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Sudafed at the first sign of any sort of crap building up anywhere near your sinus. Dry the fucker out and don't let anything get a foothold. Same thing my mom does, same thing my step mom does, and between the three of us I've never actually met someone who lives with more long term severe allergies. Now go take your drugs!

someone sounds a bit jealous. He's just bummed that he can't make tele turns with a fixed heel but I can make parallel turns just fine on tele gear

Tele's cool AT is cool Downhill is cool . . . . . knuckle draggers on the other hand....

Good thread choice Most satisfying Multi-pitch was Zebra-Zion I launched up it having successfully led maybe three 5.10a pitches. What a stellar top out as well ! Most Satisfying single pitch is probably Kunza Korner down at Smith. Sacked up and led it on sight having never been on a 5.10c outside Though Paul Maul, and Stems and Seeds are close on it's heels as far as satisfying pitchs go! How about scariest single pitch? For me it was definitely Crackmaster Lambada out at Vantage. The climbing was right at my upper limit at the time, and varied between awkward bulges with little cracks that took tiny nuts, and flaring broken pods that wouldn't take any gear. I don't remember having any gear that I actually trusted to catch a fall. I hit the top and just giggling that I hadn't pitched off and pulled all my gear!

Lightweight. Sack up and get after it!

Looking for either 1 or 2 used Ascenders. Don't really care about the brand. Cheap is best Cheers

I'm interested in getting a tag line to use for rappelling. Any suggestions on diameter???? 7mm or 8mm?? TIA

Can I bring my dog? How does one repel with a dog anyhow?

Years ago I ran into a group of older climbers (60's and 70's) as they were on their way out from climbing Olympus. They were all plodding down the trail in double plastic boots saying they love the foot and ankle support. You could always try renting a pair for a weekend at one of the local climbing shop's and see how they do. Sorrry to hear the pigs hurt though!!

Mrs. Selkirk and I got married about 1 month before we started taking the Mounties Basic Climbing course My climbing tapered a bit when we got a house (f-in yard I do like the fresh raspberries though ) and has lately tapered more due to climbing partner drift. In general, if she's cool, she's cool though. Congrats!

rat bastard!!!

Anybody interested in Index on Saturday? I live in North Seattle, have a trad rack, and lead up to 10+. Half day or a late start would be fine. I'll be checking here in the morning. Cheers Josh

Took four five footers onto a blue TCU right at the crux on Calamity Jam down at Smith, before I figured out the crux sequence

That's takes some serious dedication Minx. Just make sure you don't start to grow into the couch It makes it more difficult to obtain alcohol.

Time to go aid climbing

There was some good picket work previously done by Kiwi's. follow the linky linky. http://www.alpineclub.org.nz/documents/activities/instruction/snow%20anchor%20report.pdf As memory serves the conclusion was that all snow anchors are very suspect.

What happened to her foot? Gawd i'm out of the loop

There's also some good top-robable climbs that wouldn't require leading Take a look at Clamshell Cave, or some of the other single pitch things up the icicle

Anybody interested in aiding in the rain at Index tomorrow? I haven't done much aid, don't have a gri-gri or set of ascenders, but I've got lots of nuts

Yesterday it was 20% and partly cloudy!! What the heck?!?! I'm so blaming you for the forecast!!!

Anybody want to go to Index tomorrow? The only thing I'm against is an alpine start

Holy shit! Women can parallel park!!! When did this happen?

I talked to a Petzl rep last year who said they actually did a bunch of test drops and catchs on the Reverso's with a sharp edge and never saw any sheath damage (most likely due toe continuous feed direction). I still retire mine when they get sharp though

It's a sight easier than Karate Crack (10a). It's just more burly than technical.

First Blood is not a fist crack contrary to what the guidebook says. I should not be able to get knee locks in a fist crack!!