olyclimber

Today, the correct enunciation of the word "liberal" seems involves spitting it out like it is a dirty word. This has been mastered by the right wing talk show hosts. Just the label is enough to damn someone, as if they are the lowest of creatures. The antonym "conservative" doesn't have the same stigma...not because it isn't just as deserving...but because of the success the right wingers have had in selling the tag "liberal" as in somehow being negative. It is driven more by slanderous rumors than fact....talk show hosts jump on "rumors" and talk about them until they somehow are transformed into "facts" because of shear repetition, not because of any substantiation.

Ssshhh.....we need to keep this little climbing area as our own deep dark secret. Nobody needs to know! Especially not the climbing press!

Is this still on? Trying to iron out my weekend plans here. It is looking like "showers" this weekend.

It was an alternate ending for me: In the end, the welded tuff proved to be a harsh mistress as I fell off the beginner route I was attempting to shuffle/lead up and injured my ankle. While I will return again and again to this sport climbing wonderland, it will always be tuff love relationship for me. Then Teddy Ruxpin performed ritualistic suicide by jumping into a burning pyre.

you forgot the bit about me dribbling slings and cams everywhere I went.

Climber's Guide to the Olympic Mountains

I'll climb the Tooth so that you will not have to.

1 in 135,145,920 chance to win the Lottery 1 in 4,500 chance to die of influenza or pneumonia 1 in 9,200 chance to die of suicide 1 in 14,000 chance to die of homocide Good luck Harry!

"I've got you under my skin...."

Squidles, does your cunning plan include an alpine opera? How about pogo sticks?

Anyone try one of these badboys out? Seems a little steep for a pogo stick....is this the newest rage in mountaineering? Will I be the last at Camp 4 to have one?

10. Most rats fed

Perhaps we should settle on some criteria: 1. First Ascents 2. Oxygen or no oxygen 3. Alpine climbs rated by difficulty X number of climbs 4. Trad rock climbs rated by difficulty X number of climbs 4. hehe... bouldering routes sent rated by difficultly X number of routes 6. Speed ascent records held 7. Amount of fun had, measured in lbs. 8. Climbing records that have been verified by official timers 9. New alpine routes X difficulty of those routes These can be added up to create a total score. These stats can be put on the back of the trading card.

Bellow fathered a child at age 84! His kid is only 5 years old and his dad dies from old age. Dang.

Hell is other people.

OK... you all have till the end of the day tomorrow to contact me about these boots before I pull them from here and put them up on that infamous auction site.

I'm going to disco my way to the post office!

Could you be more specific Olyclimber? I'd be interested in understanding which specific instances (links would be best) you felt my behavior was conducted in a manner that led you to conclude I am an ass… especially when one considers what is considered common courtesy or decency on this page. Additionally: why don't you use the ignore user feature if you dislike the slant in my posts so much? Since you seem to have a habit of deleting your all your posts after the fact, this would be hard. But....I don't think that you're an ass (anymore than I am). There is a difference between making an ass of yourself occasionally, and being a straight up asshole. I'm sure you know the difference. I don't think you're that latter, I think you just don't have the gift of expressing yourself too well online. I would also like to point out that I twice said positive things in my post above. Rather than continue this drama here, I would be glad to meet you in person to discuss. As for ignoring you? I wouldn't miss your posts for the world!

I'm sure he is cool in person, but he has made an ass of himself on this website few times. Not that he is the first to do that, but you ask and you receive....then you ask again, and you get it again. Never met him, but he seems to be a great guy with an ego he stuggles to keep in check (at least with his online persona). We all have our own little problems.

I changed my clock forward this weekend!

True, true. I was just referring to the post climb criticism. When you're actually climbing, it is always best your own best judgement, regardless of the situation and who has experience. Usual disclaimer regarding the dangers and risks inherent to climbing applys.

Really hot!

Thanks for the advice Dr. Unfortunately these boots have insulation in the toe, so I can't really have them ground. They're still for sale!

I normally wear size 11. I guess could ship them to you if you paid shipping, but you'd have to keep them if they didn't fit.