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I went over and read that article in Barnes and Noble (I didn't want to buy a copy of Outside magazine for one article)....I have to conclude after reading the article that sadly Alpinist may not be long for this world, at least in its current incarnation. It sounds like Ewing (one of the founders of Redhat Linux) is more interested in racing yachts than climbing these days...so it will be interesting to see if he continues to fund a magazine that lives in the red (to the tune of something like 1.4 million $). That would be too bad, but I guess thats business. I heard it described as sort of like being the Surfers Journal for mountain climbing....it is definitely a cool magazine with a cool focus. Maybe some of it is rehashed articles that have been published elsewhere, but I like what they're doing with it, minus the serial fiction bit that I don't care for. I subscribe, but I know plenty that are turned off by the high price tag. Interesting to note that the magazine is printed in China.

Spectra is in high demand right now because the military is buying it all up. You can find spectra cord online at gearexpress.com, or you may want to give Promountainsports or another local shop a call.

In "This Game of Ghosts", he mentions a "guideknot" : "the knot looks safe but miraculously falls apart when an impact comes on it" I'm not sure if this is an actual knot or just a joke between guides putting themselves in the same situation as happened here everyday.

As the resident "shoe salesman" I can tell you that some 5.10 shoes are just wacky that way. Not all, however, because I have another pair of 5.10s in 44.5 that actually fit me. If you find a buyer for your shoes, ask them if they want a pair of sweet T-rocks climbing shoes that I have here.

That is sad. I was just reading a Joe Simpson book of how he hated guiding for this very reason. He mentioned a "guide knot" which looks good but came undone if it took any load.

Ditto the "size 11" NOT 5.10 T-Rocks I have which are probably more like 9.5-10.

Check out the Black Bear Diner in Madras, OR. They have a nice selection of velcro mittens. Look for them next time you're headed to Smith.

Oh ya....well it's better looking than the bal-muvo!

Let me right some wrongs by posting a picture of a cute waif:

Fairweather, if yee be Captain, then we be boarding yee ship and taking yee pieces of eight! Arrrggggghhh!

Or my highschool year book when they airbrushed zits off this girl's face.

This is an outrage! We should invade France (where ever that is) and restore her freedoms immediately!!

Tick facts Apparently it is variable, the longer it feeds, the greater the chance for infection. I still have nice scar from one of these little bastards.

It's sort of like calling yourself a gluesniffer, but all you huff is non-toxic wood glue. Sure...you're sniffing glue, but you're missing out one of the truely great things about sniffing glue. Maybe that wood glue is ok...but those who have had the real stuff know the difference.

WTF!!! I'm just trying to help you out and you've got to go all ape on me? Maybe I enjoy being annoyed, and was just giving you some tips so you could diversify. You've really got to step back from your narrow-minded perspective and give life a chance. It just seems to be passing you by. Think about the First Person as just another tool to add to your amazing doctorial arsenal...open up and expand your horizons.

DFA, here are some fun tips for how to annoy people other than just referring to yourself in the third person all the time.

Take a look in the BigHouseCat thread...you'll see this is simply a case of retaliation.

It is WAR!!! The cats are now fighting back!!!

Shhh....

OPEN SEASON ON FAT HOUSE CATS!!!

Nice Klenke! Wow, that is a lot of people to go peakbagging with! You might want to warn Torok that he looks suspiciously like a mountie in training (see the mountie thread) when he is standing on top of the peak.

I haven't started climbing yet. I have no intention in getting caught up in that bullshit.

[quote You are going to remember the girl in the red top you saw in the parking lot last weekend. You are going to talk about her incessantly. Then you are going to steal a bunch of napkins from McDonalds and walk around with your fly open. You should write a Biography!

Way to go get it Colin and Dave! Which one of the the photos found here shows your line? Nevermind.