selkirk

Welcome to the club, there are lots of us. Most of us seem to have been able to remain employed to afford a car to go climbing. not that it makes a difference but the top three things I look for in a partner are a) Someone I can be stuck in a little tent, or ledge with for a day or two and not be forced to kill. b) Someone I won't be tempted to push out of the car on the way to or from the climb. c) someone who's technically competent and can pull their own weight, and has the gumption to buck and lead they're 60m if I bonk. You may not like people, but if your going to climb much with them they'd better like you.

Just picked up a bottle of 15yr Dalwhinnie Mighty tasty stuff. Very very smooth and exceptional with chocolate chip cookies!

:moondance: Keepin the love alive no that would be YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

That's funny and I am sure many would like to believe that. A smart man is not bothered by this. We just move on if our needs are not met or we can't satisfy her. On the other hand, you have to be weak man to feel this way and stick around with a woman who is just using you until the kids are old enough to dump you. I would be having a very public affair, just to show her he can play her game better than her. I can't understand why people in this situation can't just make a deal. why should they not retain their friendship and seek sexual satisfaction with others of like mind and libido?? Because that would be progressive, and require two emotionally stable individuals with a great deal of self-awareness, pragmatism, and very open minds. Any bets on how much she would scream and sue for if he cheated on her?

Anyone ever thought about taking a .22 to the daggers above the Punchbowl?

Anyone been up at Alpental in the last few days? Is there anything to get or is it all burried?

I wouldn't go that far. I think some people work on there marraiages, and I think it greatly increases the chances of having a good one. It sounds like whats-her-bucket has always been about the initial thrill but isn't very good at the maintenance part.

Yeah, grim for you b/c as we women start making the money we need for our own financial security, we can do as we wish. And like the lady in the artical makes clear, sexual satisfaction is important to us. So some guys may find themselves in the same boat we used to be in-- "put up or shut up" Last year was the first year I actually made more than Mrs. Selkirk, so I'm pretty sure it wasn't the big bucks I was raking in as a grad student that kept her around

"'Go and work at your marriage.' But I didn't want to work on mine." There's her biggest problem.

Heard some telephone survey on the radio that something like 50% of British women would leave they're husbands if they could be guaranteed financial security. The two paint kind of a grim picture

Isn't it obvious that they're born with a fixed amount of pigment?

Dry tooling in the daylight is aid. It's best done by headlamp and in the rain. Great place to spend a few hours

It's amazing how well kid's bounce. I was dropped on my head at least 3 good times as a child, and grew up to be a climber

there is still an open question here. Radios or cell phones? does anyone know if all ski areas have cell phone service? If you get some of the mid-range radios I think they have up to a 5 mile range, but they also have a privacy code setting in addition to the usual 10 channels or so, which really cuts down the chatter from other radios in the area. The only issue I see is that they may not reach over the ridge line (front side of Stevens to back side) where a cell phone with coverage would. That said the radios will work anywhere regardless of coverage.

Where and When?

No kids of my own, but I know at various times growing up my sister got left briefly at a gas station, I wandered off at the state fair (and before they had too much time to freak they were paged over the intercom to come pick me up), and my sister thought it would be fun to spend an hour playing hide and seek in Glacier National Park restaurant coat closet

Any recent info from the Leavenworth area?

One of the few compliments but so and so could, or did "turn a sow's ear into a silk purse"

"Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while" I've always been partial to "You should never wrestle with a pig. You get muddy and the pig likes it"

Tie between 2 pitches for me this year! Managed to get Stems and Seeds clean for my first 11 gear lead! and got on Wartley's Revenge, for my first onsight attempt at 11 on gear :) (didn't get it clean but damn what a climb! Next spring here I come!)

Does Revivex actually restore water repellency or is it just a cleaner like Tech Wash?

It's little crag Alex developed off of SR900 in Issaquah

Weekend Climber and I got out over the weekend and scratched the rock up a little more. The four anchors and the lead bolts are in good shape. Mostly top roping but I finally jumped on the right hand route to give it a go on lead. Nice job on the bolt spacing Alex They were right where I wanted them

I costs a heck of a lot less to care for a 5 year old than a 85 year old.