ashw_justin

-While the entire team produced immaculate urine samples, competitors continue to alledge experimentation with performance-enhancing hormones. -Dude, this is the weakest freakin acid I've... whoa ok. -Chemical and biological warfare? Completely innocuous!

'Merica, 'merica... fuck yeah...

Yep, nothing terrible about dissolving the families and lives of millions of US citizens in order to wage a political and corporate kegger in the neighbors' yard. No wait, that's un-American of me. I'm sure Bush is doing the best he can. It's not his fault that it's not enough, it's ours.

That's Reusing not Recycling. Or rather, not "Recycling". Exactly my point...

I didn't know you were supposed to open 'biner gates under load. But hey maybe that's why I found myself here in the newbie forum.

Higher quality, reusable bottles. Jesus people, a third world country has it's shit together better than we do (it's true in a lot of ways). New bottle: Bottle "recycled" probably at least 100 times:

I guess if you take the belaying seriously that eats up a lot of time, especially for rope teams of more than two. But if you're going to protect your ropes then I guess it's better to go all out, instead of half-ass and believing in a false sense of security. People have been hurt from falls on the North Ridge. How much time do you estimate you took from the base of the cliff, to the first walkable slopes above the cliff? It sounds like everyone climbed the ice one-by-one. How much time do you estimate each person was standing at a belay station? Did you simul-climb any of the less-serious ice? Would you have considered climbing as two simultaneous, separate teams on different sections of the cliff, provided there were two competent leaders and enough gear to split up? These are just questions I would be asking myself on a climb like this, I'm just curious what you think you could do to save time (while preserving an acceptable level of safety). ps. looks like great skiing.

I would be happy to see someone take skis and destroy these times. I know there are ski-mountaineers/rando-racers who could decimate this record. No need for glacier gear so the weight would not be much, and best of all, 30-minute descents (if that)! I also think it would be way more cool if someone biked between the mountains, combining randonuering and peak-slogging. I wouldn't expect a one-day push but the accomplishment would be so much more pure, especially if you carried everything with you on the bike. Also, coming from living at high altitude to tag the Cascades is pretty weak. I am less impressed due to the fact that they came out from Colorado.

Well golly-gee, Mr. Christo, that must be the problem! I'm making a note right now to get a prophylactic, on the double!

I know, it's like damn woman, what makes you think I can support a child right now? -ducking-

Yes Dru that is an important point. Everyone always underestimates the psychological aspect of beefing up. It's useful to get in a mindset that will reinforce your physical regimen. A healthy illusion that no matter what you do, you never seem to gain any muscle, is a good start. The tapeworm mantra encourages positive calorie differential, and the tapeworm image can be subsituted with stress, hyperactivity, over-active metabolism, etc. I think those magazines with the impossibly ripped dudes on the cover work for some people, because that reminds you just how puny you really are. Also, keep in mind that women are not attracted to skinny dudes (although it sounds like for you that is not a concern, having a family and all). Additionally, if you have violent tendencies, or are capable of paranoia, then be aware that at any moment you could just be hanging out and a guy will just come at you when you least expect it, and you will be forced to defend yourself and/or those around you. Also, you will look better in general and get more civility and respect from others once you have put on a little muscle, and this can even have important implications in business relationships, depending on one's vocation. I know there's more but that's all I can think of right now.

Actually, that is what I have been doing, and my strength has greatly improved, (Increased my bench-press, curls, shrugs) but I still have seen no increase in weight or mass. Well stick with it and make sure to eat enough protein and calories in general. You can also make your sets longer to really get that tear on. Definitely try the going past failure and negative reps thing too. Supposedly there is an ideal number of reps for muscle-building and I think it's somewhere around 6-10. Bulk comes harder for some than others but it's always going to be a slow process. Personally I would just be thankful for being toned and light, which leads to better health and better aerobic capabilities.

just because a girl doesn't shave herself like some prissy playboy photo spread queen, doesn't mean ... You can put your claws away... dudes can, and often do, tend the garden. I ain't no damn dirty ape.

Why are you trying to put on weight? Do you just want to look stronger, or is there a specific quantity of strength that you want to gain? I believe the fastest way to build muscle is to tear it, so you have to go by an intense weight program involving sets of 6-10 reps of heavy weight, to failure and then some (make the last rep negative resistance, with a spotter). Then you have to constantly up the weight to match strength gains, so that you are always failing at reps less than 10. And then you eat lots of protein while the muscles recover from the damage. It should really hurt for at least the first few workouts. Make the sets longer or the weight heavier when it stops hurting. Then make sure not to get too much aerobic exercise, that'll just get in the way of bulking up. A little is good I think but you don't want to waste all of your calories. That being said I personally see no value to putting on muscle this way, as it is not coordinated, not activity-specific, and it will hurt your aerobic performance to be carrying around way more muscle mass than you need for most activities. But it is popular with the ladies I guess.

He's obviously never been on a hike with any of my partners or probably the majority of cc.comers. I do WAY more stupid things when there are other people around.

In winter, with enough snow I'd probably want to do it south to north, skiing or snowboard all of the north faces. The first time I tried something of the sort I retardedly packed way too much extra stuff and worse, actually used a lot of it (like a 60 meter rope... which was out of the pack for a total of 5 minutes and not even to rappel--don't ask, I was finding my anti-Twight and had too much time on my hands).

Everyone knows that bouldering represents the cutting edge of climbing, where complex and previously unimagined techniques are developed for later use in more serious contexts. Open your eyes, this is the future. Who will be laughing when someone employs the atomic ralston technique to send the first ever 5.16 M11 drytool? WHO?

Floss with my pubic hair, shitbag!

Who called firefighters fat in the first place? It wasn't me, I just said that they generally have more muscle mass. I have friends that are young firefighters and they are in impressive physical shape. I just wouldn't jump at the chance to connect myself to them with a rope. The casualties are specifically noted to be firefighters because the general public has a naive notion of what makes one physically prepared for mountaineering. A lot of people would be equally confused if it were football players. Also, clearly the US public is particularly sensitive to any tragedy involving firefighters since the terrorist attacks.

de ley. Finally found the $7/kilo hookup in Seattle.

How much experience did these guys have? I think firefighters would be more willing to push on in spite of inexperience, fatigue, or perceived risk. I also think there is a notion that firefighters are at a pinnacle of physical fitness, which while true in some sense, is probably not true in a mountain setting where raw strength is not trumping. I guess I'm stereotyping firefighters now but I would hate to haul another 40 lbs of muscle up a mountain, for mulitple reasons.

Well APPARENTLY this post wasn't good enough to make the cut over at nwh.com. Damn elitists. "I like hiking. Do you like hiking, Margaret Joe?" "Yes Lynn, I like it a lot." "Yeah, it's fun." "Yeah, Good times."

That's actually a great idea. Get a load of your wares and some kind of live-in vehicle (VW bus, Westfalia, truck camper...) and live the dream, crag-to-crag people will beg to buy the dirtbag schwag from the dirtbag himself, as you woo them with your intense climbing prowess and metabolic constitution. "Hey dude, you want to buy a shirt?"

sick