]

perhaps you would like to join me on my next Extreme Wine Tasting epic.

good thing we drank the evidence

"On Tuesday morning, they came to a large culvert choked with dried-out vines and other foliage. Day struck another match. “The whole acre or two caught fire, created a really big smoke signal” that finally alerted a helicopter crew, he said."

and countless aid ascents

because you would be cratered and with a broken leg!

three ascents, i believe. but this is the first climb without preplaced gear or special attachments to the climbers body.

i think you have the right attitude about it octavius, people screw up, and in this case it landed you in the hospital. it comes down to how do you choose your partners. i think everyone has their own way of going about it, based on the amount of risk they are willing to take on, and their confidence in their own ability (though obviously your own ability has nothing to do with getting lowered). I know I wouldn't ask someone to go climbing with me till I felt pretty comfortable about their track record, and I also just try to climb with people who are more experienced than I (easy for me to do )...but in this case it sounds like the person was experienced . i suppose you're going to end up being more selective about partners, and depending on how much you really want to get back out there will drive the risk you're willing to take in climbing with someone you don't know. ya, it may mean you end up climbing less, but at least you'll live through it. luckily for me I haven't had to deal with a situation like this before, I wish you the best in getting through it and healing up.

damn, that sucks. so the accident was purely belayer error, or were there other contributing factors?

but would you ski it Sky?

its spelled "poof"...there goes your credibility....you're still here after all the dogging

and for bonus points, name the peak casting the shadow.

i've got something going on your squish weekend, but was thinking of going down to Smith the weekend after that. but perhaps we could head north to canuckland instead. otherwise, we've got the whole summer. check your PMs.

I'm going to chip in an say that is pretty amazing. My dad works on the container ships, and I've heard some of the conditions you get into out in the open sea....I could not imagine what it would be like to be alone in the middle of the Atlantic in a rowboat.

And what about Mike on City Park? Thats two amazing things in one week?

Ulee is 5 in July.

i think i would be more sympathetic to potter if he came out and said he was wrong. i have no idea what the chances are of that happening.

ALPINFOX!!!!! ALPINFOX!!!!! ALPINFOX!!!!! do not go through with the deal on buying this house. i've heard of that neighborhood...it is really scary there! http://seattle.craigslist.org/rfs/159184023.html

sickness, bro-brah! did you cut your hamstrings in two to make it more of a challenge?

Dean Potter, the OJ Simpson of climbing

damn, you're right! potter is an american hero, sticking his finger in the Man's eye for all of us. I thank you potter. thanks for making my life better.

i believe the links posted were not to magazines (the press) but to potter's sponsors (those funding his "work").

apparently it was fine to climb....look at potter...he faces no legal repercussion...and I'm sure his actions won't have any result beyond filling up 10 pages of spew here, right? focus on the unimportant things if it makes you feel better.