John Frieh

JayB is currently on the road climbing, visiting ghost towns and in general enjoying life. You turds some try it some time And... he is moving to New Zealand soon!

Go bolt some more cracks gold digger

This is such a stoopid post, I won't even comment upon it, except to state that it is such a stoopid post. The only difference between a civil and a industrial engineer is maybe one or two math classes. Maybe

civil engineers are so stupid they have to work on stuff that doesnt move

I'd say it works great for surfing also but I think it would be more accurate if I said it works great while I attempt to drown myself and/or piss off a lot of other dudes

I have owned a w30 for over a year now... pics taken with it appear in my TRs... I only crop/resize what I shoot... no photoshop. Overall very happy with it. Get a second battery if you plan to ice climb or alpine climb.

No... we had aspirations to link this with Asgard but the two teams of two in front of us were enjoying a much more leisurely pace. We considering passing but decided against it... it turned out to be the right choice as the one of them pitched off that same roof and grounded out on the mini ledge below... nothing broken but I bet he is currently very sore. Brock and I had to guide them the rest of the way up the route. Beautiful area.

Like wise dude Good thing you didnt... Ivan was heckling us for climbing "easy stuff"

:sick: The only easy day was yesterday Mr Strickland Hell yeah... great narrative yet again Sounds to me like though you werent climbing the xfit and conditioning kept you in the game? Maybe? It took me a good month but I forced myself to learn how to take GU shots w/out water... it takes some practice but a good skill to have! (sprayers: quote this part when making a joke) So what's next?

Trip: Gimli - South Ridge Date: 7/26/2008 Trip Report: Believe the hype. What is fucking hold up?!?! Eh! Wake me up if they ever finish this pitch Upper Finally... Surf Canada Munchkin Cat? Indecent Proposal? Fin Gear Notes: patience passport Approach Notes: 10.5 from PDX

Anyone want to carpool?

Explain why that is bad? Some situations in aid climbing. My understanding of the purpose of the clean nose is to prevent accidental opening when rubbing across a rock. Makes sense to me but if you read a few years worth of Accidents in NAM and you'll be hard pressed to find an accident that was a result of a biner gate being rubbed open against the rock. If it was a more common occurrence I might consider buying heliums or another clean nose biner but since it isnt I am happy with my cheaper biners. WRT freezing shut I've had all sorts of wire gates "freeze" shut... trangos, bd, etc... A few wacks from your ice tool and they're fine.

So no wash outs/down trees/etc? Thanks a ton guys!

Is the road to approach Gimli good to go? Beta much appreciated!

Actually I'm thinking about doing the natural plants thing... that or a BMX track for the neighborhood kids. I think I mentioned it just because my friends and I would often joke "you know your life is over when you buy a lawn mower" or "your life is over when you buy a new couch"

Not needing to own a lawn mower $0.99/gal gas Only needing one form to do my taxes Not stressing out because I hadnt checked my work email in 24 hours Being debt free Climbing every weekend.

Certification depends only on how the rope fairs in the test... it could be made out anything as long as it meets the following requirements: UIAA Safety Labels Dynamic Ropes And many people climb on a single half rope especially on moderate ice and/or alpine.

Any where between a grade II and III+ from what I saw... no surprise but Mr Beckey had put his name on a few

i have a #6 you can stop in West Seattle and borrow for your climb. PM if you're interested. My too. I'm in PDX

Long live Frank! If you get the chance to hang out @ Frank's place and he isnt busy get him to show you his rack (including his aid rack) ...

Wednesday 7/23?

The shirt says "Dirtbags" not "Dirtbag" so I doubt it is the same company especially since I bought those (I have one too) from Turn Table Lab in Brooklyn in 2002 or so...

I look forward to documenting that trip

Looking forward to it dude! Stay safe until then

Thanks! That descent is recommended in my book assuming you have 2 60 meter ropes. The climb back up the col sucks a little but if you're smart about it then that descent is faster