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Driving west on 45th, just before crossing under 99, someone's roadside rockery reads the tag "BEAR SNATCH". Can't help but laugh every time I see it.

RE Steepstreet: The new start is pretty cool. The undercling is bomber and fun. The move out left after clipping felt a bit harder than I remember though, as you can no longer get a good right foot.

Outstanding!! As someone uninformed on the history of this face, I did some googling and found this nice write up: http://www.metoliusclimbing.com/article_blanchard-robson.htm# Sounds like they absolutely crushed previous times on the face!

That was the same one I found, but I figured it was also possible this Robert Smythe was the offspring of another non-Robert Smythe.

Glad to hear the back held together! Sounds like another fine day in darrington.

Note to self: don't fuck with the Muffster, especially since i have a bullseye on my helmet. And a schlong whip! Spending weekend in leavenworth with whole family. Hopefully squeezing in a fair bit of climbing.

Climbing at Nevermind (exit 38) tuesday, I was angered to see graffiti on the wall. If anyone knows the fuckers that did this, please march there asses back up there with some acetone and sand paper and whatever else it takes to clean this garbage. These were clearly climbers from the nature of their quotes. I got the picture from my friends cell phone, and there should be one more photo/name to come. I googled/dexonlined robert smythe and only found an attorney in kent not sure if this is the culprit (i suspect not, but who knows).

speaking of seagull poo http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_ODD_Tainted_Salad_Dressing.html?source=mypi

This looks safe: http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/thefishfreesolo/

So chuck, does that give you two more climbing days this year?

The memorial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Faith Baptist Church in Kent. It's at 25636 140 Ave. SE across from Meridian Elementary.

"Tap her with the side of your hand, like where you would karate chop if your hand was flat "

That has been the case for 9+ months now. The aluminums are the ones everyone is concerned about.

Likely I'd feel different as a friend of the developer, but two years seems really excessive to me if the route is on public land. The whole time line seems a little vague to me as well, so maybe one of you guys can elaborate. From what I gather he spent weeks preparing the route, then had time to top rope the route, but was instantly stricken by some accident and he was unable to make even one lead attempt (if he sent it clean on top rope, why not go for lead)? How much time elapsed while he was healthy enough to attempt the route after it had been prepared? When did he expect to be healthy enough to attempt the route again (in an accident as severe as this sounds would he ever be healthy enough)? If the guy chops his own route now, and particularly if he defaces the route otherwise, his ego must be infinitely larger and more fragile than the guy who nabbed the FFA.

But the original post was written as a general hypothetical question. Other wise the title should have read ":cry: some one stole my boyfriends project, please tell me what they did was wrong:cry:"

Kevbone, I think Kendra was addressing the original post and not your specific isolated case.

Brian posted as Brian_M and Mizuki posted as Pochi.

Here is a link: http://www.adn.com/front/story/8896317p-8796351c.html I just found out about this a few hours ago and it saddens me very deeply. Both of these climbers were cc.com users and will be greatly missed. I didn't know MIzuki, but had the pleasure of becoming good friends with Brian this past winter on a number of trips. He was a blast to hang out with, and I only regret not meeting him earlier. My deepest condolences to his wife and friends as well as to Mizuki's family and friends.

'Hearsay Alert' - So I talked to a friend who is friends with the park manager at snoqualmie. The basic story was that the kid was trying to jump from one table top (jump) to another. This almost certainly was not the intent of the park designer, regardless of how poorly built the individual jumps were.

So where do you draw the line between those bad people whose deaths should be respected and those who should be reveled in? I would speculate that many suicides were a result of the influential intolerance preached by those such as Falwell. His absence will eliminates some of that intolerance, making the world a better place. I'm sure he did some good, but so do most of the bad guys. "hate·mon·ger /ˈheɪtˌmʌŋgər, -ˌmɒŋ-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[heyt-muhng-ger, -mong-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun a person who kindles hatred, enmity, or prejudice in others." sounds pretty accurate to me.

I wouldn't say that is about women and their highest triumph. more like some bitches should stay out of the mountains... but then i liked "The Climb" way better. Me thinks you are confusing Touching the Void with Into THin Air, although neither is really focused on girls.

Right on guys, looks like a blast.

I have a very strong hunch the 37 ft is misrepresented in the article and quote from the lawyer. Either the horizontal distance was 37 ft, or else the net vertical drop from the apex of jump to bottom of the landing was 37 ft. I think the 1st is most likely, although the 2nd is still somewhat reasonable.

Have you been up to the puzzle palace area, or anything else around clems holler. Puzzle palace is more sporty (big holds, steep lines) and more routes than the book shows. Clems has some steep sporty stuff and some slabbier stuff. lots of it goes without a rack.

Even in the biggest parks, the number of people that hit the biggest jumps is in the single digits on any given day. Never been to Blackcomb huh? Lineups on the big park all day. Whistler/Blackcomb takes an interesting approach, with separate use fees for the big park, and mandatory helmets. They have also been building top notch parks for more than a decade. The Pass frankly used to buld piss poor parks and severely lagged behind the times. I havent ridden snowboard parks much in the last few years, but I hear they have finally gotten better. Big jumps are not necessarily a lot more dangerous, but they do need to be built properly. Usually that means a long steep landing. The pass had a tendency to build decently sized, but by no means large jumps, with a very short steep landing. Unless you had the speed just right you either didnt make the landing, or you clear the landing, which hurts a lot. People complained constantly, but they didnt ever respond. I think the management figured that the less mass a jump had, the safer it inherently was. I have mixed feelings about the verdict, on one hand it points out the poor practices of the ski area. On the other hand riding a snowboard park has inherent risks and you pretty much assume you will get hurt pretty bad from time to time.