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It's "The Nodder..." OMG.

I'm headed there for a few weeks. We are mostly interested in the areas around Meteora and Kalymnos... I was curious if anyone here had been there before, or had any words of encouragment. I'll be there from mid to late Sept. And no, this is not a quest for The Nodder.

Nuff said.

Can you believe it? AlpineK is back... Oh My God...

I did. Self empowerment...

Reading comprehension. What part of 1% of active members on a petition don't you understand? 30,000 unique signatures? At 1 a minute that's 500hrs in front of a bloody store! Who let you out of the mental cubicle No really, you failed dude. Don't make excuses for your ineptitude... You not only whine on this thread, but you also are good at placing blame on others.

Oh I see, you're a disgruntled person... You got passed over and are still pouting... I guess the collective wisdom of REI thought you were a nodder too. OMG.

it's much easier for the whiners to make grandiose statements, bitch and complain... than it is to actually DO SOMETHING...

You sure do Nodder...

She makes 1.3 Million a year, according to a previous interview in The News Tribune. SOOO... I'm not sure that she's really getting the short of the stick. That said, Sally is a really smart and thoughtful person. and she's DEFINITELY not a slacker whatsoever... I suspect that if you were in her prescence cj001f, you really wouldn't call her a cunt. And if you did, I bet she'd 1. intellectually put you back into the small space you came from, and 2. kick your ass.

You guys are venturing into the shadowy-underworld of speed climbing... Post cautiously...

I'm not into the Wildberry. It's nothing compared to its former self, of great beer selection and cool meat and vegan food selection, w/ speciality canned jams, etc. When I was last there (and that was the first time too) we actually dried potatoes, canned corn, etc... After a helping of food that I would never actually bring climbing, they served up some Christian prayers and Psalms on little after dinner cards. Thank you very much, but I hate that shit. And Duchess is right, no beer. Food around Ashford, is, well, desperate... And let's just throw in Eatonville, Puyallup, and Spanaway.

Definitely one of the finest establishments to party in. I hope it can get it's charm back with the help of the Talkeetna community.

Can you believe it? I already have the record ...

BROCKTON, Mass. -- Brockton High School has banned T-shirts with Sesame Street characters. But these are no regular pictures of Bert and Ernies. On some, Oscar the Grouch emerges from his garbage can, wielding a 9 mm handgun. On others, Bert and Ernie are standing in a gang posture, armed with automatic weapons. "We were amazed," said the school's principal, Susan Szachowicz. "You focus on the Sesame Street character. But the more we looked at it, the more we saw the things in it, the guns, the gang stuff." There have only been a few shirts at school, but officials said students are being told to stop to stop wearing them because of the pro-gang message. School officials also said they violate the school dress policy. Last week, Brockton was awarded $685,000 in state anti-gang funding.

Heh. Potter pulls an Everest Eurocopter? Dean hasn't seen "nothing." I've started a new site, www.deans-climb-of-delicate-arch-is-a-hoax.com.

I copied the text below. PLEASE HELP ME!!! I wonder if it's really from Dean? I intend to write Patagonia, but I want to point out the outrageous lies and misinformation. Until there are confirmed third party witnesses, this ascent is nothing more than hoax! Dear everyone, Patagonia is being flooded with complaints by people who are saying I broke the law, hurt the environment and disrespected nature by free soloing Delicate Arch. None of those accusations are true, but people keep repeating them. It would help morale and give a balanced set of comments if they heard from people who support judgments based on fact. Here are the facts. You would be doing me and Steph a favor if you would either put this message in your own words or just copy and paste it into an email, then send it to the CEO of Patagonia: Casey_Sheahan@patagonia.com. Additionally, if you have time, a phone call would be great. The free number is 1-888-344-4567 x4802. Please keep it short if you do call...."I support Dean and his climb of Delicate Arch. It's in line with Patagonia 100%." Also, please forward this to other people you know who would send this message. The more the better, as there have been a lot of complainers. Thanks, Dean "I object to the criticism of Dean's climb of Delicate Arch. It was not illegal. No harm was done to the rock. It is unfair and libelous to criticize Dean on the basis of inaccurate reports and unsubstantiated opinions. I respect Dean's no impact climbing style, and I think it is completely in line with Patagonia's strong environmental ethics. Thank you for supporting Dean."

Yea, and what a GPS recording... I smell a hoax...

I feel that one important issue has not been raised, and if we're lucky, it could lead to another 10 pages... Did he really have any third party witnesses? We all know what photoshop can do... Perhaps this is all a big publicity grab?

Let me get this straight, you're concerned about a 20 foot deviation? I'd hold out for 27 satllites... But that's just me. I hope you can sleep tonight.

OMG, this is in two days...

Parks learn to make do with less By Tom Kenworthy, USA TODAY At Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania, Superintendent John Latschar recalls an old TV commercial to illustrate the dangers of continued tight funding for the nation's park system. In that 1971 Fram oil filter ad, a mechanic tells a customer, "You can pay me now" — by replacing the filter — or "You can pay me later" — by replacing the engine. As park spending power is eroded by inflation and rising costs for salaries and other expenses, Latschar says he's not changing oil filters as much as he should at his Civil War battlefield park. "So far we haven't had to replace an engine because of that. But if this trend isn't reversed within the next several years, we'll be in the engine-replacement business." It's an apt description for what many managers are going through at the 390 national parks, monuments, historic sites, recreation areas and other facilities run by the National Park Service. The parks have an overall budget of about $2.2 billion, which includes both operating costs and funds for construction projects. RELATED: National parks reduce services The Bush administration has asked for a $23 million increase in basic park operation spending — not including projects like building construction. That increase for the fiscal year starting in October would mean a total jump in basic park funding of 19% since fiscal 2001, Park Service Director Fran Mainella told a House subcommittee in March. Last week, an Appropriations subcommittee in the House of Representatives added $18 million in operating funds, though final approval is uncertain. Mandated pay and benefit increases and rising fuel and utility costs are forcing park superintendents to make sometimes painful decisions. To keep a healthy number of seasonal employees during peak visitor months, Acadia National Park in Maine has not been filling full-time jobs that come vacant due to retirements and transfers, Deputy Superintendent Len Bobinchock says. "I think we've done a very good job of keeping the impacts obscure so the general public doesn't notice," he says. "But internally we're feeling the impact." An example of the pinch: Three years ago the park was running 120 interpretive programs for visitors per week. That was cut to 100, meaning fewer tourists get explanations about the park's history. Subtle changes that visitors might not notice are also taking place at Gettysburg, where eight of the 13 full-time positions lost since 2001 have been in maintenance. It's a key function at the Civil War battlefield, which has more than 100 historic buildings that require lots of care, Latschar says. Also lost: positions for three seasonal workers who helped visitors find overflow parking lots in peak summer months. In the next few months, Latschar also expects to lose a law enforcement ranger. At Yosemite National Park in California, the full range of traditional visitor services is still being offered, says park spokesman Scott Gediman, but volunteers are increasingly doing jobs once performed by regular Park Service employees. For example, five years ago, the park had 45 seasonal rangers giving talks to visitors. Now, the park has just eight. The gap has been filled by the Yosemite Association, a "friends of the park" group that supplements funding. In addition, the concession company that runs hotels and other private tourist facilities offers campfire talks and other visitor services. The budget crunch has prompted the park service to take a hard look at what it calls its "core" operations, a system-wide review that has been completed at 53 parks. The analyses, which will stretch through 2011, began in the Rocky Mountain region as "a way to restore some credibility" to how parks spend and ask for money, regional spokesman Rick Frost says. At Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, the process led to the closing of one of six visitor centers, saving $36,000 annually. The Lily Lake center served just 35,000 of the 1.25 million tourists who use the park's visitor centers each year, says park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson. Park officials say the review is a businesslike approach the private sector routinely uses. "We've been criticized for making decisions by the seat of our pants," says Elaine Sevy, a Park Service spokeswoman in Washington.

It seems I should be looking for Nodders in southern UT... Thanks Chirp

Did the same, I think there will be a bigger voice of disapproval than Patagonia realizes. Perhaps such a stunt would have been better played out on the not so pristine faces at Mt. Rushmore. Either way a faux pas and a blow to the credibility of our sport and another "chalk one up" for land managers everywhere. Can you post the email address....