Blake

The Rev. Wayne D. Love

next we'll have CPB sponsored by whoever makes velcro gloves.

Per a forward from Paul Klenke: 10/26/2005 - Roger Jung has been missing for three days and is believed to have been climbing in the Cascades. His family have issued a missing persons report. They are asking all hikers and climbers to let them know if they see Roger's car at a trailhead or on a forest service road: a 1990 red Jeep Cherokee, license number 421PDV. If you have any information, please contact Jim Jung at (425) 828-6201. Roger is far right. Picture is several years old. http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/plab/data/509/4427Copper_trio_at_top.jpg

I wonder why freaks say Tits not ta-tas.

what's the difference between lowering and rappeling off of one piece though?

I'm not saying i've done it, would do it, endorse it, etc... just for the record.

I read of a trick to rappel from a cam, then get that cam back. Only works with U-stem models. Hitch a prusik to your rope next to the cam, and connect the prusik to the cam's trigger. Make sure there is copious amounts of slack. Pull your rope after you rappel, and you will pull the cam trigger, and your cam. Seems sketchy but theoretically possible. Anyone try it?

funny..."enuf" is a unique enough twist on the real word that I decided to search it here on cc.com. It reveals some interesting possibilities for the avatar being branded a potential thief. Extremely Erroneous

Sorry Rhyang, usually my partners don't get so pissed when I scam them.

The Thurs WWU show will be FREE, 7PM and in Arntzen Hall, room 100. (AH 100) That building is located next to the blue "26" on this campus map.

How can trad be your favorite type of climbing to the point you know which piece you are most fond of but you don't know how hard you climb outside? cuz its nice and shiny i think.

just fix the link:

http://www.bdel.com/gear/c3.php $70 for a cam that seems to lack improvements over aliens and TCUs seems a bit steep. Maybe they pack a hidden punch.

DFA got quoted telling Distel to Boulder a yak, and i think there was a third one as well.

I read spectra slings have a recommended usage of 100 days of climbing (UV exposure)... not sure if that is just someone from the industry trying to get you to buy more crap or what... maybe someone has an article? As most cam slings are nylon I'd think once it's faded or it gets any nicks or cuts (stupid crampons!) you should do it. BD and many other companies do it quick and hella cheap! thanks john, i have a few old friends and TCUs (nylon) I'm wondering about.

The article doesn't say where he's from, but how many middle-aged Carl Skoog alpinists could there be? Condolences to Lowell.

any clue on how many years old I should let a cam be before replace the original nylon sling?

I climb on a blue and purple (1, 0) Metolius TCUs that are pretty old, and I've reslung them. They are from before the lobes were formed with little teeth, and when all three trigger wires met in the middle of the trigger. Since they have been re-slung, is anything wrong with trusting them? I haven't fallen on one yet.

i think it's the same either way, the moves are the same, the rock is the same. As you said, leading is still harder, but the route doesn't change to become harder, just how we handle it is harder. Even if you were the bravest climber in the world, and being on the sharp end meant nothing Vs. TRing it, the time and energy and thinking needed to place protection would make the route more strenuous.

we had a discussion on thie very book a few months ago. It's never been verified by any credible source. military records have never been found. geographic/topographics indicators in the book don't match reality. Animals encountered, including type of snakes that they supposedly lived off of in the Gobi desert, don't match any real animals. They claim to have navigated (mapless) through the himalayas in winter with no real clothes, gear, or food. What are the chances of someone (with NO knowledge of the geography or mtn climbing) to be able to do that through the cascades, let alone himalayas? Nice story, not true though.

Michael, enjoy Germany, don't forget all the Cascades have given you. I've really enjoyed your site.

I think they are a bit different than other cams, but not necessarily "bad" different, in how they place. I really like mine. I just wish they would have made big ones... cams with a range of 80-160mm or 100-200mm!!! P.S. Erik, i ate some of your dinner too.

P.S. I stole it back last night... thanks.

LUKE! wow, where are you man?

Ok, where do you live? We'll transplant it to your place! Talk to Doxey about that.