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Yeah, and in college buddies used to wear those diapers during all night drinking binge/poker game extravaganzas. No one wanted to get up and risk having other people cheat. Never saw it in real life though. Anyway, I don't understand how the "shitting myself" type of fear can be rated on the pucker factor scale...

Um. Fuck off.

ENTP

How much does he rent out that gap between his teeth for?

I look just like that when I beley.

See, there is a benefit to global warming.

Has anyone verified that they didn't?

I'll be in France in the beginning of December. When are you planning on being there?

I'm probably going to go to this if anyone wants to carpool with me.

Go to Nederland. See Nedheads. You will never be the same.

Oh no, I was just ignoring you. Now you're getting into the swing of things!!

Judging from his question, it sounds like its possible to cause oneself brain damage at under 30 meters.

You haven't even PMed me back this morning. Maybe your setup isn't working or you're riding the Inane train.

I have testicular fortitude, but I still just call the climb's rate as whatever the friggen book says. It's not like folks don't already know that leading a climb is different than following. Now belaying, that's a different story. I belay at 5.13b, but I hope to work up to 13c soon.

So how's the ride going? The storm settled down a bit, didn't it? Hope your family members are doing alright!

Too true. I, on the other hand, do not belong to any political party. And I've committed lots of crimes.

Frankly, I could not navigate through the himalayas with a NorthFace wardrobe, a gear collection to end all gear collections, and a personal chef. True story.

Now that's the spirit!

I lived in Nederland, the best place ever. Don't miss it, it's right up Sunshine Canyon 17 miles or so from Boulder. The place rocks.

Yeah, the Yeti thing was a bit hard to believe. As was ice climbing with a pocket knife. And rescuing the girl without expecting payment. But it was a good read, I couldn't put it down.

Butte. It's Horsethief Butte.

So, did maizegrrl PM any chicks, or does she just want to "befriend" guys? And if she is PMimg folks to evolve in her message group postings (as SWR suggests), why doesn't she just do what other chicks do when they find cc.com; post their measurements and say they want to "learn to climb", "meet new people", whatever. Those initial posts are always a kick in the pants and there have been a dearth of them lately. Just interested in keeping up the quality of this site and all...

Chaps isn't that insightful.

She is unstoppable and utterly focused. Bet that will never change--she just has that gift. Did you get to watch her climb?

Maybe I just caught her when she was off. But when I heard her talk last year, she couldn't really string two thoughts together in a logical way. There was no order to her slides, and she didn't tell a single story that had a beginning, middle, and an end. Random, disconnected thoughts were thrown out with no conclusion or tie-in to the next thought. And although she mentioned some things about life lessons in general, none of it sounded like insightful introspection--it mostly sounded like regurgitated platitudes placed between short sentences like, "Here I am climbing xxxx in Patagonia." period, no details. It was a bit strange. She did, however, talk about her pregnancy and how her kid affected her life. It was impressive to see a slide of her climbing her first climb since giving birth--it was a 5.13 or so. It was also cool to see how really, really tiny she is. She packs a lot of power in a small package.