selkirk

:lmao: :lmao: you think I've actually read this whole thread!

First off, Trad Climbing and Crack Climbing are different skill sets. Crack climbing is just a movement set Trad climbing is the culmination of crack, face, slab, corner, etc. etc. climbing with mental aspect of risk and fear management and self sufficiency. Sport climbing, pulling plastic, and bouldering might as well be gymnastics Trad Climbing = being able to maintain a level head, suppress/manage fear, and being able to make committing moves with uncertain outcomes into unknown terrain, above potentially suspect gear = big brass ones. :grin: And those carry over into every endeavor imaginable!

Sport may be better for physical/footwork development, but I think trad is better for mental/efficienty development. I've actually seen improvement go both ways Sherri Thin trad has made me a better sport climber, and sport has made me a stronger trad climber But in the end it's all about the crack Never have gotten even close to the same rush on a hard sport lead as I have on a hard trad lead

Welcome to the left coast. Plenty of conservatives climb, but I would imagine that the ratio of conservatives/liberals in climbing is about the same as in the general populace in any given location. In Western Washington, it leans heavily liberal.

Descent, phheewww... I can fall down any gully you can point me at.

Residency sucks Watching my sister go through it right now. The only thing I can say is that my brother in law gets in lots of golf and overtime. Well that and to say it's a 12hr day is likely an underestimate. Only advice I might offer is simplify, simplify, simplify, is your commute more than 15 minutes? Oh, and the Pho' can be your friend. Healthy, filling, cheap, and fast. When trying to squeeze in workouts, you might just give up on cooking those nights. Good luck :tup: and when your done can I borrow your motivation?

That never ends well Got to go to see the Joshua Redman Quartet play this year :tup: That's pretty high on the list.

Picked up a Millet something or other at Second Ascent last spring and have been very pleased

Cause that's easier than walkin to QFC

Mango Margarita's have their place, but will never measure up to Hucckleberry ones! They're delectable taste is only enhanced by their rarity and the effort required to obtain the ingredients!

I'm not actually a big fan of specific "hydration packs". If they're actually going to be carrying any weight (and at 8/6 my sister and I started backpacking with the my parent, so I would expect your 9/7 year olds would be fine), I would just find a pack that's comfortable for them and not too expensive as they'll probably only get a few years use before they outgrow it, and it's handed down to the next one For daypacks the internal frame and/or frameless ones are pretty nice, but if your thinking backpacking you might consider external frame packs. While lots of folks here would probably pooh-pooh them, they tend to ride just as comfortably, don't result in the immediate sweaty back, and are often significantly less expensive. The only real advantage to internal frame packs is that they are more compact and keep the weight closer to your center of gravity (which is very important on technical ground, and not really important at all on any reasonable trail. ) Most packs (small daypacks or larger overnight) anymore seem to have a sleeve near the frame that is intended to drop a hydration blatter into. Then you can just go with whatever bladder you like. The nalgene ones work pretty well, as do the platypus, though they aren't quite as burly as the Camelbacks/MSR Dromedaries. I imagine they won't be abused too badly though so I wouldn't expect that durability will be an issue. It's also nice that the platypus and nalgene ones come in smaller size (1 liter, 1 1/2 liter etc, while the Dromedaries and Camelbacks are typically bigger. My 2 cents! Definitely get them outdoors though!!!!

Not that many mountains can match the history of the Eiger but... Dragontail Mt. Terror (and 1/2 the stuff in the Pickets) And of course... The Buttlips Chimney

Tie it to the side, throw it under the lid, line your pack with it. .... Have taken it glacier climbing and it works fine.

i second that. ice is NICE!!! I've got a buddy who used to ice his knees for fun Sicko. on topic though have you ever tried ice massage instead of ice packs? Take a paper dixie cup fill it with water and freeze it. Then start at the top and tear off a bit, grab the bottom of the cup and massage the ice block over whatever your icing. It'll get a deeper cold in 5 minutes than an ice pack will in 20.

I prefer a gear anchor. Where does one put the cams and hexes?

Oh, and Mrs. Selkirk intends to turn all our old/retired/bootied biners/nuts/hexes into windchimes. Though i've always thought we should just hang them on the wall:tup: The Chouninard iron works stuff is just cool.

I have cam at work that I use for a paperweight as well as a couple biners As I work with enginerds I get lots of questions on the cam, makes good conversation fodder. I just wish it was on old one that got dropped and not a brand new one It means I get to buy a medium supercam to replace it though

How much time do you spend looking at logs? jeebus, you need a girlfriend. Or at least an imaginary one

Too healthy. Needs butter.

I started taking yoga classes about 6 weeks ago, and have found my climbing has significantly improved. All of the movements are super controlled, balance is key, and it really helps with your flexability. My climbing has gotten way better with being able to precisely place feet and hands, keep my balance and gravity in position. Definitely recommend it! Have definitely heard this from a few people. I somewhat prefer martial arts (though I haven't studied much and don't at the moment) as instead of a static balance where your trying to maintain a fixed position, it's a dynamic balance focused on smooth flowing motion.

Oh, and go do Toxic Shock :tup: The 5.8 and 5.7 also looked pretty good.

Might see you up there on Saturday And I didn't like the way Sickle crack looked and ended up avoiding it the right. It looked a bit tenous with no gear sufficient to keep you from grounding. Well that, and it was my first lead since early june So I bailed left through the blocky stuff, and then traversed above the buttlips to do the Taurus finish

Got a good recipe? I plan on doing some picking this weekend and I think this could go will with a nice bottle of tequila I have. Make sure you've got a good blender that eats through ice. I've burned more than a couple motors out makin these things! Fill blender 1/2 to 3/4 full with ice Fill remainder of the way with frozen fruit (Huckleberries are far and away the best fruit ever ) Add 1/2 a can of limeade, 3 oz triple sec. and of course 3/4 cup of tequila (don't waste a good tequila as you won't be able to taste it anyway). Blend until smooth and serve. Oh, and don't blend near anything you care about not getting purple stains on it. This includes countertops, floors, people you like, etc. etc. If anyone thinks they need more liquor just because they can't taste the tequila, give them shots. But don't stand too close, it never ends well Unless of course anyone has a good way to get out huckleberry juice stains? Good stuff!! Fill blender 1/2 to

Since when did 5.4 get letter grades?

I didn't know they had started calling that talent?