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I've never worn velcros so I can't say for sure. What I like about lace-ups (for alpine), is that you can cinch them down tight, for a tougher pitch, and you can loosen them a bit if you're doing a bunch of easier pitches. Velcros might do the same thing.

Any shoe will be OK. Don't sweat it too much. But here are some things to keep in mind: 1. Get them about 1 size too small. So, for you, approx 7.5. Your toes should NOT curl up, but they should be pressing against your shoe firmly. 2. Get a sensative shoe. There is no reason to avoid small foot holds when you start to climb - just avoid crimpy hand holds. Do some traverses with good hands and bad feet. Marymoore wall has TONS of stuff like that. 3. Try different models. Some will fit your feet better than others. 4. Lace-up shoes are good if you are going to wear them all day.

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Spare some change minx? that shit aint funny. Gear List: 12 slings n' biners $125 4 smallest Aliens $215 BD Cams, .75 - 3 $240 4 smallest Tricams $60 1 sack-a-nuts $74 1 stick clip $10 1 JIMMY PROTECTOR 75 Cents Don't leave the house without the proper pro, bro!

Single women with their shit together is, like, ya know, an oxymoron, dude. If they ain't married, and pro-creatin', then they have failed in their one, sole duty. Their single purpose for existence has been left unfulfilled. Check in on these chicks when they're 37 or 40... they're friggin' uterus explodes and they go INSANE. obviously, gripped is having problems paying his child support this month Spare some change minx?

Single women with their shit together is, like, ya know, an oxymoron, dude. If they ain't married, and pro-creatin', then they have failed in their one, sole duty. Their single purpose for existence has been left unfulfilled. Check in on these chicks when they're 37 or 40... they're friggin' uterus explodes and they go INSANE.

WTF are you talking about?

Yup. Step 1: Buy Lots of cams Step 3: Climb Lots of mountains. I like to keep the rack in a stuff sack, all racked up and ready to go. Put it at the bottom if you won't need it for a while, and put it near the top, if you're gonna need it right away. That weight distribution shiz is for the longer approaches. It doesn't really matter for most the climbs in the cascades (exept maybe for a trip to the pickets, or similar long, shwack approaches).

Naw man. This guy walked away (scathed). edit

Naw man. This guy walked away unscathed.

Did this get posted last year? Australian Grounds Out On a Trad Lead The Video: http://www.mrppp.com.au/nhb/movies/tower_fall_big.mpg

Budda Cat Says, "Dude, Back in the 80's, I remember those days man. When the Accused played at the Channel in Boston, a REAL riot broke out. The Skinheads went ballistic, and the band stopped playing and BEGGED the crowd to stop beating the fuck out of each other. One skin was wailing on his fellow man with a cane he had smuggled in by faking a limp. Thousands of dollars of damage to the club, cops, chaos. When Murphy's Law played, we rushed the stage, and the band played on while we beat the crap out of each other on and off the stage, with people climbing on top of the people on the stage and jumping off onto the people in the audience, who were still beating the crap out of each other. I saw six Skinheads simul-pummeling a hairbag at Slayer, with his head being beaten from 360 degrees. I saw a kid take a roundhouse kick to the temple from a skin in Doc Martens at a Sam Black Church show. If someone was crowd surfing, we'd bash into the people holding them in the air so they'd hit the floor. Have you ever heard of "Head Walking"? You'd get up on stage and literally walk off as far as you could on the heads of the people packed in at the front of the audience, until you invariably fucked up and fell on top of them and down to the concrete. I broke ribs doing flips off the stage and onto the floor when Gorilla Biscuits played. I've had my teeth punched through my lower lip. You'd fight the bouncers to get up on stage, and put your foot through the grill of the PA when you ran and dove off into the crowd, back flips, front flips, who cares if anyone catches you, knock a mircophone over for good measure. I literally vaulted over the back of one of the guitar players in Biohazard when he bent over in front of me during a bit of mayham. I ran and threw my hands on his back and VAULTED head over heels into the crowd. The first time I saw Agnostic Front, this Skin "Castle Neck", named after his tattoos, crouched on the edge of the stage and beat the face of anyone that dared to get near him. He ended up beating his girlfriend to death and killing himself. You can't possible fathom my life or my world. Don't even try."

Cat Astrology

Don't bother shooting them, just send them out to the iraqi people...

What do Santa and the Climbing Guide have in common?

Sky Ridge is not quite as run out as it used to be. Someone rebolted the first pitch (Thanks!) You do have to leave the first belay and scramble/climb some loose chossy stuff without pro (easy climbing), but now, when you get to that first bolt, it's solid. (The first couple bolts used to be really scary.) The Second Pitch is stellar

Could someone please do some photoshopping on this cat? I'd like to see the "glissading Mountainer" on its back... and also, Distel should be sending the Super Kitty (V8+) (Clip the photo from "Distel Sending Horsecock" and attach Distel to kitty's belly ... slappin' some fatty slopers! Thanks! Thanks!

I wonder if you can train them to "fetch" small dogs. (You know- the ones that shake and piss all the time)

Safari cats are the breeding of Geoffroys cat (a small South American feline, related to an Ocelot) and a domestic cat. The result is one of the most magnificent hybrids you will ever see with a personality to match. Males are getting to 25 Lbs. with Females getting to 18 Lbs.

This Camp Tool is on sale for under $70. Ah, but looking at the specs, it's 8 oz heavier than the shrike.